Leicester, England
Down to 10 men after being shaken by the dismissal of top scorer Jamie Vardy in the 56th minute, the leaders conceded twice to trail West Ham 2-1.
On a day of drama and divisive refereeing at the King Power Stadium, there was one final twist in the fifth minute of stoppage time when Leicester’s substitute striker, Leonardo Ulloa, displayed coolness from the penalty spot to equalize.
Despite dropping points with the 2-2 draw, Leicester extended its lead to eight points over Tottenham, which is at Stoke today.
As it stands, Leicester only requires eight points from its final four matches to be sure of completing one of the most astonishing title wins in the history of English soccer.
The platform to end a 12-year title drought has also been squandered by Arsenal, which has dropped to fourth this weekend after being held 1-1 by Crystal Palace on Sunday. Liverpool, which is eighth in the Premier League, followed up its midweek quarterfinal win over Borussia Dortmund by beating Bournemouth, 2-1.
Madrid
Atletico erased Barcelona’s lead by beating Granada 3-0 earlier Sunday. Real Madrid is only one point behind after winning 5-1 at last-place Getafe on Saturday.
Orlando, Fla.
Kevin Molino had put Orlando City (2-1-3) in front in the 92nd minute with a low close-range blast.
Orlando players argued the hand-ball penalty that led to Nguyen’s penalty kick, suggesting the ball hit Servando Carrasco on the shoulder. Referee Baldomero Toledo also initially called the penalty outside the area and then changed the call after some discussion with his crew.
The Revolution (1-1-5) disputed Molino’s goal, arguing he committed a hand ball.
Kaka opened the scoring in the second minute with the fastest penalty kick in MLS history at 1:37. He converted after Orlando’s Julio Baptista drew a foul 15 seconds into the match.
Teal Bunbury tied it in the 37th minute for the Revs.
