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It wasn’t a particularly pretty victory, and some questionable refereeing decisions helped, but Germany won 2-1 in what Klara Bühl called a “psychological and emotional victory.” The first half was ruled out twice by VAR, and the decisions were more favorable in the second half. Amalie Vangsgaard gave Andrée Jeglertz’s Denmark a surprise lead in […]
The unique charm of Gianni Infantino’s summer of football is not lost on João Pedro. He flew in from a Brazilian beach last week and looks none the worse for it, having already paid back his £60m transfer fee with two brutal finishes after beating Chelsea to the Club World Cup final. It was a […]
It would be tempting to say that Wales collapsed in a state of disarray because they were playing in a branch of Ikea next door. But that would be a mistake. A decisive scoreline that saw France top Group D and reach the quarter-finals does not tell the whole story of Wales’ improved performance on […]
This was one of the more one-sided Club World Cup matches after Bayern Munich beat Auckland City 10-0. Paris Saint-Germain demolished Real Madrid in the first half of the heavyweight semi-final. It’s no surprise that Trent Alexander-Arnold is missing with a hamstring injury and Chelsea are watching from behind the sofa. PSG will now face […]
Crystal Palace’s Europa League place has been in doubt since Lyon were expelled from the French top flight on appeal. Palace are watching to see if UEFA will allow them to compete in European competition like Lyon, as John Textor owns around 43 per cent of the FA Cup winners and is a majority shareholder […]
Marcus Rashford returned to Manchester United for pre-season training on Monday and Tuesday despite being given more time to find a new club but the 27-year-old is among five players United have said could return to Carrington later if a move is not secured. But the England international is still at the Red Devils’ training […]
It seems nobody told Aston Villa that the season was over. A more entertaining Villa Park Unai Emery’s side rose to sixth in the Premier League after conceding three goals in the final 20 minutes of a second-half 4-1 defeat away to Newcastle. Newcastle remain in third and look like they may be catching up […]
In June 2019, Marta, Brazil’s captain and all-rounder, began a rousing speech to her country’s younger generation around the world as the cameras turned on her after Brazil’s early return to the world stage with an extra-time win over hosts France in the last 16 of the World Cup in Le Havre. Five years later, […]
Mikel Arteta has revealed that Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber will be fit for Arsenal’s Premier League opener against Wolves. Two defenders, Calafiori and Jurrien Timber, scored Oleksandr Zinchenko in the Gunners’ pre-season thrashing of Bayer Leverkusen 4-1. Leandro Trossard,Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz missed both defenders who were targeted. Arteta allayed fears, saying “With […]
Manchester United have drawn up a list of five midfield targets ahead of the new season, and Manchester United have signed Bologna striker Joshua Zikazi and Lille centre-back Linio after their worst Premier League season last season. With full control of football operations, a new football executive has been appointed by sporting director Dan Ashworth. […]