Maybe as a kid you didn’t see the point in history class, reading up on all those men (and yeah, they were probably mostly men) of yesteryear, with their outdated ideas and senseless battles won and lost. Maybe you failed to see how events from centuries ago have any relevance to the here and now.
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England women’s national team head coach Phil Neville shares his expectations for the Lionesses ahead of this summer’s World Cup in France. LONDON — At 8 a.m. on Wednesday, England women’s manager Phil Neville was nervous. He had already spoken the day previous to those players he had picked to go to the World Cup,
10:57 PM ET Maximiliano Urruti scored on a penalty kick in the 79th minute, and the Montreal Impact ended their woes at Red Bull Arena by posting a 2-1 victory over New York on Wednesday night at Harrison, N.J. Urruti also had an assist, as the Impact improved to 1-9-0 all-time on the Red Bulls’
10:45 PM ET Nemanja Nikolic scored two first-half goals, and Nico Gaitan had a goal and two assists as the Chicago Fire ended their three-match goal drought with a resounding 5-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Wednesday night in Bridgeview, Ill. Aleksandar Katai posted two assists for the Fire (3-4-4, 13 points), who
9:46 PM ET Gyasi Zardes and Federico Higuain each had a goal and an assist as the Columbus Crew ended a five-game losing streak by defeating the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1 on Wednesday. Zardes scored in the 27th, Higuain in 53rd and Hector Jimenez in the 66th to stake the Crew (5-6-1, 16 points)
After Chelsea guaranteed themselves Champions League football with a win over Watford, the FC crew examine the overall success of their season. Chelsea remain on course for a spot in next season’s Champions League after a 3-0 win at home to Watford. LONDON — Maurizio Sarri has said he wants to stay at Chelsea next
8:05 AM ET Melbourne Victory lost 4-0 to Daegu FC to confirm their Asian Champions League fate. Victory, who sent a second-string side to South Korea as they focus on Sunday’s A-League semifinal, were on track to be honourable losers until a late flurry. Edgar, Jeong Tae-wook, Kim Dae-won and Jung Seon-ho scored the goals
After Chelsea guaranteed themselves Champions League football with a win over Watford, the FC crew examine the overall success of their season. Chelsea remain on course for a spot in next season’s Champions League after a 3-0 win at home to Watford. FIFA has rejected Chelsea’s appeal against a two-window transfer ban, but will allow
Liverpool completed another historic Champions League comeback, overcoming a 3-0 deficit from the first leg of their semifinal against Barcelona. The FC crew dissect the midfield and attacking issues that cost Barcelona a 3-0 lead against Liverpool and a place in the Champions League final. Steve Nicol says he feels guilty for doubting Liverpool could
Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joined Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane in hitting the 20-goal mark in the Premier League this season after scoring against Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday, but all three appear set to end the campaign disappointed. Auba’s opener against Brighton took him to 20 goals in 35 Premier League outings so