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Current remain undefeated with a 1-0 victory over the Courage, and the Wave get 1-1 draw with Gotham
The Associated Press | Posted May 12 - 8:28 p.m. | Save Story
Debinha scored her first goal of the season to give the Kansas City Current a 1-0 victory over the North Carolina Courage on Sunday in the National Women's Soccer League. The Current are one one just two undefeated teams in the NWSL after nine games, joining the Orlando Pride. Kansas City has scored 22 goals, more than any other team. In other matches Sunday, the Dash downed Angel City 1-3, The Wave and Gotham played to a 1-1 draw, and the Red Stars defeated the Royals 3-1.
Ruidiaz scores go-ahead goal and the Sounders secure a 2-1 Cascadia Cup win over Portland
Anne M. Peterson, Associated Press | Updated May 12 - 6:11 p.m. | Save Story
Raul Ruidiaz scored the go-ahead goal early in the second half and the Seattle Sounders snapped Portland's six-game undefeated streak in their rivalry series with a 2-1 Cascadia Cup victory over the Timbers on Sunday. Cristian Roldan scored a first-half goal and the Sounders secured just their third win in the regular season's first 12 matches. Felipe Mora scored for the Timbers, who have not won a match since a 2-1 victory over NYCFC on March 9. Since then, they've lost six and had three draws and they've tumbled to last place in the Western Conference standings.
Goodbye goal: Mbappé gets mixed reception from fans in last PSG home game before scoring in 3-1 loss
Jerome Pugmire, Associated Press | Updated May 12 - 4:36 p.m. | Save Story
Kylian Mbappé got a mixed reception from Paris Saint-Germain fans in his last home game for the club before scoring in a 3-1 home defeat against Toulouse in the French league. There were loud jeers from sections of the crowd when Mbappé's name was read out at Parc des Princes but shortly after the ultra supporters behind one of the goals unfurled a banner in his honor and a giant tifo in his image. Mbappé publicly confirmed Friday that he is leaving having already informed the club in mid-February. He is widely expected to join Real Madrid. Elsewhere Monaco clinched second place with a 2-0 win at Montpellier.
De Ketelaere's brace boosts Atalanta's Champions League chances with 2-1 win against rival Roma
Daniella Matar, Associated Press | Updated May 12 - 4:12 p.m. | Save Story
Charles De Ketelaere has netted twice to help Atalanta boost its chances of returning to the Champions League with a 2-1 win over direct rival Roma. De Ketelaere scored the two goals within as many minutes in the first half but Lorenzo Pellegrini set up a tense final quarter of the match by scoring from the spot. Fifth-place Atalanta moved three points above Roma and has also played a match less. The top five in Serie A qualify for next season's Champions League and there are two rounds remaining. The result also meant Juventus secured a spot in next season's Champions League despite surprisingly being held to a 1-1 draw by Salernitana earlier in the day. It also confirmed Bologna's first appearance in the Champions League.
Atletico Madrid moves closer to securing Champions League spot after beating Celta Vigo
Tales Azzoni, Associated Press | Updated May 12 - 4:06 p.m. | Save Story
Atletico Madrid has moved closer to securing the fourth and final Champions League spot with a 1-0 win over Celta Vigo in the Spanish league. Rodrigo De Paul scored an 84th-minute winner for Atletico as it opened an eight-point gap to fifth-place Athletic Bilbao with three rounds remaining. Athletic was held at home to a 2-2 draw with Osasuna on Saturday. It was the third win in a row for Atletico. It is three points behind third-place Barcelona. The Catalan club hosts seventh-place Real Sociedad on Monday.
Leverkusen erases memories of last year's loss by beating Bochum 5-0 to extend 50-game unbeaten run
CiarÁn Fahey, Associated Press | Updated May 12 - 2:37 p.m. | Save Story
Bayer Leverkusen has erased memories of its last defeat almost a year ago by beating Bochum 5-0 away in the Bundesliga to stretch its unbeaten start to the season to 50 games across all competitions. Sunday's win atoned for Leverkusen's 3-0 loss to Bochum at the same ground on the final day last season. Xabi Alonso's team has not lost any game since. Lovro Zvonarek scored minutes into his first Bundesliga start to help injury-hit Bayern Munich beat Wolfsburg 2-0 in Thomas Tuchel's last home game in charge. Tuchel agreed in February to leave Bayern at the end of the season.
