After several meetings in MLS, the coaches now face off in the Gold Cup final with each saying they admire the work the other has done Tata Martino and Gregg Berhalter are set to square off again Sunday, this time on a grander stage than their previous meetings in MLS. Martino, the Mexico coach […]
The ex-Chelsea and Real Madrid believes the sporting prowess of the Spaniard would have allowed him to reach the upper echelons of a different game Jose Mourinho has claimed tennis star Rafael Nadal could have enjoyed a top-level career in football. Speaking on a visit to Wimbledon, the former Chelsea, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Inter boss […]
Joe Manchin has called for the World Cup winning U.S. women’s team to be “paid accordingly” and has threatened to withhold funding for 2026 The U.S. women’s national team has received some powerful backing in the fight for equal pay. Senator Joe Manchin on Tuesday introduced a bill to the U.S. Senate that, if passed, […]
In a commemorative interview on his ninety-third birthday, in 2017, Robert Mugabe, who was President of Zimbabwe at the time, reflected on his new American counterpart. “When it comes to Donald Trump, on the one hand talking of American nationalism, well, America for America, America for Americans—on that we agree,” he told state television. “Zimbabwe for […]
This week’s cover is by the cartoonist and comics scholar Ivan Brunetti. Brunetti, who’s known for his dark, delightful gag cartoons, fills every inch of his images with details, each of them small, finely wrought, and glinting with humor. We recently talked to the artist about his process, his pet preferences, and his enduring fascination […]
John Updike once remarked, “The true New Yorker secretly believes that people living anywhere else have to be, in some sense, kidding.” Part of this admittedly nutty insularity resides in the wonder we have for the physical New York and its beauty. Yet it can be easy to forget that the neighborhoods and plazas we […]
The England striker was linked with a January move to the Blues, but has committed his long-term future to the Cherries Callum Wilson has signed a new four-year contract to end speculation he could leave Bournemouth. England striker Wilson had been linked with Chelsea and West Ham, but has now committed his future to the […]
The Reds boss hopes his side use their recent European success as motivation to collect more titles, insisting they can improve further Jurgen Klopp hopes Liverpool will get “addicted” to winning trophies after their Champions League triumph, which arrived when he had forgotten what such glorious moments feel like. The German manager’s last trophy came in 2014 […]
The shot-stopper becomes the fourth signing of a turbulent summer in the Eternal City and takes their spending over €100m in the close season Roma have announced the signing of Spanish goalkeeper Pau Lopez from Real Betis, for a fee of €23.5 million (£21m/$26m). The 24-year-old made 35 appearances for Betis last season after they […]
The former Barcelona forward was heavily linked with a return to England with Manchester United, but has joined the Spanish champions Toni Duggan has joined Spanish champions Atletico Madrid on a free transfer after her contract with Barcelona expired, signing a deal until 2021. The England international spent two seasons with the Catalan club in […]