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Raheem Sterling talks about how he grew up near Wembley shaped the early part of his career.

USWNT coach Vlatko Andonovski has named the list of 18 players aiming to win a gold medal at this summer's Olympics in Japan, with all but one of the players named as part of the squad that won the 2019 Women's World Cup in France.The fact alone makes this an incredibly experienced group of players and they will be strong favorites to win the competition.Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, Tobin Heath and Christen Press are the forwards named in the squad. All are over 30, indicating that it may be a last chance for…

The goal was to reach the knockout stages of a major final tournament for the first time ever, but realistically Scotland were the lowest seed in the group and their final position reflected that. Had they taken their chances in the matches against the Czech Republic and England, it could have been a different story.What was the positive?The match against England was almost perfect - all that was needed was a winning goal. Billy Gilmour's performance at Wembley was one of the highlights of the campaign and it was…

Very few football fans outside Italy had heard the name Giacomo Raspadori before his surprising call-up to Gli Azzurri's Euro 2020 squad, but he is now one of the hottest names in the tournament. The 21-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough season with Sassuolo during the 2020/21 campaign, and his outstanding achievements have led him to be tipped for a major summer transfer, as well as gaining international recognition. Raspadori made his debut in Italy in the friendly match before Euro 2020 against the Czech Republic and then…

USWNT stars Tobin Heath and Christen Press have left Manchester United after just one season in the WSL, and the pair are now expected to reunite with clubs at home in the NWSL.WSL gave a number of USWNT players the opportunity to get playing time during the 2020/21 campaign due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on NWSL, which forced the regular 2020 season to be interrupted and replaced with two mini-tournaments.Not only did Heath and Press move to England in 2020, so did world champions in winners Sam Mewis, Rose…

Xiddiga reer Masar Mohamed Salah ayaa seegi doona ciyaaraha Olambikada Adduunka ee ka dhici doona Tokyo, kuwaas oo la filayay inuu kaga maqnaado kooxdiisa Liverpool qaybta hore ee xilli ciyaareedka.Ciyaaraha Olambikada ee lagu qabanayo Tokyo ayaa bilaabmi doona July 21 waxaanay socon doonaan illaa August 7, waxaanu xulka qaranka Masar rajaynayay in ay tartankan heli doonaan xiddigooda Mohamed Salah oo uu kala qaybgeli doono.Laakiin horyaalka Premier League oo bilaabmaya August 14 ayaa saamayn ku yeeshan laacibkan, waxaanay…

Kooxaha reer London ee Arsenal, Chelsea Iyo Tottenham ayaa isku haleeli doona kulamo saaxiibtinimo oo ay iskugu diyaarinayaan xilli ciyaareedka cusub, laakiin xambaarsan ujeeddo kale oo ah taakulaynta dadka baahan.Chelsea, Arsenal iyo Tottenham ayaa ku heshiisyey in laba kastaaba ay dhinacooda u yeeshaan ciyaar saaxiibtinimo oo lagu ururinayo qaadhaan, balse ay noqonayaan kuwo taxane oo isku xiga, kuwaas oo lacagta kasoo xeroota loogu deeqayo dadka  dhimirka ka xanuunsanaya ee gudaha UK.Arsenal iyo Chelsea ayaa ku wada…

Manchester United have been calling for a pace that dictates, ball-playing defensive midfielder for a painfully long time.They've tried everything from "Schmidfield" by Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin - terrifying dark memories for fans - and even resorted to the idea that Wayne Rooney could be romantically turned into the six everyone wanted. But of course he could not - he was cracked.After the dark, cumbersome inducing midfield experiments, Paul Pogba and his mission was to unlock him. An assignment that…

England fans of a certain vintage will get dirty just about Euro 96.Football finally came home (sort of) and while the Three Lions finally failed in their quest for great international tournament honesty, the competition helped unite the nation and restored the pride of a team that had flattered to cheat for the majority of the 90's.One thing that England fans will conveniently overlook when they recall the aforementioned European Championships is how instrumental the competition turned out to be for Germany as well.After…

Being a lifelong cynic is better than people think. You get used to being disappointed, so you practice expecting the absolute minimum from organizations - and when that's exactly what you get, it just drops you off for hello! You had already mentally processed it! Sometimes, though, things break through. Organizations - let's use UEFA as an example, because ... yes, because this is about them - rent some industrial digging equipment and a tunnel under the bar that is already on the floor.If you have not read UEFA's…