Lionesses hero Chloe Kelly insists 'nothing changes' as she opens up on whirlwind summer
England's penalty star Chloe Kelly has declared that "nothing changes" as she pledges to maintain her successful run with Arsenal.
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Orlando Pride sign Ovalle in women's world-record transfer
Orlando Pride have signed winger Lizbeth Ovalle from Liga MX club Tigres Femenil for a women's world-record transfer fee, the National Women's Soccer League club said on Thursday.
Mohamed Salah and Mariona Caldentey named PFA players of year
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has won a record third Professional Footballers’ Association Men’s Player of the Year award, with Arsenal’s Mariona Caldentey collecting the women’s accolade.
Why the US might finally start calling soccer ‘football’
It is the world’s most popular sport and yet there is still debate over what it should actually be called. Is it football or soccer? US President Donald Trump waded into the topic while at the Club World Cup final in New Jersey last Sunday. He joked that he could pass an executive order to bring the United States in line with much of the rest of the world and ensure that from now on Americans refer to it as football. “I think I could do that,” he said with a smile during an interview with host broadcaster DAZN. It was a light-hearted comment, but at a time when the US is playing an increasingly significant role in soccer the question of why Americans continue to call it by a different name to the one by which it is most commonly known has been raised again. “They call it football, we call it soccer.
La Liga, Thmanyah sign partnership to boost quality of Saudi football broadcasts
LONDON: Riyadh Season announced on Thursday its sponsorship of a strategic partnership between La Liga and Thmanyah, the exclusive broadcaster of Saudi football competitions, in an initiative aimed at enhancing the audiovisual production standards of the Saudi Pro League.
Scheffler makes bright British Open start before McIlroy takes center stage
Scheffler, though, is well-placed to launch his challenge for a fourth major and a first Claret Jug despite a series of wayward tee shotsMcIlroy is the star attraction for the close to 280,000 spectators set to attend the four days of playPORTRUSH, UK: World number one Scottie Scheffler made a fine start to the British Open with a three-under par round at a rain-swept Royal Portrush on Thursday before home favorite Rory McIlroy began his tournament in front of huge crowds.Former US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick, China’s Li Haotong and Dane Jacob Skov Olesen hold the clubhouse lead at four under par after enjoying the better of the weather conditions in early tee-off times.Scheffler, though, is well-placed to launch his challenge for a fourth major and a first Claret Jug despite a series of wayward tee shots.The American hit just three fairways but still produced one of the best rounds of the day thanks to his brilliant approach play.“When it’s raining sideways, it’s actually, believe it or not, not that easy to get the ball in the fairway.
Luka Modric won’t stand for the mediocrity that his new club AC Milan displayed last season
“Milan cannot be satisfied with average,” Modric told Milan TV“When I grew up, I used to watch a lot of the Italian league and Milan was my favorite team” MILAN: Luka Modric grew up supporting AC Milan because his idol and fellow Croat, Zvonimir Boban, played for the club.And because Milan in the 1990s were one of the strongest teams in Europe.So now that the 39-year-old former Ballon d’Or winner has joined the Rossoneri after 13 seasons at Real Madrid, he won’t stand for the mediocrity that Milan displayed last season for an eighth-placed finish in Serie A that excluded the squad from Europe this coming season.“Milan cannot be satisfied with average,” Modric told Milan TV. “They need to have (the) biggest goals possible, to win titles, to compete with the best teams in the world.
Canada's Olivia Smith signs with Arsenal for $1.34M US, setting women's soccer fee record
Canada forward Olivia Smith became the most expensive player in women's soccer history at a reported one million pounds ($1.34 million US) when Arsenal signed her from Liverpool on Thursday.