Samuel Grandsir scored twice for the first time in his two-season MLS tenure to lead the LA Galaxy to a 5–2 victory over the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez converted from the penalty spot for his team-leading 10th goal of the season for the Galaxy, who scored their first four goals…
Willian Leaves Corinthians After Death Threats
Brazil forward Willian has left local side Corinthians after receiving death threats, the former Arsenal and Chelsea player said. The 34-year-old went on a free transfer to Corinthians last summer, but the return has been everything but pleasant for the winger who has 70 caps for the Brazilian national team since his debut in 2011….
Real Madrid Beat Eintracht 2–0 for Record-Equalling Fifth UEFA Super Cup Win
HELSINKI—Champions League winners Real Madrid outclassed Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 on Wednesday to clinch the UEFA Super Cup for a record-equalling fifth time. A first half goal from David Alaba and another from Karim Benzema in the 65th that lifted him to second in Real’s all-time scoring list with 324 goals, wrapped up the title for…
LAFC’s Carlos Vela Gets MLS All-Stars Going in 2–1 Win Over Liga MX
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Carlos Vela scored in the third minute and Raúl Ruidíaz’s converted a penalty kick in the 73rd minute in the Major League Soccer All-Star team’s 2–1 victory over Mexico’s Liga MX on Wednesday night. Vela, the versatile Los Angeles FC forward who led MLS with 34 goals in 2019, headed in the early…
Soccer-Africa to Announce $100-Milion Super League Plans on Wednesday
JOHANNESBURG—An African Super League is to be announced on Wednesday by Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe with the promise of $100-million in prize money for clubs across the continent. The project has been in the pipeline since it was first suggested by FIFA president Gianni Infantino in early 2020 and met with almost…
Olivia Moultrie Proud of Stand She Took to Play in NWSL
PORTLAND, Ore.—It’s been a little more than a year since Olivia Moultrie signed with the Portland Thorns after suing to join the National Women’s Soccer League at just 15 years old. For Moultrie, the lasting lesson of her legal odyssey is that women should have the same opportunities to reach the top tier of U.S….
England Clinch Women’s Euro With 2–1 Extra Time Win Over Germany
LONDON—An extra time strike from forward Chloe Kelly gave England a 2–1 win over Germany in the Women’s European Championship final on Sunday to claim their first ever major title in front of a record crowd on home soil. Substitute Kelly reacted quickest to a loose ball from a corner in the second period of…
LAFC Wins 2–1 Over Seattle in Chiellini, Bale Home Debuts
LOS ANGELES—Kwadwo Opoku and Carlos Vela scored in the first half, and Los Angeles FC beat the Seattle Sounders 2–1 Friday night, July 29, in the home debuts of European superstars Giorgio Chiellini and Gareth Bale. Major League Soccer-leading LAFC (15–4–3) earned its season-best fourth consecutive victory and moved seven points clear of Austin atop…
US Women’s Team Has New Vibe, Work to Do Before World Cup
The transformation of the U.S. women’s national team has been significant in the year since the Tokyo Games. The defending World Cup champions have a new look with young talent, and coach Vlatko Andonovski has tweaked the team’s traditional straightforward and speedy attack to take a more nuanced approach. The players say something more is…
Ex-USWNT Star Hope Solo Pleads Guilty to DWI Charge
Former U.S. women’s national soccer team goalie Hope Solo received a 24-month suspended sentence on Monday in Winston-Salem, N.C., after pleading guilty to a charge of driving while impaired. The case stems from a March incident in which Solo was arrested in Winston-Salem when she was reportedly found passed out in the driver’s seat of…
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