Monday cannon fodder: Post-Mother’s day fun

How was your weekend? Did you all treat your mothers with the respect and love they so richly deserve? Hopefully so. Or at least you took your mom out to brunch or something. I am motherless, but I celebrated the day with two friends who are moms and it was a really fun morning.

Cristiano Ronaldo had a good weekend, scoring his 400th La Liga goal in Real Madrid’s 4-1 win against Sevilla that kept Real level on points with Barcelona, but with a game in hand.

Meanwhile, Neymar scored three goals as Barcelona beat Las Palmas 4-1 to maintain that slim league lead.

Hull City completed the list of Premier League relegations yesterday, and now manager Marco Silva has to decide his future.

How did Antonio Conte become who he is?

Arsenal supporters are annoyed that the club has gotten to where finishing outside the Champions League places is a thing. Blackpool and Leyton Orient supporters have slightly more serious concerns.

The Syrian national team is a victim of its country’s catastrophic civil war.

After Spurs’ best season in 50 years, a season in which they again failed to win the league, Mauricio Pochettino thinks their new stadium will help them win the championship.