Christophe Galtier’s appointment as Paris Saint-Germain coach confirms a change in approach from the Qatar-owned club as they continue their search for elusive Champions League glory, but there will be huge pressure on Mauricio Pochettino’s successor. Galtier, 55, becomes PSG’s seventh different manager since the Qatari takeover of 2011 as he arrives on a two-year …
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The recent sale of English Premier League club Chelsea FC set the EPL record for most money ever paid for a team, at $5.24 billion for the club and its stadium. But according to a recent analysis, the better values for teams may reside in little known towns like Arbroath, Cheltenham and Grimsby. “From a …
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Euro 2022 will be lit up by one of the brightest stars in women’s football thanks to Ada Hegerberg’s decision to end a self-imposed exile from international duty with Norway. The all-time top goalscorer in the women’s Champions League stepped away from the international scene in 2017, citing concerns over the inequality of treatment given …
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England and Austria will raise the curtain on Euro 2022 on Wednesday for a tournament aiming to take the women’s game to another level over the next month. Over half a million tickets have been sold to fans in 100 countries, including sell-outs for the opening game at Old Trafford and the final at Wembley …
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A former Tiger and National Champion is getting his shot at the next level. Clemson Quinn McNeill, who signed with the Charlotte Independence on loan from Charlotte FC back in April, made his debut in Charlotte’s starting eleven on Sunday night in their match versus the Houston Dynamo at PNC Stadium. In the first start …
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Group A in the 2022 World Cup will be intriguing, as hosts Qatar are joined by African champs Senegal, plus the Netherlands and Ecuador. [ MORE: Full schedule for 2022 World Cup ] This really is a wide-open group and the host nation (who are huge outsiders) will be thinking they have a chance of …
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Spain’s Alexia Putellas, the reigning Ballon d’Or winner, has been ruled out of Euro 2022 after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee on the eve of the tournament. “Tests carried out on the Spain international this afternoon… have confirmed the national team captain suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament,” the Spanish football …
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England captain Leah Williamson said the Lionesses must embrace the expectation of a nation as they prepare to kick off Euro 2022 in front a record crowd for a women’s European Championship match against Austria on Wednesday. Old Trafford is sold out for the tournament opener with hopes high that Sarina Wiegman’s side can deliver …
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PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino has been sacked with Christophe Galtier confirmed as the new coach on Tuesday. Pochettino had one year left on his contract and is the fourth straight coach to be fired by PSG. [ VIDEO: Transfer chat: USMNT players potentially on the move this summer ] “Paris Saint-Germain confirms it has ended …
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MADRID (AP) — Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas injured her left knee in training on Tuesday, three days before Spain’s opening match in the European Women’s Championship. The extent of Putellas’ injury was yet to be determined, and whether she will remain with the squad for the tournament in England, the Spanish soccer federation said. …
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