Wonder goal for Ella Toone as Manchester United wins Women's FA Cup with 4-0 rout of Tottenham
The Associated Press | Updated May 12 - 2:05 p.m. | Save Story
Manchester United has won its first major trophy by routing Tottenham 4-0 in the Women's FA Cup final at Wembley. Ella Toone's stunning long-range strike in first-half stoppage time set up victory for Marc Skinner's team. United cruised to victory after the break through two goals from Lucia Garcia and another from Rachel Williams. United quickly made up for defeat to Chelsea in last year's final by lifting the trophy 12 months on. Toone's wonder goal broke Tottenham's resistance when she curled the ball into the top corner from around 20 yards (meters) in the third minute of time added on in the first half.
Arsenal beats Man United 1-0 to take title race with Man City to final day of Premier League season
James Robson, Associated Press | Updated May 12 - 1:49 p.m. | Save Story
The Premier League title race will go to the last day of the season after Arsenal returned to the top of the standings with a 1-0 win at Manchester United. Leandro Trossard struck in the 20th minute at Old Trafford to ensure Arsenal will take defending champion Manchester City to the final round of games next Sunday. Anything other than a win against United for Mikel Arteta's team could have seen City clinch the title with victory at Tottenham on Tuesday. Arsenal duly delivered and moved one point ahead of its title rival in second place. Defeat for United was a latest blow for under pressure manager Erik ten Hag.
Real Madrid celebrates Spanish league title with fans after reaching Champions League final
Tales Azzoni, Associated Press | Updated May 12 - 10:27 a.m. | Save Story
Real Madrid has celebrated its Spanish league title with fans. The squad has met with government officials and paraded through the streets of the capital. Madrid clinched its 36th league title last weekend but couldn't celebrate the triumph right away because it still had to play the second leg of the semifinals of the Champions League. Madrid rallied with two late goals by striker Joselu to defeat Bayern Munich 2-1 on Wednesday at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. It advanced 3-2 on aggregate to the final against Borussia Dortmund on June 1 in London.
Hoist the pirate flag! St. Pauli promoted back to the Bundesliga
The Associated Press | Updated May 12 - 10:17 a.m. | Save Story
to decide which will play in the top division next season. The playoffs are scheduled for May 23 and 27. Holstein Kiel, one point behind St. Pauli, secured its first ever promotion to the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Championship play-offs: Leeds and Norwich draw 0-0. West Brom vs. Southampton is also goalless
The Associated Press | Updated May 12 - 9:43 a.m. | Save Story
Norwich and Leeds drew 0-0 in the first-leg of their Championship play-off semifinal. There was nothing to separate West Bromwich Albion and Southampton in the other semifinal after another goalless draw. Leeds host Norwich in the second leg on Thursday and Southampton is at home against West Brom the following day. All four teams will hope they can produce more creativity and cutting edge in the second legs to secure a place in the final at Wembley on May 26.
Chicho Arango can't stop scoring in Real Salt Lake's 2-2 draw with LA Galaxy
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Updated May 11 - 11:33 p.m. | Save Story
Chicho Arango tallied his second brace of the season in Real Salt Lake's 2-2 draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
Berry scores late, rallies Galaxy to 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake
The Associated Press | Posted May 11 - 11:02 p.m. | Save Story
Miguel Berry scored on the last touch of the match and the Los Angeles Galaxy rallied for a 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake, overcoming a pair of goals by Cristian "Chicho" Arango. Berry's first goal of the season for the Galaxy (5-2-5) was unassisted and came in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Arango scored twice in the first half to propel Western Conference-leading Real Salt Lake (5-2-4) to a 2-0 lead. The Galaxy pulled within 2-1 early in the second half when rookie Gabriel Pec used assists from Riqui Puig and rookie Joseph Paintsil in the 54th minute to score for a third time this season.
