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Chelsea's Melanie Leupolz, left, and Barcelona's Aitana, right, challenge for the ball during the Women's Champions League, semi final second leg, soccer match between FC Chelsea and FC Barcelona in London, England, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (Zac Goodwin/PA via AP)

Bonmati shines as Barcelona ousts Chelsea in Women’s Champions League semis

Aitana Bonmati has scored and earned the penalty for the second goal to help Barcelona beat 10-woman Chelsea 2-0 in the semifinal second leg of the Women’s Champions League and 2-1 on aggregate.
 
Everton's Idrissa Gueye, front right, scores his sides first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between FC Everton and FC Brentford in Liverpool, England, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

Everton ensures 71st straight year in England’s top flight by defeating Brentford to beat the drop

 
AC Milan's goalkeeper Marco Sportiello, left, punches away the ball as Juventus' Federico Gatti, center, and AC Milan's Yunus Musah vie for the ball during a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Milan at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)

Miserable runs continue for Juventus and injury-hit Milan in 0-0 draw in Serie A

 
Crystal Palace's Jeffrey Schlupp celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Fulham and Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage, London, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (Zac Goodwin/PA via AP)

Schlupp scores goal-of-the-season contender for Palace in 1-1 draw at Fulham in EPL

 
Bayern's head coach Thomas Tuchel observes during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt, at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Uli Hoeneß and Thomas Tuchel expose divisions at Bayern Munich before Real Madrid clash

 

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

Amputees injured in Israel’s war in Gaza have been given a new lease of life with a competitive football team. The team was founded five years ago by Zach Shichrur, 36, a sports enthusiast from childhood who was severely injured when a bus ran over his foot at age 8. Since its founding, the team has met with growing success, placing third in the Nations League in Belgium in October. With that result, the team qualified for the 2024 European Amputee Football Championships in June in France. Some 16 teams, mostly from Europe, will compete.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers' Hwang Hee-Chan, right, celebrates scoring against Luton Town with teammate Boubacar Traore during the English Premier League soccer match at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, England, Saturday April 27, 2024. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)

Luton loses at Wolves in another blow to survival bid in EPL

Luton’s survival bid in the English Premier League has taken another hit after the team was beaten at Wolverhampton 2-1.
 
Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes reacts after the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Burnley at Old Trafford, Manchester, England, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (Ian Hodgson/PA via AP)

Relegation-threatened Burnley salvages draw at Man United with late penalty

Substitute Zeki Amdouni’s 87th-minute penalty has earned relegation-threatened Burnley a 1-1 draw at Manchester United to increase the spotlight on under-fire manager Erik ten Hag and his stuttering team.
 
Sheffield United players applaud the fans after the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and Sheffield United at St. James' Park, Newcastle, England, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

Sheffield United becomes first team relegated from EPL after heavy loss at Newcastle

Sheffield United has become the first team to be relegated from the English Premier League after losing at Newcastle 5-1.
 
Leverkusen's Jonathan Tah, left, and Stuttgart's Deniz Undav, right, challenge for the ball during German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (Marius Becker/dpa via AP)

Unbeaten Leverkusen pulls off another escape; injuries hit Bayern, Dortmund before Champions League

Bayer Leverkusen has escaped again with another stoppage-time goal to preserve its German record unbeaten season by drawing with Stuttgart 2-2.
 
Liverpool's manager Jurgen Klopp reacts during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Liverpool at London stadium in London, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Klopp-Salah spat mars Liverpool’s latest setback in EPL. Sheffield United is first team relegated

Liverpool has fallen further out of contention for the English Premier League title and that’s perhaps the least of Jurgen Klopp’s problems.
 
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah sits on the substitute bench ahead of the English Premier League match between West Ham United and Liverpool, at London stadium, in London, Saturday April 27, 2024. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)

Klopp and Salah involved in touchline spat during Liverpool’s draw at West Ham in Premier League

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and star forward Mohamed Salah have been involved in a touchline confrontation during the team’s 2-2 draw with West Ham in the Premier League.
 
