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Paris Saint-Germain were confirmed as Ligue 1 champions on Sunday without playing after closest challengers Monaco lost 3-2 away to Lyon.It is a huge three points for Brest after they lost their previous two matches, and the win ensures they end the weekend in third place, two points behind Monaco and a point clear of Lille, who won 2-1 at Metz.

After a long, hard season of struggle, Bristol City's exit from the Women’s Super League was confirmed on Sunday.

Mary Fowler's second-half double helps Manchester City beat Bristol City to move six points clear at the Women's Super League summit as the Robins' relegation is confirmed.

For the second week in succession, the African Confederation Cup semi-final between Renaissance Berkane and Algerian side USM Alger was cancelled in a dispute over a map on the Moroccan team's shirts.The club's Moroccan defender Zakaria Aboukhlal tweeted: "Respect is a value that I hold in great esteem.

The Premier League is down to a two-horse race between Manchester City and Arsenal after Liverpool's slim title chances took a further hit."Do they (Manchester City and Arsenal) look like they will lose two or three games?"

For the second straight week, an African Confederation Cup match between Renaissance Berkane and Algerian side USM Alger was cancelled in a dispute over a map on the Moroccan team's shirts.The Confederation of African Football (CAF) awarded Berkane a 3-0 victory in the first leg of their semi-final, cancelled last Sunday when the Moroccan club refused to take the field after Algerian officials confiscated their shirts.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland said it was "good to be back" after scoring to help his side to victory against Nottingham Forest.

All you need to know about promotion, relegation and qualification for Europe in England and Scotland's top men's football leagues, and the Women's Super League.

Paris St-Germain clinch their third consecutive Ligue 1 title after second-placed Monaco fall to a 3-2 defeat against Lyon.

Minnesota United has become famous for its post-win singalongs of Oasis ballad “Wonderwall,” but that’s not the only fun-loving tradition after final whistles wrap up Loons’ victories at Allianz Field. For years, some United players will bring their young children onto the field to shoot on the south goal in St. Paul. When the tykes score, supporters shower them with “awws” and applause. It’s ...

Manchester City kept the heat on Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday, seeing off a feisty challenge from Nottingham Forest after Mikel Arteta's men held their nerve to beat Tottenham.Arteta's men silenced the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a three-goal blast before half-time.

With Sheffield United down and Everton and Brentford safe, who else needs what to avoid Premier League relegation?

Nottingham Forest are set to discover the outcome of their appeal over breaching financial rules in the next few days.

Arsenal's hopes of winning the Premier League have increased after their win in the north London derby - but how do their chances stack up against Manchester City?

Rebecca Lowe answer Robbie Earle's and Robbie Mustoe's most pressing questions from Matchweek 35, including her thoughts on the Premier League title race, Jurgen Klopp's sideline clash with Mohamed Salah, and more.

Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal's tense 3-2 win at bitter rivals Tottenham proved they can cope with the pressure of their "beautiful" challenge to win the Premier League.-   Arteta was impressed with the way his players responded to their self-inflicted wounds and kept Tottenham at bay in the pressure-packed final minutes.

Celtic have scored in each of their last five games in the Scottish Premiership, scoring 14 goals in that run. Dundee have failed to win in their last four games in the Scottish Premiership, their last longer winless streak was from 2 September 2023 to 24 October 2023, a run of five games. Celtic have scored in 30 of their 34 games, only Rangers (31) have scored goals in more matches in the Scottish Premiership this season.

Which players impressed our football pundit Garth Crooks enough to make his latest Team of the Week?

Mikel Arteta's men toughen up down the stretch, but Pep Guardiola's players have been here before, too.

Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle, and Robbie Mustoe recap an eventful Sunday, where Arsenal survived against Tottenham, Bournemouth took care of Brighton, and Manchester City got the job done against Nottingham Forest.

Robbie Mustoe hits the tactics board to take a closer look at the Gunners' set pieces against Spurs, as well as Manchester City's corner kicks against Nottingham Forest.

