I have a theory as to one reason (of many) the England National Team tends to underperform in major tournaments: the players all play in the same league. Every England international plays in the Premier League. One might argue this breeds familiarity and is therefore good for the national team, but I think it leads to a lack of stylistic variety in the team and makes the payer pool stagnant. It's basically like inbreeding, is what I'm saying.
Luego de que Atlas rechazara sorpresivamente la invitación, Barcelona FC encontró otro rival de la Liga MX para dar vida a una nueva edición de su tradicional Trofeo Joan Gamper: los Pumas de la UNAM.
La noticia fue confirmada por el propio club catalán, el cual también anunció la fecha del amistoso.
Spain, the 7/2 favorite to triumph at the upcoming Women's European Championship in England, has suffered a massive blow to its campaign ahead of its opening match against Finland on Friday. On Tuesday, Spain's national team confirmed that 2021 Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas had suffered a sprain in her left knee during training.
Putellas was then taken to the hospital to discover the extent of her injury.
Leeds United in England continued their United States theme with the addition of midfielder Tyler Adams from RB Leipzig on a $24 million transfer, ESPN reported.
On Wednesday, July 6 at Old Trafford, England and Austria kick off the opening match of what's expected to be a thrilling and highly competitive Women’s European Championship. When looking at the groups, it's stunning to see just how many blockbuster matches are lined up. In anticipation, we’ve picked out our top five games you definitely need to circle on the calendar.
Date: Saturday, July 9 | Time: 3:00 p.m. ET | TV: ESPN2
Manchester City is coming off winning its fourth Premier League title under Pep Guardiola and with the latest signings, the club doesn't seem like it's slowing down. City has practically owned the Premier League in the last five years, winning four out of the last five league titles (finished 2nd in 2019-20 behind Liverpool’s 99-point season). This is no easy accomplishment, but with Guardiola in charge, winning simply becomes the norm.
Since taking his first managerial role with Barcelona in 2007, the Spanish coach has won 10 of 13 league titles.
Cristiano Ronaldo has asked Manchester United for a summer transfer before next season per a report from The Times. Ronaldo still has a year on his United contract but after the club failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League last season, he has put in a request to leave. Where will the next Ronaldo transfer end up being?
Italy's Serie A has appointed Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi for the 2022-23 season as its first female referee.
The 31-year-old Ferrieri Caputi became the first female to referee a match involving a Serie A team last year — Cagliari’s Italian Cup clash with Cittadella.
She will now referee a top-flight match for the first time next term after joining the league's officiating team on Friday.
Serie A has appointed its first female referee.
The UEFA Women's European Championship tournament will draw a record attendance in England this summer with 500,000 tickets already sold, UEFA said on Friday.
The tournament, postponed last year due to COVID-19, is expected to draw an audience from at least 99 countries, with 20 percent of the purchases coming from outside England.
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Italian Serie B club Venezia was relegated from Italy’s top flight last season after finishing bottom of the table. I guess the club was so humiliated by the season it decided to change its logo. The new Venezia logo is one of the worst rebrands I’ve ever seen.