Author: VPEsports Editorial Team

Swansea City defeated Leganes 1-0 in a preseason friendly at the Liberty Stadium. Aaron Opoku scored the only goal shortly before half-time. Leganes travelled with a reduced senior group and again struggled to finish chances. The Spanish side used a possible opening-day shape under Ruben Albes. Swansea created the stronger first-half pressure and protected its […]

Inter defeated Manchester City on penalties after a 1-1 friendly draw in Hong Kong. Divin Mubama opened the scoring for City after thirteen minutes. Benjamin Pavard equalised six minutes later from Federico Dimarco’s cross. The ninety minutes produced different phases after both teams changed heavily. City controlled much of the second half without finding another […]

Manchester United recovered from an early goal to beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 in Solna. Arnau Ortiz put Atletico ahead during the fourth minute. Bryan Mbeumo decided the friendly with two second-half goals. Atletico used several young players beside established senior names. Jan Oblak made three important saves before the interval. The Spanish side later struck […]

Arsenal defeated Girona 4-1 in the forty-ninth Costa Brava Trophy at Montilivi. Four different Arsenal players scored in a clinical preseason performance. Girona competed well, but several defensive openings decided the result. Kai Havertz and Christos Tzolis established a two-goal lead before half-time. Arnau Martinez reduced the gap after a corner. Max Dowman and Gabriel […]

Emerse Fae has left his position as head coach of Cote d’Ivoire. His contract ended on July 31, and both sides agreed to separate. The national federation has not announced a permanent replacement. Fae took charge during the Africa Cup of Nations on home soil. He initially replaced Jean-Louis Gasset on an interim basis. Cote […]

Brighton have signed Valentin Joseph from Blackburn Rovers on a three-year contract. The eighteen-year-old midfielder joins the club’s under-21 squad. Blackburn had offered him his first professional deal before the move. Joseph spent five years inside Blackburn’s academy. He became a leading figure during the club’s recent FA Youth Cup run. Nine goals helped the […]

Chelsea have signed Italy midfielder Giulia Dragoni on a four-year contract. The nineteen-year-old arrives after two seasons on loan with Roma. Her permanent move follows an early career split between Italy and Barcelona. Dragoni made her senior debut for Inter while still sixteen. Barcelona signed her in January 2023 and continued her development. She later […]

North Carolina Courage defeated Orlando Pride 5-0 after a powerful attacking display. Evelina Ijeh scored a hat-trick and reached seven league goals. She became the first Swedish woman with an NWSL hat-trick. Lauryn Thompson opened the scoring in the fourth minute. The goal was the first of her professional career. Ashley Sanchez also scored as […]

New York City and Toronto FC drew 1-1 after both goals arrived before half-time. Julian Fernandez converted an early penalty for the home team. Djordje Mihailovic equalised during first-half added time. Toronto goalkeeper Luka Gavran made several important stops after the break. New York City also had a late goal ruled out for offside. Neither […]

Como defeated Famalicao 3-2 in the third-place match of the Como Cup. The home side scored three times during a lively first half. Tasos Douvikas finished the game with two goals. Georgios Koutsias opened the scoring after only three minutes. Douvikas doubled the lead shortly afterwards. Assane Diao replied for Famalicao before Douvikas struck again. […]