5:03 AM ET Portland Thorns claimed their second ever NWSL Shield on Sunday as Lindsey Horan scored to ensure a 1-0 win over Houston Dash at the PNC Stadium. The result leaves Houston in sixth position and still on the lookout for a playoff spot, They are equal on points with North Carolina Courage who
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9:54 AM ET Former Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has told ESPN that his ex-side “have the team to win the Clasico and LaLiga” despite a troubled start to the season that has left them seventh in the league table and bottom of their Champions League group. Barca beat Valencia 3-1 in LaLiga on Sunday to
10:39 AM ET FIFA has assembled a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to assess how women’s football can develop, with former United States Women’s manager Jill Ellis appointed leader of the group. The TAG is made up of male and female professionals from the six continental confederations across a range of roles including current and former
10:28 AM ET Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp has praised the in-form Mohamed Salah but refused to be drawn on progress regarding the forward’s contract renewal at the club. Salah has scored 10 goal in 10 matches in all competitions this season and Klopp confirmed in August that the club had begun discussions on a contract
9:21 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Kevin De Bruyne said he has sympathy for Raheem Sterling as he battles for his place at Manchester City. Sterling has been in and out of the team this season and has suggested he could look to move abroad if he cannot find regular games at the Etihad Stadium. Manager
7:45 AM ET It’s never a good sign for a manager when his most high-profile players begin to talk openly about a need for improvement, so for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United, there can be no positive spin about Paul Pogba following Bruno Fernandes by publicly calling for things to change at Old Trafford.
4:00 AM ET Aurelien Tchouameni tops a list of four players that Juventus have identified to reimagine their midfield. Alex Gottschalk/DeFodi Images via Getty Images The summer transfer window was unlike any other; see all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January,
6:25 AM ET Napoli claim that the jersey debuted vs. Torino on Sunday marks ‘the first time a football team has worn an official alternative kit for Halloween’. SSC NAPOLI/SSC NAPOLI via Getty Images Napoli are no strangers to outlandish kits, but the Serie A club have taken things up a notch by releasing a unique
5:46 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has backed Karim Benzema to win this year’s Ballon d’Or. Benzema is among the favourites for the award for 2021’s best male player when it is handed out in Paris next month, alongside Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho, Cristiano Ronaldo and N’Golo
5:51 AM ET Adriana Garcia An inquiry has been opened into the incident. Ian Walton/Getty Images Police fired shots into the air at the end of a regional football game on Sunday in Portugal to stop a fight between the teams and fans. The game between hosts Olimpico do Montijo and Vitoria Setubal B ended in