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Women’s World Cup: Defending Champs, USA Forces Netherlands to 1-1 draw in Group E encounter.

Defending Champions of the World Women’s football trophy, The United States on Thursday morning at the Wellington Regional Stadium before 27,312 crowd forced the Netherlands to a 1-1 draw in a group E match.
America had defeated the Dutch ladies 2-0 in the final of France 2019 through second half goals scored by Megan Rapinove and Rose Lavelle.
Manchester City forward, Jill Roord’s low drive got a perfect goal for the Orange girls in the 17th minute from a series of passes between Vieke Martens and Pelova .
Trinity Rodman found Alex Morgan who scored from offside standing a yard ahead of defenders in the 67th minute but the goal was obviously canceled.
USA coach at the 46th minute removed Savannah Demelo for Rose Lavelle in the midfield. Rose scored against Netherlands in the France 2019 final but at 51st minute she got a yellow for a rash challenge on her opponent.
Then a workout began from a corner kick taken by Lavelle that Captain Lindsay Horan of the French Club, Lyon headed home in the 62nd minute for the much expected equalizer. Roord emerged player of the match.
Netherland have been winless in their last 10 matches with USA in all competitions drawing 2 and losing 8 since the 3-1 friendly victory in April 1996.
Defending Champions, USA has won 7 of their last 9 matches at the world cup against European sides drawing 2 now.
USA and Netherlands top group E table with 4 points each from two matches. Both Portugal and Vietname with a match each are yet to earn a draw or win so have zero point each. USA had thrashed Vietname 3-0 and Netherlands piped Portugal by a lone goal.
We await Portugal versus Vietnam clash at the Waikato Stadium under Ref Salima Mukansanga of Rwanda at 0830 hours.
The last matches of Group E shall be played on 1st August with Portugal facing USA at Eden Park and Vietnam battling Netherlands at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Nigeria versus Australia also comes up at Transcorp Stadium at 1100 hours.
On Friday at 0100 hours Argentina will test the Bayana Bayana of South Africa power at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in group G. Two second round matches of group D will be decided namely England versus Denmark at the Allianz Stadium at 0930 hours before China will face Haiti at noon (1200 hours) at the Hindmarsh Stadium.
By Eniola Olatunji
International News
Man U In Three Players Swap Deal As Club Forfeits Financial Boost
AC Milan will consider three Manchester United players as part of a swap deal for Rafael Leao, according to Gazzetta dello Sport. The outlet claim that United have already made contact with agents over a potential deal for Leao this summer, but their first choice target is Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers.
However, Leao could be an easier deal to do, with Milan now ready to listen to offers for the winger. The Italian side are reportedly asking for around €50 million (£43.3m) but their interest in three United players could possibly lead to a swap deal.
Joshua Zirkzee, Manuel Ugarte and Marcus Rashford are all mentioned. All three players are expected to leave Old Trafford this summer.
Zirkzee has struggled to make an impact since his move from Bologna, while Rashford has spent the season on loan with Barcelona. The Spanish side have the option to make the move permanent for £26 million but they are looking less and less likely to trigger it.
United could therefore be looking for sale in the summer. Using him as part of a swap for Leao could be seen as a solution.
United have forfeited a financial boost from a friendly against RB Leipzig. Sky Germany report that as part of the agreement between the two sides over striker Benjamin Sesko, a friendly match must be played.
But instead of United financially benefitting from the game, Leipzig will instead receive all of the revenue. It’s reported that the game must be played within the ‘next few years’.
United completed a deal for Sesko last summer, paying a fee of around £66.3million. However, Sky Germany report that it is now set to rise to £74 million with add-ons.
It’s claimed that there will be around £3.5 million in bonuses for things such as appearances, goals and Champions League qualification.
In his first season with the club, Sesko has scored 11 times, in 31 appearances in all competitions. He scored what turned out to be the winning goal in Monday night’s win over Brentford.
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Barca Pissed As Yamal Caught In All Night Romp With Strange Model
Recently, Barcelona’s young star Lamine Yamal has once again found himself embroiled in off-field controversy. Just days after the defeat in the Clásico, on Monday local time last week, he was photographed travelling to Milan with several friends.
According to renowned paparazzo Jordi Martín, Yamal attended a party with a prominent Italian model during his trip and spent the night with her – a woman who is not his current girlfriend. Rumours suggest Yamal had previously shared an ambiguous relationship with this model before he began dating his current partner.
During his stay in Milan, Yamal attended a party with a prominent model who was not his current girlfriend Nicki Nicole. It is understood that this model, Anna Gegnoso, is Italian and rumoured to have had a prior romantic connection with Yamal before his relationship with Nicki Nicole began.
According to the photographer, Yamal first attended the party with Anna that evening before the pair spent the night together at Milan’s Armani Hotel – an incident that would undoubtedly displease Nicki Nicole should it prove true. Furthermore, Yamal and his accompanying friends deliberately obstructed media personnel from capturing photographs and footage at the scene.
Jordi Martin further disclosed that this behaviour has provoked considerable displeasure among Barcelona’s club hierarchy. They have grown weary of Yamal’s lifestyle. Several weeks prior, whilst injured, he flew to Croatia for a holiday with Nicki Nicole, publicly sharing photos of their trip on social media – an act that already drew criticism.
This latest incident – reportedly flying to Milan for revelry within hours of the Clásico defeat – has only exacerbated the situation. Particularly given his lacklustre performance against Real Madrid, he now finds himself dominating headlines for off-field reasons.
These successive off-field incidents, coupled with his earlier controversial remarks about Real Madrid at an event, have increasingly raised concerns within Barcelona’s ranks. Club officials fear he is becoming increasingly overwhelmed by this “noise,” drifting away from his core focus on football
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Ronaldo , Messi Top Penalty Misses Ranking List
According to the statistics in 2025/10/13, here are the top 7 players who miss most of the penalty.
Ranking of the number of missed penalties:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo: Missed 34 penalties, a total of 211 penalties taken, penalty kick success rate 83.8%
2. Lionel Messi: Missed 32 penalties, a total of 145 penalties taken, penalty kick success rate 77.9%
3. Neymar: Missed 22 times, a total of 113 penalties, penalty kick success rate 80.5%
4. Francesco Totti: Missed 20 times, a total of 106 main penalties, penalty kick success rate 81.1%
5. Ciro Immobile: Missed 19 penalties, a total of 105 penalty kicks taken, penalty kick success rate 81.9%
6. Zlatan Ibrahimović: Missed 17 penalties, a total of 104 penalty kicks taken, penalty kick success rate 83.6%
7. Ronaldinho: Missed 16 penalties, a total of 85 penalty kicks taken, penalty kick success rate 81.1%
Note: This data does not include penalty kicks missed in penalty shootouts
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