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WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Emma Hayes, the incoming coach of the U.S. women’s national team, appeared to push Arsenal coach Jonas Eidevall and later complained about “male aggression” after Chelsea’s quadruple bid ended with defeat in the Women’s English League Cup final on Sunday. Arsenal won 1-0 in extra time after Stina Blackstenius scored in the 116th minute at Molineux. …

LONDON (AP) — Leicester could be the latest team to be sanctioned for overspending in the Premier League. The league said Leicester has been referred to an independent commission for an alleged breach of the competition’s profitability and sustainability rules during their previous seasons in the top flight. The period in question is the three years up to and including …

Masters champion Jon Rahm is bringing plenty of Spanish flavor to the Masters Club dinner for champions next month, even before they find their seat at the table. The cocktail reception will have gernika peppers, grown in a town in the Basque region of Spain when Rahm grew up. There also will be gildas, which he described as an anchovy …

BERLIN (AP) — Loïs Openda grabbed a brace as Leipzig turned on the style in the second half to crush Cologne 5-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday. Leipzig rose to fourth place, two points above Borussia Dortmund, which plays Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday. Leipzig led after 15 minutes through Dutch forward Xavi but just three minutes later Sargis Adamyan scored …

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Jadon Sancho scored early and Marco Reus netted late to send Borussia Dortmund to the Champions League quarterfinals with a 2-0 win over PSV Eindhoven in the second leg of their last 16 tie on Wednesday. Sancho scored in the third minute and Reus sealed the win in the fifth minute of stoppage time to complete …

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says he has “never seen a player who has been so poorly treated” as his forward Vinícius Júnior. Vinícius, who is Black, has been repeatedly targeted by racist insults in Spain. He also often has run-ins with opposing players during games, although there have been no reported racial insults by other players. …

INGOLSTADT, Germany (AP) — German automaker Audi said Friday it has reached an agreement for a full takeover of the Sauber team ahead of its entry as a full Formula 1 constructor in 2026. Audi said Sauber’s current majority shareholder Islero Investments backed Audi’s plans for a full takeover of the Sauber holding company. Audi added that the deal had …

MADRID (AP) — Brothers Iñaki and Nico Williams teamed up with goals and assists to each other as Athletic Bilbao defeated Atletico Madrid 3-0 to reach its third Copa del Rey final in five seasons on Thursday. Gorka Guruzeta also scored for Athletic as it advanced 4-0 on aggregate after having won the first leg 1-0 in Madrid three weeks …

BORDEAUX, France (AP) — Honduras striker Alberth Elis “is waking up” from an induced coma after suffering a head injury while playing for Bordeaux, his family said Wednesday. The 28-year-old Elis sustained the injury at the start of a second-division match against Guingamp on Saturday after he clashed heads with defender Donatien Gomis. Elis was taken to a hospital in …

BERLIN (AP) — If the German soccer league thought it had ended fans’ protests against outside investors, it was proven wrong on Sunday. Both Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt supporters displayed banners during their teams’ respective games in support of German soccer’s 50-plus-1 rule that limits how much influence an outside investor can wield over a club. The rule states …