Ballon d Or winner Ada Hegerberg has the backing of former United States star Hope Solo as she continues her absence from international football through the Women s World Cup.
Lyon forward Hegerberg stepped away from representing Norway in 2017 due to frustrations with the state of the women s game in her home country.
Norway coach Martin Sjogren confirmed last month that the 23-year-old would not be available for selection during this year s World Cup, which gets under way on June 7 in Paris.
Ex-USA goalkeeper Solo, who collected 202 caps for her country and won the World Cup in 2015, supports Hegerberg s decision, believing high-profile players need to influence change in the sport.
We re not going to create the change that we want to see in women s fo…
Maurizio Sarri s long-anticipated appointment as Chelsea head coach was confirmed on Saturday, a day on from Antonio Conte s Stamford Bridge exit being rubber-stamped.
Chelsea s sixth Italian boss has promised attractive football and trophies, having supplied plenty of the former while falling just short in pursuit of the latter during three acclaimed seasons at Napoli.
However, he finds a Chelsea squad bloated by the uninspiring signings of last season – the state of flux heightened by speculation linking star names to moves away from Stamford Bridge.
A Wembley date against Manchester City in the Community Shield is just three weeks away and Sarri has these issues and more to be getting on with.
12 Maurizio Sarri will be the 12th Italian to manage in t…
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has hinted he may make changes to his team as they travel to Skopje to face Macedonia.
Spain arrive in Macedonia as joint leaders of Group C after their 2-0 win over Slovakia edged them to the top of the table.
Del Bosque will expect his side to win comfortably against Macedonia, who they beat 5-1 in Valencia on the same date a year ago, after a performance against Slovakia that showed signs of Spain being back to their best.
Against Macedonia I do not know if I will make changes, but I will not be afraid to make them, said Del Bosque.
We have played well and we had a few chances. We have taken the initiative. We have managed to solve the problems posed to us.
Spain midfielder David Silva indicated that he felt th…
On Deadline Day, Hull City have managed to secure the services of Derby County s Chris Martin for the season, it has been .
The striker thus joined defender Tommy Elphick at the KCOM Stadium, whose loan move from Aston Villa was also on Friday, August 31, and the Tigers have in this way added to their ranks at both ends of the pitch.
Martin has been a Derby player since 2013 and he scored 64 times in 186 appearances for the Rams, but he s yet to make a single appearance for manager Frank Lampard. This is the 29-year-old s third loan spell, having already had stints with Fulham and Reading.
He declared himself fit, fresh, and ready to play as many games as possible .
Elphick will also wear the black-and-orange shirt for one season. He scored against Hull…
According to the Daily Mail Everton have agreed a fee for Swansea attacking midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson
According to reports from , Everton have agreed a fee of around £32million with Swansea for Icelandic attacking midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson.
The Toffees are currently attempting to seal the return of Wayne Rooney to Goodison Park. It seems Sigurdsson may be the next through the Finch Farm entry door this summer.
For me, this will be an excellent signing for Everton. However, for Swansea, the Icelandic star could be a terrible loss.
Had a major say in keeping Swansea up last season
The noises coming out of Swansea suggested they did not want to sell Sigurdsson. The biggest reason for their reluctance being that the attacking midfielder played a…
Borussia Dortmund manager Peter Bosz put club rivalries to one side on Friday to declare his sympathy for the out-of-work Carlo Ancelotti.
Bayern Munich sacked Italian Ancelotti on Thursday, less than 24 hours after a 3-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
The result in Europe proved to be the last straw for the Bavarian club s board, particularly after they d suffered their worst start to a domestic campaign since 2010-11.
First of all it is always disappointing when a colleague gets sacked, Bosz told the media.
I feel for my colleague. I don t know exactly what happened there and I also don t know the reasons why he was fired.
For me, as a coach and a human being, it is just disappointing when a colleague gets f…
Miralem Pjanic does not want to move to Chelsea and wants to return to Juventus, according to , as relayed by . Chelsea are interested in signing the 31-year-old midfielder, but the Bosnia and Herzegovina star does not fancy a switch to the European champions.
Instead, Pjanic wants to return to Italy and move back to his former club Juventus. The 31-year-old was on the books of the Bianconeri from 2016 until 2020 when he moved to Barcelona. Pjanic won the Serie A title four times, the Coppa Italia twice, and the Supercoppa Italiana once.
Massimiliano Allegri is back as the Juventus manager, and Pjanic worked with the Italian tactician at the Turn outfit. Pjanic made six starts and 13 substitute appearances in La Liga for Barcelona this past season, and he also made six …
Louis van Gaal believes Wayne Rooney was over the hill by the time he had taken over as Manchester United manager.
United s record goalscorer Rooney was skipper under Van Gaal at Old Trafford and scored 29 goals across all competitions in the Dutchman s two seasons in charge.
However, Van Gaal felt he did not see the best of Rooney during his time at United and seemingly questioned his approach away from football.
Speaking to the Guardian, he said: I m sorry but he was over the hill. But in spite of that he was one of my best players.
You can say nothing about his professionalism as a player in the training sessions or on a pitch.
Outside the environment of the training pitch and the stadium is different. I made him my captain because I want t…
Sergio Aguero became the joint-highest scorer in Manchester City history as Pep Guardiola s side stretched their advantage at the top of the Premier League to five points with a 3-0 win over Burnley.
Guardiola s men failed to scale the dazzling heights of recent performances, with a tenacious and disciplined Burnley display causing them moments of discomfort before quickfire goals from Nicolas Otamendi and Leroy Sane made victory safe inside the final 20 minutes.
The undefeated league leaders move on to eight wins from nine and Manchester United s surprise 2-1 reverse at Huddersfield Town means an increase in their early control of the title race.
Aguero opened the scoring with a 30th-minute penalty after Bernardo Silva went down under a challenge from Nick Pope,…
Riyad Mahrez is happy to be a leader for Algeria, but insists team unity will be crucial if Djamel Belmadi s side are to impress in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Algeria AFCON winners in 1990 start their campaign against Kenya on Sunday and will also face Senegal and Tanzania in Group C.
Mahrez captains the squad, which also includes Porto s Yacine Brahimi and Fenerbahce striker Islam Slimani.
And though Mahrez is proud to shoulder the responsibility of leading Algeria in the competition, the 28-year-old who was awarded the African Footballer of the Year award in 2016 believes team spirit, and not individual quality, will be key to success.
It is a responsibility that I am proud to assume, Manchester City forward Mahrez said when asked about the …