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Millie Bright fit for England’s World Cup opener

BRISBANE, Australia — Millie Bright is fit to lead England into their Women’s World Cup opener against Haiti on Saturday and admits the situation the players were put in over bonus discussions was far from ideal. Bright was a selection…

Netherlands ‘angry’ at WWC ‘amateurism’

Netherlands have accused the Women’s World Cup of amateurish organisation as they complained about their training conditions in New Zealand, but they are still using the Bay Oval in Tauranga to prepare for their opening game on Sunday. Coach Andries…

Busquets: Pressure in U.S. different to Europe

One day before his expected debut in Inter Miami colors, former Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets sat down with the media Thursday alongside his new — and former — coach, Gerardo “Tata” Martino. As expected, the newly-turned 35-year-old was quizzed plenty…

Canada, Nigeria put pay disputes aside for WWC

MELBOURNE, Australia — In an act of mutual solidarity, Nigeria and Canada said they will put aside clashes with their federations to focus on their football when they face off in their FIFA World Cup 2023 debut match. Both Nigeria…

FIFA not responsible for pay to WWC players

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on the eve of the Women’s World Cup that although FIFA has for the first time started earmarking prize money payments to be paid to players, FIFA will still distribute money…

Bronze: Bonus row not a distraction for England

BRISBANE — England star Lucy Bronze says the bonus row with the Football Association has not been a distraction ahead of the Women’s World Cup. Bronze says the team feel “very empowered” after they issued a collective statement on Tuesday…

Isco: Ex-Sevilla director Monchi assaulted me

The former Real Madrid and Spain midfielder Isco has claimed that Sevilla’s ex-director of football Monchi — now Aston Villa’s president of football operations — assaulted him during a tense confrontation at the club’s training ground. Isco, 31, who is…