Chelsea knocked out holders Lyon in a penalty shootout to reach the semifinals of the Women’s Champions League after a thrilling second leg at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. Maren Mjelde’s VAR-awarded penalty with the final kick of extra time cancelled out goals from Lyon’s Vanessa Gilles and Sara Däbritz to level the tie up at 2-2 and send the quarterfinal to spot kicks following Chelsea’s 1-0 win in the first…
Arsenal beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in front of a record crowd of 21,307 at the Emirates on Wednesday to reach to the semifinals of the Women’s Champions League. First-half goals from Frida Maanum and Stina Blackstenius were all Jonas Eidevall’s side needed to overturn their 1-0 deficit from the opening leg of the quarterfinals to advance 2-1 on aggregate after the second leg. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more…
Argentina continued their post-World Cup celebrations with a runaway 7-0 friendly win over Curacao Tuesday on another memorable night for talisman Lionel Messi. Messi put on a clinic in the first half, scoring a hat trick to surpass the 100 goals mark for Argentina, with Nicolas Gonzalez and Enzo Fernandez both netting before the break as the rout was well and truly on in Santiago del Estero. – Messi milestone…
Tottenham have said they are “urgently seeking further clarification” from FIFA after their managing director of football Fabio Paratici had his ban extended worldwide on Wednesday. FIFA announced earlier that it had extended bans imposed on past and present Juventus officials, including Paratici, to apply globally. In January, Serie A’s Juventus were deducted 15 points for the season by an Italian football court investigating the club’s transfer dealings and finances.…
American businessman Kevin Nagle, the owner of USL Championship side Sacramento Republic, has begun the process to purchase English Championship side Huddersfield Town, he announced Tuesday. “I am beyond pleased to announce I have entered into agreement with Dean Hoyle to purchase a full stake in Huddersfield Town,” Nagle said in a statement released through the Republic and Huddersfield. “As the approval process is now under way, there will be…
The January transfer window may be closed around Europe, but teams are looking ahead to the summer and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! Bayern Munich are considering a swoop for Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount, reports the Times. The Bundesliga club are said to be keeping a close eye on the 24-year-old’s situation…
France defender Benjamin Pavard made a spectacular comeback to the team as his superb second-half strike saw them beat Republic of Ireland 1-0 away in Euro 2024 qualifying Group B on Monday. Pavard, cast aside at last year’s World Cup after a woeful opening game, struck from 18 metres to put France on six points from two games after Friday’s 4-0 drubbing of the Netherlands. – Ogden: Pavard reminds France…
The motivation behind the mission to bring football to the Marshall Islands and obtain FIFA recognition all comes back to the love between a father and son. The islands in the central Pacific Ocean represent the last United Nations-recognised country in the world without a national football team. But Shem Livai, a Marshallese businessman who lives on the capital island of Majuro, is leading a group of footballing pioneers who…
If you needed further evidence that sport mirrors politics — especially international sport and, even more specifically, international football — then Russia is a case in point. In February 2022, they were suspended by both FIFA and UEFA from their competitions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. That meant no World Cup in Qatar and after the ban was extended, it meant no UEFA Nations League and no Euro 2024…
Cristiano Ronaldo continued his record-breaking form for Portugal as he grabbed two more goals in his country’s 6-0 thrashing of Luxembourg in a Euro 2024 qualifier on Sunday, giving them a second win in four days. The 38-year-old grabbed a double against Liechtenstein on Thursday and scored twice more in Luxembourg to extend his record tally of international goals to 122 in 198 appearances. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,…