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Leverkusen's head coach Xabi Alonso talks to his players during a training session at a media day of Bayer Leverkusen in Leverkusen, Germany, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Bayer Leverkusen will play Atalanta Bergamo at the Europa League Final in Dublin next week. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Unbeaten season and ‘immortality’ on the cards for Leverkusen in Bundesliga before 2 finals

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso and his players have spent all season trying to play down their remarkable achievements. That’s no longer the case.
 
PSG's Kylian Mbappe, centre, celebrates with his teammates PSG's French League One title after the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Toulouse at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Mbappé farewells the French league when PSG visits Metz in final round

 
Parmanand Sarju, founder of the Long Island Youth Cricket Academy, instructs players during practice at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, N.Y. on Saturday, May 11, 2024. " A temporary stadium for next month's T20 Cricket World Cup -- the first major international cricket competition the U.S. is hosting -- is being built atop another ball field in the park where Sarju's academy began more than a decade ago. (AP Photo/Phil Marcelo)

A cricket World Cup is coming to NYC’s suburbs, where the sport thrives among immigrant communities

 
Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Pedro Vite, left, gets tangled up with Colorado Rapids midfielder Oliver Larraz in the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Navarro, Steffen propel Rapids to 1-0 victory over Whitecaps

 
Seats are scattered in the field of the Beira Rio stadium after the waters that covered it during floods caused by heavy rains began to recede in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazilian soccer league suspended for 2 rounds amid floods in the country’s south

 

Ex-NBA star Tony Parker takes his turn in Olympic torch relay in Marseille

Ex-NBA star Tony Parker carried the Olympic flame through the streets of Marseille on Thursday as the crowds cheered him on. (AP Video: Oleg Cetinic)
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DC lawmakers and pro footballers team up to support soccer in tenth Congressional game

Biden honors Army football with Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy

Hamas attack survivors and Israeli soldiers who lost limbs find healing on amputee soccer team

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Griezmann scores hat trick as Atletico beats Getafe in Spanish league to seal Champions League spot

Antoine Griezmann has scored a hat trick and Atletico Madrid defeated Getafe 3-0 in the Spanish league to secure a Champions League spot next season.
 
Manchester United's head coach Erik ten Hag applauds supporters at the end of the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Newcastle United, in Manchester, England, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)

Ten Hag addresses Man United fans after winning last home game of season. Chelsea beats Brighton

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag saw his team win its last match at Old Trafford this season then strode onto the field to take the microphone and address the club’s fans.
 

PSG ends slump with 2-1 win at Nice. Marseille loses 1-0 to Reims

Paris Saint-Germain snapped a four-game winless run by beating Nice 2-1 in the French league. PSG was missing Kylian Mbappé as he nursed a sore hamstring.
 
Juventus' Dusan Vlahovic celebrates with teammates at the end of the Italian Cup final soccer match between Atalanta and Juventus at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Dusan Vlahovic scores early and Juventus beats Atalanta 1-0 in the Italian Cup final

An early goal from Dusan Vlahovic was all Juventus needed to beat Atalanta 1-0 in the Italian Cup final to cap what had been a disappointing season with a trophy.
 
Manchester United's Kobbie Mainoo celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Newcastle United, in Manchester, England, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)

Man United beats Newcastle 3-2 to keep alive European qualification hopes

Manchester United has kept alive its hopes of European qualification through its placing in the Premier League by beating Newcastle 3-2.
 
Chelsea's Cole Palmer, center, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion and FC Chelsea in Brighton and Hove, England, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)

Nkunku inflates blue balloon to celebrate goal in Chelsea’s 2-1 win at Brighton in Premier League

Christopher Nkunku has inflated a blue balloon and held it between his lips to celebrate his second-half goal in a 2-1 win for Chelsea at Brighton in the Premier League.
 
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, center, catches a soccer ball as he stands with Majority Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Austin FC Anthony Precourt, left, and Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, right, after announcing that Austin FC will host the 2025 MLS All-Star soccer game, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Austin to host MLS All-Star game in 2025 as Texas capital continues to grow as a soccer market

Austin FC’s Q2 Stadium will host the 2025 Major League Soccer All-Star match. Commissioner Don Garber announced the choice to have the young franchise stage one of the league’s premier annual events.
 
