AFPThree La Liga talking points ahead of final weekend
La Liga's final weekend offers few potential twists with Real Madrid crowned champions, the European qualifiers and relegation battle already over.Madrid on alert Champions Real Madrid are just hoping to get through their last match at Real Betis without any injury concerns ahead of the Champions League final on June 1.
AFPRelentless Bonmati leading Barca charge against Lyon
Once the door swung open for Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati she walked through it and never looked back, with a hat-trick of women's Champions League triumphs now in her sights.Barcelona reached the Champions League final for the first time in 2019 but were thrashed 4-1 by Lyon.
AFPMan City v Man Utd: Three key FA Cup final battles
Manchester City face arch-rivals Manchester United in the FA Cup final on Saturday in a repeat of last season's showpiece at Wembley."We're so excited with what we achieved, but the repercussions of what we've done, to change the history of the club, I think we will only realise in a few years," Rodri said as City bid to become the first English team to win consecutive Premier League and FA Cup doubles.
AFPWhitecaps tell fans not to expect Messi for Miami MLS clash
Hosts Vancouver Whitecaps warned eager fans the club don't expect Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi to be playing against them when the Major League Soccer teams clash Saturday.Whitecaps chief executive Axel Schuster said in a statement Thursday that the Vancouver club wanted to give fans desperate to see the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner advance notice.