USWNT coach Emma Hayes played down the significance of the team’s first loss since she took charge last year, when going down 2-1 to Japan in the SheBelieves Cup on Wednesday.
Second-half goals by Samuel Mbangula and Timothy Weah earned Juventus a 2-0 home win over AC Milan in Serie A on Saturday to lift the hosts into the top four.
The National Women’s Soccer League’s new collective bargaining agreement is radical by American sports terms, but the changes made by the league are clearly made to position itself to compete globally.
Palmeiras’ Chelsea-bound winger Estêvão Willian has said he is already envisioning squaring off against his “biggest idol” Lionel Messi at next year’s FIFA Club World Cup.
