Soccer

England midfielder Declan Rice, 23, has no intention of signing a new West Ham deal this season despite being offered an eight-year contract worth £200,000 a week. (Football Insider)external-link Newcastle United are preparing to offer a club-record contract to Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 24, worth £200,000 a week. (Football Insider)external-link Atletico Madrid are set to rival Chelsea for the signature …

Amid a week in which the U.S. women’s national team confronted consecutive losses for the first time in over five years, all while its players reel from and deal with the fallout of investigations into NWSL, there was a reprieve. FIFA unveiled its latest women’s world ranking on Thursday, and even after defeats to England and Spain, the U.S. remains …

Aston Villa are without a win in five WSL matches against West Ham Aston Villa dropped their first points of the Women’s Super League season as West Ham held on for a narrow victory at Bescot Stadium. Dagny Brynjarsdottir gave the visitors an early lead when she nodded in Kirsty Smith’s corner from close range. Honoka Hayashi made it 2-0 …

Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver plans to keep his ownership stake in Spanish soccer club Mallorca, according to Sportico. Sarver purchased the team with longtime friend and business partner Andy Kohlberg, and other investors that include Nets coach Steve Nash, for $23 million in 2016. Kohlberg, who is the current president of the club, released a statement in support of …

Real Madrid are not yet considering another move for Paris St-Germain’s 23-year-old France forward Kylian Mbappe, however the Spanish giants are monitoring former midfielder Xabi Alonso’s performance as Bayer Leverkusen manager with interest. (ESPN)external-link Meanwhile, PSG are interested in signing Real Madrid’s 20-year-old Spanish centre-back Rafa Marin. (Marca – in Spanish)external-link Inter want to sign Romelu Lukaku permanently in the …

Ukraine will join Spain and Portugal’s joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup, the Spanish federation announced Wednesday.  In a partnership between the three countries, Ukraine could host one of the groups earlier in the tournament, according to Martyn Ziegler of The Times, who first reported the story Tuesday. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly pushed for the country’s entrance into the bid, with …

Potter (left) pictured during Chelsea’s win over AC Milan on Tuesday and Potter (right) with Brighton in October 2020 Chelsea boss Graham Potter joked that he is “growing into his face like a fine wine” when it was suggested he has had a ‘glow up’ since arriving at Stamford Bridge. During Potter’s news conference before Chelsea’s trip to Aston Villa …

Results of the findings of an independent investigation into scandals of systematic emotional abuse and sexual misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League were released Monday. Now, a supporting group of the Portland Thorns and Timbers called 107IST is calling for a sale of the teams. According to the report, the teams’ owner, Merritt Paulson, helped cover up sexual abuse and coercion …

Barcelona are going into Sunday’s Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu level on points with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga and having conceded just one league goal all season. Eyebrows were raised when the club splashed 145m euros in the summer on players, despite well-documented financial difficulties, but at first glance the numbers would suggest the gamble was …

Among the findings of an independent investigation into the National Women’s Soccer League released Monday, Portland Thorns owner Merritt Paulson is one of the league figures who helped enable systemic emotional abuse and sexual misconduct. According to the report, which was led by former acting U.S. attorney general Sally Q. Yates and the law firm King & Spalding, Paulson helped cover up accounts …