Liverpool have named Sean O'Driscoll as their new assistant manager and elevated Pepijn Lijnders to the role of first-team development coach as part of a shake-up of Brendan Rodgers' backroom staff. Here, Press Association Sport looks at the two new men. :: O'Driscoll, 58, has spent 36 years in the professional game as a player […]

At this point in the transfer window, nothing is certain and every rumor and “insider” tidbit should be taken with quite a few grains of salt. But if there’s anything I’ve learned through eight years of following Liverpool, it’s that some rumors have an inevitable air to them. With every big transfer to (and from) […]

Defense wins championships, or so the old adage goes. But in the case of the United States, defense in the early stages of the tournament was the difference in getting them into the final. And once the final happened, defense went out the window and offense was the name of the game. The US Women's […]

Congratulations to the US Women's National Team on winning the 2015 Women's World Cup. With the win, the US has now won three World Cup titles — in 1991, 1999 and 2015 — under its belt. And the victory in Sunday's final couldn't have been any better — going 3-0 up within the first 15 minutes and having […]

US captain Carli Lloyd scored an incredible goal in the first half of the Women's World Cup against Japan, to earn a hat trick and to record the fastest hat trick in FIFA World Cup final history. Lloyd scored the third goal from the halfway line. The ball floated above the head of Japanese goalkeeper […]

Despite a less than impressive Group stage for the United States where, even after they went undefeated, the team looked uninspiring and short on goals, this US Women's National Team has grown through this tournament and improved game after game. Now, today, it has one game left in the Women's World Cup final against Japan […]

Despite scheduling that saw the U.S. Women's National Team play every World Cup knockout match on a weekday evening, record numbers of Americans have tuned in to support their squad on the team's march to today’s final. But has the women’s game finally broken through to the mainstream? Last summer the men’s team was often […]

Alexis Sanchez's game-winning spot kick in the Copa America final was the culmination of a career defining year. After flourishing for Arsenal in his first season, the 26-year-old took that momentum to the Copa America where his nation Chile were hosting it and helped his team win their first title in the tournament's long history. […]

Here's everything you need to know about the USA vs Japan game — the biggest game the US Women's National Team has faced since they won the 2012 Olympic gold medal when they defeated Japan in the final. Tonight is the final and a chance not only to win the third World Cup title for the […]

Here we go again, a third consecutive meeting between the U.S. and Japan in a major tournament. This time in the final of the 2015 Women’s World Cup. The U.S. has talked about their heartbreaking 2011 final loss as motivation for a second chance at a championship. They are about to find out if those […]

In 2012, Julie Johnston won the Bronze Ball in the U-20 Women’s World Cup. On Thursday, it was announced that she would have the chance to turn that Bronze Ball into a golden one. The 22-year-old has been the breakout star of the 2015 Women’s World Cup for her work on the U.S. Women’s National […]

Is the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team "America's Team"? As the team prepares for its possible third World Cup title today, the increased viewership and buzz after the team's win over Germany has made them media darlings. It also highlights how soccer, a "foreign" sport, can unite this country in a way no other sport […]

The 2015 Women's World Cup final has a familiar feel to it, but U.S. fans are hoping it is not deja vu all over again. With the Americans making a statement against No. 1 Germany and Japan benefiting from an own goal to advance, the momentum is with the USA. However, as we saw four years […]

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Galatasaray have announced the signing of Lukas Podolski from Arsenal, with the Germany international signing an initial three-year deal. Podolski, 30, was expected to leave the Emirates Stadium this summer having slipped down the pecking order following the arrivals of players such as Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez. He spent the second half of last […]