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The Guardian FootballUSWNT roster: Ashley Sanchez earns the call for friendlies v Spain
Sanchez, NWSL’s top scorer, returns after years away Naomi Girma called up despite injury absence for Chelsea Mallory Swanson earns recall after Olympic heroics Naomi Girma and Sam Coffey are returning to the United States women’s national team, with their pair of WSL standouts named in Emma Hayes’ squad for October’s friendlies against defending World Cup champion Spain. NWSL top scorer Ashley Sanchez has also earned a recall on the back of her MVP-caliber performance with the North Carolina Courage. Sanchez has already set an league record for goals in a season by an American player, already up to 20 in 26 matches. With another goal, Sanchez will break Temwa Chawinga’s overall scoring record. An attacking midfielder, Sanchez’s most recent cap came in October 2024, in a friendly against Argentina early in Hayes’ tenure. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballSam Gough’s journey from being ‘a hazard’ at PE to becoming Para Lionesses captain
One of the best strikers in the world, the Scot talks about her career in blind football and the Euros Helga has spotted a pigeon just outside the changing rooms at Poltonhall Sports Complex in Bonnyrigg and it suddenly becomes clear from her ears, tongue and tail that she would very much like to chase it. But not today. She is a good girl, she resists the exciting temptation, and stays true to her task. Helga, a three-year-old black labrador, is a guide dog, partnered with the England women’s blind football captain, Sam Gough, and the duo have important work to do. Gough is preparing for the 2026 IBSA Women’s Blind Football European Championship, which gets under way in Istanbul on Saturday, full of confidence in her everyday life since partnering with Helga last year, a moment she says has been liberating. This year Postcode Lottery players are helping Guide Dogs to fund life-changing partnerships like Sam and Helga. To find out more about Guide Dogs, you can visit guidedogs.org.uk This is an extract from our free email about women’s football, Moving the Goalposts. To get the full edition, visit this page and follow the instructions . Moving the Goalposts is delivered to your inboxes every Tuesday and Thursday . Continue reading...
BBC SportAll you need to know about 2027 Women's World Cup
Our Ask Me Anything team take a look at everything you need to know for the 2027 Women's World Cup.
ESPNYamal reveals what he said to Messi at World Cup
Spain and Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal has said that he thanked Lionel Messi for everything he gave to football when the two embraced at the end of the 2026 World Cup final.
Sky Sports FootballTuchel: On the ball, we were a danger to ourselves
Thomas Tuchel believes England were a danger to themselves on the ball during their 3-2 defeat to Spain.
The Guardian FootballDefensive flux gives Tuchel headache but Alexander-Arnold could be remedy | Jacob Steinberg
Chopping and changing the back four has been a big feature for England this year and the Real Madrid man could be a solution England ended 2025 protected by a shield of deceptive strength. They went through qualifying for the World Cup without conceding a goal and secured a shutout during a routine friendly win against Wales. However, clean sheets have been harder to come by this year. England have kept four in 13 games in 2026, meaning it may not be long before Thomas Tuchel rethinks his suggestion that the way to deal with his side’s lack of control is to embrace chaos. There is, of course, an irony to telling Tuchel to sort out his defence. Isn’t this what we wanted? England were limp and passive when they lost their World Cup semi-final against Argentina. At least the mindset was positive when Tuchel’s side opened their Nations League campaign with a sprightly but flawed 3-2 defeat against Spain last Saturday. Continue reading...
ESPNColumbus stuns Miami late after Messi's free-kick golazo
Jamal Thiaré scored in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time to give the Columbus Crew a stunning 2-1 win over MLS Cup holders Inter Miami on Sunday.
The Guardian FootballThe Nations League is a welcome example of soccer done well
The tournament was treated with skepticism when it was introduced in 2018, but it shows that sometimes administrators get things right Sign up for our free newsletter here England’s first game after the 2022 World Cup was a 2-1 win away over Italy. Their first game after the 2018 World Cup was a 2-1 defeat to Spain. Their first game after the 2014 World Cup was a 1-0 friendly win over Norway – and that was not the Norway of Erling Haaland, Martin Ødegaard and Antonio Nusa but of Joshua King, Håvard Nordtveit and Tarik Elyounoussi. The first game after the 2010 World Cup was a 2-1 friendly win over Hungary. The Italy and Spain games perhaps had their appeal, but the sense of anticlimax was palpable. It’s inevitable, of course: how can a side or its supporters pick themselves to go again after the unparalleled drama of a World Cup? Major tournaments, whether a team does well or badly, are sport played with maximum emotion; there cannot be anything except a comedown, whether after glorious victory, thrilling defeat or ignominious exit. This is an extract from Soccer Desk, a newsletter from the Guardian US. Subscribe for free here . Continue reading...
