England is the most important place for women s football, according to new London City Lionesses coach Carolina Morace.

After time out from the game following a short stint at Lazio, former Italy, Milan and Canada coach Morace joined London City in July.

The Lionesses play in the Women s Championship, the second tier of women s football in England.

And though London City compete in the second tier, Morace believes England is the place to be when it comes to the women s game.

Women s football, the best women s football, the most important women s football is here is in England, Morace told Stats Perform.

The project that they did to develop women s football is amazing and was global and you can see the result [England] won the European Championsh…

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Simply looking to make another EURO 24 qualifying statement on Thursday night, Portugal will make the trip to Liechtenstein.

Liechtenstein

Starting with the hosts, last seen signing off October’s international break with a routine 4-0 drumming away at Iceland, Liechtenstein have endured yet another public qualifying nightmare. Sat rock-bottom of the Group J standings and yet to put a single point on the board from any of their eight appearances this year, Konrad Funfstuck’s side will be more than aware that they face another monumental challenge here. Hit with another 4-0 loss when they last met Portugal for their reverse qualifying showdown back on March 23rd, Liechtenstein have also gained a reputation for their rather glaring d…

Pedri is living up to the lofty expectations set by Spain s national team, so says coach Luis de la Fuente.

The Barcelona youngster netted twice in Spain s 5-1 demolition of Northern Ireland in their final pre-tournament friendly ahead of Euro 2024.

Pedri has struggled with injury this season, featuring just 16 times in LaLiga for Barca, but is back in form for the tournament.

And De la Fuente, whose team have won three of their last five games, has been hugely impressed by the midfielder.

We have been very happy and because he is a very good player and he knows that I have confidence in him and he is going to give us very good things in this competition, De la Fuente told reporters.

I have always talked about it from the point of view of the co…

Chelsea plan to keep Andrey Santos at the club for next season, according to . The report has claimed that Strasbourg have enquired about loan deal, but the former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners have said no.

Santos joined Chelsea from Brazilian club Vasco da Gama in January 2023. The 20-year-old midfielder had a loan spell at Vasco for the second half of the 2022-23 campaign before being sent out on loan to Nottingham Forest in the summer of 2023. The youngster was scheduled to stay on loan at the City Ground for the entire 2023-24 campaign, but his lack of regular playing time saw his loan spell cut sort.

The Brazil international midfielder did relatively well during his loan spell at Strasbourg. Sanrtos made nine starts and two substitute appearance…

Nico Williams holds fighting against racism as his sole lifetime goal amid continued issues with such abuse in Spain.

The Athletic Bilbao forward was subject to racial abuse away to Atletico Madrid last season, leading Spain s footballing authorities to force a partial closure of their south stand for two matches.

Vinicius Junior has suffered similar targeting for Atletico s fierce rivals Real Madrid, with the Brazilian suggesting Spain should be stripped of the honour in hosting the 2030 World Cup unless progress is made.

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has attempted numerous anti-racism measures in an effort to clamp down on the issue, while Spanish court made history by issuing the first criminal conviction for racial insults in a football stadium in Ju…

Jack Wilshere has returned to former club Arsenal after being appointed their new under-18s head coach.

Ex-England international Wilshere announced his retirement at the age of 30 last week, having most recently played for Danish Superliga club AGF.

Wilshere graduated from Arsenal s academy and was regarded as one of the most promising players in world football at the time of his breakthrough.

He made his Premier League debut at the age of 16 years and 256 days in September 2008, which made him Arsenal s youngest league debutant.

Following an encouraging loan spell at Bolton Wanderers, Wilshere cemented his place in the Arsenal team during the 2010-11 campaign, making 35 top-flight appearances.

But the talented central midfielder went on to be pl…

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Looking to make it three La Liga victories on the bounce this weekend, Real Madrid will make the trip to Celta Vigo on Friday night.

Celta Vigo

Starting with the hosts, forced to settle for what was a downbeat finish among Spain’s elite last season, it is no secret that Celta Vigo are seeking some much-needed stability this time around. Although the Sky Blues might have appointed former Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez this summer, the Galicia-Based outfit have struggled to find much of a boost since opening the 2023/24 campaign. Despite being last seen landing a gritty 1-1 stalemate away at Real Sociedad, Celta have mustered just a single point from their opening two La Liga appearances. Opening the new season with a worrying 2-0 loss a…

Aaron Ramsdale has left Arsenal for Southampton in a permanent deal reportedly worth up to £25million.

Ramsdale joined Arsenal from Sheffield United in 2022 and assumed a key role in Mikel Arteta s side, playing all 38 games as they finished as Premier League runners-up in 2022-23.

However, he lost his place to David Raya at the start of last season and has long appeared destined to move on, with Wolves among the clubs linked with him in the current transfer window.

It appeared Arsenal may be willing to sanction a loan move for the England international, but Southampton have tied him down to a four-year contract, paying a transfer fee that could rise to £25m.

Southampton manager Russell Martin told the club s website of the transfer: I m delighted. Brin…

MLS MVP and Toronto FC forward Sebastian Giovinco insisted he is happy playing in one of the most beautiful leagues , despite being overlooked for Italy s Euro 2016 squad.

Giovinco and fellow MLS-based star Andrea Pirlo were both omitted from Antonio Conte s provisional squad for next month s European Championship in France, with the coach citing the quality of MLS as his reason to exclude the pair.

But former Juventus starlet Giovinco said he has no plans to return to Europe, with the 29-year-old determined to earn his way back into the national team.

I was upset about it, but it s useless to think about, he said after training on Wednesday.

I need to keep going and I need to keep improving so I can try and find my place back on the national team.

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Looking to book their Copa America semi-final ticket late on Saturday night, Colombia will meet Panama at the State Farm Stadium.

Colombia

Starting with Colombia, only continuing on what has been an astonishing purple patch, Nestor Lorenzo’s men have continued to receive a string of plaudits from across the globe. Getting their Copa America adventure underway on June 24th as the secured a 2-1 victory against Paraguay, La Tricolor find the mood in their camp at a famous high. Securing top spot in Group D with a 1-1 stalemate against South American giants Brazil as they collected seven points from their three appearances, the former Argentina coach finds his squad pencilled in as the standout title dark horse this summer. Signing off …