Lynn Biyendolo opens scoring for USWNT after just 42 secondsMuch improved Australian showing despite 2-1 defeat in Glendale An improved Matildas side suffered a nightmare start to their second outing at the SheBelieves Cup and were unable to recover, going down 2-1 to hosts and world No 1 USA in Arizona. Just days after conceding four goals against a rampant Japan – their major rivals for next year’s Women’s Asian Cup title – coach Tom Sermanni re-shuffled his defensive line, swapping out Clare Hunt for Charlotte Grant and moving captain Steph Catley into the centre. Continue reading...

Updates from the game at State Farm StadiumKick-off time in Glendale is 3pm local/9am AEDTAny thoughts? Get in touch with Joey on email Today’s game will mark Sermanni’s eighth game as interim boss of the Matildas, with it looking increasingly likely the veteran mentor’s stint will stretch to include April’s friendlies against South Korea. Football Australia’s search for a full-time successor to Tony Gustavsson has now stretched into its seventh month following the Swede’s exit following the Paris Olympics and while the federation has been adamant that they have plenty of time to find a successor – given that the Matildas’ next competitive fixture won’t come until the opening game of a home Asian Cup next March – the sense of urgency surrounding the need to appoint someone is growing by the day. Continue reading...

Feyenoord edge past Milan after Hernandez red cardClub Brugge beat Atalanta 5-2, Benfica edge Monaco Milan were left to rue Théo Hernandez’s sending-off following a dive as Feyenoord pegged them back on the night and advanced 2-1 on aggregate to the Champions League last 16 with a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their playoff. Hernandez earned his second yellow card for the seven-time European champions for a dive in the 51st minute when Milan were dominating. The Italian side had cancelled out their first-leg deficit almost immediately, with forward Santiago Giménez striking against his former team in the first minute at San Siro. From a short corner move, Christian Pulisic floated a pass towards the far post where Malick Thiaw placed a header back across goal and Giménez nodded the ball over the line. The Mexican declined to celebrate against the club he left in January, and soon after played in João Félix who put his effort over the bar. Continue reading...

Player suffered injury while on loan at St PauliInjury rules Sands out of Concacaf Nations League finals United States men’s national team defensive midfielder James Sands faces a lengthy layoff with a serious right ankle injury and broken calf bone sustained while playing for St. Pauli. Sands, who only joined the German club on loan from New York City FC in January, had to be helped off the field in stoppage time of the team’s 1-0 Bundesliga loss at home to Freiburg on Saturday. He was then taken to a local hospital. Continue reading...

Forward has impressed for Manchester City in recent gamesAustralia to play Japan, USA and Colombia later this month Mary Fowler will return to the Matildas squad for the SheBelieves Cup after sitting out international friendlies on home soil late last year to refresh mentally and physically. The star forward has been named in Australia’s 23-player squad for the tournament to be held in the US later this month, while captain Sam Kerr and World Cup hero Cortnee Vine were not considered. Continue reading...

21-year-old made his USMNT debut in JanuaryIntra-league move is the second-ever made using MLS’s new cash transfer rule Houston Dynamo FC acquired Philadelphia Union midfielder Jack McGlynn in the first cash-for-homegrown player trade in Major League Soccer history on Monday. The Union will receive $2.1m in guaranteed money and also retain a sell-on percentage of any future transfer. The club also could acquire an additional $1.3m if McGlynn meets designated performance milestones. Continue reading...

Leaders are unbeaten in the league since 30 NovemberSheffield United sink Derby, Pompey hold Burnley Championship leaders Leeds thumped Cardiff 7-0 to claim their biggest win of the season and extend their unbeaten home run in all competitions to 14 games. The Wales winger Dan James supplied Brenden Aaronson for a sixth-minute opener before crossing low for loanee Manor Solomon to tap home a second in the 13th minute. The outstanding James scored Leeds’s third five minutes into the second half to cap a fine performance as the visitors’ eight-match unbeaten run in all competitions was emphatically ended. Continue reading...

Arsenal sign United States defender Jenna Nighswonger from Gotham FC on transfer deadline day.

Gunners understood to pay $100,000 for left-backNighswonger won NWSL with Gotham in 2023 Arsenal are poised to sign the USA defender Jenna Nighswonger before the Women’s Super League transfer window closes on Thursday. The 24-year-old left-back is poised to move from the NWSL club NJ/NY Gotham FC for a fee understood to be $100,000 (£80,360). She has one season left on her contract. Continue reading...

The Minnesota United coach was at Old Trafford under Solskjær, Rangnick and Ten Hag – now he is branching out on his own in MLS “I felt like my personality was well suited to it,” Eric Ramsay says, explaining why he jumped into coaching as a teenager. There is drive and inquisitiveness to the Welshman, who was on the backroom staff at Manchester United before moving to the USA to become Minnesota United’s manager last March. Before the real stuff begins, Ramsay wants to know about life at the Guardian. Is this the interviewee putting the interviewer at ease? Or evidence of someone who knows how to connect with strangers? Ramsay has the leadership gene. He grew up in a small market town in rural Wales and was a busy type, captaining the county team and putting on coaching sessions for local children. “At 14 or 15 I could get a feel for what my coaching voice was,” he says. What was he like? “More self-conscious. You trip, you stumble. But I felt like I was making enough of a mark with kids for it to grab me. From 16 or 17 almost everything I did was geared towards that pathway.” Continue reading...

Women’s Super League updates, 12.30pm GMT kick-offMoving the Goalposts newsletter: sign up | Mail Emillia In case you were not already aware, Chelsea agreed a $1.1million deal with San Diego Wave for USA defender Naomi Girma this week. Here’s what our very own Tom Garry had to say about the historic transfer… Sonia Bompastor has just all-but confirmed the signing of Naomi Girma. The Chelsea manager told BBC Sport: “Yes, we will probably have to announce something about Naomi soon.” Continue reading...

World Cup winner Lauren Holiday "wants women's sports to be seen differently from the top down" as she joins the board of women's football investors Mercury/13.