Celtic's Matt O'Riley, left, celebrates with Adam Idah after scoring their side's fifth goal of the game during the Scottish Premier League soccer match between Celtic Glasgow and Kilmarnock at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park, in Kilmarnock, Wednesday May 15, 2024. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)

Celtic secures third straight league title in Scotland and stays on course for a trophy double

Celtic has clinched a third straight Scottish league title with a game to spare. A 5-0 win at Kilmarnock gave Celtic an unassailable six-point lead over fierce Glasgow rival Rangers.
 
Bayern's head coach Thomas Tuchel follows the game during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

After many rejections, Bayern Munich reportedly working on convincing Thomas Tuchel to stay as coach

Bayern Munich is reportedly reconsidering Thomas Tuchel’s departure as coach and working on a solution to convince him to stay after getting several rejections from potential successors.
 
FILE - The tournament trophy is displayed on the pitch before the Women's World Cup soccer final between Spain and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 20, 2023. Brazil's bid for the 2027 Women's World Cup was ranked higher than the bid submitted by Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium in an evaluation report released by FIFA on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)

FIFA members to vote on the host of the 2027 Women’s World Cup

The FIFA Congress will pick from a winnowed field of two candidates to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup at its meeting in Bangkok this week.
 
FILE - The display shows the VAR decision on a disallowed goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Arsenal at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool, England, Sept. 17, 2023. In England, according to figures given to rights-holder Sky Sports in February, 82% of refereeing decisions were deemed "correct" by the Premier League before VAR was adopted ahead of the 2019-20 season. Since VAR has been used, 96% of the decisions are correct, according to the league. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)

Premier League clubs to discuss a proposal to scrap the use of video review

The Premier League’s 20 clubs will discuss a proposal to scrap the use of video review for refereeing decisions.
 
Punjab Kings' Sam Curran plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, May. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Curran’s all-round show for Punjab hands Rajasthan fourth straight loss in IPL

Sam Curran’s all-round show lifted Punjab Kings off the bottom of the table with a five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.
 
Toronto FC forward Prince Osei Owusu (99) is restrained by team staff members after the team's MLS soccer match against New York City FC on Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

MLS suspends multiple players for melee that followed New York City FC’s match against Toronto FC

Major League Soccer has suspended multiple players for their involvement in an incident following New York City FC’s 3-2 win over Toronto FC last Saturday.
 
Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz, top, is challenged by Roma's Paulo Dybala during the Europa League semifinal first leg soccer match between Roma and Bayer Leverkusen at Rome's Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Leverkusen tracking star midfielder Florian Wirtz’s fitness ahead of Europa League final

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso says the team is evaluating attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz’s fitness day by day ahead of three crucial games including the Europa League final.
 
Liverpool's manager Jurgen Klopp walks on the pitch during warmup before the Europa League quarterfinal, second leg, soccer match between Atalanta and Liverpool at the Stadio di Bergamo, in Bergamo, Italy, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Jürgen Klopp’s longtime Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders hired to coach Salzburg

Jürgen Klopp’s longtime assistant Pep Lijnders will coach Salzburg next season as their era at Liverpool comes to an end.
 
Real Madrid's Toni Kroos, left, challenges for the ball with Bayern's Jamal Musiala during the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)

Kroos criticizes match officials for offside call in Bayern-Madrid semifinal

Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has criticized match officials for their controversial offside call which benefited his team against Bayern Munich during the Champions League semifinals.
 
Bayern's Lovro Zvonarek scores his side's opening goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Bayern gives contracts to trio of promising teenagers

Bayern Munich has rewarded three promising youth players with their first professional contracts. The club says Croatian midfielder Lovro Zvonarek, who is 19, and 17-year-old Spanish-Moroccan left winger Adam Aznou have been given contracts through June 2027.
 
Aston Villa's Jhon Duran celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and Liverpool at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham, England, Monday, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

Villa’s Champions League qualification gets royal approval as Postecoglou questions culture at Spurs

The Premier League’s fourth and final representative for next season’s Champions League will be Aston Villa after fifth-place Tottenham’s 2-0 loss to Manchester City.
 
Barcelona's Ingrid Engen, center, applauds after the Women's Champions League, semi final second leg, soccer match between FC Chelsea and FC Barcelona in London, England, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (Kieran Cleeves/PA via AP)

FIFA sets date for first Women’s Club World Cup. Tournament due to launch in January 2026

FIFA has finally set a date for the first Women’s Club World Cup tournament. It will be held in January and February 2026.
 
