Ali Rampling

News Editor at The Athletic UK

News desk @TheAthleticFC | Ex Women’s Football Editor @90min_football

Articles

Neymar apologises after red card for handball goal in possible final Santos game

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Ali Rampling

Neymar has apologised after being sent off for attempting to score with his hand in what could be his final game for Santos. The Brazil international forward, 33, was shown a second yellow card in 76th minute of Santos' defeat to Botafogo on Sunday after flicking the ball into the net with his hand as he attempted to bundle it in on the rebound. Botafogo players instantly protested, the goal was disallowed and Neymar was booked.
Long-serving Tottenham executive Donna-Maria Cullen announces departure

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Ali Rampling |Jack Pitt-Brooke

Tottenham Hotspur have announced long-serving executive director Donna-Maria Cullen has stepped down from her position on the board and will leave the club. Cullen, 62, joined the Tottenham board in 2006 and had worked as an advisor for the club in the 14 years prior to her appointment. She described her departure as "such a hard decision", while chairman Daniel Levy praised the "immense contribution" she has made to the club.
Joe Montemurro appointed Australia Women's head coach after Lyon exit

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Ali Rampling

Joe Montemurro has been appointed head coach of the Australia Women's national team. It was announced on Sunday that Montemurro, 55, would be departing Lyon after a single season in charge, and he will officially begin his position at Australia on June 16. Australia have been without a permanent manager since Tony Gustavsson resigned following the side's group stage elimination at the 2024 Olympics. Former USWNT head coach Tom Sermanni has led the team on an interim basis.
England's rampant attack renders the goalkeeper narrative obsolete

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Ali Rampling

Sentences had been drafted, paragraphs were forming, conclusions were ready to be drawn. Hannah Hampton's performance for England against Portugal was about to be analysed within an inch of its life after Mary Earps' abrupt international retirement made the Lionesses' goalkeeping position the headline story of this international window.
West Ham fined £120,000 after homophobic chanting against Chelsea

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Ali Rampling

West Ham United have been fined £120,000 ($161,830) after supporters engaged in homophobic chanting during February's Premier League fixture against Chelsea. An independent regulatory commission imposed the fine, an action plan and formal warning on the Premier League club for misconduct after it was alleged they "failed to ensure its spectators did not behave in an improper, offensive, abusive, indecent or insulting way with either an express or implied reference to sexual orientation".
Angel Di Maria to return to boyhood club Rosario Central after Club World Cup

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Ali Rampling

Angel Di Maria will return to his boyhood club Rosario Central 18 years after he departed to move to Europe. The Argentine top-flight side confirmed the news on social media with a video accompanied by the caption: "Our history together has more pages to write... Welcome home."Di Maria, 37, will join Rosaria as a free agent after announcing he would be departing Benfica following the conclusion of his contract earlier this month.
Brescia relegated to Serie C after points deduction, Sampdoria in relegation play-off

1 week ago | nytimes.com | James Horncastle |Ali Rampling

Brescia have been relegated to Italy's Serie C after being deducted four points for financial irregularities, meaning Sampdoria will now take part in a relegation play-off game, despite finishing the season in the relegation places. Frosinone, who were originally scheduled to play Salernitana in the play-off on May 19, move up one place as a result of Brescia's docked points and are now safe from relegation.
Fulham and USMNT's Antonee Robinson undergoes minor knee surgery

1 week ago | bvmsports.com | Ali Rampling

By Ali Rampling via The Athletic, Fulham and U.S. men's national team full-back Antonee Robinson has undergone knee surgery. Fulham confirmed the 27-year-old had undergone the operation on his right knee on Tuesday and described the surgery as "minor". No exact timeframe has been given for his return but Fulham said he will undergo a period of rehabilitation to be ready for the start of the 2025-26 campaign.
Fulham and USMNT's Antonee Robinson undergoes minor knee surgery

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Ali Rampling

Fulham and U.S. men's national team full-back Antonee Robinson has undergone knee surgery. Fulham confirmed the 27-year-old had undergone the operation on his right knee on Tuesday and described the surgery as "minor". No exact timeframe has been given for his return but Fulham said he will undergo a period of rehabilitation to be ready for the start of the 2025-26 campaign.
Rio Ferdinand announces TNT Sports departure after 12 years

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Ali Rampling

Rio Ferdinand has announced he will leave UK sports broadcaster TNT Sports following Saturday's Champions League final after 12 years as one of the key faces of its coverage. Ferdinand, 46, has been a pundit for TNT Sports, formerly BT Sport, since 2013 and has featured prominently in TNT Sports' coverage of the Premier League and Champions League. He said following his departure he will focus on his podcast, Rio Ferdinand Presents, and his other business ventures.