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Chelsea retains Women's Super League title in England

(AP) — Chelsea re- previously won the League
tained the Women's Super Cup. The team plays Barce-
League title and became lona in the Women's Cham-
the all-time record cham- pions League final on May 16
pion in the English game and is into the last 16 of the
by beating Manchester Women's FA Cup.
City to first place on Sun-
day. Australia striker Sam Kerr
scored one of Chelsea's goals
Chelsea was a 5-0 winner at and became just the second
home to Reading and fin- player to pass 20 goals in a
ished two points ahead of WSL season, after Arsenal's
City, which won its final Vivianne Miedema in the
game — 1-0 at West Ham 2018-19 campaign.
— but also needed Chelsea
to lose to stand a chance of Kerr's 21 goals saw her fin-
jumping into first. ish as the top scorer in the
league.
It is a fourth league title for
Chelsea, which now has one "This probably means the
more than Arsenal since the most to me out of all my
first WSL season in 2011. golden boots," she said. "I feel
like a lot of people said I had
Chelsea is chasing a qua- to come to Europe to prove
druple this season, having myself and here it is."

United makes City wait to celebrate Premier League title

(AP) –The wait goes on for Man- pions League qualification — will
chester City. hand City a third league champion-
ship in four years under Guardiola.
Manchester United underlined its
determination to make City, its fierce United will surely not be at full
local rival, fight to clinch the Premier strength for both games — manager
League trophy by prolonging the title Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already
race for at least a couple more days. made public his displeasure at being
forced to play three times in five days
United beat Aston Villa 3-1 on Sun- — especially given that captain Harry
day to leave City still needing three Maguire hobbled off with an ankle
points to reclaim the biggest prize in injury against Villa that Solskjaer said
English football. It is the 10th time could sideline the defender for "a few
United has come from behind to win weeks."
in the league this season.
Still, two victories for United in the
City blew a chance to seal the title it- coming days would put serious pres-
self by losing 2-1 to Chelsea on Sat- sure back on City ahead of the lead-
urday. ers' trip to St. James' Park, where they straight season. Newcastle on Friday, occupies the
have lost and drawn in their last two final qualification place and is five
City's next game is away to Newcastle visits in the league. That hasn't happened since long- points ahead of fifth-place West Ham.
on Friday but Pep Guardiola's players time manager Alex Ferguson retired Liverpool is a point and place further
might be celebrating by then any- Second-half goals by Bruno Fer- in 2013. back with a game in hand.
way. United plays twice before that, nandes — from the penalty spot —
against Leicester on Tuesday and Liv- Mason Greenwood and substitute "The players are learning," Solskjaer Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored Ever-
erpool on Thursday, and knows a loss Edinson Cavani completed United's said. "They're getting better. The ton's winner in the 24th minute, for
in either of those matches — against latest comeback at Villa Park and en- spirit, the camaraderie. They back his 16th goal of a campaign, and Car-
teams fighting desperately for Cham- sured a top-four finish for the second each other. lo Ancelotti's team still has much to
play for as it is three points behind
"There's competition for places (in West Ham also with a game in hand.
the top four) so I'm very happy that
we've done that twice now." BRIGHTON WAITING
Brighton is still not assured of an-
Ollie Watkins was sent off in the final other season in the top flight after
minutes for Aston Villa for collecting squandering the lead to lose 2-1 at
a second yellow card after being ad- Wolverhampton.
judged to have dived in an attempt to
win a penalty. Lewis Dunk put Brighton ahead with
a header from a corner but was sent
WEST HAM'S WOE off in the 53rd minute for a profes-
West Ham has been one of those sional foul. Wolverhampton scored
teams providing competition for the in the 76th through substitute Adama
Champions League qualification po- Traore before Morgan Gibbs-White
sitions but its dreams of a first-ever curled in the winner in the 90th.
finish in the Premier League's top
four faded after losing 1-0 at home to Brighton is 10 points clear of third-
Everton. to-last Fulham, which has four games
left and will be relegated if it loses at
Leicester, which was beaten 4-2 by home to Burnley on Monday.