FILE -FIFA President Gianni Infantino walks on the stage before the start of the 69th FIFA congress in Paris, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. FIFA has been told to reschedule its inaugural expanded Club World Cup just over a year before the tournament is due to be hosted by America. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

FIFA moves toward ending soccer tradition and letting league games be staged in other countries

FIFA has moved toward ending decades of soccer tradition by reviewing the policy that currently block domestic league games being played in other countries.
 
FILE - FIFA President Ganni Infantino addresses the 78th Conmebol Congress in Luque, Paraguay, Thursday, April 11, 2024. FIFA has been told to reschedule its inaugural expanded Club World Cup just over a year before the tournament is due to be hosted by America. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)

FIFA meets with women’s soccer decisions, anti-racism pledge and retreat from key reforms on agenda

FIFA’s gravest crisis erupted with police raids at its annual meeting in 2015. Nine years later soccer’s 211 member federations gather this week with some of the resulting anti-corruption reforms now in retreat.
 
Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior, centre, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Deportivo Alaves at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)

Real Madrid presents Spanish league trophy to fans and then routs Alaves 5-0

Real Madrid has presented its 36th Spanish league trophy to its fans at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and then followed up the celebrations with a 5-0 rout of Alaves that featured a pair of goals by Vinícius Júnior and another by Jude Bellingham.
 
Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Tuesday, May 14, 2024.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Man City on verge of Premier League title as Haaland scores twice in 2-0 win over Tottenham

Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City beat Tottenham 2-0 and moved to within one win of a record fourth-straight Premier League title.
 
Tottenham's Rodrigo Bentancur, second left, and =Manchester City's Manuel Akanji challenge for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Tuesday, May 14, 2024.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Tottenham’s Bentancur reacts furiously after being substituted against Man City

Tottenham player Rodrigo Bentancur reacted furiously after being substituted in the Premier League match against Manchester City.
 
FILE - Germany's Leroy Sane, left, vie for the ball with Japan's Takehiro Tomiyasu during an international friendly soccer match between Germany and Japan in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Sept. 9, 2023. Bakers, singers, entertainers, art venues, radio stations. Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann was supposed to announce his European Championship squad on Thursday, but others have been doing it for him instead. The German soccer federation’s decision to “leak” some of Nagelsmann’s choices in a variety of manners has arguably generated more excitement than the confirmed choices themselves. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Germany’s Euro 2024 squad is being leaked. Art venue says Leroy Sané is in

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann was supposed to announce his European Championship squad on Thursday but others have been doing it for him instead.
 
Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola waits for the start of the English Premier League soccer match between Fulham and Manchester City at the Craven Cottage Stadium in London, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Abu Dhabi owners of Man City and Girona given options to meet UEFA’s Champions League entry rules

Manchester City and Girona both qualifying for the Champions League next season is testing UEFA rules to protect against collusion in games.
 
AC Milan's Olivier Giroud celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Genoa, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

French striker Olivier Giroud makes his MLS move. He is joining Los Angeles FC

World Cup-winning French striker Olivier Giroud is signing with Los Angeles FC. LAFC general manager John Thorrington tells The Associated Press that the club has been eager to add Giroud since last fall.
 

Today in Sports - Nolan Ryan’s pitches 1st no-hitter of his record-setting 7 career no-hitters

Today in Sports, May 15 - Nolan Ryan’s pitches 1st no-hitter of his record-setting 7 career no-hitters
 
FILE - Manchester United's Raphael Varane celebrates on the full time during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, on Dec. 26, 2023. Former France center back Raphael Varane will leave Manchester United when his contract expires at the end of the season. The 31-year-old Varane joined United in 2021 but has struggled to reproduce the kind of form he showed in a trophy-laden, decade-long spell at Real Madrid before that. Injuries have also played a part and restricted Varane to 93 appearances in his three seasons at United. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, File)

Varane to leave Man United when contract expires at end of the season

Former France center back Raphael Varane will leave Manchester United when his contract expires at the end of the season.
 
Richard Masters, CEO of the Premier League, attends the 48th European Leagues General Assembly press conference at Nobu Hotel Portman Square, London, Friday April 26, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)

EPL says Everton still ‘in discussions’ with 777 as scrutiny ramps up on US firm

The English Premier League chief executive says Everton is still in negotiations with 777 Partners over a takeover of the club despite the Miami-based investment group plunging into legal and financial turmoil. 777 reached an agreement with Everton in September to buy out the club majority sharehold
 
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