City remain favourites for the title while the Reds are still battling against relegation

Manchester City overcame relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Sunday to close to within one point of Premier League leaders Arsenal and keep the destiny of the title race in their own hands.Forest, last month docked four points for breaches of Premier League financial rules, remain just one point outside the relegation zone with three games to go. 

The Brazil goalkeeper left the City Ground with his arm in a sling

Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester City: Josko Gvardiol and Erling Haaland score to keep title fight on track

Erling Haaland came off the bench and sealed a 2-0 win for Manchester City over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Sunday. Haaland had missed the previous two games through injury and was only named as a substitute for City's trip to the City Ground. Victory saw second-place City close the gap on league leader Arsenal back to one point after its title rival beat Tottenham 3-2 earlier in the day.

Brest took another big step towards qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in their history by scoring deep in injury time to beat Rennes 5-4 in an incredible Ligue 1 game on Sunday.The top three teams in Ligue 1 qualify automatically for next season's expanded Champions League, with the team in fourth entering the competition in the preliminary rounds.

Welcome back Erling Haaland, and these are the moments that prove pivotal in both the title race and relegation battle.

It gets to a certain point in the season where it seems Manchester City can put in an average performance and still win games. Recent history tells us that when it matters, Pep Guardiola's side know how to turn it on. At the City Ground, they were not at their best against an aggressive and fired up Nottingham Forest who are battling relegation.

Record eight-time winners Lyon will face holders Barcelona in the final of the Women's Champions League next month after beating Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 away on Sunday to win their semi-final tie 5-3 on aggregate.Lyon will meet Barcelona -- who beat Chelsea 2-1 on aggregate in the other last-four tie -- in the final in the Spanish city of Bilbao on May 25.

Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle, and Robbie Mustoe assess the current two-horse race for the Premier League title between Arsenal and Manchester City following Matchweek 35.

Erling Haaland marked his return with a goal as Manchester City kept up the pressure on Arsenal with victory over Nottingham Forest.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola speaks to the media following his side's hard-fought 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

Bournemouth 3-0 Brighton: The Cherries are into the top half while the Seagulls have faded badly at the end of the campaign

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou and Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta share their takeaways from the North London Derby, where the Gunners outlasted Spurs in an end-to-end affair at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi took aim at his players after a second heavy defeat in three days, accusing them of playing without pride.

Mikel Arteta acted on behalf of Arsenal as a whole, from the players to the supporters, when he produced his final touchline act in a breathless north London derby. The match was deep into stoppage time and the pressure was mounting on his players when the Arsenal manager stepped forward, in his dugout, and forcefully slapped the backside of Nicolas Jover.

Here are the key facts and figures following Sunday’s game between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City in the Premier League. Manchester City have won eight of their last nine Premier League away games (D1) and have now won more games on their travels this season in the competition (12) than they managed in the whole of last season (11). After winning two of their first three Premier League games under Nuno Espirito Santo (L1), Nottingham Forest have since won just two of their past 15 games in the competition (D4 L9).

Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle, and Robbie Mustoe analyze Nottingham Forest's missed opportunity against a less-than stellar Manchester City side at the City Ground in Matchweek 35.

Nottingham Forest had their fair share of chances to blow the title race wide open, but it was Manchester City who made the most of their opportunities in front of goal en route to a 2-0 victory at the City Ground.

By the end it almost felt like Arsenal needed an ‘in-game choke’ like this to prove that they are chokers no more.

Arsenal survive painful flashbacks of giving up handsome leads last season to maintain their Premier League title push at Tottenham, writes Phil McNulty.

Erling Haaland breezes past Murillo and slots home Manchester City's second goal of the match to go up 2-0 over Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

Kevin De Bruyne set up goals for Josko Gvardiol and Erling Haaland, as the 2-0 score line doesn't show several huge misses from the relegation-threatened hosts.

Crystal Palace have been promoted to the Women’s Super League for the first time after mathematically securing the Women’s Championship title with 0-0 draw at home to Sunderland.

