France manager Didier Deschamps spoke before Friday’s game with Italy about using the Nations League as an opportunity to test new players, and after their 3-1 defeat in Paris, that plan has not changed.
Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou said on Friday that people who label supporters of Premier League clubs living outside of the UK as “plastic fans” are being “really harsh” and “disrespectful.”
Wayne Rooney has been charged with misconduct by the English Football Association (FA) over his behaviour before and after being shown a red card during Plymouth Argyle’s win over Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
Washington Spirit midfielder Croix Bethune capped off an incredible first year as a professional player with another award when the 23-year-old was named the first recipient of the NWSL Midfielder of the Year, and said age is no barrier to success.