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Brazil legend Marta and the Orlando Pride became National Women’s Soccer League champions for the first time after a 1-0 win over Washington Spirit. Barba Banda scored the only goal after 37 minutes as the Pride celebrate glory in Kansas City. It marks the Pride’s first league title, while it is also the first NWSL […]
Michel puts Girona’s rediscovered form down to the energy of the returning players from injury after they thrashed Espanyol in LaLiga on Saturday. Girona had endured a shaky start to the season but moved up to fifth in the standings on 21 points after a superb home victory featuring a Bojan Miovski brace and goals […]
Ten-man Brighton maintained the pressure on the Premier League’s top four by holding out for a 2-1 victory over Bournemouth. The Seagulls scored early in both halves, with goals from Joao Pedro and Kaoru Mitoma sealing the points at the Vitality Stadium. Just four minutes had elapsed when Joao Pedro put Fabian Hurzeler’s side in […]
Ruben Amorim insisted “I will do my thing, my way” at Manchester United rather than concerning himself with where his predecessors went wrong. The 39-year-old will be on the touchline for his first game as United head coach on Sunday as they face Ipswich Town, taking over from caretaker Ruud van Nistelrooy. Amorim was confirmed […]
Los Angeles FC head coach Steve Cherundolo instructed his players to leave their ‘egos at the front door’ ahead of their Western Conference semi-final against the Seattle Sounders. LAFC are the highest-seeded team in the West, meaning they will have home advantage for the final if they make it past the Sounders on Sunday. This […]
Manchester City and Spain star Rodri has suggested that Lionel Messi pipped Cristiano Ronaldo as the greatest footballer of all time. The 28-year-old was recently awarded the 2024 Ballon d’Or as recognition for a period in which he won the Champions League in 2023 and Euro 2024 with Spain the next year. Ex-Barcelona man Messi […]
Iliman Ndiaye feels privileged to be part of the final Everton squad to play at Goodison Park, as the Toffees prepare to resume their Premier League campaign at home to Brentford. Everton will leave Goodison for their new 52,000-seater stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock at the end of the 2024-25 season. A run of one defeat […]
Chelsea reached the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals with two games to spare and stayed perfect under Sonia Bompastor with a 3-0 win over Celtic. Real Madrid’s 3-2 victory over Twente earlier on Wednesday meant Chelsea only needed to draw at Stamford Bridge to ensure progression from Group B. However, goals from Lucy Bronze, Wieke Kaptein […]
Kylian Mbappe can “follow Cristiano Ronaldo’s path at Real Madrid” if he works harder, according to former France defender and World Cup winner Vincent Candela. The former Paris Saint-Germain forward has endured a tricky start to life with Los Blancos since making the switch as a free agent. Despite scoring eight goals in 16 appearances […]
A dominant first-half display helped the United States to book a place in the Concacaf Nations League semi-final as they brushed aside Jamaica 4-2 on Monday. The USA won their quarter-final 5-2 on aggregate, with the Reggae Boyz unable to make up the deficit despite Demarai Gray’s second-half brace at CITYPARK. Mauricio Pochettino’s side had […]