To anyone watching, Cavan Sullivan’s performance on Saturday looked like something straight out of a fantasy. In many ways, that was exactly what it was. “I was stunned and thrilled,” the 17-year-old said after discovering he would start for the United States men’s national team against Mexico, a match his side eventually won 3-0. “I […]
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Jude Bellingham — Real Madrid and England Pau Cubarsi — Barcelona and Spain Marc Cucurella — Real Madrid and Spain Ousmane Dembele — Paris St-Germain and France Luis Diaz — Bayern Munich and Colombia Bruno Fernandes — Manchester United and Portugal Gabriel — Arsenal and Brazil Erling Haaland — Manchester City and Norway Achraf Hakimi […]
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Manchester City remained at the Premier League summit with a perfect five wins from five after defeating Sunderland 5-3 in a thrilling eight-goal encounter. Antoine Semenyo struck twice, scoring on either side of the interval, while Enzo Fernández, Rayan Cherki and Erling Haaland also found the net for City. Sunderland nevertheless caused the hosts plenty […]
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Goalkeepers Pablo: Matt Turner (New England Revolution), Brian Schwake (Nashville SC), Chris Brady (Chicago Fire), Diego Kochen (Lyngby) Jeff: Turner, Schwake, Kochen, Andrew Thomas (Seattle Sounders) Maurer: Goalkeeper is probably the most straightforward position to forecast, although that does not necessarily reflect well on the available options. Turner appears set to remain the starter for […]
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West Ham secured their first Women’s Super League victory of the campaign by beating London City Lionesses 2-1 at home. Kelly Gago opened the scoring in the 21st minute, bursting between centre-backs Mapi León and Isa Kardinaal to collect Seraina Piubel’s pass from close to the halfway line before rounding London City goalkeeper Elene Lete. […]
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Raphinha responded to his Ballon d’Or shortlist exclusion on the pitch, scoring twice as Barcelona cruised past Feyenoord with a 5-1 Champions League victory. The Brazilian was unexpectedly left out of the 30-player list announced this week, but showed no sign of frustration as he maintained his excellent early-season form at a rain-drenched Camp Nou. […]
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John Murray: Aston Villa supporters may already be familiar with teenage forward Madjo following his impressive run of goals during pre-season. Madjo was born in London to Cameroonian parents, raised in Luxembourg and made his senior debut for Luxembourg last year. He has since changed his international commitment to England and represented the country at […]
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Australia’s leading footballers have entered a busy transfer period following the World Cup, with Nestory Irankunda and Lucas Herrington expected to join prominent European clubs this week. Only 18, Herrington is poised to complete a transfer from Colorado Rapids to newly promoted Premier League side Hull City. The agreement could surpass the Australian transfer record […]
Continue ReadingAvailable for over a year Nestory Irankunda, Antonio Rudiger, and Alphonso Davies each represented their nations—Australia, Germany, and Canada—at the World Cup, yet all three share a connection to Africa through refugee backgrounds. German centre-back Antonio Rudiger recounts on the podcast a harrowing episode in which his brother narrowly avoided being forced into becoming a […]
Continue ReadingErling Haaland is set to be the greatest threat to England when they meet Norway in the World Cup quarter-final on Saturday (22:00 BST) – yet the situation might have turned out quite differently. The prolific forward for Manchester City was born in Leeds, and could have been in the national squad had he chosen […]
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