Spain's Princess Leonor is about to turn 18, thrusting her into the spotlight as heir to the throne and raising questions about the role she will play as an adult royal. Her birthday, on Tuesday, will be marked by a formal ceremony in the Spanish Parliament, at which she will swear allegiance to the Constitution before receiving the medals of Congress and the Senate. Anticipating the event, the Spanish royal […]
The three Lioness of England have for the first time in their history secured a FIFA Women's World Cup final slot as they beat co-host Australia 3-1 in Sydney's Olympic Stadium. With a record crowd of 75,784 fans in attendance, the semifinal clash only took 10 minutes to burst into life, as England Midfielder Georgia Stanway volley was poked out by goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold. Ella Toone finally broken the deadlock […]
Spain beat Sweden to reach their first Women's World Cup final in a dramatic finish in Auckland. Captain Olga Carmon scored an 89th-minute winner to spark wild scenes of jubilation among their supporters at Eden Park. Sweden - who have now lost back-to-back World Cup semi-finals - had equalised through Rebecka Blomqvist just 93 seconds earlier and it looked like the match would be going to extra time. YOU CAN […]
Paris St-Germain have agreed a deal to sell Brazil forward Neymar to Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal for about 90m euros (£77.6m) plus add-ons. The transfer is subject to the 31-year-old completing a medical and all necessary paperwork. Neymar, who joined PSG for a world-record fee of £200m in 2017, was left out of their squad for the Ligue 1 draw against Lorient on Saturday. He was not part of […]
Sweden produced a magnificent performance to book a semi-final date with Spain and leave Japan's Women's World Cup dreams in tatters. Japan were seen as title contenders after gliding through the group stage and defeating Norway in the last 16. Here, they fell behind to Amanda Ilestedt's goal before Manchester City midfielder Filippa Angeldahl doubled Sweden's lead from the penalty spot. Japan were awarded a controversial spot-kick, but Riko Ueki's […]
Spain are through to the Women's World Cup semi-finals for the first time, as teenage winger Salma Paralluelo came off the bench to score a 111th-minute winner as they beat the Netherlands 2-1. Mariona Caldentey had appeared to give Spain the win in normal time when she slammed home an 80th-minute penalty via the post after Stefanie van der Gragt handled in the box. Van der Gragt went from villain […]
Lionel Messi continued his fine start for Inter Miami as he scored twice in a 3-1 win over Orlando City in the Leagues Cup on Wednesday. The 36-year-old's two close range goals helped his side progress to the last 16 of the tournament. Miami were winless in 11 games before Messi's arrival, but have now won their last three matches in a row. Messi's former Barcelona team-mate Jordi Alba made […]
Australia kept their Women's World Cup dream alive as they advanced to the last-16 stage by thrashing Canada 4-0 in their last group B game. Hayley Raso scored twice, Mary Fowler was also on target and Steph Catley netted a late penalty as the co-hosts impressed in a game they had to win to avoid elimination. The Matildas finished top of Group B - and did so without Sam Kerr, […]
Former Manchester City playmaker David Silva has announced his retirement from football. The 37-year-old Spanish great spent a highly successful decade at City and won four Premier League titles before joining Real Sociedad in 2020. However, Silva suffered a serious knee injury during pre-season and has decided to call time on his 19-year playing career. "Today is a sad day for me," Silva said on social media. "Today it is […]
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