If the game’s players could take a pay cut in exchange for guarantees of time off and fewer games, could that be a way to avoid burnout? It’s one option to fix this looming crisis.
Sam Coffey will return after missing the team’s quarterfinal due to a yellow card suspension, and Tierna Davidson, who began the tournament as one of the USWNT’s starting center-backs, is getting closer to playing again.
A late goal by new signing Joshua Zirkzee earned Manchester United a nervy 1-0 victory over Fulham in their Premier League season opener at Old Trafford on Friday.