FILE - Bayern's Jamal Musiala watches the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Schalke 04 in Munich, Germany, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel says Jamal Musiala is unable to play against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Saturday, April 27, 2024, and that the Germany forward faces a race against time to be fit for Real Madrid in the Champions League. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Bayern stars Musiala and Sané racing to be fit for Champions League semifinal vs. Real Madrid

Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel says Jamal Musiala is unable to play against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Saturday and that the Germany forward faces a race against time to be fit for Real Madrid in the Champions League.
 
West Ham's Michail Antonio, left, and Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Liverpool at London stadium in London, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Liverpool’s Premier League title hopes damaged in 2-2 draw at West Ham

Liverpool conceded Michail Antonio’s late equalizer in a 2-2 draw with West Ham that further dented the Premier League title hopes of Jurgen Klopp’s team.
 
Rafael Nadal, of Spain, competes against Alex de Minaur, of Australia, during the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Nadal gets even with De Minaur at Madrid Open. Top seeds Sinner and Swiatek advance

Rafael Nadal has beaten Alex de Minaur 7-6, 6-3 in the second round of the Madrid Open. That avenges a loss to the Australian less than two weeks ago in Barcelona.
 
FILE- Feyenoord's head coach Arne Slot reacts to his players during the Europa League play off, first leg soccer match between Feyenoord and Roma at De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. Liverpool might have found its replacement for Jurgen Klopp. Feyenoord coach Arne Slot says his Dutch club is “negotiating” with Liverpool over his possible move to Anfield. Slot tells ESPN he is “still on hold" and “we have to wait for an agreement to be reached, but I have every confidence in that.” (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Arne Slot a step closer to Liverpool job as compensation deal reached with Feyenoord

Arne Slot took a step closer to becoming Liverpool’s manager after the Premier League club reportedly agreed to pay Feyenoord about 11 million euros ($11.7 million) in compensation.
 

Orlando Pride and Kansas City Current remain undefeated in NWSL

The Orlando Pride and Kansas City Current earned road wins on Friday night in the National Women’s Soccer League to stay undefeated after six matches.
 

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Montpellier draws with lowly Nantes and finishes with 9 men

Montpellier finished with nine men in a 1-1 draw with relegation-threatened Nantes in the French league.
 
Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior reacts during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Sociedad and Real Madrid in San Sebastian, Spain, Friday, April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Madrid replacements too good for Sociedad and take step closer to La Liga title

Real Madrid has moved a step closer to its 36th Spanish league title after beating Real Sociedad 1-0.
 

Leicester promoted back to English Premier League

Leicester has secured automatic promotion back into the English Premier League after Leeds lost to Queens Park Rangers.
 

Uzbekistan knocks out titleholder Saudi Arabia in Under-23 Asian Cup soccer

Defending champion Saudi Arabia has lost to Uzbekistan 2-0 in the Under-23 Asian Cup quarterfinals and also seen its chance of a second successive appearance at the Olympics end.
 
Frosinone's Marco Brescianini, right, scores during the Serie A soccer match between Frosinone and Salernitana at the Frosinone Benito Stirpe stadium, Frosinone, Italy, Friday April 26, 2024. (Alfredo Falcone/LaPresse via AP)

Salernitana relegated from Serie A after blanking from Frosinone

Salernitana has been relegated from Serie A after going down at Frosinone 3-0. The Salerno club is bottom of the league with just two wins from 35 games.
 
Bochum's Maximilian Wittek, left, and Hoffenheim's Ozan Kabak battle for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Bochum and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany, Friday April 26, 2024. (David Inderlied/dpa via AP)

Relegation-threatened Bochum grabs vital win over leaky Hoffenheim

Kevin Stöger has scored twice as Bochum beat Hoffenheim 3-2 to record its first Bundesliga victory in nine matches.
 
Bayern's head coach Thomas Tuchel talks to Harry Kane during a training session in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, ahead of the Champions League quarter final second leg soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Arsenal London. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Bayern Munich signals decision is near on new coach to replace Thomas Tuchel

Bayern Munich honorary president Uli Hoeness says he expects a decision within a week on a new coach to replace Thomas Tuchel.
 
