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Open Extended Reactions The script looked written for Spain to dominate international football when they followed up World Cup success in 2023 by winning the inaugural UEFA Women’s Nations League in 2024. However, the following 12 months have not quite lived up to the narrative, with Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat by England at Wembley adding to

Open Extended Reactions NUUK, Greenland — This weekend, Greenland’s football team will travel over 6,000 miles for a game. They will swap the snow-covered playing fields of Nuuk, the territory’s capital, for the Brazilian city of Curitiba and hope that their passion for the game will, for a short time at least, remove the distraction

Feb 27, 2025, 08:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull’s new head of global football Jürgen Klopp will have his own float at the Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz but it may not be to the former Liverpool coach’s liking. The float, at a parade known for its political satire, shows Klopp, a

Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 08:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Claudio Echeverri will join Manchester City’s squad. Photo by Joaquín Camiletti/Getty Images Argentina youth international Claudio Echeverri has completed his permanent move to Manchester City more than a year after signing for the English champions before staying at River Plate on loan. The 19-year-old will

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk insists “nothing is decided yet” in the Premier League title race despite his team moving 13 points clear with a 2-0 win over Newcastle United. Goals from Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister helped Liverpool ease past Eddie Howe’s side at Anfield on Wednesday night, with second-place

Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ligue 1 handed Marseille president Pablo Longoria a 15-match ban on Wednesday after he accused French referees of corruption following a defeat last Saturday. A furious Longoria spoke about “true corruption ” following the 3-0 loss at Auxerre, claiming decisions went against his team

Open Extended Reactions There’s another NWSL season just around the corner, which of course means one thing that fans love to talk about: New kits! On Thursday, the league and Nike announced the launch of the latest jerseys — mostly secondary — that will be sported by all 14 NWSL clubs in 2025. With a

Japan beat the United States 2-1 at the SheBelieves Cup in San Diego on Wednesday to end the Americans’ streak of five straight trophies at the annual tournament and hand manager Emma Hayes her first defeat since taking charge of the USWNT. The result was a measure of revenge for first-time winner Japan, which lost

Open Extended Reactions Alexis Mac Allister (centre) scored Liverpool’s second goal against Newcastle. Carl Recine/Getty Images Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has praised his team’s mentality after they moved 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League table with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United on Wednesday. Dominik Szoboszlai opened the scoring for the

Feb 26, 2025, 08:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Empoli knocked Juventus out of the Coppa Italia with a dramatic 4-2 penalty shootout win after a 1-1 draw in regular time, leaving coach Thiago Motta ashamed by the Bianconeri’s shock exit. Empoli initially led with a first-half goal by Youssef Maleh, while Juventus struggled to