Sophia Smith contributes to 4 goals as the Portland Thorns beat Seattle Reign 4-0
Susie Rantz, Associated Press | Updated May 11 - 10:52 p.m. | Save Story
Sophia Smith had a goal and three assists and the Portland Thorns defeated their Pacific Northwest rivals the Seattle Reign 4-0 in the National Women's Soccer League. Smith now has a league-high eight goals and five assists and became the youngest player to score 40 NWSL goals as Portland won a club-record fifth straight game. Olivia Moultrie opened the scoring in the 41st minute and the Thorns added three more late in the second half. In other action, Adriana's first-half goal gave the first-place Orlando Pride a 1-0 win over Bay FC.
Cristian Olivera scores 2 goals, Denis Bouanga adds 3 assists as LAFC beats Whitecaps 3-0
The Associated Press | Posted May 11 - 10:43 p.m. | Save Story
Cristian Olivera scored two goals, the 22-year-old's first multi-goal game in MLS, Denis Bouanga added three assists and Los Angeles FC beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0. Bouanga, on the left side, ran onto a ball played by Eduard Atuesta and drilled a line-drive cross to Olivera for a one-touch finish to give LAFC a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute. Bouanga again found Olivera to make it 2-0 in the 36th and his feed to Mateusz Bogusz for a volley from point-blank range capped the scoring in the 57th minute. Vancouver (5-3-3) had its three=game unbeaten snapped and lost for just the second time in its last seven matches. Hugo Lloris had four saves for LAFC and recorded his third shutout of the season.
Brawl breaks out after New York City tops Toronto 3-2
The Associated Press | Updated May 11 - 10:39 p.m. | Save Story
scored in the 44th minute. Toronto (6-5-1) pulled within a score early in the second half on an unassisted goal by Federico Bernardeschi in the 55th minute.
Espinoza scores go-ahead goal, Yarbrough has 5 saves to help Earthquakes rally, beat Rapids 3-2
The Associated Press | Posted May 11 - 9:54 p.m. | Save Story
Cristian Espinoza had a goal and an assist, Vitor Costa de Brito added two assists and William Yarbrough had five saves to help the San Jose Earthquakes rally from a two-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Rapids 3-2. San Jose (3-8-1) beat Los Angeles FC 3-1 last time out to snap a five-game winless skid. Costa de Brito played a cross to a charging Espinoza, who rolled a shot inside the back post to give the Earthquakes their first lead of the game at 3-2 in the 66th minute. Rafael Navarro scored in the 33rd and Omir Fernández added a goal in the 42nd minute to give Colorado a 2-0 lead. Amahl Pellegrino and Hernán López each scored a goal for San Jose to tie it 2-2 at halftime.
Klauss scores twice to rally St. Louis City to 3-1 victory over Fire
The Associated Press | Posted May 11 - 9:35 p.m. | Save Story
to give St. Louis City (3-1-7) an early lead that lasted until halftime. Hugo Cuypers pulled Chicago (2-6-4) even in the first minute of the second half. Klauss took a pass from Célio Pompeu and gave St. Louis City the lead for good in the 56th minute. Klass added some insurance 11 minutes later when he used assists from Chris Durkin and Tomas Ostrak to score for the fifth time this season and the fourth time in the last four matches.
Herrera, Aliya each score a goal, Clark has 5 saves as Dynamo beats Sporting KC 2-1
The Associated Press | Posted May 11 - 9:10 p.m. | Save Story
Héctor Herrera scored his first goal of the season and Ibrahim Aliyu added a goal in the 78th minute to help the Houston Dynamo beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 and end a three-game losing streak. Aliyu, on the counter-attack, bent a low shot around the outstretched arm of goalkeeper Tim Melia and inside the back post to give Sporting the lead for good at 2-1. Herrera opened the scoring in the 31st minute when he ripped a one-touch shot that gave the Dynamo (5-4-2) a 1-0 lead. Dániel Sallói, just outside the penalty area, fired a low roller that slipped inside the near post for Sporting that made it 1-1 in the 61st. Kansas City (2-5-5) has lost three consecutive games and is winless in six straight.
