Tag: Soccer
England haunted by familiar frailties as the focus fixes on Wiegman's in-game management
Grace Clinton is not slow. But in the milliseconds after Portugal and Barcelona forward Kika Nazareth picks up the ball in England’s half...
Watching Burnley: The team that don't concede goals and could coax JJ Watt out of retirement
When JJ Watt offered a deal to James Trafford, Burnley’s goalkeeper, about what it would need to coax him out of retirement, it...
Sport and swearing: It's ****ing complicated
“F*** OFF-F*** YOU.”Spanish TV show El Chiringuito can be quite a strange and chaotic experience at the best of times, but it entered...
Tottenham are asking not to be called Tottenham
Eagle-eyed viewers of Sky Sports’ coverage of Tottenham Hotspur’s 1-0 win against Manchester United last Sunday will have noticed a change.When head coach...
USWNT 2, Colombia 0: Macario scores in her return, Sentnor stuns with first goal
The U.S. women’s national team’s 2025 opened up with a 2-0 SheBelieves Cup win over Colombia in Houston Thursday night. Chelsea midfielder Cat...
Real Madrid's white-hot Mbappe, ice-cold Messi finish, Nunez's big Liverpool chance missed
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