Chloe Kelly has stressed the importance of being “ready for your moment” at this summer’s World Cup whether starting in the England team or as a substitute.
The winger came off the bench and scored the extra-time winner against Germany in the Euros final at Wembley a year ago as the Lionesses secured the first major trophy in their history.
Going into that tournament having only recently returned to action after an ACL injury, she was utilised as a substitute throughout as boss Sarina Wiegman retained the same starting line-up.
Since then, Kelly has scored five goals and provided nine assists across the 2022-23 Women’s Super League season for Manchester City, and been on the scoresheet four times in 10 England appearances – the first five of which were …
Lionel Messi insists he would not change anything about his decorated career in order to win a World Cup.
The lack of a major international honour remains the glaring absence in the Barcelona superstar s trophy haul.
He was named player of the tournament at the 2014 World Cup, where Argentina lost the final 1-0 against Germany in extra-time.
Last time around in Russia, a chaotic campaign ended in a 4-3 loss to eventual winners France in the last 16.
Messi will be 35 by the time Qatar 2022 comes around and, in an interview with TyC Sports, he appeared to accept the time for him to claim that elusive piece of history might have passed,
I would have loved to be world champion, he said. But I think I would not change anything I had in my career to …
Harry Maguire is delighted to see his boyhood club Sheffield United flying high in the Premier League and wants them to win every game unless they are playing Manchester United.
England centre-back Maguire became the world s most expensive defender when he moved to Old Trafford in a reported £80million deal from Leicester City in the previous transfer window.
The 26-year-old came through the Blades academy and made over 100 senior appearances for the club before leaving to join Hull City in 2014.
Maguire gets the chance to play at Bramall Lane again on Sunday, as the Red Devils who sit a point behind the Blades face Chris Wilder s side.
It means so much, the club that gave me the chance of fulfilling my dream of becoming a professional footballer, Magui…
Inter great Dejan Stankovic has backed his former team to recover from their crisis and become a major player in Italian and European football once again.
Inter conquered all before them under Jose Mourinho in the 2009-10 season, winning an unprecedented Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League treble.
However, Inter s last appearance at Europe s top table was in 2012 and they have not finished in the top three in Serie A since finishing runners-up six years ago, while the club have gone through nine coaches since Mourinho s departure.
But Stankovic says Inter, backed by wealthy owners Suning Holdings Group, are on the road to recovery.
Speaking exclusively to Omnisport, Stankovic said: I have always been an optimist.
My opinion is that I…
Neymar is determined to give everything for Paris Saint-Germain, according to goalkeeper Keylor Navas.
Brazil international Neymar was heavily linked with a return to Barcelona in the close season, just two years after leaving them for a world-record fee of €222million.
But the 27-year-old has scored 64 goals in 74 appearances for PSG and this season formed a key part of the Fantastic Four with Kylian Mbappe, Mauro Icardi and Angel Di Maria.
Neymar has reportedly cancelled a party for his upcoming birthday in order to focus solely on PSG, a mentality Navas has taken note of.
Asked about the club s formidable attacking line-up, Navas told Telefoot: These are players with an incredible level and, for me, it is a privilege to be able to play with them.
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atch-winning penalty with three minutes of extra-time remaining as Porto beat Roma 3-1 to clinch a 4-3 aggregate victory and progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Roma took a 2-1 lead into the second leg after an uninspiring victory at Stadio Olimpico but Porto levelled the last-16 tie when Tiquinho Soares scored from close range to put the hosts ahead on the night.
Daniele De Rossi struck from the penalty spot but Moussa Marega made it 2-1 early in the second half before Wednesday s game petered out and went into extra-time.
A penalty shoot-out looked imminent until Alessandro Florenzi s shirt pull on Fernando prompted a VAR consultation and, after referee Cuneyt Cakir pointed to the spot, Telles stepped up to send Estadio do Dragao …
As an Evertonian, I usually get excited, frustrated and mostly annoyed watching Everton play, especially in Derby games against Liverpool. However, on Wednesday night I just felt numb as Jurgen Klopp’s side recorded a comfortable 5-2 win at Anfield.
It was like an out-of-body experience, where I was no longer watching my team, but a different team with no quality, fight or tactical awareness (although that has been a regular occurrence of late). Looking at social media, it seems it is a familiar feeling. In fact, it is rife amongst Blues.
Curtains for Silva
According to Sky Sports, the defeat will signal the end of Marco Silva’s reign as Everton boss, with David Moyes mooted as his replacement and Tim Cahill coming in as his assistant. This would be the less…
Diego Godin has announced he will leave Atletico Madrid when his contract expires at the end of the season, with a move to Inter rumoured to be on the horizon.
Club captain Godin joined Atletico from Villarreal in 2010 and was a key part of their LaLiga title win in 2013-14 but confirmed in an emotional news conference on Tuesday his time at the club has come to an end.
The 33-year-old centre-back played for Atleti in Champions League final defeats to Real Madrid in 2014 and 2016, though he did win the Europa League twice.
I m going to leave Atletico Madrid. These are my last days here, said Godin, who is expected to sign a contract with Serie A side Inter.
Atleti have been my family, my club and my home, and it s very hard to say goodbye.
The…
Liverpool are interested in signing Antonio Silva from Benfica in the summer of 2023, according to . The report has claimed that Benfica value the 19-year-old Portugal international defender at £52 million, adding that negotiations over a deal could start as soon as the teenager is back from the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Silva has been on the books of Benfica since 2016 and is now part of the first team at the Portuguese giants. The defender has scored two goals in 10 Liga Portugal matches and has scored one goal in six UEFA Champions League games so far this season.
Liverpool are sixth in the Premier League table at the moment with 22 points from 14 matches, as many as seven points behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who have played 15 games. Meanwhile, Benfica curren…
According to a recent report from Sky Sports News, talks are ongoing between West Ham United and Benfica over Gedson Fernandes potentially making the jump over to East London.
The next few days are said to be crucial as discussions continue, with Everton and Manchester United still floating around as clubs that could potentially throw a spanner into the works.
Personal terms aren’t going to be much of an issue, the report states, but other conditions regarding the deal still have yet to be ironed out – and that includes the required option price. At this moment in time the deal is set to be an 18-month loan with the option to buy, but there’s still a long way to go before all is said and done.
West Ham’s issues so far this season have been clear …