Tag: Midfielder

  • Abby Dahlkemper joins USWNT roster for friendlies in China

    Abby Dahlkemper joins USWNT roster for friendlies in China

    (Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) Abby Dahlkemper, a starter on the US Women’s National Team during the 2019 Women’s World Cup championship run, is back with the squad for two upcoming friendlies against China. The 30-year-old defender has not played for the US team this year due to her recovery from back surgery.…

  • USA star Rapinoe leaves soccer with injury and loss in NWSL final

    USA star Rapinoe leaves soccer with injury and loss in NWSL final

    San Diego (AFP) – US women’s soccer icon Megan Rapinoe limped out of the final match of her long career on Saturday, suffering a suspected torn Achilles tendon less than three minutes into the National Women’s Soccer League final that her OL Reign team lost to NJ/ NY Gotham FC. No other players were near…

  • USWNT beats South Africa in Julie Ertz’s final game

    USWNT beats South Africa in Julie Ertz’s final game

    (Photo credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports) Julie Ertz bid farewell to the U.S. women’s national team on Thursday, helping it to a 3-0 win over South Africa in a friendly in Cincinnati. The two-time World Cup champion (2015, 2019) left in the 36th minute to a prolonged standing ovation, moments after the USA took a…

  • USWNT wins in Julie Ertz’s last game, against South Africa

    USWNT wins in Julie Ertz’s last game, against South Africa

    (Photo credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports) Julie Ertz bid farewell to the U.S. women’s national team with a 3-0 victory over South Africa in a friendly in Cincinnati on Thursday. The two-time World Cup champion (2015, 2019) left in the 35th minute to a prolonged standing ovation, moments after the USA took a 2-0 lead.…

  • Punjab Football Club adds four Indian players to its roster

    Punjab Football Club adds four Indian players to its roster

    Mohali (Punjab) [India]September 11 (ANI): Punjab FC have announced the final four additions to their Indian roster for the 2023-24 season – midfielder Sweden Fernandes, defenders Nongmaikapam Suresh Meitei and Mashoor Shereef and goalkeeper Shibinraj Kunnaiyil. 23-year-old Sweden Fernandes has signed a season-long loan from ISL side, Chennaiyin FC. He had played 15 games for…

  • Sudden-death shootout sees Australia win FIFA victory over France

    Sudden-death shootout sees Australia win FIFA victory over France

    Soccer fans witnessed an epic showdown as Australia claimed an exciting victory against France on Saturday in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. John Ryan recaps some of the highlights from the match. THREE DAYS AGO, Olympic City 2032 saw a grand clash between Australia and France. Beautiful Ekka weather was served up for locals and…

  • FIFA Women’s World Cup: Spain moves to QFs for first time, Japan sinks Norway to clinch final eight spot

    FIFA Women’s World Cup: Spain moves to QFs for first time, Japan sinks Norway to clinch final eight spot

    Wellington [New Zealand], August 5 (ANI): A brace from Aitana Bonmati helped Spain defeat Switzerland by 5-1 to clinch a spot in the quarterfinal of the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time ever. Switzerland had three clean sheets through which they could top Group A, but under mere five minutes, midfielder Bonmati breached…

  • USWNT squares off with rival Sweden in Sunday elimination game

    USWNT squares off with rival Sweden in Sunday elimination game

    (Photo credit: Jenna Watson-USA TODAY Sports) Exhibiting the type of confidence usually displayed by the two-time defending champion U.S. women’s national team, Sweden is eager to take on the Americans in the knockout round of the Women’s World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday. The U.S. is coming off its fewest group stage points ever…

  • Sweden Tops Group G After 2-0 Win Over Argentina

    Sweden Tops Group G After 2-0 Win Over Argentina

    Hamilton, New Zealand – A much-changed Sweden side reached the Women’s World Cup last 16 with a perfect record after Rebecka Blomqvist’s second-half header and substitute Elin Rubensson’s 90th-minute penalty helped them beat Argentina 2-0 on Wednesday. Blomqvist met Sofia Jakobsson’s cross with a fantastic header in the 66th minute to put the third-ranked Swedes…

  • Super Sub Girelli wins Italy 1-0 over Argentina

    Super Sub Girelli wins Italy 1-0 over Argentina

    AUCKLAND – Substitute Cristiana Girelli’s 87th-minute header gave Italy a 1-0 win over Argentina in their Women’s World Cup opener at Eden Park on Monday, denying the South Americans a first win at the global soccer champions. Veteran striker Girelli, 33, replaced 16-year-old midfielder Giulia Dragoni in the 83rd minute and needed just four minutes…

