When Sam Kerr stepped out onto the training track on Friday morning, she couldn’t help but feel a tinge of sadness. Not because a third-place playoff against Sweden instead of a final awaited but because it represented the end of a magical home World Cup.
Real Madrid Femenino were eliminated from the UEFA Women’s Champions League on Wednesday after conceding what coach Alberto Toril called an “infantile” penalty in a 1-0 home defeat to Paris FC.
