Hi there there! Between celebrations for the Lionesses’ win on the Ladies’s Euro and the busy switch dealings, there isn’t any scarcity of storylines out of England this weekend. I am Pardeep Cattry with the newest to begin your week.
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Monday, July 28
🌎 Copa America Femenina: Chile vs. Paraguay, 5 p.m. ➡️ FS2
🌎 Copa America Femenina: Argentina vs. Colombia, 8 p.m. ➡️ FS1
Tuesday, July 29
🌎 Copa America Femenina: Brazil vs. Uruguay, 8 p.m. ➡️ FS1
🇺🇸🇲🇽 Leagues Cup: Pachuca vs. San Diego, 11 p.m. ➡️ FS1
⚽ The Ahead Line
🏆 England beat Spain to win Ladies’s Euro
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England are as soon as once more the champions of Europe, beating Spain in Basel on Sunday to win the Ladies’s Euro and change into solely the second nation to win back-to-back titles.
True to kind for an England group that spent simply 4 minutes and 52 seconds within the lead throughout the knockout stage, the champions needed to come from behind on Sunday. A dominant Spain took the lead because of Mariona Caldentey’s twenty fifth minute purpose, however the Lionesses equalized within the 57th minute courtesy of Alessia Russo. England discovered a option to disrupt Spain’s passing patterns and restricted La Roja’s attacking capabilities, Spain posting simply 5 photographs on track from 22 makes an attempt on the finish of 120 minutes. The Lionesses then gained 3-1 within the penalty shootout with goalkeeper Hannah Hampton making two saves – together with one on Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati – and Chloe Kelly scoring the winner, three years after notching England’s profitable purpose within the Euro last at Wembley Stadium.
England head coach Sarina Wiegman has now gained the final three European titles, together with the 2017 version when she was accountable for the Netherlands, constructing a popularity as a match specialist. That was very true over the course of the Lionesses’ title-winning run in Switzerland this summer time, Wiegman selecting grit over type to get them over the road time and time once more. England relied closely on their gifted assault however imperfection was simple to identify, particularly with a shaky protection that did handle to show issues round for a powerful outing towards Spain on Sunday. There’s an argument to be made that the Lionesses have been fortunate en path to the rostrum, although the truth that that they had the psychological resolve to persevere in rocky circumstances is probably probably the most resounding legacy of their win, as captain Leah Williamson pointed out post-match.
- Williamson: “We have now ridden our luck, however I do not suppose we have been fortunate. Whole disbelief, however on the similar time I knew it was going to occur. There’s at all times a second after I suppose ‘proper ladies, let’s flip it on’. The way in which we defended as a group, nothing got here via us. It felt prefer it was going to be our day.”
Entertaining imperfection was a theme of the Ladies’s Euro, although, be it Spain’s incapacity to seek out solutions for sturdy defenses like England’s and Germany’s or the lack for nearly each group to persuade in a penalty shootout. The facility balances within the girls’s recreation shifted a bit of alongside the way in which – not solely did England get the higher of a seemingly unstoppable Spain, up-and-comers Italy have been the shock of the competitors by reaching the semifinals over historic powerhouse Norway. With two years to go till the World Cup, it units up for a aggressive and unpredictable race to the end line as all eyes start to pivot in the direction of the Brazil-set match.
This weekend
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✈️ Comings and goings out of England
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A handful of English golf equipment combined in preseason video games with some main switch enterprise over the weekend, hanging offers to welcome – and say goodbye – to a number of notable gamers.
Arsenal formally introduced the signing of Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting Lisbon on Saturday and offered him to followers at Singapore’s Nationwide Stadium throughout their win towards Newcastle United, whereas Morgan Gibbs-White reached the top of his saga by signing a brand new cope with Nottingham Forest fairly than pursuing a transfer to Tottenham Hotspur. The large information of the weekend, although, is Luis Diaz’s impending transfer to Bayern Munich after the German champions resumed talks with Liverpool. Bayern have elevated their bid to $88.1 million from the preliminary $78.8 million provide and Diaz departed the Reds’ preseason tour in Hong Kong to bear a medical and full the transfer. The Colombia worldwide had performed an important position in Arne Slot’s first season at Liverpool however with new signings Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike within the combine, in addition to the likelihood that Alexander Isak joins them, it leaves restricted room for the attackers that have been on the membership’s books final week.
Elsewhere in England, a well-known face is inching nearer to a Premier League return. Former Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka is ready to finish a transfer to Sunderland, becoming a member of the newly promoted aspect within the midst of an interesting summer time for the Black Cats. Sunderland are clearly intent on staying up and are able to pay as much as $22.8 million for his providers, a report payment from an English aspect for a participant aged 32 or older, acceptable for somebody who has a dependable monitor report, as James Benge writes.
- Benge: “For that value Sunderland are getting a participant who provides loads of qualities that Regis Le Bris’ aspect is lacking. With over 200 Premier League video games to his identify over seven seasons at Arsenal, he is aware of the competitors inside out. Certainly a fast look would recommend he might need extra video games in England’s prime flight than the remainder of his quickly to be group mates mixed.It helps that Xhaka, who turned down an enormous cash transfer to Saudi Arabia’s NEOM SC for a return to England, can be extraordinarily obtainable, taking part in 66 of a potential 68 Bundesliga video games throughout his time on the Bay Enviornment, and has not suffered a serious harm since 2021.”
🔗 Prime Tales
🏆 Unpredictable Ladies’s Euro: England’s shock win on the Ladies’s Euro ushers in a brand new period of hard-to-predict outcomes on the prime ranges of the sport and provides an thrilling preview of what is to return on the 2027 Ladies’s World Cup.
🔴 Liverpool’s new-look assault: As Liverpool line up new thrilling attacking expertise, their strikes drive the query: How precisely will Arne Slot discover a option to match Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike into the squad?
🆕 Gyokeres to Arsenal: Viktor Gyokeres fills a necessity in assault for an bold Arsenal, however what number of targets will he truly contribute as he makes the massive soar from Portugal to England?
❌ Messi, Alba suspended: MLS handed Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba a one recreation suspension for opting out of the All-Star Recreation, following a years-long rule that the league will now take a “arduous look” at.
⭐ Evander’s MVP case: FC Cincinnati’s Evander is making his personal case for MVP this season in MLS, charting a formidable rise from his native Brazil.
🔵🔴 Barcelona’s quiet window: Lamine Yamal and Marcus Rashford’s kind would be the large tales of Barcelona’s season however La Liga’s champions have opted for a quiet switch technique, which is probably not such a nasty factor.
🇮🇹 Serie A managers, ranked: A glitzy batch of managers will stand on the touchlines this season in Serie A, with Napoli’s Antonio Conte main the pack after profitable the title and Gian Piero Gasperini up there as he takes cost of Roma.
💰 The Again Line
💵 Finest bets
- Premier League: 2025-26 champions
💰 THE PICK: Liverpool to win the Premier League title (+175) – Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis positively improved their probabilities of profitable subsequent season’s Premier League title with large signings in latest months, however this trophy continues to be Liverpool’s to lose. At the same time as Luis Diaz makes his exit, the Reds now hoard among the recreation’s most fun younger attacking gamers in Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike and can nonetheless profit from Mohamed Salah’s expertise. There’s positively a case to be made that Liverpool have targeted on offense a bit of an excessive amount of this summer time, particularly as they aim Alexander Isak, however their bold rebuild makes them the pure favorites to complete prime of England’s prime flight for an additional 12 months working.
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