Australia’s Women’s World Cup opening match against Ireland has been moved to a larger stadium amid high demand for tickets. Australia’s first match was originally scheduled to be played at the new 42,500 capacity Allianz Stadium in Sydney, but was moved to the over 82,000 capacity Stadium Australia. Stadium Australia, the former Olympic stadium, will …
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West Ham booked an FA Cup fifth round trip to Manchester United as goals from Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio sealed a 2-0 victory in the third-tier Derby on Monday. Bowen put West Ham ahead early in the first half and Antonio doubled the lead shortly after the break in a fourth round equalizer. West …
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Sean Dyche vowed on Monday to “remake” Everton after the struggling Premier League hired the former Burnley boss to save them from relegation. Dyche has agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal and will face Premier League leaders Arsenal at Goodison Park in his first game in charge on Saturday. The 51-year-old said it was an “honour” to …
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Premier League strugglers Wolves have signed midfielder Joao Gomes from Brazilian Flamengo on a long-term deal for a reported fee of £15 million ($18.5 million). Gomes, who won the Copa Libertadores last year, signed for Molineux despite interest from Lyon, becoming Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui’s sixth signing in the January transfer window. The transfer of …
Real Madrid will face El Clásico rival Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semifinals, while Athletic Bilbao will take on Osasuna after Monday’s draw. The defending Spanish champions will receive Barça before visiting the Camp Nou, in the only day of the two-legged Spanish national knockout competition. Carlo Ancelotti’s side reached the quarterfinals after beating …
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When the schedule for the FA Cup fourth round was made concrete, there was little chance that any summary of the round would start with anything more than the result of Manchester City vs Arsenal. That slim chance, appropriately, could have been Welsh side Wrexham AFC. [ MORE: Premier League fixtures | Newcastle buys Gordon …
Arsenal’s loan forward Folarin Balogun raced in to score a remarkable 96th-minute equalizer as Reims drew 10-man Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 on Sunday. It looked like Neymar’s goal early in the second half would be enough for PSG to take all three points despite substitute Marco Verratti being sent off shortly after that …
Real Sociedad goalkeeper Alex Remiro made a series of fine saves to thwart Real Madrid in a 0-0 draw on Sunday, leaving Barcelona five points clear at the top of La Liga. After the Catalans beat Girona on Saturday, Madrid needed to win to stay within three points of their rivals in the title race, …
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The coach of the Australian men’s national soccer team announced Monday that he will lead the team’s upcoming World Cup campaign after posting an astonishing top-16 finish in Qatar. Graham Arnold faced the ax as the Socceroos struggled in World Cup qualifying, but tightened his hold on the top spot with upset wins over Denmark …
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Giovanni Simeone ensured Napoli continued their march to a first Serie A title in more than three decades with the decisive goal in a 2-1 win over Roma that put his team 13 points clear of the chasing group. Substitute Simeone nailed a marvelous finish at the end of a long passing move with four …
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