Megan Rapinoe’s absence from the starting lineup was the major talking point in the hour before the USWNT’s Women’s World Cup semifinal against England on Tuesday. Was it a tactical decision? Was there some unknown Megan Rapinoe injury? Was it because of what she said about the president?
A poll was done by ESPN UK to determine who are considered the biggest villains in sports history. The list include seven soccer personalities: four current players, two past players and one coach.
Luis Suarez has been voted the greatest sporting villain ever.
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CJ Bott tenía un dolor evidente. La repetición mostró el porqué.
La parte posterior del brazo derecho de la neozelandesa fue terriblemente doblado por un centro de la canadiense Janine Beckie en el 14º partido del Grupo E el sábado. Después de un largo retraso para estabilizar el brazo, Bott fue sacada del campo y reemplazada por Annalie Longo.
Bott fue capaz de salir por sus propios medios, pero estaba visiblemente molesta, gritando "¡J*der!" mientras salía del campo, con un yeso en la parte inferior del brazo.
The warning signs are there for the USWNT ahead of tomorrow’s opener against Thailand: Yesterday, Italy shocked Australia to record its first Women’s World Cup win since 1999. Today, Argentina gathered its first-ever WWC point by playing to a 0-0 draw with 2015 finalist Japan.
When Brazil opens play at the 2019 Copa América in eight days time, it’ll do so without the influential Neymar. During last night’s friendly against Qatar, the 27-year-old was on the receiving end of a robust but fair challenge from Assim Madibo, ultimately resulting in a ligament rupture in his right ankle.
Neymar has once again shown that he has just as much flair off the pitch as he does on it.
The PSG striker arrived in style to the Brazilian national team training session this week in a custom Mercedes-Benz Airbus H-145 helicopter worth over $14 million.
After a minor injury that spiraled into 10 operations, an infection that ate away at his tendon and threatened foot amputation, a skin graft that resulted in part of his left arm tattoo moving to his right foot and ultimately, a spell of 636 days without football, Santi Cazorla made a remarkable comeback with Villarreal last season, appearing in 46 matches, scoring seven goals and providing 11 assists.
"My obligation as Mexico head coach is to make the national team be respected."
Tata Martino's words echoed through the press conference room right before his first match against Chile. Mexico would go on to win that thrilling game 3-1, and he's since gone on to defeat Paraguay 4-2. But this summer, his team will be pushed to the limit.
Harry Kane hasn’t played since suffering an ankle ligament injury on Apr. 1 during the first leg of Tottenham’s UEFA Champions League quarterfinal against Manchester City. However, the latest Harry Kane injury update is a massive lift for Spurs supporters ahead of Saturday’s UCL final against Liverpool in Madrid.