Arena’s impact nil
Revs fail to score for new coach
Bruce Arena made his coaching debut with the Revolution and Ignacio Piatti returned after missing 10 games with leg injuries for the Impact in a 0-0 draw yesterday ini Montreal.
Evan Bush made four saves for the Impact (6-5-3), who have one win in their last four games.
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Arena, a five-time MLS Cup champion and former U.S. national coach, was hired Tuesday as the Revolution’s coach and sports director. He succeeded Brad Friedel, who was fired as coach last week, and Michael Burns, the general manager who was dismissed Monday.
Goalkeeper Matt Turner had one save for the Revolution (3-8-3) in their second shutout of the season.
Montreal went 4-4-2 in Piatti’s absence. He couldn’t make the difference yesterday, with both teams squandering chances to score.
The Impact were shown four yellow cards, all in a 10minute span in the second half.
Wondo beats Lando
Chris Wondolowski scored four times to pass Landon Donovan for most career MLS goals, and the Earthquakes beat the Chicago Fire 4-1 in San Jose.
Wondolowski tied Donovan’s record at 145 with his first goal in the 21st minute. Shea Salinas sent in a curling pass that Wondolowski punched home from just inside the 6-yard box.
The 36-year-old two-time Golden Boot winner (2010, 2012) broke the record in the 48th minute, poaching a loose ball from goalkeeper David Ousted as he tried to control a shot by knocking it down.
Wondolowski added goals in the 74th and 76th minutes, finishing assists from Cristian Espinoza and Jackson Yueill to make it 4-0 for the Quakes (4-6-2). Wondolowski was goalless on the season coming into the match but ended the day with 148 career goals.
Man City sweeps up
Manchester City swept aside Watford to complete the first clean sweep of English men’s football trophies.
The fourth piece of silverware of the season was sealed by four different scorers in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus netted twice and David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne also scored as Watford was humiliated 6-0.
Victory for Pep Guardiola’s side came a week after the Premier League trophy was retained to join the League Cup and Community Shield already in City’s possession.
“What a season,” City captain Vincent Kompany said. “What a tremendous club.”
High-5 for Benfica
Benfica won its fifth Portuguese league title in six seasons after routing Santa Clara 4-1 in Lisbon.
Benfica lifted its 37th league trophy by finishing two points ahead of defending champion Porto, which defeated Sporting Lisbon 2-1.
Benfica trailed Porto by seven points in the beginning of the year.
“Everybody thought we were done in January,” Benfica forward Pizzi Fernandes said. “But we have a great group of players and overcame the challenge. We showed that we are deserving champions.”
A draw would have been enough for Benfica at the Stadium of Light, as it entered the final round with a better head-to-head tiebreaker over its rival. It won four straight titles before Porto ended its streak last year.
The host got off to a fast start and was up 3-0 by halftime with goals by Haris Seferovic, Joao Felix, and Rafa Silva. Seferovic scored again early in the second half before Santa Clara got its lone goal through Cesar ....
Valencia secured its return to the Champions League by beating Valladolid 2-0 in the final round of the Spanish league in Madrid.
Carlos Soler and Rodrigo scored in each half to guarantee Valencia the fourth and final spot for the European competition next season.
Lyon rules WCL
Lyon beat Barcelona 4-1 in the final to win its fourth consecutive Women’s Champions League in Budapest, Hungary.
Ada Hegerberg scored three times in the first half to star for the French squad, which also won its sixth Champions League crown since 2011.
Hebergerg was chosen the player of the match but fans will not see the Norwegian star at the Women’s World Cup next month in France because she hasn’t played for her national squad since 2017 due to a dispute with the national federation . . . .
New Zealand-born forward and winger Tyler Boyd has been approved by FIFA to switch affiliation to the United States.