Alessia Russo

NWSL: Banda credits teammates in scoring first hat-trick in Orlando Pride history

UWCL: Slegers owes Arsenal final triumph over Barcelona to decision-making

Arsenal women's head coach Renee Slegers owed her side's 1-0 victory over Barcelona in the UEFA Women's Champions League final to decision-making, Afrosport reports. Stina Blackstenius' decisive 74th-minute strike handed the Gunners their second-ever title after winning the first in 2007, while Barca were denied winning it for the third year in a row and fourth overall. The North London side also put in a solid...

Xabi Alonso to leave Leverkusen at the end of the season

Liverpool’s Salah wins FWA Men’s Player of the Year award

Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah on Friday won the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) Men’s Player of the Yeason award, Afrosport reports. Salah won the award for the third time, joining former Arsenal forward Thierry Henry as the players to have achieved such a feat. The 32-year-old won a whopping 90% of the votes cast by over 900 FWA members, marking the biggest winning margin this...

Women’s World Cup: England beat co-hosts Australia to reach first-ever final

Women’s World Cup: England beat co-hosts Australia to reach first-ever final

The England women’s national team reached the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the very first time after defeating 2023 co-hosts Australia in Sydney on Wednesday. The Lionesses made it into their third consecutive semi-final after defeating Colombia in the quarter-finals while the Matildas defeated France. England continued without star forward Lauren James who was serving her last suspension from a two-game ban for her stamp on...