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WSL talking points: goals galore as Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool find derby delight
Marc Skinner laments City’s ‘advantage’ after Vivianne Miedema shines and Brighton welcome Kiko Seike back with open arms With her hat-trick in Arsenal’s 5-2 win over Tottenham, Alessia Russo took her tally to 25...
‘The excitement is already there’: Fred Rutten ready to lead Curaçao to the World Cup
Dutchman who succeeded Dick Advocaat was once offered assistant’s role to Ten Hag at Manchester United Soon after the news broke last month that Fred Rutten would lead Curaçao at the World Cup, he...
Mohamed Salah warned by Egypt team director that MLS move would diminish spotlight
‘You won’t remember Salah more than I remember Messi’ Forward urged to consider Saudi Arabia or Europe Egypt’s national team director Ibrahim Hassan has cautioned Mohamed Salah against moving to Major League Soccer after...
Japan head to Wembley ready to show they’re the real deal before World Cup | John Duerden
Fresh from a rampant qualification and a win over Brazil, Hajime Moriyasu’s side want to make another statement with a first victory over England Just before the 2002 World Cup, South Korea played Scotland...
From Purley to a World Cup playoff: how the DRC scour Europe for players
Gabriel Zakuani played over 400 EFL games and captained the Democratic Republic of the Congo – now he helps his country recruit talent like Aaron Wan-Bissaka A Costa Coffee in Purley was the unlikely...
Landmark changes to insurance cover for female athletes to be implemented
Pregnancy, contraception and menopause to be covered Groundbreaking changes an ‘incredibly welcome’ step Female athletes are to benefit from a major breakthrough in insurance cover for pregnancy, contraception, menopause and other health conditions, as...
New survey finds 91% of fans believe football is better off without VAR
Only 2% thought VAR ‘makes football more enjoyable’ 81% prefer watching games without video technology Football supporters remain thoroughly unconvinced of the merits of video assistant referees (VAR), with new research suggesting as many...
Goal-shy Leicester rooted to bottom of WSL but manager and fans not giving up
Relegation playoff against a WSL2 side beckons if Rick Passmoor’s team cannot end seven-game losing run The sight of two unwaveringly optimistic young girls waving their “Foxes never quit” flags proudly in the air...
Tuchel’s England? Maybe they are just not as good as we would like them to be | Barney Ronay
The Three Lions have not beaten a good side under their coach and no A-list players have emerged since the last World Cup Maybe we’re just not that into us. There are times when...