Soccer

England have only beaten the USA on three occasions in their last 11 meetings Manager Sarina Wiegman said England “don’t win a World Cup now” just because they defeated the United States – but their victory at Wembley suggests they could be the team to beat next summer. The USA have won back-to-back World Cups and have long held the …

LONDON — It’s not often when a big game lives up to the moment. It’s even more rare when the moment needs a game like today. After a harrowing week in women’s soccer, Friday night at Wembley Stadium met the moment. Spectacle, catharsis, showcase, solidarity: Whatever the sport needed, the U.S. women’s national team delivered with courage, and England delivered …

England’s opening goalscorer Lauren Hemp was playing as a number nine in place of the injured Alessia Russo European champions England beat world champions the United States for the first time since 2017 in front of more than 76,000 fans at Wembley Stadium. It promised to be a blockbuster fixture and did not disappoint with VAR drama, goals and a …

LONDON — Megan Rapinoe was in a remarkably light mood for such a dark week in women’s soccer. Unfortunately, she said, the sport and its players are used to weeks like these. The first week of October was supposed to be a pure celebration of women’s soccer: the U.S. vs. England, the reigning World Cup champion against the newly crowned …

Kylian Mbappe has scored 182 goals in 228 games for Paris St-Germain Kylian Mbappe has topped the Forbes list for highest-earning footballers – the first time someone other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo has been number one for nine years. Mbappe’s PSG team-mate Messi is second on $120m (£108m) and Manchester United forward Ronaldo third on $100m (£90m). Neymar …

Just over a month before the event’s start, Argentina star Lionel Messi revealed that 2022 World Cup in Qatar would be his last. Messi, 35, will be playing in his fifth World Cup and in search of his first title. It’s the first time he’s publicly stated his future plans after the tournament, which is set to begin on Nov. …

Callum Wilson opened the scoring for Newcastle in their 4-1 win against Fulham at the weekend With just over a month until England’s opening World Cup group game against Iran, Gareth Southgate is close to naming his squad for the tournament. The Three Lions boss is due to pick his provisional squad later this month with a number of big …

The National Women’s Soccer League Players Association released a statement Thursday in the wake of a bombshell investigation into the NWSL. The statement comes after a frustrating 72 hours for the NWSL in which the results from an independent investigation by former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Q. Yates and law firm King & Spalding revealed emotional abuse and sexual …

Jess Fishlock is Wales women’s second highest goalcorer behind Helen Ward Wales’ match winner Jess Fishlock says her goal against Bosnia-Herzegovina is the best and most important of her international career. Fishlock’s extra-time volley sent Wales into the World Cup play-off final where they will face Switzerland in Zurich on Tuesday, 11 October. Wales have never reached a major finals …

The ownership group of the Portland Timbers and Thorns soccer clubs announced the dismissal of two high-ranking executives Wednesday in the aftermath of a bombshell investigation that uncovered systemic emotional abuse and sexual misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League. A joint statement issued by the NWSL’s Thorns and MLS’s Timbers confirmed longtime president of soccer and general manager Gavin Wilkinson and president …