A women’s Ballon d’Or will be won for the first time in its history this year to recognise a player’s exceptional talents at club and international level. A Ballon d’Or for the world’s top female footballer will be awarded alongside the traditional men’s honour this year, France Football announced. The prestigious prize has honoured the best
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Check out all the action from across Europe this weekend, including Cristiano Ronaldo’s clutch strike for Juventus, Liverpool’s latest win and more. Who were the star performers from the weekend’s action? We asked our global editorial desks to pick their top 10 and collated the results to produce our final list. Also receiving votes: James
Neymar gave a hug and his jersey to a young fan who entered the field in tears as the PSG star was subbed out of the game in the 91st minute. The three-match Ligue 1 suspension handed to Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe for his first-career red card has been upheld despite Nimes midfielder Teji
As celebrations erupted in Aba following Enyimba’s 5-1 rout of Rwanda’s Rayon Sport in Sunday’s CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final second leg, it was about more than just the victory, even though only very few may have realised it. A greater, and more significant impact rested on the game’s result, one with consequences for all Nigerian
Sydney FC were almost knocked out of the FFA Cup as Avondale FC forced the game into extra time. Western Sydney Wanderers’ Josh Risdon believes he has become a better player through the experience of representing Australia at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Olympic sprinter Yohan Blake believes Usain Bolt will prove people wrong
Atalanta scored a stoppage-time equalizer to secure a point at the San Siro against regional rivals Milan, who were condemned to another draw. MILAN — On a day like Sunday, Milan can feel like the center of the universe. I landed with eight hours to kill before going to San Siro. A little breeze blew
Olympic sprinter Yohan Blake believes Usain Bolt will prove people wrong given the right training. New Melbourne Victory signing Ola Toivonen speaks on a particular incident involving Swedish fans at the World Cup. The prospect of music during corners, goal kicks and substitutions at A-League matches appears dead in the water after clubs distanced themselves
North Carolina Courage avenged their 2017 NWSL Championship defeat to Portland Thorns with a dominant victory in Portland in the 2018 final. Melbourne City have signed two more Matildas but will reportedly be without Welsh superstar Jess Fishlock as they seek a fourth consecutive W-League championship. Australian internationals Elise Kellond-Knight and Tameka Butt have both
Check out all the action from across Europe this weekend, including Cristiano Ronaldo’s clutch strike for Juventus, Liverpool’s latest win and more. A solid weekend of profit for the column courtesy of Liverpool’s 3-0 win over Southampton and Lionel Messi scoring first for Barcelona on Sunday. There’s action from the Carabao Cup and La Liga
Atlanta United remain top, but it’s FC Dallas and LAFC who are making the right moves at the business end of the MLS season.. 1. Atlanta United Record: 19W-6D-5LWeek 29 ranking: 1 After a wild 4-3 win on the road in San Jose on Wednesday, the Shield leaders grabbed three points at home in clinical