B.J. Callaghan is desperate for Nashville SC to build on his first win at the helm when they host the Chicago Fire in MLS on Wednesday.
Nashville lost nine of 10 games – going down in a penalty shoot-out after drawing the other – either side of Callaghan s appointment, but they finally turned the corner on Saturday.
Goals from Alexandre Muyl and Hany Mukhtar fired them to a 2-0 win over Atlanta United, and Callaghan sees Wednesday s clash with Chicago – who are level with
Nashville in the Eastern Conference standings – as an opportunity to build some momentum.
We were pleased with the performance we had, we ve talked about having consistent performances and stacking them up, Callaghan said.
It s a quick turnaround, so everything we ve be…
Captain Virgil van Dijk said Netherlands would enjoy the moment after qualifying for Euro 2020.
The Dutch ended their self-inflicted exile from major tournament football, having failed to reach Euro 2016 or last year s World Cup, when a 0-0 draw away to Northern Ireland secured a top-two finish in Group C.
Netherlands were without the injured Memphis Depay and carried little threat up front in his absence, while Northern Ireland s Steven Davis missed a first-half penalty that would have ramped up pressure on Ronald Koeman s men.
But in the end the visitors secured the primary objective for the night the certainty they will be in next summer s 24-team European Championship.
Van Dijk, who won the Champions League with Liverpool last season, told Dutch b…
England s bid to win the 2018 World Cup moves into top gear in Zurich next week.
The battle to secure votes ahead of the final decision on December 2 sees five former England internationals Sir Bobby Charlton, Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, Andy Cole and John Barnes join a 30-man party, led by Football Association president Prince William.
Prime Minister David Cameron, England boss Fabio Capello and ex-captain David Beckham are also in the delegation.
England chief executive Andy Anson said: We have said throughout the process that this bid has the backing of the whole country and the nature of this line-up confirms that point.
Next week is clearly critical because it is our last chance to convince the Fifa executive committee members who are voting tha…
Marcus Rashford and Jordan Henderson have been omitted from Gareth Southgate s 33-man preliminary squad for England s Euro 2024 campaign.
Rashford scored 30 goals in all competitions for Manchester United in 2022-23 and has been a fixture in Southgate s England squads, but a dismal 2023-24 campaign has led to him being overlooked.
He scored seven goals in 33 Premier League appearances this season, making it his second worst campaign since netting five times as a teenager in 2016-17. He scored just four times under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick in 2021-22.
Newcastle United s Anthony Gordon has benefitted from Rashford s drop-off, receiving the call-up ahead of June s warm-up friendlies against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland.
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Niclas Fullkrug is ready to embrace his role as Germany s second-choice striker behind Kai Havertz, and use it as motivation at Euro 2024.
Julian Nagelsmann confirmed Havertz will lead the line at the tournament for the hosts, who begin their campaign against Scotland in Group A on Friday.
Despite playing five fewer games (46), Fullkurg scored more goals (16 to 14), created more assists (11 to seven), recorded a higher xG (19.18 to 14.79) and a higher shot conversion rate (16.67 per cent to 15.22 per cent) than the Arsenal forward in 2023-24.
But the 31-year-old, who discussed the situation with Nagelsmann, fully respects his coach s decision, and welcomes the opportunity to fight for his place.
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Rasmus Hojlund’s goals against Luton on Sunday made him the youngest player ever to score in six consecutive Premier League games.
The 21-year-old Manchester United striker broke Joe Willock’s record and here, the PA news agency puts his achievement in context.
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Hojlund’s scoring run began with the winner against Aston Villa on Boxing Day. That was his first-ever Premier League goal, having failed to score in his first 14 appearances, but he has not let up since.
He opened the scoring after three minutes in a 2-2 draw with Tottenham, netted against Wolves, West Ham and in the return fixture with Villa and then scored twice in the first seven minutes in the win over Luton.
Aged 21 years and 14 days, he is 260 days younger than Willock…
Fulham are interested in signing Joe Gomez from Premier League rivals Liverpool in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Gomez is exploring his options after being left out of Liverpool’s matchday squad against Ipswich Town in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Times has claimed that Liverpool are actively looking to push Gomez out of the door, but the club and the player have held grown-up talks over his future. Virgil van Dijk, Jarell Quansah and Ibrahima Konate are the three main centre-backs in new manager Arne Slot’s team, which has led to Gomez considering a move to a club where he would get regular playing time.
Gomez is a very versatile player who can play at centre-back, right-back and left-back, and even in a defensive mid…
Jack Grealish is feeling the love playing under interim head coach Lee Carsley after the Manchester City midfielder s goal helped England to a 3-1 win over Finland on Sunday.
Grealish was on target in the 18th minute, combining well with Angel Gomes for his fourth international goal, before Trent Alexander-Arnold and Declan Rice sealed the Nations League triumph.
The 29-year-old has now scored two goals in three appearances under Carsley, as many as he did in his first 36 England caps when playing for Gareth Southgate.
Grealish made his feelings known after being left out of England s Euro 2024 squad, and has been a player reborn since his introduction back into the fold.
We could have had a few more, but it was difficult at times, Grealish told ITV …
Kylian Mbappe has promised to get better next season after helping newly-crowned French champions Monaco end Paris Saint-Germain s Ligue 1 dominance.
PSG had a stranglehold on Ligue 1, winning four successive titles but Mbappe and his youthful Monaco team-mates burst onto the scene to end that run on Wednesday.
France international teenager Mbappe was on target as Monaco claimed their first top-flight title since 2000 with a 2-0 win at home to Saint-Etienne.
The coveted 18-year-old took his goal tally to 15 in Ligue 1 but he issued a warning to French football and Europe amid the wild championship celebrations as the likes of Real Madrid and Manchester United circle.
After the victory in Gambardella [last season], my mother told me: It s all very well, b…
Mexico have appointed Javier Aguirre as their head coach for a third time after Jaime Lozano was sacked in the wake of their disappointing Copa America campaign.
Mexico finished third in Group B in the United States, only scoring once in their three group-stage matches as they finished behind Venezuela and Ecuador.
El Tri have now suffered three group-stage exits in their last four participations at the Copa America (also in 2011 and 2015), having reached at least the semi-finals at five of their first seven editions.
Lozano paid the price for their failure to reach the knockout stages as he was sacked less than a year after taking over, with the Mexican Football Federation saying he rejected the chance to stay on in a backroom role under a new boss.
Agui…