It is always difficult to play against Brighton, you have to show composure. It has been a difficult situation for him because it is difficult to take minutes from Dominic Solanke, but we decided to play two up front today.

Lyon will play Barcelona in the final of the Women’s Champions League after beating Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 in the semifinal second leg and 5-3 on aggregate. Selma Bacha and Melchie Dumornay scored for the visitors on Sunday. Lyon is the only team still unbeaten in the Women’s Champions League this season.

Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 Arsenal: Son Heung-min’s late penalty gave the Gunners a scare but they held on to keep up the pressure on Manchester City at the top of the table

Inter Milan began their official Serie A title party on Sunday as the newly-crowned champions set off on a parade around their home city after a straightforward 2-0 win over 10-man Torino.The 75,000 fans present at Sunday's on-pitch ceremony will be able to follow their victorious team around Milan before they reach joyous hordes at the Italian city's iconic Piazza del Duomo.Supporters lined the streets and let off flares as the team began a four-hour jaunt, their passage away from the San Siro hampered by a huge crowd hailing their heroes who won the Scudetto with five matches to spare.Most of those fans were denied the chance to see Inter win their 20th league championship in the flesh on Monday night by beating local rivals AC Milan as the away team in a thrilling derby.Those who were at the San Siro on Sunday saw Hakan Calhanoglu's second-half double, a fine first-time strike in the 56th minute and a penalty four minutes later, earn Inter a 28th league win of the season.Calhanoglu role in winning the lunchtime clash was appropriate as the Turkey captain has been key to Inter's charge to the title, becoming one of Europe's best deep-lying playmakers since being signed from AC Milan three years ago.The 30-year-old is a hate figure for AC Milan supporters but he has rubbed his former fans' faces in it this season, which with Euro 2024 on the horizon has probably been the best of his career.His brace took his all-competitions goal tally for the season to 15 and extended Inter's lead on second-placed Milan to a whopping 19 points."Today is a wonderful day, I don't want to talk about that other lot (AC Milan). Today I'm going to have fun," added Calhanoglu.Inter were helped when Torino's Adrien Tameze was sent off in the 49th minute for bundling over Henrikh Mkhitaryan, referee Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi overturning her original decision to book Tameze after a check at the pitch-side monitor.Ferrieri Caputi had a much easier decision to make when Matteo Lovato brought down Marcus Thuram, allowing Calhanoglu to slam home from the spot and turn attentions to the post-match festivities.- Bologna slip -Bologna slipped up in their bid for a first-ever appearance in the modern Champions League as they were held to a surprise 1-1 home draw by 18th-placed Udinese, who are three points from safety after Fabio Cannavaro's first full match in charge.Thiago Motta's Bologna, whose last continental adventure was a run to the 2002 Intertoto Cup final, would have joined third-placed Juventus on 65 points with a win but could only manage a draw after Martin Payero's opener for the away side in stoppage time at the end of the first half.Bologna are eight points ahead of sixth-placed Lazio thanks to Alexis Saelemaekers' 78th-minute free-kick, which came with his team down to 10 men following Sam Beukema's sending off 12 minutes earlier."We weren't perfect but we managed to get a draw which pushes us forward," said Motta to DAZN."It's a great point given that we were a man down."Currently in the final Champions League spot are Roma, in fifth and three points in front of Lazio ahead of their fixture at outgoing champions Napoli later on Sunday.Daniele De Rossi's Roma have a tough end to the season with the first leg of their Europa League semi-final with German champions Bayer Leverkusen coming up on Thursday and clashes with Juve and Atalanta among their last five league fixtures of the campaign.Atalanta, who have a game in hand on all of their top-five rivals, host lowly Empoli at the same time as Roma kick-off in Naples.Gian Piero Gasperini's side are a point behind Lazio in seventh and have their own Europa League semi with Marseille on Thursday after also reaching the Italian Cup final.td/bsp/nr/pb

Spurs lost to Arsenal in a crucial match in the Premier League title race and battle for a top four finish