Courage wins 2nd-straight NWSL Challenge Cup

Jill Roord has signed for Manchester City two years after leaving Arsenal to join Wolfsburg; Gareth Taylors side are understood to have broken the British transfer record to sign the 26-year-old midfielder, paying a fee in excess of £300,000 for her services

Two days before taking charge of her first major-tournament match as coach of the United States women’s national team, Emma Hayes said the age-old presumption of American dominance in this sport that many casual fans may still have is “disrespectful.”