Manchester United won the European Champions League title on Wednesday, beating Chelsea 6-5 in a penalty-kick shoot-out… Portsmouth won the English FA Cup on Saturday, beating Cardiff City, 1-0… Though both were pushed to the last day of the season, Inter Milan won their third straight Italian championship on Sunday, and Lyon won their seventh straight in France… And in South America, the Copa Libertadores semifinals start June 4; quarterfinals are being decided this Wednesday-Thursday, after we go to press. The two Argentine clubs, Boca Juniors and San Lorenzo, are in trouble after home draws in the first leg; Mexico’s Atlas and America had good results, a road draw, and home win, against South American giants Boca Juniors and Santos, respectively.

This article appears in May 16 • 2008.

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