England target 1st friendly vs. Messi at Wembley
The English Football Association has spoken to the Argentine Football Association about taking one of football’s biggest international rivalries out…
Infantino praises 32-team WWC: ‘FIFA was right’
SYDNEY — FIFA president Gianni Infantino hit back at critics and took a victory lap at the FIFA Women’s Football…
Rodri’s rise against the odds to Man City success involved doing his homework along the way
You won the treble. You scored the winning goal in the Champions League final. You’ve been hailed as the world’s…
James and Putellas create selection dilemma ahead of Women’s World Cup final
SYDNEY — Sarina Wiegman and Jorge Vilda are preparing for the biggest game of their coaching careers — the Women’s…
Why Kylian Mbappe chose to stay at Paris Saint-Germain
On Saturday night at the Parc des Princes, Kylian Mbappé was in a good mood. Not because his team, Paris…
Bundesliga preview: What you need to know about all 18 teams, key transfers, prospects in 2023-24
The 2022-23 Bundesliga season saw Bayern Munich win their 11th consecutive title, but it obscures the fact that it was…
Ruthless England end Australia’s World Cup dream to reach final
SYDNEY — It was sheer pragmatic, controlled aggression from England that ended Australia’s fairy tale. Not even Sam Kerr scoring…
Australia’s historic World Cup gives fans generation-defining memories
SYDNEY, Australia — Some will tell you that the Women’s World Cup branding around the host cities in Australia and…
Spain have passed every test put to them to reach WWC final
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — It was written in the script that this semifinal would be settled by a decisive set…
A new chapter is about to be written in an epic rivalry
SYDNEY — England’s Dutch manager Sarina Wiegman has taken a crash course on the England-Australia sporting rivalry this week. The…