FILE - Referee Jindrich Trpisovsky shows the red card to the Slavia's Tomas Holes, second left at rear, during the Europa League group of 16 second leg soccer match between Slavia Praha and AC Milan at the Fortuna Arena in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Slavia Prague has been fined by UEFA a total of 87,000 euros ($93,000) for crowd trouble during the Europa League game against AC Milan. Also, Slavia captain Tomas Holes who received a red card in the 20th minute is banned for one game in European competitions. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

Slavia Prague fined $93,000 for crowd violence at Europa League game

Slavia Prague has been fined by UEFA $93,000 for crowd trouble during a Europa League game against AC Milan in March.
 
Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne, right, fights for the ball with Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger during the Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)

European soccer leagues insist they have no plans for games in the US. A lawsuit could change that

Leaders of top European soccer leagues say have no plans to take games to the United States. The 34-nation European Leagues group did acknowledge that could change pending a lawsuit in Manhattan.
 
ARCHIVO - El entrenador de Feyenoord Arne Slot durante el partido contra la Roma por la Liga Europa, el jueves 15 de febrero de 2024, en Rotterdam. (AP Foto/Peter Dejong, archivo)

Jurgen Klopp says Arne Slot would take on the ‘best job in the world’ at Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp has told Arne Slot that he will be taking over the “best job in the world” if the Dutchman is appointed as the next Liverpool manager.
 
Frankfurt's Hugo Ekitike celebrates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Augsburg, in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, April 19, 2024. (Arne Dedert/dpa via AP)

Eintracht Frankfurt uses option to buy PSG striker Hugo Ekitiké following loan move

Eintracht Frankfurt is activating an option to buy striker Hugo Ekitiké, who has been on loan from Paris Saint-Germain this season.
 
Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins celebrates after team-mate Moussa Diaby scores their second goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Aston Villa at Villa Park stadium in Birmingham, England, Sunday April 21, 2024. (David Davies/PA via AP)

Five surprise teams aim to finish stunning seasons by securing Champions League spot

There could be a surprising team from each of Europe’s “big five” leagues when the new-look Champions League debuts next season.
 
Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati, right, vies for the ball with Chelsea's Niamh Charles during the women's Champions League semifinals, first leg, soccer match between FC Barcelona and Chelsea FC at the Olympic Stadium, in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)

Chelsea and Lyon bring leads into return legs of Women’s Champions League semifinals

Emma Hayes didn’t want anyone to get carried away by Chelsea’s surprise 1-0 win over Barcelona last week in the Women’s Champions League semifinals.
 
FILE - Brazil's Marta, center, celebrates her goal against the United States during a FIFA Women's World Cup semifinal soccer match in Hangzhou, China, Sept. 27, 2007. The six-time women's world player of the year plans to retire from the national team after 2024. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, File)

Marta says this will be her final year with Brazil’s women’s national team

Brazilian soccer star Marta plans to retire from the women’s national team after this year. The six-time women’s world player of the year has told CNN Brasil that she hopes to play in the Olympics in Paris but said that would be her last major tournament for the national team.
 

New York City FC takes shutout streak into matchup against Charlotte FC

New York City FC comes into a matchup against Charlotte FC after recording two straight shutout wins.
 
Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez, center, reacts after Arsenal's Leandro Trossard scoring his side's opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium in London, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Enzo Fernandez has undergone surgery and will miss the rest of Chelsea’s season

Enzo Fernandez has undergone surgery and will miss the remaining six games of Chelsea’s season. The 23-year-old midfielder played 67 minutes of Chelsea’s 5-0 loss against Arsenal on Tuesday.
 
FILE - Former soccer player Romário campaigns as a gubernatorial candidate at the Complexo de Alemao slum, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 4, 2018. Romário returned to training on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at age 58, almost two decades after he retired from the sport, with Rio's America soccer club, of which he is the president. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File)

Brazil’s Romário returns to training at age 58, scores twice and keeps sharp tongue

Brazilian soccer hero Romário has returned to training at age 58, almost two decades after he retired from the sport.
 

Indonesia and Japan advance at U23 Asian Cup. South Korea out of contention for Paris Olympics

South Korea will miss the men’s soccer tournament at the Olympics for the first time since 1984 after losing a penalty shootout to Indonesia at the Under-23 Asian Cup quarterfinals.
 
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