  • Women’s World Cup roundup: Brazil, Germany win big

    Women’s World Cup roundup: Brazil, Germany win big

    (Photo credit: Chris Jones-USA TODAY Sports) A hat-trick from Ary Borges powered Brazil to a 4-0 victory over Panama in a Group F opener on Monday at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Adelaide, Australia. Borges scored in the 19th, 39th and 70th minutes and Bia Zaneratto scored in the 48th to spoil Panama’s debut…

  • Chennaiyin FC complete the signing of young midfielder Sweden Fernandes

    Chennaiyin FC complete the signing of young midfielder Sweden Fernandes

    Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India]June 29 (ANI): Chennaiyin FC have managed to rope in exciting young midfielder Sweden Fernandes on Thursday to become the club’s first signing for the 2023-24 season. The club took to Twitter to announce the signing of the 23-year-old midfielder. “Sweden Fernandes will be our first signing for the 2023/24 season,” the…

  • Inside Dansk Sport: Superliga title race neck-and-neck

    With six games remaining, the Danish Superliga enters its final stretch after an exciting season. In the wake of a difficult first half of the season, reigning champions FC Copenhagen (FCK) have worked their way to the top of the table and are currently just two points ahead of upstarts FC Nordsjælland (FCN). With usual…

  • Rajasthan United, NEROCA positive ahead of Super Cup qualifiers

    Rajasthan United, NEROCA positive ahead of Super Cup qualifiers

    Mallapuram (Kerala) [India]April 3 (ANI): Ahead of the much-awaited 2023 edition of the Super Cup, Rajasthan United FC will take on NEROCA FC in the qualifiers on Monday 2023, at the Payyanad Stadium in Manjeri, Kerala. The winners of this match will face Sreenidi Deccan FC in the qualifiers on 5 April 2023. Both Rajasthan…

  • I-League: Ajay Chhetri’s strike helps RoundGlass Punjab FC beat NEROCA FC 1-0

    I-League: Ajay Chhetri’s strike helps RoundGlass Punjab FC beat NEROCA FC 1-0

    Imphal (Manipur) [India]February 21 (ANI): I-League title contenders RoundGlass Punjab FC picked up three more vital points, beating NEROCA FC 1-0 at the Khuman Lampak Stadium in Imphal. RoundGlass Punjab are back on 40 points with Sreenidi Deccan, who currently hold the top spot thanks to their superior head-to-head record over Staikos Vergeti’s side. It…

  • I-League: Real Kashmir, NEROCA play thrilling 2-2 draw

    I-League: Real Kashmir, NEROCA play thrilling 2-2 draw

    Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India]February 12 (ANI): It was a mid-table match that promised a lot. Hosts Real Kashmir FC could have moved up to fourth in the I-League table with a win, while visitors NEROCA could have moved up to sixth if they had won. But none of these happened as they drew 2-2…

  • Pele’s Obituary: From Humble Origins to Immortality

    by Michael Place RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) — Pele was three months shy of his 10th birthday when he made a promise to his father Dondinho. The pair had just listened to a radio broadcast of Uruguay’s 2-1 victory over Brazil in the deciding match of the 1950 World Cup at Rio de…

  • We want to dictate matches this year: Manchester United’s David De Gea

    We want to dictate matches this year: Manchester United’s David De Gea

    By Vivek Singh PrabhakarPanaji (Goa) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): One of the Premier League’s marquee clubs, Manchester United has had a torrid performance in recent seasons. A constant change of manager has not helped but it finally looks like the team is in a much better place under current manager Erik Ten Hag. The team…

  • WC Round-Up: Denmark issues well-timed threat to pull out of FIFA ahead of European Parliament’s strong condemnation of world body

    WC Round-Up: Denmark issues well-timed threat to pull out of FIFA ahead of European Parliament’s strong condemnation of world body

    The DBU football association shocked a lot of people around the world on Wednesday with a statement announcing that it is considering withdrawing from FIFA. “It is not a decision that has been made now. We have been aware of this for a long time. We have been discussing it in the Nordics since August,”…

  • Superligaen, the only Scandinavian top division that produces players for the World Cup in 2022

    Superligaen, the only Scandinavian top division that produces players for the World Cup in 2022

    Among the 829 footballers who will play at the World Cup 2022 in Qatar, according to the Danish top, there will be seven players from the Danish top. SportingPedia. The Super League will therefore provide 0.84 percent of the entire group of players, making it the 23rd best represented league in the world. It becomes…

  • Mexico names forward Jimenez in World Cup squad

    MEXICO CITY, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) — Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Raul Jimenez has been named in Mexico’s squad for the World Cup in Qatar despite uncertainty over his fitness. The 31-year-old has been limited to just four games this season for the Premier League club due to knee and groin injuries. As expected, the 26-man squad…

  • Danish squad now complete: here are the 26 players ready to fight for the country at the WC 2022

    Danish squad now complete: here are the 26 players ready to fight for the country at the WC 2022