ESPNWho's the striker leading Raphinha, Mbappé, Haaland in race for European Golden Shoe?
Raphinha may have started the season on fire, but there's a little-known striker who is ahead of the Barça star in the race for the European Golden Shoe.
BBC Sport'I've lost my peace' - Cape Verde hero Vozinha on newfound fame
Cape Verde's World Cup hero Vozinha says he craves the "peace and tranquillity" of the life he led before he shot to fame.
The Guardian FootballData shows England made inroads against Spain but they must be more clinical | Andrew Beasley
Thomas Tuchel’s side had 36 touches in the Spain penalty area at Wembley but were given a lesson in taking chances England dominated Spain to an extent very few teams have in recent years. Sadly for them, not in terms of goals . Nor possession. But ownership of the ball is less important than where on the pitch it occurs. Thomas Tuchel’s side had 36 touches in the visitors’ penalty area, a ridiculously high total when put in context of Spain’s last decade. They allowed just 9.5 touches per 90 minutes at the 2026 World Cup. The combined efforts of Belgium, France and Argentina registered 38 touches in the Spain box in the final three rounds of the tournament. Since available records began (at the start of Euro 2016), the most box touches a side has had against Spain was the 45 Germany had in the quarter-final of Euro 2024. However, that game went to extra time. France had 42 in normal time in the ridiculous Nations League semi-final they lost 5-4 last year, then come England, second best in regular time from a sample of 133 matches. Continue reading...
BBC SportSeventeen titles in five years - why Spain are a dominant force
We look at what's behind Spain's dominance of football with 17 titles in five years across all age groups and in the men's and women's game.
The Guardian FootballJames Trafford’s England dream burns with No 1 spot finally up for grabs again
The Leeds player was surprise starter against Spain but, after his solid display, Jordan Pickford’s grip may be loosening James Trafford looks genuinely affronted. The Leeds goalkeeper’s reaction borders on incredulity. Was it a season of frustration for him at Manchester City last time out, he is asked? A wasted year? “I won two trophies,” he says very simply and very firmly. Defiance is the stock in trade of a goalkeeper and Trafford has a nice line in it, on and off the pitch. Thrust into the England lineup against Spain at Wembley on Saturday for only his third cap, he performed well, particularly during the opening 35 minutes when the world champions threatened to run riot. Trafford made two excellent saves that kept England in contention, laying the groundwork for their surge into a 2-1 half-time lead. They ended up losing 3-2 in the Nations League opener after Harry Kane missed a 54th-minute penalty for 3-1. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballThomas Tuchel resists ‘madness’ of calls to rest England players despite longer window
I don’t take calls from Premier League managers, he says England play Czechia in Prague on Tuesday Thomas Tuchel says it would be “madness” to allow his England players or the clubs to pick and choose their matches during the elongated Nations League window as he promised to go full throttle for victory against Czechia in Prague on Tuesday. The manager did accept that Declan Rice needed to rest and could not be part of the squad in light of the Arsenal midfielder’s heavy workload across a number of seasons and well-documented fitness issues. Rice was at Wembley on Saturday to watch England lose 3-2 against Spain in their opening Nations League game. Continue reading...
ESPNSpain expose England's shortcomings in breathtaking Wembley comeback
Spain showed the quality that earned them the 2026 World Cup trophy, while England's crisis of identity continues.
Football ItaliaOsvaldo’s family shares positive health update after emergency surgery
Daniel Osvaldo’s family say the ex-Roma, Juventus and Italy striker is ‘doing well and is...
Football ItaliaToday’s Papers – Italy are better than this, Ceferin sends Euro 2032 warning
La Gazzetta dello Sport We’re better than this Mancini looking for the breakthrough The coach’s...
Sky Sports FootballSpain show their class as errors cost England in Nations League loss
Spain showed why they are the best national team in the world by emerging 3-2 winners from a thrilling, chaotic Nations League clash at Wembley, in which England's flaws undermined their exciting attacking play.