The immediate aim of AC Milan’s U.S. trek was exactly what it appeared to be: assimilating a group of newcomers — American star Christian Pulisic among them — while preparing for the coming Serie A campaign. The business is the business. That was just part of it. The Rossoneri spent nearly two weeks […]
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VAR-fetched judgments are not making for a fairer, better game
We can list all the pros and cons of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) until the beer taps have been turned off and the jukebox disconnected at the wall, but we can be certain of one thing: no one can claim for sure that the VAR has made soccer a better game, or a more […]
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Wednesday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. The Megan Myth: what critics and fans get wrong about Rapinoe By Beau Dure (The Guardian)2. Penalty takers at a World Cup are courageous – if Messi can miss, anyone can By Paul Mullin (The Athletic)3. Man dies after violent clashes between AEK Athens and Dinamo Zagreb fans (Reuters)
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Watch: All the goals — Women's World Cup round of 16
Sweden-USA and England-Nigeria served up scoreless ties, but the other six games delivered 19 goals Women’s World Cup round-of-16 games saw 19 goals. Spain (5-1 vs. Switzerland), France (4-0 vs. Morocco) and Japan (3-1 vs Norway) provided the most scoring.
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Datebook: Women's World Cup (Quarterfinals)
Thursday, August 10 Wellington: *Spain vs. Netherlands 9 p.m. (First World Cup meeting.) Friday, August 11 Auckland: Japan vs. Sweden 3:30 a.m. (Previous meetings: 1991: Sweden 8-0, 1995: Sweden 2-0, 2011: Japan 3-1.) Saturday, August 12 Brisbane: Australia vs. France 3 a.m. (First World Cup meeting.) Sydney: England vs. Colombia 6:30 am. (Previous meeting: 2015: England […]
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Women's World Cup: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Why U.S. Soccer firing Andonovski will be two years too late By Caitlin Murray (ESPN)2. It’s ‘America First’ — unless the U.S. women’s national team is involved By Candace Buckner (Washington Post)3. U.S. women’s soccer Is struggling. Thinking small could help. By Rachel Bachman (Wall Street Journal)
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France eases past Morocco to set up Australia clash
Eugenie Le Sommer scored twice as France eased to a 4-0 win over Morocco at the Women’s World Cup on Tuesday and set up a quarterfinal with co-hosts Australia. Morocco had upset the odds to qualify for the round 16 at the expense of Germany in its debut appearance at the tournament but they never managed […]
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What They're Saying: Lorne Donaldson
“Obviously we need some help from mainly the government. Hopefully now we can all come together and try and figure something out so we don’t do things hodgepodge all the time. We have some decent young players so we need to have some transition and start preparing for the future.” — Lorne Donaldson, the Real […]
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TV Watch: Women's World Cup (USWNT viewers)
Game 1. USA-Vietnam (9 pm ET), 6,261,000 (Fox 5,261,000, Telemundo platforms 1,000,000)Game 2. USA-Netherlands (9 pm ET), 7,939,000 (Fox 6,429,000, Telemundo platforms 1,510,000).Game 3. USA-Portugal (3 am ET), 1,560,000 (Fox 1,354,000, Telemundo platforms 206,000)Game 4. USA-Sweden (5 am ET), 2,789,000 (Fox 2,515,000, Telemundo platforms 274,000)
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Women's World Cup: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. USWNT’s World Cup flop will cost Vlatko Andonovski his job. Who else? And who will replace him? By Henry Bushnell (Yahoo Sports)2. USWNT might have lost at World Cup, but Megan Rapinoe won a long time ago By Nancy Armour (USA Today)3. The new face of U.S. women’s soccer is stunned disbelief By Greg Swatek […]