In a glittering ceremony in Paris, Manchester Metropolis’s midfield powerhouse, Rodri, clinched the 2024 Ballon d’Or, making historical past as the primary Premier League participant to earn the celebrated award since 2008. The Spanish midfielder, identified for his composure, imaginative and prescient, and defensive tenacity, stood atop the rankings in a tightly contested race, besting
Birmingham Metropolis are the brand new leaders within the Championship desk going into the worldwide break. The Blues now sit proudly atop the second tier standings, with the league wanting aggressive as ever. Elsewhere, Charlton Athletic got here again from the lifeless to assert a degree and there was a giant first win of the
Venezia accomplished a unprecedented turnaround from 2-0 all the way down to beat high-flying Udinese 3-2 with a pair of Joel Pohjanpalo penalties, however Isaak Toure’s purple card proved pricey. This was a neighborhood Friuli-Venezia-Giulia derby on the Laguna and the hosts lastly ended their with a 2-2 draw at Monza, however Sverko was not
On a day when Emma Hayes closely rotated the USWNT lineup, the Stars and Stripes got here from behind to win a second consecutive pleasant in opposition to Iceland. Scorers: Williams 72′, Horan 76′, Sears 90+3′ ; Vilhjálmsdóttir 31′ After beating Iceland in Austin simply three days in the past, the U.S. returned to motion in