1. Brazil fires coach Pia Sundhage after a disappointing Women’s World Cup (AP)2. For Margueritte Aozasa, trust remains at the center of UCLA soccer’s title defense By Kevin Baxter (Los Angeles Times)3. Berhalter Jokes (Watke.Substack.com)
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What They're Saying: Aleksander Ceferin
“I was participating in a podcast [Men in Blazers] in the United States and a journalist asked me if a Champions League final could be played in New York in the next 20 years. I said: “’t is possible.’ If someone had asked me about Indonesia, I would have answered the same thing. In 20 […]
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Christian Pulisic makes it two goals in two games for AC Milan
Christian Pulisic continued his bright start at Serie A leader AC Milan with another goal in Saturday’s 4-1 win over Torino, while Roma slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Verona. A second strike in as many games by Pulisic since signing from Chelsea in the 33rd minute got Milan on the way to its second […]
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Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal: 'Luckily, I play without fear'
Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal shone in a thrilling 4-3 win for the Spanish champions at Villarreal on Sunday in La Liga. The 16-year-old winger, making only his second start for the club, hit the woodwork twice and set up the opening goal for Gavi in an impressive performance that stood out amid a chaotic battle. […]
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FIFA suspends Luis Rubiales
FIFA suspended Luis Rubiales as president of Spain’s soccer federation (RFEF) on Saturday for kissing Women’s World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on the lips, while even his close friend Jorge Vilda joined the tidal wave of criticism. The move by FIFA was the latest development in a deepening crisis pitting Rubiales and the RFEF against Hermoso and […]
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World Cup champs join Spanish national team strike after Rubiales refuses to resign
Spanish midfielder Jenni Hermoso joined a mass strike of female players on Friday after saying she did not consent to being kissed by her country’s soccer federation chief, Luis Rubiales, after Spain’s victory in the Women’s World Cup final. In a statement released by women players’ union Futpro, Hermoso and 80 other players said they […]
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Spain: What's next for world champs?
The decision of the 23 players on Spain’s women’s world championhip team and other top players to refuse to play for La Roja “if the current leadership continues” comes four weeks before Spain’s next scheduled match, its opening game in the new UEFA Women’s Nations League on Sept. 22 at Sweden, a rematch of their […]
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Ligue 1: Lyon reeling after worst start in 57 years
Coach Laurent Blanc knows he is under pressure ahead of Sunday’s game at Nice after leading Lyon to its worst start to a Ligue 1 campaign since 1966. The seven-time French champions lost their season opener at Strasbourg before a humbling 4-1 home defeat by Montpellier last weekend left them bottom of the early standings. […]
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Serie A: Juventus is back with a new outlook and new ambition
Juventus is back in the Serie A title discussion as it prepares to host Bologna on Sunday, a punchy new style of play in place for a club looking to bounce back from last season’s disasters. Massimiliano Allegri‘s team, like Italy’s three other big teams, impressed on opening day as it won 3-0 […]
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Embattled Luis Rubiales set to quit
There was more criticism of Luis Rubiales after photos emerged of the Spanish soccer federation president lifting Spanish player Athenea del Castillo over his shoulder during celebrations after the Women’s World Cup final. * * * * * Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF), will quit his post after being roundly […]