Lily Yohannes scores stunner for Lyonnes in 3-0 win over St. Pölten in Women's Champions League

Lily Yohannes scores stunner for Lyonnes in 3-0 win over St. Pölten in Women’s Champions League

LYON, France — U.S. international Lily Yohannes capped the scoring in OL Lyonnes’ 3-0 victory over St. Pölten with a spectacular long-range lob in the Women’s Champions League on Wednesday. Jule Brand and captain Ada Hegerberg — the competition’s all-time leading scorer — also found the net for the record eight-time champions. The 18-year-old Yohannes…

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Barcelona’s pre-Clasico injury crisis: What’s behind it?

Barcelona’s pre-Clasico injury crisis: What’s behind it?

Before Barcelona’s Champions League quarter-final tie against Borussia Dortmund last season, the club’s senior executives held an off-the-record briefing with reporters. Among a wide range of topics discussed, boardroom members spoke about the consequences of not playing in the summer’s revamped Club World Cup in the United States. The prospect of missing out on prize…

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Can Premier League’s silent decision-makers learn from Bundesliga sporting directors?

Can Premier League’s silent decision-makers learn from Bundesliga sporting directors?

The Premier League creates noise. It provokes comment, analysis, quotes and opinions from fans, journalists, coaches and sometimes even club owners. It’s strange, then, that the quietest community within English football consists of its decision-makers — the sporting directors and transfer gurus, people whose names are well-known but whose voices are less so. More curious…

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