Manchester City have announced the signing of the England left-back Alex Greenwood on a three-year deal. The 27-year-old arrives at City after her contract at Lyon expired.
The news comes a day after her fellow England full-back Lucy Bronze rejoined City, also after leaving Lyon. Greenwood spent one season with the French side, during which she won the Champions League and the domestic title and cup, having previously been captain at Manchester United.
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Greenwood has played 46 times for England, including at the past two World Cups and Euro 2017. She told the club website: “I’m so excited to get going – it’s been a crazy …
Todd Boehly has responded to allegations of a toxic environment in Chelsea’s marketing team by promising all employees there will be sweeping changes to the club’s culture.
Chelsea’s co-owner has sent a letter to staff saying there will be a zero-tolerance approach to bullying after it emerged that Richard Bignell, a former head of the club’s television channel, had taken his own life in January and that a coroner’s report found he had been “deeply troubled by anxiety, depression and despair following the loss of his job”.
The New York Times reported that Bignell, who worked at Chelsea since 2009, was sacked last September a day after returning to work following a period of medical leave. The paper sai…
Jürgen Klopp has said Liverpool fans should “stay calm” because his team will not break up this summer and key contract issues can be resolved now there is clarity over his future.
The manager dismissed concerns that his decision to leave Liverpool at the end of the season could spark a player exodus. The denial follows Virgil van Dijk’s admission that he is unsure whether he will be part of the post‑Klopp era, with the captain in the final 18 months of his contract and awaiting the club’s next step.
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As the All-Star break arrives, we’re looking at the players leading their respective races for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year. There are surprises in nearly every race, with the exception of National League MVP, where the frontrunners are obvious and two of baseball’s biggest names. AL MVP1. Gunnar Henderson, Orioles2. Aaron Judge, Yankees3. Bobby Witt Jr., Royals Apr 24, 2024; Anaheim, California, USA; Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson (2) hits a home run during the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. credits: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports Judge leads the majors in homers and RBIs, but Henderson, the reigning AL Rookie of the Year, gets the edge for his Gold Glove-caliber defense at shortstop for the Orioles, who have…
Fires raged near the 2020 Australian Open, snow sites at Winter Olympic Games are in jeopardy, and sea level rise could — perhaps — impact your team’s ballpark in the decades to come. Yet, environmentalism in sports is not a super hot topic. But there are some folks who have pushed the climate discussion into the mainstream. In 2019, students at Harvard and Yale led an on field sit-in to demand fossil fuel divestment during the Harvard-Yale football game. Athletes, too, have used their platform to advocate for greener policies and practices among leagues, athletes, fans, and outdoor enthusiasts. This morning, I joined a Zoom call with some of those sports stars from around the world, fighting for a better future. The virtual conference was put together by EcoAthletes — a ye…
First, it was college football. Now, college basketball may have a sign-stealing scandal of its own. Tensions flared during a late-game exchange between Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger and Kansas State coach Jerome Tang. According to a report from The Wichita Eagle, Tang was angrily pointing to the crowd because he believed Iowa State planted team members into the crowd to steal signs from the Kansas State bench. Coaches for Kansas State believed that those crowd plants were quickly passing information to the Iowa State bench through text messages. Tang alerted referees and tried to get arena security to handle things midway at the end of a second-half time-out. The Kansas State head coach could be seen on the ESPN+ broadcast telling officials “They’ve got three guys in the sta…
Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow apparently isn't going to let injuries to his knee, ankle, toe and back keep him out of Sunday's NFC Championship Game against the San Francisco 49ers. He's been listed on the injury report with those ailments this week and missed practice sessions Wednesday and Thursday. But head coach Dan Campbell told reporters Friday that Ragnow will be on the field Sunday in Santa Clara, Calif. "He's good," Campbell said before practice on Friday. "You know Frank. Frank's doing well. And Frank will be ready to go. I mean, you're not going to hold him out of this one. And he gets better every day. So, he'll be ready." Ragnow, 27, returned to practice Friday with a sleeve on his left leg. He suffered a sprained…
In Week 1 of the 2013 season, nine teams started a black man at QB. The New York Times called it " the beginning of a dynamic new day in the N.F.L." and USA Today wrote that " the NFL is approaching the Golden Age of the Black Quarterback." Was this past season really some sort of historical apex for black quarterbacks? On numbers alone, it wasn't. The chart below shows the total number of black QBs who attempted at least one pass each season, going back to 1932: In 1994, five black QBs attempted a pass in the NFL, as many as had attempted a pass in 1978. Just seven seasons later, in 2001, 18 attempted a pass. This peak was matched in 2003, but hasn't been matched since. That bump you see in 1987 is the player strike; in addition to the five black QBs alr…
Before fantasy football, before Madden NFL, before even Tecmo Bowl, there was Electric Football, the wonderfully aggravating tabletop game that sent players scurrying aimlessly (so it seemed) about a miniature metal field. Powered by a small motor—and subject only to the whims of metallic vibration—this pastime was an idea hatched by one Norman Sas, whose family had acquired a company that used the technology to make small-scale horse racing and car games. Even if you've never played the game itself, if you know that buzzzzz, you know Electric Football. Sas died in June, his game having become something of a cult object to children of the '80s. He was 87. In a 1980 issue of Sports Illustrated, Jack McCallum described the basics (and, by extension, the allure) of Electric F…
Geoff Foster of the Wall Street Journal has done the lord's work. He went back and watched every touchdown celebration that occurred in the NFL this year for the purpose of creating a comprehensive audi t of how NFL players decided to get down after scoring. Foster breaks everything down in a helpful infographic, and shares some of the key insights that were yielded by his research, none more illuminating than the fact that a lot of NFL players really do "act like they've been there before": Not counting repeats, there were 61 players who literally danced in the end zone—and of these 61, the majority were players who seldom score: rookies, defensive players, benchwarmers, etc. In fact, 64% of the NFL's 2013 dancers have 10 or fewer career touchdowns. Convers…