Soccer

One of Europe’s most staggering and turbulent title races culminated Sunday in PSV Eindhoven being crowned Dutch champion at the expense of big rival Ajax, whose late-season meltdown couldn’t be saved by a win in the final round.

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Cologne clinched its return to the Bundesliga as second division champion on Sunday with a 4-0 rout of Kaiserslautern on the final day of the season.

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Jamie Vardy marked his 500th and final match for Leicester with a farewell goal — his 200th for the club he has represented for exactly 13 years.

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich celebrated its men’s and women’s teams’ Bundesliga success with a visit to Munich town hall on Sunday, when the players dressed in traditional Bavarian leather trousers or dirndl dresses.

Everton bade an emotional farewell to Goodison Park , its home of 133 years, with a 2-0 win over Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday in front of dozens of the club’s greatest players and a tearful, scarf-waving crowd.

LONDON (AP) — Kevin De Bruyne has cast doubt over whether he will play at the Club World Cup because he fears getting injured before he leaves Manchester City.

Casey Krueger scored in the 12th minute of second half stoppage time and the Washington Spirit tied the Utah Royals 3-3 on Saturday night in the National Women’s Soccer League. Krueger subbed into the match at halftime with the score 3-2.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — John Pulskamp had three saves for Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night in a 0-0 tie with San Diego FC. San Diego had 61% possession and outshot Sporting 10-2, 4-1 on target.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Santi Moreno's goal in the 36th minute pulled the Portland Timbers into a 1-1 draw with the Seattle Sounders in a Cascadia Cup rivalry match on Saturday night.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Vancouver goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka posted five saves and recorded his sixth Major League Soccer shutout of the season helping the Vancouver Whitecaps earn a scoreless draw against Austin FC in the blazing heat on Saturday.