Bayer Leverkusen have quickly put Wednesday’s Europa League final defeat to Atalanta behind them, said coach Xabi Alonso on Friday as they prepare to cap an already memorable season by winning the German Cup on Saturday.
A stunning strike from Vinícius Júnior helped Real Madrid to a 2-0 home win against Villarreal in LaLiga on Saturday as the defending champions provisionally moved level with leaders Barcelona in the standings.
Algeria international Youcef Atal has been handed an eight-month suspended prison sentence and a 45,000 fine by a court in Nice for a social media repost about the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Natalie Portman said she never dreamed of owning a professional sports team, but that changed when the Oscar-winning actress noticed the way one of her sons viewed female football players with the same “admiration and fandom” as male players.