Highlights

The USWNT completed its demolition of Group A with a convincing 7-0 win over the women Soca Warriors at Sahlen Stadium in Cary, North Carolina last night. Head coach Jill Ellis decided to return to her preferred line up — the starting XI she went with for the opening 6-0 win against Mexico — for the team’s final group game. 

After failing to make the grade at Atletico Madrid four years ago and following that up with three years of diminishing returns with Benfica — culminating in a return of only eight goals in 43 appearances last season — Raúl Jiménez’s loan move to Wolverhampton back in June had all the stink of today’s bewildering transfer market.

It appeared to be nothing more than super agent Jorge Mendes using his clout to wheel and deal the 27-year-old in a way that lined his own pockets while allowing Benfica to finally cut financial ties with the $11 million flop.

Cork City booked its fourth straight trip to the final of the FAI Cup (the Rebel Army has won the last two) after defeating Bohemians 2-1 today, but a two-goal advantage built in the first half was reduced to just one in the 59th minute after Ian Morris absolutely hammered one.

There’s really no excuse for this shot not making its way to the recently discovered dwarf planet The Goblin, which is thought to be orbiting the hypothetical Planet Nine. 

As was detailed in a recent piece by Kevin Baxter in the Los Angeles Times, Mexico’s senior side is in the midst of a massive transition after the 2018 World Cup squad featured nine players who were at least 30 years of age.