The Gunners forward was on target during a meeting with Cameroon at the Women’s World Cup and now has 60 goals for her country Arsenal forward Vivianne Miedema has become the Netherlands’ all-time leading goalscorer, with two goals against Cameroon at the Women’s World Cup taking her to 60 in total. The Gunners star has…
Month: September 2019
Kerr hat-trick guides Australia past Jamaica
The Matildas captain starred for her nation to ensure their spot in the knockout stage A clinical hat-trick from Sam Kerr has seen Australia ease past Jamaica 4-1 in their final group game and seal their place in the Round of 16. After an end to end first 10 minutes, the Matildas settled any nerves in the…
Gabriel Jesus takes No.9 shirt at Man City to further dampen exit talk
The Brazil international striker has worn number 33 since arriving at the Etihad Stadium, but will be donning a new jersey from the 2019-20 campaign Gabriel Jesus has changed his shirt number at Manchester City, with the Brazil international striker to wear No.9 from the 2019-20 campaign. The South American arrived at the Etihad Stadium…
Benitez leaves Newcastle after failing to agree new contract
Magpies fans had been hopeful that the club could keep hold of the Spaniard, but the former Liverpool boss is leaving St James’ Park Rafa Benitez will leave Newcastle on June 30 after the club announced that they have failed to agree a new contract with their current manager. The former Liverpool boss has been…
'Arsenal's interest in Tierney is to be expected' – Celtic skipper Brown unfazed by transfer talk
The Bhoys midfielder is not surprised to see several exciting prospects at Parkhead sparking rumours of possible interest during the summer window Kieran Tierney is “phenomenal”, says Celtic team-mate Scott Brown, with interest from the likes of Arsenal coming as no surprise. An initial approach from the Gunners of £15 million ($19m) for the highly-rated…
A new hero rises! Naeher shakes off the critics to earn her place in USWNT lore
The USWNT goalkeeper was the hero against England in the World Cup semifinal, as her late penalty save saw the U.S. reach the final She has been criticized. She has been questioned. She has been compared unfavorably to her predecessors. But on Tuesday night, Alyssa Naeher became a U.S. women’s national team hero. The U.S….
VAR carnage is coming: Women's World Cup a harbinger for new season refereeing ruin
Controversy in the Champions League, more of the same in France this summer and added rule changes aren’t a good omen for the men’s game If you want to be picked to go to a major tournament, you need to be in form, so how did VAR end up at the Women’s World Cup? It…
‘Pogba is a symbol for Man Utd’ – Makelele doubts Real Madrid can land World Cup winner
The ex-Blancos star is not convinced that a fellow Frenchman will be making his way to Spain, despite being the right fit for those at the Bernabeu Paul Pogba is a player of the Real Madrid mould, admits Claude Makelele, but the former Blancos star is not convinced that Manchester United can be talked into…
Juventus confirm Pellegrini-Spinazzola swap deal with Roma
The Serie A champions have brought in the left-back while sending a midfielder the other way Luca Pellegrini has completed his switch from Roma to Serie A rivals Juventus in a deal that sends Leonardo Spinazzola the opposite direction. The 20-year-old left-back passed a medical on Sunday and has agreed terms on a four-year deal. Juve…
Buffon snubbed Premier League offers to make Juventus return
The World Cup-winning goalkeeper is heading back to the Serie A champions on a short-term deal after opting against a switch to English football Gianluigi Buffon turned down offers from the Premier League in order to make an emotional return to Juventus, claims the iconic goalkeeper’s agent. At 41 years of age, and after just…