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Vela, LAFC hand Sounders first loss of season, 4-1
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carlos Vela scored two goals, Mark-Anthony Kaye had three assists and Los Angeles FC beat Seattle 4-1 on Sunday to hand the Sounders' their first loss of the season. Vela leads MLS with 10 goals and is tied for the assists lead at five with Toronto FC's Alejandro Pozuelo. Kaye cut back...
Mitrita, Héber help NYCFC snap skid, beat DC United 2-0
WASHINGTON (AP) — Héber Araujo dos Santos scored and assisted on a goal by Alexandru Mitrita and New York City FC beat D.C. United 2-0 on Sunday for its first victory of the season. NYCFC (1-1-5) snapped an eight-game winless streak, dating to the 2018 MLS playoffs. Héber tapped it to Mitrita,...
Neymar returns as PSG celebrates title with 3-1 home win
Neymar returned from injury and the prolific Kylian Mbappe reached the 30-goal mark as Paris Saint-Germain celebrated retaining the league title earlier on Sunday with a 3-1 home win against Monaco. The 20-year-old Mbappe increased his league-leading tally with his third hat trick of the campaign. Neymar...
Lyon, Barca win 1st legs of Women's Champions League semis
LYON, France (AP) — Defending champion Lyon defeated Chelsea 2-1 Sunday in the Women's Champions League semifinals, and Barcelona beat host Bayern Munich 1-0. Watched by a crowd of almost 23,000, Delphine Cascarino opened the scoring for Lyon in the 27th minute and Amandine Henry doubled the lead for the...
Liverpool returns to top spot; Everton humiliates Man United
LONDON (AP) — Before returning to the top of the Premier League, Liverpool got to savor a Manchester United humiliation. Now, unusually, Liverpool needs a swift recovery by its great rival after United's despair at being routed 4-0 by Everton on Sunday. Liverpool's hopes of ending a 29-year English title...
Arsenal top-4 bid dented by 3-2 home loss to Crystal Palace
LONDON (AP) — Christian Benteke's first goal in almost a year set Crystal Palace on its way to a 3-2 victory at Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday, denting the north London club's top-four bid. After Benteke netted his first goal in 20 games in the 17th minute, Mesut Ozil equalized at the start of the...
Liverpool top of Premier League again after beating Cardiff
CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 victory at Cardiff on Sunday, which was secured in the second half by Georginio Wijnaldum's strike and James Milner's penalty. It gave Liverpool a club-record 88 Premier League points, beating the 86 managed in the 2008-09...
Solskjaer's latest setback as Everton crushes Man United 4-0
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — In the latest setback since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was handed the manager's job on a permanent basis, Everton humiliated Manchester United 4-0 in the Premier League on Sunday. The United coach saw his team exit the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday with a 4-0 aggregate loss...
Burke, Monteiro help Union beat Impact 3-0
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Cory Burke and Jamiro Monteiro each scored to help the Philadelphia beat the Montreal Impact 3-0 on Saturday for the Union's fourth win in their last five games. Burke stole a lazy pass near midfield and then took a few dribbles before blasting a roller from outside the area just inside...
Hoesen sparks Quakes' 4-1 rout of Sporting KC
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Danny Hoesen scored twice in the first 12 minutes and the San Jose Earthquakes beat Sporting Kansas City 4-1 on Saturday night . Hoesen opened the scoring in the sixth minute, settling Aníbal Godoy's long pass between a pair of defenders and slipping past them for a close-range...
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