The World Cup drew to a close on Sunday with Spain emerging as the victors with a 1-0 win against England.
Olga Carmona’s first-half strike was enough for Spain to lift their first Women’s World Cup, as the Lionesses achieved a bittersweet second-place finish.
Here the PA news agency takes a look at the final day at the tournament.
Spain triumph in Sydney
Spain secured the top prize with victory over England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, achieving their first World Cup win.
Carmona’s goal in the 29th minute proved to be the difference after Lucy Bronze lost possession in midfield and the Spanish captain took advantage to tuck the ball into the bottom right corner.
Despite being unable to double their lead through Jennifer Hermoso from the…
Anderlecht midfielder Youri Tielemans says he cannot rule out the prospect of signing for Inter at the end of the season.
The Serie A club have reportedly watched the 19-year-old on a number of occasions this season and are claimed to have sent scouts to assess his performance in Thursday s 1-1 Europa League draw with Manchester United.
Tielemans is unaware of the interest but would not disregard the prospect of a move to San Siro should the opportunity arise.
I didn t know that Inter scouts were present, he told Sky Sport Italia. I always try to give my best on the pitch and to prove my quality.
I can t say yes or no [about a move to Italy]. We ll see at the end of the season.
Tielemans has been linked with a host of European clubs since makin…
Ernesto Valverde will not take charge of Athletic Bilbao next season amid speculation he will imminently be announced as the new Barcelona coach.
Valverde has been in charge of the Basque club since 2013 and led Athletic to a seventh-place finish this term.
While Barcelona are yet to confirm the name of their new coach an announcement is scheduled for May 29 Valverde has been considered among the front runners for the post since Luis Enrique said in March he would leave Camp Nou at the end of the current campaign.
Valverde, who has also led Valencia and Villarreal during his career, will appear at a news conference at San Mames on Wednesday alongside Athletic president Josu Urrutia.
Ernesto Valverde no continuará como entrenador del primer equipo
Erling Haaland extended his record of scoring against every side he has faced in the Champions League as he struck twice to help Borussia Dortmund come from behind and win 3-2 at Sevilla.
The visitors fell behind to an early Suso strike in the first leg of the last-16 tie but then laid siege to the Sevilla goal, scoring three times in 24 minutes.
Haaland assisted Mahmoud Dahoud to score his first Champions League goal before the Norway striker then netted a brace to take his Dortmund tally to 10 in the competition, though Sevilla had the last word with a late Luuk de Jong strike in reply.
No player has reached double figures in the Champions League for a club in fewer games than Haaland s seven, and while the form guide may have made Sev…
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has been sacked as coach of Chinese side Shenzhen.
Eriksson took over at the club in December but has overseen a below-par start to the China League One season.
Shenzhen, expected to be promoted to the top flight, are fourth in the table after just five wins in 13 league games.
An eight-match winless league run has cost the experienced Eriksson, who has previously been in charge of the likes of Manchester City, Roma and Lazio.
Wang Baoshan has been announced as the Swede s replacement.
Eriksson arrived in China in June 2013 and had spells with Guangzhou R F and Shanghai SIPG before taking over at Shenzhen.
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Stoke have parted company with manager Tony Pulis.
The 55-year-old s reign came to and end on Tuesday, with the club confirming in a statement that he had left his post.
His departure marks the end of a near seven-year stay at the Britannia Stadium, with Alex Ferguson s retirement at Manchester United and David Moyes move from Everton to replace him having elevated Pulis to second on the list of the current longest-serving managers in the Premier League.
Stoke City and Tony Pulis confirm that they have mutually agreed that Tony will leave the Club with immediate effect, the club confirmed on their website.
The news will not come as a great shock to Stoke fans, with speculation over Pulis future having been rife for several weeks.
After guiding th…
Bayern Munich have confirmed that Holger Badstuber is to leave the club at the end of his contract and is likely to pursue a move abroad.
The Germany defender has been on loan at Bundesliga rivals Schalke since January, but the Gelsenkirchen side confirmed on Thursday that they would not be making his transfer permanent.
Badstuber has been linked with a move to the Premier League where a reunion with former Bayern boss Pep Guardiola at Manchester City is being tipped.
Addressing Badstuber s exit, Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told the club s official website: It was clear from the outset that after his loan at FC Schalke 04 that Holger Badstuber is likely to look for a new experience abroad.
To this end, Bayern Munich wishes Holger Badstuber all the b…
Ludogorets owner Kiril Domuschiev has threatened to pull the Bulgarian champions out of their domestic league over perceived refereeing bias in favour of title rivals Levski Sofia.
Levski are expected to be handed a 3-0 default win after Litex Lovech walked off the pitch in protest during a controversial encounter on Saturday.
Litex were 1-0 up but took exception to being reduced to nine men before half-time. They went in front through Danilo Asprilla despite Bjorn Johnsen being shown a straight red card for pushing Levski striker Miguel Bedoya.
Rafael Perez was then dismissed for a clash with Bedoya in the area and, after referee Georgi Yordanov awarded a penalty, Litex sporting manager Stoycho Stoilov ordered his team from the field.
Offering his take o…
Roberto Martinez s Wigan future will not be decided until next week, and chairman Dave Whelan remains confident he will remain at the club.
The Spaniard has been in charge at the DW Stadium since 2009, but after three seasons of battling to stay in the Premier League they finally lost their top-flight status this season sparking speculation about his future at the club.
Wigan s disappointment at relegation was diluted by winning the FA Cup, the first major trophy in their history, and the promise of European football is something Whelan hopes will convince his manager to stay.
A day after their FA Cup victory parade Whelan and Martinez met to discuss the future and the 39-year-old asked for time to think about his options.
The two met again on Thursday, and the 76-year-old reve…
A place in the Champions League may be on offer for the Europa League winners but Ander Herrera insists claiming continental silverware is more important for Manchester United.
Europe s secondary club competition is a surprising absentee in United s gleaming trophy cabinet and Jose Mourinho has placed it at the top of his priority list at the expense of a top-four Premier League finish.
United have rotated their squad in the league to make sure their first team are fresh to face Ajax in Stockholm on Wednesday, Mourinho rolling out a number of youngsters in the 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace in the final top-flight match of the season on Sunday.
Attention now turns to the Europa League with the reward of a Champions League berth should they win it, however that i…