Switzerland will host the UEFA Women s European Championship in 2025, UEFA has announced.
The sixteen-team tournament will take place across eight venues in Switzerland, with the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Lisbon on Tuesday to decide the venue.
The Swiss proposal eventually overcame a Nordic bid from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden after three rounds of voting, with Poland and France s joint venture eliminated earlier in the proceedings.
As host nation, Switzerland have secured automatic qualification and will compete at their third consecutive tournament, having made their first appearance in 2017.
The tournament will be the first international competition to be held in Switzerland, home nation to both FIFA and UEFA, since the Euro 2008 men …
At the end of February 2022, Leeds United bosses had seen enough.
This has been the toughest decision I have had to make, said chairman Andrea Radrizzani at the time.
Leeds had taken just one point from six games, leaving them only two points above the relegation zone. A 4-0 home defeat by Tottenham was the final straw for Marcelo Bielsa, who was dismissed on February 27.
At the beginning of February 2023, Leeds United bosses had again seen enough as they parted company with Bielsa s successor Jesse Marsch.
Leeds have taken just three points from their past seven games, leaving them level on points with Everton in the final relegation spot, albeit having played a game fewer than the three teams below them.
Unlike Bielsa, who ended the club s lon…
UEFA on Friday ratified the four Ukrainian cities chosen to host the 2012 European championships with the final to take place in Kiev.
The four cities Kiev, Donetsk, Karkov and Lviv will host games with the final taking place in the capital on July 1, 2012.
Ukraine is co-hosting the competition with Poland where games will be held in four venues at Warsaw, Wroclaw, Poznan and Gdansk.
UEFA president Michel Platini, giving Ukraine the green light, said: Around three years ago we entrusted the organisation of the Euro to Poland and Ukraine.
This wasn t merely a whim but a strategic plan to open up our flagship competition to Eastern Europe.
We knew it was going to be a difficult undertaking, that there would have to be investment in infrastructure…
With the taking centre stage this weekend, all of the Premier League’s elite will not be seen again in top-flight action until January 16th.
While Manchester City might still be tipped as the standout contender to defend their domestic crown in 2024, both Arsenal and still find themselves scrapping it out in the title chase.
With many expecting things to go down to the wire, we have taken a glance at who the bookmakers have installed as the Premier League’s leading title candidates this year.
Manchester City
While might still find themselves tipped as a standout contender to make more Premier League history this season, it is fair to say that Pep Guardiola’s superstar squad have struggled to hit top gear with much stability.
However, although t…
Liverpool have agreed a deal worth £12million plus add-ons to sell Jordan Henderson to Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq, the PA news agency understands.
The 33-year-old is believed to have reached a verbal agreement with the club – who are now managed by former Anfield team-mate Steven Gerrard – over a reported wage of £700,000 a week.
The Reds captain has been in Germany with the team on their pre-season tour but was left out of Jurgen Klopp’s squad to face Karlsruhe in their first friendly on Wednesday.
He has made 491 appearances since signing for Liverpool from Sunderland for £20m in 2011 and skippered the side to the Premier League title and the Champions League.
He has also won the FA Cup and two League Cups.
Last week the England LGBT…
Crystal Palace are interested in signing Eddie Nketiah from London and Premier League rivals Arsenal in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the Gunners are willing to offload Nketiah at the end of the season, and that the Eagles are among the clubs who are keen on the striker. They have done the most work in trying to get a deal done.
Nketiah has been on the books of Arsenal since 2015 and has come through the North London club’s youth system. The 24-year-old is now part of the first team at the Gunners, but he is a squad under manager Mikel Arteta. The England international striker has made 10 starts and 14 substitute appearances in the Premier League so far this season, scoring five goals and providing two assists in the process.
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Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has signed a new contract with the LaLiga outfit running to the summer of 2027.
The 53-year-old Argentinian has been in the job since December 2011 and is the most successful head coach in Atletico’s history.
Simeone has overseen the club winning two league titles, one Copa del Rey and the Europa League twice, as well as two European Super Cups and one Spanish Super Cup.
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Nick Cushing believes his New York City FC side are in a good place as they seek to improve their form on the road against Chicago Fire this weekend.
NYCFC are winless in their last three games away from home, with their latest defeat coming against Austin FC last time out as Gyasi Zardes’ double cancelled out Andres Perea s early strike.
The result leaves them in fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings, a point behind rivals New York Red Bulls ahead of the upcoming Leagues Cup break.
Despite their recent loss, Cushing’s side have impressed on home turf and he is happy with the moment his players find themselves at an important stage of the season.
“I think the upcoming games are important because I think everybody in the league sees the Lea…
Luciano Spalletti is confident Italy can live up to expectations as they aim to win a second consecutive Euros title.
Roberto Mancini led Italy to Euro 2020 glory during an impressive 37-game unbeaten run as they beat England 3-2 on penalties at Wembley Stadium.
Since taking over, Spalletti led Italy to qualification for the tournament and is unbeaten in six matches.
Now trying to emulate his predecessor s success, the 65-year-old is confident his squad have what it takes to become just the second team to win back-to-back editions of the tournament.
For any child that goes out every evening and sweats, grazes their knees, then we are their heroes, what they dream of, he said.
It s up to us to live up to that. Giants and heroes don t go out with …
Daniele De Rossi has signed a new contract with Roma that will keep him at the club until June 2019.
Roma waved farewell to club icon Francesco Totti at the weekend, but they have to kept another homegrown star on board.
De Rossi s deal was due to expire next month, but he has now penned a two-year extension to commit his future to the Stadio Olimpico side.
The 33-year-old came through the ranks of the club s youth academy and has made a total of 561 appearances in all competitions for Roma since making his debut in 2001, scoring 59 goals in the process.
Another two years!
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN)
De Rossi played a key role in Roma s second-placed finish in the Serie A table this term to help them return to the Champions Lea…