Lauren James scored her first England goal as the European champions opened their Arnold Clark Cup defence with a 4-0 victory over South Korea in Milton Keynes.The Lionesses went in front in the 40th minute through a Georgia Stanway penalty won by James, moments after Alessia Russo had hit a shot against a post.Chloe Kelly and Russo then scored in quick succession soon after the break before Jam...Full Story »

Former PSG manager Laurent Blanc has been named the new coach at Lyon. Getty Images Former France defender Laurent Blanc has been appointed Lyon coach until 2024, replacing of Peter Bosz, the Ligue 1 club said in a statement. Blanc, 56, previously coached Bordeaux, France, Paris Saint-Germain and Qatar's Al-Rayyan. Lyon fired coach Bosz on Sunday after his team racked up only one point in the...Full Story »

England claimed victory in the clash of European and world champions as Sarina Wiegman’s side beat the United States 2-1 in a friendly at Wembley.The Lionesses went ahead through Lauren Hemp’s 10th-minute finish before Sophia Smith equalised in the 28th minute after Georgia Stanway lost possession near her own box.England then benefited from two VAR checks – one resulting in th...Full Story »

Stoke boss Michael O’Neill will make late decisions over Josh Tymon and Josh Laurent ahead of Wednesday night’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Middlesbrough.Defender Tymon and midfielder Laurent played through Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at Huddersfield with ankle problems and are being assessed.However, wing-back Harry Clarke could be out for up to six weeks with a stress facture o...Full Story »

Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis has announced Dries Mertens' release. De Laurentiis says their new contract offer has now been withdrawn. “I feel the love for the club, but I must never forget that football is also an industry as well as pure passion," De Laurentiis told Radio Kiss Kiss. “Unfortunately, that means sometimes going against what the fans want. When a support...Full Story »

Guy Laurence, Chelsea's CEO, will step down from the club shortly after Todd Boehly's £4.25 ($5.4bn) billion takeover is completed. The executive in charge of running day-to-day operations in west London had already decided to leave the club before the ownership change began but stayed on to ensure a smooth transition period. It is unclear who will step into the role with an executive ...Full Story »

Josh Laurent rescued a point for Reading as they drew 1-1 with relegation rivals Barnsley at Oakwell.Carlton Morris’ fifth-minute strike put Poya Asbaghi’s men into a early lead, but the Royals refused to give up and levelled when Laurent calmly slotted the ball past goalkeeper Brad Collins.Coming into the game on the back of impressive results against Bournemouth and Blackburn, Read...Full Story »

Chesterfield reduced the gap at the top of the National League table to three points by coming from behind to defeat Notts County 3-1.A brilliant goal from Elisha Sam five minutes before half-time put County ahead but Chesterfield’s pressure paid off in the 60th minute when Laurence Maguire headed in Calvin Miller’s cross.Maguire then grabbed a second at the back post with four minut...Full Story »