James Nalton

1 week ago | forbes.com | James Nalton

CINCINNATI, OHIO - JUNE 15: Referee Issa Sy tosses the coin with Manuel Neuer of FC Bayern Munich ... More and Mario Ilich of Auckland City during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group C match between FC Bayern München and Auckland City FC at TQL Stadium on June 15, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

1 week ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | James Nalton

REPRESENTATIVES from Fifa, including its president Gianni Infantino, and the players and staff of Juventus FC, stood behind Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday as he discussed various political issues, including war in the Middle East, Iran and nuclear weapons, and the political opinions of Emmanuel Macron, Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz. It was a surreal moment.

1 week ago | thisisanfield.com | James Nalton

As the only natural defensive midfielder in the squad, Wataru Endo might have been expected to appear more often than he did during the 2024/25 season, but despite limited minutes, he still had an important role to play. For a player who started just one league game all season, it might seem strange for Endo’s season review to be almost entirely positive. In his own, small way, though, he has been a key part of the Liverpool squad that became champions with four games to spare.

1 week ago | nysoccertimes.com | James Nalton

New York City FC goalkeeper Matt Freese kept his first clean sheet for the United States in their 2025 Gold Cup opener against Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday. It was Freese’s first appearance in a competitive game for his country, having made his debut in a 2-1 friendly defeat to Turkey in the build-up to this tournament. The USMNT ran out 5-0 winners, which went some way towards their recovery from disappointing defeats to Türkiye and Switzerland in the warm-up games.

1 week ago | nysoccertimes.com | James Nalton

As far as Gold Cup warm-up matches go, the United States’ games against Turkey (2-1 defeat) and Switzerland (4-0 defeat) were about as bad as it gets. Questions were being asked in every direction and of everyone involved, from the absences and the inclusions, to the program and the planning. So what’s a USMNT to do? Defeating Trinidad and Tobago convincingly by five goals to nil in San Jose is as much as it can do at this stage.