Jess Park admits it has been an “incredible” last few weeks having seized the opportunity she was waiting for.
With Jill Roord sidelined after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury in January, Park, on loan at Everton last term, came into the Manchester City midfield for her first Women’s Super League start this season when champions Chelsea visited the Joie Stadium in February.
The 22-year-old promptly set up the early Khadija Shaw finish that proved the only goal in that contest and has since scored three times and provided three assists across four further WSL victories for title-chasing City last month, including a 3-1 Etihad Stadium triumph over Manchester United in which she notched a brace and teed up Shaw once again.
Park, the Barclays Pla…
Luciano Spalletti has vowed to improve on Italy s disappointing Euro 2024 showing ahead of the start of their Nations League campaign this week.
The Azzurri needed Mattia Zaccagni s late strike against Croatia to advance to the knockout stages of the competition, but their journey ended the following game.
Hopes of retaining their crown were dashed at the hands of Switzerland, who struck either side of half-time to set up a meeting with England in the quarter-finals.
The defeat marked their first knockout loss at the European Championship finals since the 2012 final against Spain (4-0), ending a run of six such games without defeat.
Switzerland s triumph compounded Italy to their second defeat at the tournament, more than they had managed in any other …
Livingston have rejected an approach from St Johnstone to speak to David Martindale about their managerial vacancy.
The Lions boss emerged as the early front-runner to replace Steven MacLean, who was sacked by the Perth club on Sunday with the team bottom of the cinch Premiership after no wins from their opening nine games.
Martindale refused to be drawn on speculation linking him with the McDiarmid Park job when he was asked about it at his media briefing on Monday to preview Wednesday’s match away to Hearts.
However, Saints made their move for the Livi manager later that day, only to be rebuffed by the West Lothian club.
Lions chief executive Dave Black moved to clarify the situation on Tuesday evening.
“Following recent speculation over the…
Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola said on Thursday he had become an ambassador for Qatar s bid to become the first country in the Middle East to host the World Cup in 2022.
I am here to inform you that I have reached an agreement to be an ambassador for Qatar s candidacy to host the 2022 World Cup. My support stems basically from the fact that I lived there, he told a news conference.
They really insisted and since they treated me and my family well, I decided to accept the proposal.
The 39-year-old, who played for Qatar s Al Ahli between 2003 and 2005, also said he hoped Spain and Portugal s joint bid to host the 2018 World Cup would succeed.
As an ambassador, Guardiola will attend events to voice his support for Qatar s World Cup ambitions, as well as…
With Bayer Leverkusen enjoying what has been a stunning Bundesliga charge so far this season, it appears that Germany’s elite could be set for another hectic title race in 2024.
However, while England international Jadon Sancho might be inching towards a shock return to Borussia Dortmund, it has been suggested that a host of Bundesliga superstars could be heading in the opposite direction.
In what looks set to be a hectic January transfer window from across Germany, we have taken a look at three Bundesliga stars who could be heading to England this month.
Timo Werner RB Leipzig
While Timo Werner might have only made an emotional return to RB Leipzig last year, it appears that the German international is set for a shock immediate Premier League switch over the…
The performances of Sergio Aguero in 2018 have been the best since Pep Guardiola arrived at Manchester City, according to the Spaniard.
Aguero has scored 15 goals since the turn of the year but the wait for his 200th in City colours continued as he failed to find the net in the commanding 1-0 victory over Chelsea on Sunday.
It was the second match in succession the Argentinian, who opened the scoring in the 3-0 EFL Cup final victory over Arsenal last week, has failed to score, but Guardiola was pleased with his performance.
Since we were together here with Sergio I think the last month, two months is the best Sergio I have seen, he told a post-match news conference.
Not just scoring goals, but he doesn t lose one ball. He makes a movement for runs in be…
On Tuesday, England captain Harry Kane became the 10th man to win 100 caps for the Three Lions, and he marked it in style.
He scored twice in a Nations League clash with Finland at Wembley.
Kane is England s record scorer, now with 68 goals for his country, and his latest accomplishment only cements his status as one of his country s all-time greats.
The Bayern Munich man has repeatedly outlined his desire to play on until his late thirties, and with the international game continuing to expand, he will surely fancy his chances of overhauling Peter Shilton s record of 125 caps in quick time.
As Kane joins an exclusive club of England centurions, we dive into the best Opta data surrounding his international career to date.
3 Harry Kane is the third…
Frank de Boer said it is vital the Netherlands grow into Euro 2020 after they beat Austria 2-0 to reach the round of 16 as Group C winners.
A first-half penalty from Memphis Depay and Denzel Dumfries second goal of the tournament were enough for the Netherlands to qualify with a game to spare at the Johan Cruijff ArenA on Thursday.
The Netherlands should have won by a more emphatic margin, with Depay wasting a glorious chance to double his tally in the first half.
De Boer s side will face one of the third-placed finishers at the Puskas Arena in Budapest a week on Sunday for a place in the quarter-finals after taking on North Macedonia in Amsterdam on Monday.
Netherlands head coach De Boer wants to see his side continue raising their standards after t…
Football s world governing body FIFA is in talks with authorities in Brazil about staging the 2010 World Cup there should South Africa be unable to host the event, a Spanish sports newspaper claimed on Thursday.
The South American country, which was chosen to organise the World Cup in 2014, has become the first option if South Africa is not able to organise the 2010 edition, the sports newspaper AS said.
FIFA has informed the South African government of its decision to consult the (Brazilian Football Federation) on the possibility of organising the next two tournaments, it said, without indicating its sources.
South African organisers remain confident of the nation s readiness for the first football World Cup to be held on the continent, despite delays in the…
Celta Vigo have completed a coup in securing star striker Iago Aspas to a new four-year contract.
Aspas has been a revelation for Celta since returning from Sevilla in 2015 for a second spell, and the club have acknowledged his inspirational form this term by tying him down until 2023.
The forward s career looked to be at a crossroads when successive seasons at Liverpool and Sevilla saw him score just two league goals in 30 appearances.
But a move back to Celta – where he came through the academy – saw him find his form again, scoring 14 LaLiga goals in the 2015-16 campaign and 19 in 2016-17, when he also helped the club to the Europa League semi-finals.
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