Sam Joseph

2 days ago | nytimes.com | James Horncastle |Sam Joseph

Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal have appointed Simone Inzaghi as their head coach a day after his departure from the Champions League runners-up Inter. The Italian has signed a two-year contract with the club and will be in charge for the Club World Cup in the United States, which starts on June 14. They begin their tournament against Real Madrid on June 18 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. They will also take on Mexican side Pachuca and Red Bull Salzburg of Austria in the group stage.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | James Horncastle |Sam Joseph

Inter head coach Simone Inzaghi has insisted that he is "happy" at the club ahead of Saturday's Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain. Last week, Inter missed out on the Serie A title on the final weekend of the season, finishing in second place, one point behind eventual champions Napoli. It is the second time in Inzaghi's four seasons at the club that Inter have narrowly missed out on the Scudetto, though the club did win the title in 2023-24.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Sam Joseph |Charlotte Harpur

Goalkeeper Mary Earps has announced her retirement from international football and will not be part of Sarina Wiegman's England squad at Euro 2025. Earps was capped 53 times by the national team. The 32-year-old won Euro 2022 and helped the side reach the final of the 2023 Women's World Cup, where she won the Golden Glove, awarded to the best goalkeeper. "I have taken the difficult decision to retire internationally," Earps said.

1 week ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Sam Joseph |Charlotte Harpur

Goalkeeper Mary Earps has announced her retirement from international football and will not be part of Sarina Wiegman’s England squad at the 2025 European Championship. Earps was capped 53 times by the national team and was an integral part of England’s Euro 2022 triumph and run to the 2023 World Cup final.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Sam Joseph |Asli Pelit

France have left captain Wendie Renard, record appearance-maker Eugenie Le Sommer and Kenza Dali out of the squad for their upcoming Nations League games against Switzerland and Iceland. The trio have a combined total of 444 caps for the national side. Head coach Laurent Bonadei said that he was trying something different with his team selection but did not say that the players would be out of contention for Euro 2025, which is set to take place from July 2 to 27.