    Along with the likes of Christian Eriksen, Simon Kjær and Kasper Schmeichel are goalkeeper Frederik Rønnow (Union Berlin), defender Alexander Bah (Benfica), midfielder Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) and forwards Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) and Robert Skov (Hoffenheim). No big surprises among Wheelman’s choicesThe third goalkeeper after Kasper Schmeichel and Oliver Christensen will, as expected, be Frederik…

  • Veterans return to Australia camp for women’s soccer friendlies

    CANBERRA, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) — Australia women’s national football coach Tony Gustavsson on Monday announced a 24-player squad for friendlies against Sweden and Thailand ahead of the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. It features the return of several star players from injury, including first-choice goalkeeper Lydia Williams, defender Alanna Kennedy and…

  • World Cup stars of the future?  Eleven to watch in 2026

    World Cup stars of the future? Eleven to watch in 2026

    A decent track recordNevertheless, CPH POST once in a while gives its best offer in relation to the stars of the future on Denmark’s national team. We did it ten years ago in 2012, listing six players aged 15-18 to look out for going forward. Not to toot our own horn, but four out of…

  • Ladies’ European Championship 2022: Netherlands cruises to the top with 3-2 win over Portugal, Sweden record for first tournament win

    Ladies’ European Championship 2022: Netherlands cruises to the top with 3-2 win over Portugal, Sweden record for first tournament win

    Corduroy [UK]July 14 (ANI): Danielle van de Donk’s fantastic goal gave the Netherlands a crucial 3-2 victory over Portugal in their Group C match at Leigh Sports Village on Wednesday, helping the defending champions to reach the top of the group table. Damaris Egurrola gave the Dutch, a team suffering from injury and illness, a…

  • Sport Round-Up: Danish women rated highly at EC 2022, but not enough to advance from their difficult group, apparently

    Sport Round-Up: Danish women rated highly at EC 2022, but not enough to advance from their difficult group, apparently

    The Women’s 2022 European Championships begin in England today with Denmark among the favorites to win the trophy ahead of their group matches against Germany (Friday 8 July), Finland (12 July) and Spain (16 July). But despite being the eighth favorite to win the tournament, around 25/1, they are only the third favorite to win…

  • FIFA issues decisions on foreign football players in Russia

    FIFA issues decisions on foreign football players in Russia

    The global football board has extended a rule that was originally introduced in March Foreign football players and coaching staff will have to unilaterally terminate their contracts with Russian clubs until the summer of 2023, FIFA has announced. The decision is an extension of a verdict that was first introduced in March after the outbreak…

  • Poland banishes Russia-based star from national team

    Poland banishes Russia-based star from national team

    Maciej Rybus recently signed a two-year contract with Spartak Moscow Writing for the Russian Premier League giant Spartak Moscow has ended the Polish left-back Maciej Rybus’ international career. The 32-year-old played for Lokomotiv Moscow for five years from 2017 and 2022, but joined cross-border rivals Spartak on a two-year deal as part of a free…

  • Poles take advantage of Russia’s ban to book a World Cup place

    Poles take advantage of Russia’s ban to book a World Cup place

    Poland beat Sweden to book a place at the World Cup 2022 in Qatar Polish killer Robert Lewandowski was on target when his nation defeated a place at the 2022 World Cup with a victory over Sweden, after Russia was prevented from competing in the playoffs to reach Qatar. Attacks by Lewandowski and midfielder Piotr…

  • Poland qualifies for the 2022 FIFA World Cup

    WARSAW, March 29 (Xinhua) – Poland qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the ninth time in history and for the second time in a row after defeating Sweden 2-0 at home in Tuesday’s playoffs. Captain Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring for the home side with a penalty in the 49th minute, and midfielder Piotr…

  • Mbappe hangs on when France beat South Africa

    Mbappe hangs on when France beat South Africa

    Kylian Mbappe struck twice when France crushed South Africa 5-0 on Tuesday night to register their second victory in the international break. Mbappe, who missed Friday night’s 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast due to an ear infection, made his debut in the 23rd minute at Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille. The Paris Saint-Germain striker screwed…

  • Pogba tells of a nightmare when a home was broken into with children inside

    Pogba tells of a nightmare when a home was broken into with children inside

    Manchester United-acet appealed on social media Paul Pogba says his family experienced their “worst nightmare” when the French midfielder’s home was broken into with his two children inside while playing for Manchester United in their Champions League meeting with Atletico Madrid. Pogba shared the news on social media and described how he and his model…

  • Coach Dennerby announces the Indian team for the SAFF U-18 Women’s C’ship

    New Delhi [India]March 12 (ANI): Head coach Thomas Dennerby on Saturday announced India’s national squad for the SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship. Shortly after naming the national team for the upcoming SAFF Women’s U18 Championship starting on March 15, Dennerby said: “We have many good players in the squad, and these girls represent a really bright…