Vivianne Miedema is rightly regarded as one of the best players in the world. With 172 appearances in the Women’s Super League (WSL) for Arsenal, 125 goals, 50 assists, two Golden Boot awards, one league and three Continental Cup titles, as well as being shortlisted for the Ballon d’Or three times (2019, 2021 and 2022), the stats speak for themselves. But it is the end of an era. After seven…
LIVERPOOL — Jurgen Klopp knew the Premier League title, and his dream of a glorious farewell as Liverpool manager, was gone. A 2-0 Merseyside derby defeat against Everton at Goodison Park last month left the team still with a mathematical chance of winning the league, but as much as he is a romantic, Klopp is also a realist. Twenty-four hours later, defending champions Manchester City had the opportunity to take…
The summer transfer window won’t reopen in Europe for a while yet, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip is swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel is willing to stay at the Allianz Arena if the board prioritise two “specific signings” for his squad this summer, reports the…
Over the next couple of weeks there’ll be many Spanish football pundits and fans puzzling over whether or not to include Villarreal’s brilliant Norwegian striker Alexander Sørloth in their LaLiga team of the year. Whatever choice they make, the consequences will be around €80 million less serious than for the men who couldn’t make their mind up about including the wonderful 28-year-old in their actual team last summer. Those men…
FIFA has moved towards ending decades of football tradition by reviewing the rules that block domestic league games being played in other countries. However, fans are likely to object to their teams’ home matches potentially being moved thousands of miles away. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) The United States and Saudi Arabia are expected to be willing to lure competitive games from top European countries, and FIFA…
The manager might arguably be the most important person at any soccer club, but only a handful of them can be considered household names. However, if you take a look at the dugouts around the Champions League, Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Primeira Liga, you’ll see a whole crop of coaches who could one day be the next world-famous figureheads of elite teams. Some have already…
Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson has dubbed the decision to leave teammate Rodri off the Premier League Player of the Season shortlist as “unacceptable” but added that he will be rooting for Phil Foden to win the award. Foden’s 13 goals and eight assists this season have put him on a shortlist that also includes Erling Haaland, Alexander Isak, Martin Ødegaard, Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Virgil van Dijk and Ollie Watkins.…
Tottenham Hotspur have a title decider. The only problem for Spurs is that it isn’t their title on the line, but that of Arsenal — their most bitter rivals and a team none of their supporters would ever want to help in any way whatsoever. Arsenal forward Kai Havertz joked on Sunday, after the Gunners reclaimed top spot in the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Manchester United, that…
We’re down to the final days and weeks of the 2023-24 European season, and this weekend still brought plenty to discuss. Arsenal wrapped up a somewhat boring 1-0 win at Man United to ensure that the Premier League title race goes down to the last games next week, while Bayer Leverkusen continue to rack up impressive numbers as they extended their unbeaten run to 50 games this season. Whether they…
LONDON — There is only one player you want on your side heading into a winner-take-all game that will define your season, and that is Ella Toone. Once the Manchester United forward had broken the deadlock in Sunday’s FA Cup final on the stroke of half-time with a stunning strike, the floodgates opened and there was nothing Tottenham Hotspur could do as United landed the first piece of major silverware…