United States women’s coach Emma Hayes on Wednesday called the team’s October training camp “the perfect window” to test out new players who could bolster the squad following its Olympic gold medal earlier this year.
The Matildas have fallen to a dramatic 3-2 defeat against Nigeria in Brisbane, reframing their FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign from one that appeared to be in cruise control to a suddenly perilous endeavour sitting on the edge of the knife.
British billionaire Joe Lewis, the former Tottenham Hotspur owner whose family trust now controls the Premier League club, will not spend any time in prison after pleading guilty to insider trading and conspiracy charges in New York.
The Premier League has rejected Manchester City’s request to postpone the first two games of next season to help the players recover after their FIFA Club World Cup campaign in the United States, Pep Guardiola said on Friday.Reuters