PARIS, France — Sweden booked their place in the World Cup quarterfinals on Monday thanks to a 1-0 win against Canada. The Olympic runners-up are emerging like real dark horses in the competition and will be full of confidence when they face Germany in the next round on Saturday. Here are five takeaways from their victory at the Parc des Princes on Monday.
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PARIS, France — Sweden have booked their place in the World Cup quarter finals on Monday thanks to a 1-0 win against Canada. The Olympic runners-up are emerging like real dark horses in the competition and will be full of confidence when they face Germany in the next round on Saturday. Here are five takeaways from their victory at the Parc des Princes on Monday.
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The detention and questioning of the former French football star was first reported by French investigative website Mediapart and has since been confirmed to ESPN FC by judicial sources.
Platini, UEFA president from 2007-15, was taken to a cell at the Anti-Corruption Office of the Judicial Police…
VALENCIENNES, France — Make that two wins in two tries for Germany in this year’s World Cup, but once again the team’s performance was hardly convincing against a solid Spain team. The Germans were without their star playmaker Dzsenifer Marozsán for the first time since her toe injury last week against China. And like Germany did against the Chinese, it played a bit by the scruff of the neck, winning 1-0. Spain might have regrets, though the squad put out a great performance — and in some…
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France’s players will each earn a €4, 000 bonus if they win the Women’s World Cup on July 7 on home soil — just under 10 percent of the €334,000 the men got for their triumph in Russia last summer.
The figure was decided by Noel Le Graet, the head of the French Football Federation (FFF), after discussing it with the team’s captain Amandine Henry and some of her teammates.
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PARIS — History was made Friday night during the opening game of the Women’s World Cup in Paris between France and South Korea when the video assistant referee was used for the first time in women’s football.
Referee Claudia Umpierrez disallowed Griedge Mbock Bathy’s goal for France in the 26h minute after the VAR, led by Mauro Vigliano, showed she was offside by a few centimetres. The French centre back had hit a wonderful right foot volley after a flick by Wendie Renard. Les Bleues celebrated…
France captain Amandine Henry said it is “every player’s dream” to lead their country on home soil ahead of the start of the Women’s World Cup.
Henry, 29, has missed the last two friendly matches for France in the buildup to the tournament with a back injury, but expects to be fit for the opener against South Korea at the Parc des Princes in Paris after training with the squad on Tuesday at Clairefontaine.
The news will be welcome for France manager Corinne Diacre as Henry is an indispensable member…
Hugo Lloris reflected on Spurs’ historic comeback against Ajax and said that all the credit belongs to Mauricio Pochettino and his coaching staff.
The FC crew discuss what Harry Kane’s role should be for Tottenham in the Champions League final, having just rejoined training this week.
It’s late in Eindhoven at the Philips Stadion, Oct. 24, just before 10 p.m. local time. Hugo Lloris is sitting on his own in the away dressing room. The Tottenham captain has just heard the stadium erupt, signaling PSV have equalised (2-2) against his side only a few seconds after the goalkeeper was sent off. Once again, Spurs had been controlling a Champions League game, like against Inter Milan a few weeks earlier — a game they lost 2-1 — but once again, they let their lead slip.
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LONDON – Hugo Lloris has praised Mauricio Pochettino for saving his Tottenham career ahead of the Champions League final against Liverpool on Saturday.
The Tottenham goalkeeper, 32, is now in his seventh season at the club after joining from Lyon in 2012 for €10 million, including €5m in bonuses. However, things could have been very different had Pochettino not replaced Tim Sherwood on the bench in 2014.
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