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Football campaign group Fair Game issues five demands to reform the FA Cup following the decision to scrap replays in the competition.

Umberto Motto had always dreamed of playing for Torino FC. He had dreamed of pulling on the team’s maroon shirt in front of thousands of adoring fans. And he had dreamed of hearing his name announced as he made his way onto the pitch at the Stadio Filadelfia.

Many a Norwich fan will recall May 1985, and even those that don’t may have inherited a grudge against Everton - already Division 1 winners - owing to their surprising defeat to Coventry City which saw the Canaries relegated. Everton had already won the title before heading into that final fixture, and it’s hard to escape the allegation that the Toffees were suffering from classic on-the-beach mode. Aside from being wholly unsportsmanlike, not to mention ever so slightly disrespectful to the opposition, for Norwich City fans especially - who felt the keen sting of 1985 - such an attitude should be entirely unpalatable.

Veronica Latsko scored on a header in the 89th minute and the Seattle Reign snapped a five-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Wave in the National Women's Soccer League on Friday night. The match at Seattle's Lumen Field started poorly for the Reign (1-5-1) when Tziarra King was handed a red card in the ninth minute and Seattle was down a player the rest of the match. The Wave (2-2-2) took advantage and Kyra Carusa scored after the restart to take a 1-0 lead.

May 3—Saturday, 8:30 p.m., 101.7 FM, ESPN+ (streaming), Estrella TV If there is such a thing as an ideal time to be banged up, this is not it for New Mexico United. Facing three matches in an eight-day span, United limps into Saturday night's road match at Las Vegas Lights FC ready to put its depth to the test. Injuries both major and minor figure to make the coming stretch all the more ...

Winless in their last three games, the Chicago Fire will look to get back to winning ways when they take on the last place New England Revolution at Soldier Field.

May 3—For one last time, Tuscola and Pisgah took the field against each other this school year. On this occasion, it was the Tuscola soccer team grabbing a 3-1 win over their rivals in Canton. "It was an effort game," Tuscola coach Ray Sugg said. "It was a guts game. When we play them next year, maybe we'll come in more confident, but I'll take the win." While the Mounties had won all 10 games ...

May 3—HIGH POINT — Ragsdale capitalized on an opportunity and came away with a rivalry win. The Tigers scored the lone goal of the match in the 41st minute, held on the rest of the way and defeated rival Southwest Guilford 1-0 in Metro 4A Conference girls soccer Thursday at Southwest. It was Ragsdale's first win at Southwest since 2015. "It was a good battle," Tigers coach Brien Braswell said. ...

The undefeated Kansas City Current are keeping their home fans occupied during their road trip.

Luton Town miss out on the chance to move out of the relegation zone as they are held by Everton in the Premier League.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou says "change has to happen" among his squad and says "there has to be exits".

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

Bologna missed a chance to leapfrog Juventus and move into third place in Serie A after a lackluster 0-0 draw at Torino on Friday. A win would have taken Bologna, one of the surprises of the league, to one point ahead of Juve. Juventus is at Roma on Sunday.

Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle, and Robbie Mustoe detail what Luton Town's 1-1 draw with Everton means for both squads, including Luton missing a big chance to move out of the bottom three and more.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has backed England to win Euro 2024 if they follow his club's route to continental glory. Guardiola believes Foden, who has progressed through the club's youth ranks to become one of their most important players, could go on to become one of City's greatest ever.

Elijah Adebayo marked his return from injury with a goal for Luton but it was not enough. The Hatters needed to win to apply any significant pressure upon relegation rivals Nottingham Forest and Burnley.

Brothers Iñaki and Nico Williams combined twice to give Athletic Bilbao a 2-0 victory over Getafe in the Spanish league on Friday. Nico got an assist in each half and Iñaki scored twice before the team was reduced to nine men and coach Ernesto Valverde was red-carded, too. Athletic closed the gap to three points behind fourth-placed Atletico Madrid.

Sean Dyche expresses his confusion that Everton weren’t granted another penalty against Luton Town and explains the development he has seen from his side.

Raya will at worst share the award, which goes to the Premier League goalkeeper with the most clean sheets, with Jordan Pickford.