The U.S. women’s national team’s gold medal in Paris have boosted them back to the No. 1 spot in the world. Emma Hayes’ squad rose back to No. 1 in August’s FIFA Rankings, the federation announced Friday. The USWNT had previously dropped to No. 5 in June’s FIFA Rankings, which marked the program’s lowest ranking since the FIFA began Women’s …
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Newcastle make fourth bid for Marc Guehi
According to Sky Sports, Newcastle have just made a fourth offer to Crystal Palace for the services of Marc Guehi. The Magpies’ previous offer amounted to a total of £60 million, and this latest one is believed to be in the region of Palace’s demanded price of £65m. The talks between the two clubs continue as they now seek an …
Read More »Pep Guardiola confirms Rodri is out of Man City’s clash with Chelsea
Man City begin the defence of their Premier League title on Sunday with a trip to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea and Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Rodri will not be available for the clash. It was a magical summer for the midfielder as the 28-year-old helped Spain win Euro 2024 and it has put the Man City star in …
Read More »How to watch Le Havre vs PSG on US TV and live streaming
Here are all of the details of where you can watch Le Havre vs PSG on US television and via legal streaming: WHO Le Havre vs PSG WHAT Ligue 1 WHEN 2:45pm ET / 11:45am PT • Friday, August 16, 2024 WHERE beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS en Español and Fubo FREE TRIAL WATCH NOW With fuboTV, you can watch Le …
Read More »Flamengo head to altitude to complete Copa Libertadores tie, but Tite says players are falling
August 16 – Flamengo defeated Bolivar 2-0 to take a major step toward the last eight of the Copa Libertadores, but manager Tite lamented the demands the calendar puts on his squad. At the Maracana, the Rio club laboured to victory against the Bolivians with goals from Luis Araujo and Leo Pereira. Star strikers Gabigol and Pedro both limped off …
Read More »Juventus is now closing in on finally signing Fiorentina star
Juventus is now close to signing Fiorentina star Nicolas Gonzalez, thanks to a domino effect set in motion by Genoa. The Bianconeri had been struggling to engage Fiorentina in talks about Gonzalez, despite showing serious interest in securing his signature. Fiorentina had made it clear that they would only consider selling Gonzalez if they could first sign Albert Gudmundsson from …
Read More »Brazil tightens bookmaker regulation that gives state veto on ad promotion
August 16 – Betting operators will need the formal approval of Loterj, Rio de Janeiro’s state lottery, to advertise at the Maracana Stadium. The Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro has added a contractual clause to the 20-year concession of the Maracanã – which Flamengo and Fluminense want to renew – that provides for a veto on the …
Read More »Shearer says Mags will finish fourth with Guehi
Newcastle United have been beavering away in the transfer market this season in the hope of landing a handful of players to complement the brilliant squad Eddie Howe already had. Although the Magpies don’t have any European football to look forward to, given that their injury concerns piled up after their Champions League foray in 2023/24, that might not be …
Read More »Maresca calls for patience ahead of Premier League bow with Chelsea
Enzo Maresca has called for patience from Chelsea fans as the new head coach prepares for his Premier League bow. The Blues get underway on Sunday against champions Manchester City and all eyes will be on the former Leicester boss to see how he copes in England’s top flight. Maresca led the Foxes to the Championship title last term before …
Read More »Three into two won’t go – Howe’s Newcastle conundrum
As we near the start of the season and our opener against Southampton, thoughts of new signings slowly give way to thoughts of the starting lineup. With a near-fully fit squad to choose from there’s selection problems almost all across the pitch bar up top but is the most intriguing selection dilemma at full-back? Last season it started as the …
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