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Man City, Chelsea, Newcastle secure Champions League, Liverpool lift Premier League trophy
AFP · one year ago
Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle secured places in next season's Champions League as Liverpool lifted the Premier League trophy after a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace on a dramatic final day of the season on Sunday.
Colwill sends Chelsea into Champions League as Forest miss out
AFP · one year ago
Chelsea booked their place in the Champions League as Levi Colwill sealed a 1-0 win that shattered Nottingham Forest's bid for a top five finish on Sunday.
Premier League basement club Southampton appoint Still as new manager
AFP · one year ago
Southampton announced Sunday they had appointed Will Still as their new manager after he agreed a three-year contract with the relegated Premier League club.
Russo says Champions League triumph just the start for Arsenal women
AFP · one year ago
Arsenal forward Alessia Russo wants the Gunners' stunning women's Champions League final triumph to be the springboard for further success.
Years of learning from best to help Alonso at Real Madrid
AFP · one year ago
Xabi Alonso made what has long seemed an inevitable return to Real Madrid on Sunday, this time as their coach to help pick up the Spanish giants after a disappointing season without a major trophy.
Barca start plotting return to women's Champions League throne
AFP · one year ago
One of the factors which has made Barcelona's women's team so successful in recent years is their hunger for silverware, knotted with their technical quality and renowned passing game.
Real Madrid 'legend' Alonso returns as new coach
AFP · one year ago
Real Madrid appointed Xabi Alonso to replace Carlo Ancelotti as coach on Sunday, with the Spaniard to take over from June 1 and lead the team at the Club World Cup.
Lionesses' Euro triumph catalyst for Ohanian's Chelsea investment
AFP · one year ago
Watching England's women's team win Euro 2022 was the "pivotal moment" for attracting Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian to the English game and resulted in him taking a 10 percent stake in domestic treble winners Chelsea earlier this month.
Messi and Miami fight back for 3-3 draw at Philadelphia
AFP · one year ago
Inter Miami fought back from 3-1 down to grab a 3-3 draw at MLS Eastern Conference leaders the Philadelphia Union on Saturday thanks to a stoppage-time leveller from substitute Telasco Segovia.
'Up for anything': Stuttgart eye Berlin nightlife after cup triumph
AFP · one year ago
Coach Sebastian Hoeness said his Stuttgart side were set for a taste of Berlin's notorious nightlife after Saturday's German Cup win over Arminia Bielefeld.
PSG beat Reims to win French Cup ahead of Champions League final
AFP · one year ago
Paris Saint-Germain warmed up for their Champions League final showdown with Inter Milan by winning the French Cup on Saturday as Bradley Barcola scored twice in a comfortable 3-0 win against Reims.
Stuttgart survive late Bielefeld scare to win German Cup
AFP · one year ago
Stuttgart withstood a late fightback from underdogs Arminia Bielefeld to claim the German Cup in Berlin on Saturday, holding on for a 4-2 victory despite conceding twice in the final 10 minutes.
How 'calm' Arsenal dethroned women's Champions League giants Barca
AFP · one year ago
Few gave Arsenal much chance of overthrowing Barcelona in the women's Champions League final on Saturday, but the Gunners insisted it was possible and proved it in Lisbon with a gargantuan performance.
'I only feel pain': Barca's Putellas after Champions League defeat
AFP · one year ago
Barcelona midfielder Alexia Putellas said Arsenal deserved to beat her side in the women's Champions League final on Saturday and all she felt afterwards was "pain".
Stellenbosch qualify for Africa, Chiefs embarrassed
AFP · one year ago
Stellenbosch qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup and Kaizer Chiefs suffered the embarrassment of finishing in the bottom half of the South African Premiership table on Saturday.
Le Bris hails Sunderland's 'impossible' promotion to Premier League
AFP · one year ago
Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris claimed his side's promotion to the Premier League was "impossible to predict" as they clinched a dramatic 2-1 win against Sheffield United in the Championship play-off final.
'Hasn't sunk in yet': Arsenal's Blackstenius after Champions League winner
AFP · one year ago
Arsenal hero Stina Blackstenius said she can barely believe scoring the winner which helped the Gunners upset Barcelona in the women's Champions League final on Saturday.
Valiant Arsenal shock Barca to win women's Champions League
AFP · one year ago
Arsenal produced a shock 1-0 victory over Barcelona to win the women's Champions League on Saturday in Lisbon, with Stina Blackstenius' goal earning the Gunners their second European crown against the odds.
Mbappe double as Real Madrid wave goodbye to Ancelotti, Modric
AFP · one year ago
Kylian Mbappe virtually wrapped up the European Golden Shoe award with a brace as Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 2-0 on Saturday, on an emotional home farewell to Carlo Ancelotti and Luka Modric.
Pyramids stun Sundowns with late equaliser in first leg of final
AFP · one year ago
Walid el Karti equalised in stoppage time to earn Pyramids of Egypt a 1-1 draw away to Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa on Saturday in the CAF Champions League final first leg.
