Nick Cushing credited New York City s resilience after they inflicted a crushing derby loss on the New York Red Bulls, calling on them to carry that momentum into Wednesday s meeting with FC Cincinnati.
NYCFC were routed 5-1 by the Philadelphia Union just two weeks ago, but they responded by thrashing their cross-city rivals by the same scoreline on the road on Saturday.
That result lifted them to fifth in the Eastern Conference and within one win of sealing a playoff place, something their next opponents Cincinnati have already done.
Reflecting on NYCFC s last result, Cushing said: I ve got some things to say about the 5-1 loss. A lot of the way that I see that game is in a boxing metaphor.
I know there are many champion boxers that have been champion …
Georgia and Czhecia will fight until the final matchday of Group F to progress to the last 16 after a 1-1 draw in Hamburg, where Saba Lobjanidze missed a golden chance late on.
Patrik Schick, who shared the Golden Boot with Cristiano Ronaldo at Euro 2020, restored parity midway through the second half on Saturday, cancelling out Georges Mikautadze s opener from the penalty spot.
Georgia s goal came on the stroke of half-time, after Robin Hranac was adjudged to have handled in Czechia s area after a VAR check.
That came after VAR had denied Adam Hlozek an opener for Czechia, with the ball having struck his arm on its way in.
Schick had no such trouble with the technology when he bundled home at the back post in the 59th minute, though.
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Manchester City are the team leading the way in the Women s Super League standings with 10 points from four games, ahead of Sunday s home clash with Aston Villa.
However, it is Chelsea and Manchester United – who saw their scheduled matchday three meeting postponed – who boast the only two perfect records in the division.
Both sides have recorded three wins from as many games ahead of potentially testing fixtures this weekend.
While Marc Skinner s United go to Brighton, who have taken nine points from four matches in a fine start, Chelsea host Tottenham in a big London derby.
Elsewhere, Renee Slegers takes charge of Arsenal for the first time in the WSL following the exit of Jonas Eidevall, with a trip to West Ham marking her first league assignment f…
Spain reached the semi-finals of the men s football tournament at the Tokyo Olympics after surviving an almighty scare against the Ivory Coast.
Manchester United defender Eric Bailly was a surprising opening goalscorer but Dani Olmo levelled before half-time at Miyagi Stadium.
Spain were the dominant force on the ball without finding a breakthrough, and it looked as though they were staring at a shock quarter-final exit when Max Gradel s deflected effort gave Ivory Coast the lead in injury time.
Incredibly, substitute Rafa Mir forced extra time two minutes later, scoring just 58 seconds after coming off the bench.
Spain at last went ahead when Oyarzabal swept home from the penalty spot, Bailly having been penalised for handball after a long VAR review.
Julen Lopetegui had plenty of praise for West Ham s strong mentality as his side triumphed 4-1 against Ipswich Town at London Stadium.
It marked the Hammers’ first win at home this Premier League season, while Ipswich remain winless.
The hosts went 1-0 ahead after 48 seconds through Michail Antonio West Ham’s earliest Premier League goal on record.
Having been pegged back to level terms just five minutes later when Liam Delap scored following a corner, Lopetegui was pleased with how his side set about regaining control, with Mohammed Kudus, Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta on target.
We started better but we suffered a very early goal too. We conceded from the first corner and maybe we could have done better. It was key as the team then showed a strong…
Spain are set to appoint Luis de la Fuente as their new head coach following Luis Enrique s departure.
Luis Enrique s exit was confirmed on Thursday, two days on from Spain being eliminated from the World Cup on penalties by Morocco in the last 16.
The Royal Football Federation (RFEF) has moved quickly to bring in a replacement, with current Under-21 boss De La Fuente in line to take over.
In a statement released less than an hour after Luis Enrique s departure was announced, the RFEF said it has chosen Le La Fuente as its choice to take charge of the senior side.
OFICIAL | La confía en Luis de la Fuente como nuevo seleccionador nacional
La junta directiva debe aprobar el nombramiento el próximo lunes
— RFEF (@rfef)
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Manchester United want to sign Memphis Depay from Barcelona in January to replace the departing Cristiano Ronaldo, according to .
Depay has, of course, already played for the 20-time English champions, having arrived at Old Trafford back in 2015 when current Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal sat in the dugout there. He made a total of 53 appearances for United, scoring just seven goals and providing six assists. Van Gaal was replaced by Jose Mourinho in 2016, and the Portuguese tactician named Depay to start only once, in a League Cup win over fourth-tier side Northampton Town before shipping him off to Olympique Lyon the following summer.
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The hectic post-Christmas schedule continues in the Premier League, and on Friday evening, Liverpool will be playing host to Leicester City. It will be the 16th game of the season for the home side; 17th for the visitors.
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Having played well below their usual standards for a long period at the start, Liverpool have already lost all realistic chance of competing for the Premier League title this season and a top-four finish is all they ll be hoping for. It is a big step down for last season s runners up, but the good news for their supporters is that the Reds seem to getting back to their feet of late.
At the moment, Liverpool are sixth in the league with 25 points from their 15 matches so far. Brighton and Chelsea are …
Louis van Gaal is not expecting a classic World Cup encounter between the Netherlands and Argentina on Friday due to the way football has evolved .
The quarter-final at Lusail Stadium will be the sixth finals meeting between the two sides.
Those previous clashes include a dominant Netherlands win in 1974, a controversial 1978 final and Dennis Bergkamp s memorable winner at this stage in 1998.
Most recently, however, Van Gaal s Netherlands and Argentina played out a goalless draw in the semi-finals eight years ago, with La Albiceleste advancing on penalties.
Speaking at a pre-match news conference on Thursday, Van Gaal appeared to suggest a similarly tight affair was likely this time.
Explaining his new vision , the Oranje coach had a very attackin…
David Raya has joined Arsenal on a permanent basis after spending a successful season on loan from Brentford in 2023-24.
Raya joined Arsenal on a season-long loan deal last year, with the Gunners paying a £3million loan fee and agreeing a £27m option to make the move permanent.
He edged out Aaron Ramsdale to earn a starting spot and kept 16 clean sheets as Mikel Arteta s team finished as Premier League runners-up, winning the competition s Golden Glove award.
Everton s Jordan Pickford (13) was the only other goalkeeper to keep more than 10 clean sheets in the competition.
Raya did, however, concede 24 goals from 20.93 expected goals on target (xGoT) faced.
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