Created: May 17, 2022 11:41 PM Richard Todd: One of the candidates for Coach of the Year Players in the Appleby Youth Leagues will be recognized for their performances during the recent season (File photograph by Blaire Simmons) The Bermuda Football Association will be honoring the outstanding players and teams in the Appleby youth leagues … Read more
Trent Alexander-Arnold produced a fine all-round performance in Liverpool’s FA Cup triumph on Saturday – a decent stream of crosses, a fine defensive display, and a confidently despatched penalty. But another interesting feature of his display, and of his performances recently, was his throw-ins. The first example came in the second minute, and was notable … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Have you heard of the Lighthouse Christian Chargers? If you follow high school football in the Ozarks you probably have even though the Chargers don’t have a brick-and-mortar school. The football team has made up of all home school students and since its inception in 2006 has won five national home … Read more
MILAN (AP) – Mino Raiola, the influential and often controversial sports agent to some of soccer’s biggest players, has died. He was 54. Raiola died after a long illness, his family confirmed on Saturday. He had been undergoing treatment at Milan’s San Raffaele hospital, where he was visited by Zlatan Ibrahimović this week. Raiola underwent … Read more
All sports leagues are defined by their stars, but that’s especially true with women’s soccer in the US The still-growing NWSL needs the popularity of its biggest names to help draw attendance, buzz and sponsorships, and as the league hits its 10th season, it’s important that it develops a new generation of standouts. Even the … Read more
With a trip to the final on the line, Manchester City and Real Madrid will meet in the Champions League knockout stage once again. City got the better of Real in their last meeting: a pandemic-delayed quarterfinal in 2020 when City scored a pair of 2–1 wins to advance on a 4–2 aggregate. However, Real … Read more
Nashville Soccer Club principal owner John Ingram formally announced that Titans running back Derrick Henry has joined the team’s ownership group Tuesday. In the release, it was also announced that media and technology investor Jim Toth along with actor Reese Witherspoon joined Henry as new members of the team’s ownership group. “As a kid growing … Read more
Over the course of the year, Village Living will keep you up to date on various Mountain Brook High School athletic teams. To see the previous weekly updates, click here. BASEBALL The Mountain Brook baseball team swept its Class 6A first round playoff series last Friday. The Spartans beat Scottsboro 3-0 and 4-2 to advance … Read more
Battle for the ball: Action from the Under-13 match between Somerset Trojans and FC Bascome at the Appleby youth football finals. FC Bascome went on to win 2-0. (Photograph by Blaire Simmons) Somerset vs FC Bascome at the Appleby youth football finals (Photograph by Blaire Simmons) Somerset vs FC Bascome at the Appleby youth football … Read more
On April 16, Jorge Luis Pinto, the fiery former Colombia national team manager, stepped up to the podium at the Estadio Pascual Guerrero and wept. Pinto is well-known throughout Latin America as an old-school disciplinarian, whose demonstrative emotions typically involved berating players and officials. But last week, Pinto was one of hundreds of mourners who … Read more