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Match reportsNice beat Lens 1-0 in the Season 3 FRA Cup final, Sofiane Diop's 71st-minute open-play finish settling it after Lens keeper Brice Samba had made seven saves. Third in Ligue 1, Iyke's Nice add the cup; 11th-placed Lens waste home advantage and an unused bench.
Match reportsTop-flight Hamburg beat third-division Halle 2-0 in the Season 3 DEU Cup final, a third-minute Yves Bissouma penalty and a sixth-minute second strangling the tie before the hosts — who reached the final from the third tier and staged it in front of a near-capacity 15,040 — could respond despite 53%
Match reportsLazio beat hosts Torino White 0-1 in the Season 3 ITA Cup final, Mattia Zaccagni striking in the 16th minute and keeper Ivan Provedel making ten saves for Man of the Match as the hosts dominated but never scored. The win completed a cup run of seven straight clean sheets and 26 goals scored.
Match reportsMadrid White beat Bilbao 0-3 in the Season 3 ESP Cup final, three first-half goals (8', 21', 35') sealing a domestic double for league champions Gevenito. Bilbao, 12th in the table but hosts for the big night, were saved from a hiding only by their goalkeeper's 10 saves.
Match reportsTottenham won the Season 3 ENG Cup final 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Newcastle, despite being out-shot 20-9 and pinned back for most of the night. Maddison struck early, Gordon equalised, but Guglielmo Vicario's 12 saves and a clinical shootout handed Taddy his first major trophy — and br
AnalysisSeason 3's two-way traffic is confirmed across Europe's big five: bottom three down, top three up in each top flight. Laura Martinez names every promoted and relegated club, from Burnley's instant return to Leganés' runaway title and Hannover's record-low seven goals.
AnalysisSeason 3's five marquee titles are settled — London Red, Madrid White, Napoli, Stuttgart and Paris — but no two champions won it the same way, from a one-goal margin in Germany to a seven-point cruise in England and a final-day collapse that cost Nice everything.
AnalysisSeason 3's leagues are done, but the continental finals land this weekend: Crystal Palace host Leipzig in the 115.5m-SVC EUR Cup final, Newcastle face Kiev in the Cup Winners' Cup, Asia, Africa and the Americas crown their own — and the World Club Cup is already won by Dubai, 2-0 over Leverkusen.
AnalysisSeason 3 of England Division 1 is complete. London Red took the title at a canter, but the final round did the real damage: Manchester Blue snatched the runner-up spot from a stumbling Crystal Palace, Brentford quietly finished best of the rest, and West Ham survived by a single point as Derby went
AnalysisTwo of Europe's big-four crowns are already settled — London Red in England and Napoli in Italy — but Spain and Germany go to Gameweek 38 on a knife edge. Madrid White and Madrid Red are inseparable on 82 points after two 0-0 derbies, split only by White's +55 goal difference, while Stuttgart and Do
AnalysisWith one round left in Season 3, England's relegation picture has hardened: Luton and Burnley are mathematically down, leaving Leicester, West Ham and Derby in a three-into-two final-day shootout. West Ham have the kindest run-in at relegated Burnley, Derby the hardest at home to Europe-chasing Bren
AnalysisLaura Martinez previews the Gameweek 38 finale across Spain, Germany and Italy: Stuttgart and Dortmund level on 74 points and split by one goal of difference, Madrid White and Madrid Red dead level on 82, Napoli already crowned, and an Italian relegation cluster seven clubs deep — all decided on Wed
