Crystal Palace beats Rayo Vallecano 1-0 for Conference League title, clubs 1st European trophy
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Crystal Palace didn’t want to be in the third-tier Conference League and Jean-Philippe Mateta nearly left the club. On Wednesday, it was Mateta’s goal that won Palace the title. A season which began with pleas to play in a higher competition ended with Palace’s first-ever European trophy as Mateta’s goal lifted his team to a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano in the final. The French forward, who was close to leaving in January before a transfer collapsed, scored on...
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- NASCAR CEO Steve ODonnell tells Kyle Busch family we got you before start of Coca-Cola 600
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Sat, 23 May 2026
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Wed, 20 May 2026
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