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a day ago
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- Fox Sports
Spain's New Star, Vicky López, Announces Her Presence at Euro 2025
From the country that claimed the last four Ballon d'Or awards, Spain has a new star. The 18-year-old Vicky López announced her arrival on the big stage Thursday by helping Spain to an opening 5-0 rout of Portugal at the Women's European Championship. It was Spain's biggest win at the tournament, eclipsing the 4-1 win over Finland at Euro 2022. López added the second goal just minutes after Esther González scored the first, and she proved a constant threat for the beleaguered Portuguese defense, setting up chances for Alexia Putellas and playing a decisive role before González' second goal. Her performance earned praise from Spain coach Montse Tomé, even if she understandably tried to reign in the burgeoning expectations. "She's a young player with whom we have to be patient," Tomé said. "We've been working with her for a year, almost two years now. We have a lot of faith in her talent, and she's at a point where we've been able to give her minutes (of playing time) now. She responded well. She did the job she had to do very well." Tomé said López still had plenty of time to develop. "We have to keep helping her improve. She's very young, and we're here to help her continue enjoying what she does," the Spain coach said. It's clear that Tomé's faith is paying off for the player. "When I play with confidence, I play better," López told media in the mixed zone after Thursday's match. "When you play without confidence, it's bad. Ultimately I'm grateful for the trust that I'm shown because I try to be myself on the field." López played till the 81st minute when she made way for Aitana Bonmatí, who started on the bench after being hospitalized for viral meningitis last week. Bonmatí won the last two Ballon d'Or awards. Putellas won the previous two. All three players are teammates at Barcelona. At 18 days and 342 days old, López became Spain's youngest player to appear at the European Championship. She'd already set the record as the country's youngest player when she made her debut last year. López became the youngest player to play in Spain's top women's league when she played for Madrid CFF aged 15. She joined Barcelona in 2022 and went on to break more records there because of her age, including becoming the club's youngest player, male or female, to appear in the Champions League. "My family is the foundation of my entire life, and, of course, my father," said López, whose mother died when she was 11 years old, and who still looks to the sky after she scores. Though Bonmatí is likely to play a greater role in the next games, López will get more opportunities to shine. She's already thinking of the team's goals. "We're hungry for more," López said. "I think if we keep going like this, playing as a team and having that luck in front of goal, we'll be able to play a very good European Championship." Up next, Spain plays Belgium on Monday (noon ET on FS1). Reporting by The Associated Press. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily ! FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience UEFA Women's EURO Spain recommended Get more from UEFA Women's EURO Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
Hamilton Spectator
2 days ago
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Spain's new star, Vicky López, announces her presence at Euro 2025
BERN, Switzerland (AP) — From the country that claimed the last four Ballon d'Or awards, Spain has a new star. The 18-year-old Vicky López announced her arrival on the big stage Thursday by helping Spain to an opening 5-0 rout of Portugal at the Women's European Championship. It was Spain's biggest ever win at the tournament, eclipsing the 4-1 win over Finland at Euro 2022. López added the second goal just minutes after Esther González scored the first and she proved a constant threat for the beleaguered Portuguese defense, setting up chances for Alexia Putellas and playing a decisive role before González' second goal. Her performance earned praise from Spain coach Montse Tomé, even if she understandably tried to reign in the burgeoning expectations. 'She's a young player with whom we have to be patient. We've been working with her for a year, almost two years now,' Tomé said. 'We have a lot of faith in her talent, and she's at a point where we've been able to give her minutes (of playing time) now. She responded well. She did the job she had to do very well.' Tomé said López still had plenty of time to develop. 'We have to keep helping her improve. She's very young, and we're here to help her continue enjoying what she does,' the Spain coach said. It's clear that Tomé's faith is paying off for the player. 'When I play with confidence, I play better,' López told media in the mixed zone after Thursday's match. 'When you play without confidence, it's bad. Ultimately I'm grateful for the trust that I'm shown because I try to be myself on the field.' López played till the 81st minute when she made way for Aitana Bonmatí, who started on the bench after being hospitalized for viral meningitis last week. Bonmatí won the last two Ballon d'Or awards. Putellas won the previous two. All three players are teammates at Barcelona. At 18 days and 342 days old, López became Spain's youngest player to appear at the European Championship. She'd already set the record as the country's youngest player when she made her debut last year. López became the youngest player to play in Spain's top women's league when she played for Madrid CFF aged 15. She joined Barcelona in 2022 and went on to break more records there because of her age, including becoming the club's youngest player, male or female, to appear in the Champions League. 'My family is the foundation of my entire life, and of course my father,' said López, whose mother died when she was 11 years old, and who still looks to the sky after she scores. Though Bonmatí is likely to play a greater role in the next games, López will get more opportunities to shine. She's already thinking of the team's goals. 'We're hungry for more,' López said. 'I think if we keep going like this, playing as a team and having that luck in front of goal, we'll be able to play a very good European Championship.' Spain plays Belgium next on Monday. ___ AP soccer:
San Francisco Chronicle
2 days ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Spain's new star, Vicky López, announces her presence at Euro 2025
BERN, Switzerland (AP) — From the country that claimed the last four Ballon d'Or awards, Spain has a new star. The 18-year-old Vicky López announced her arrival on the big stage Thursday by helping Spain to an opening 5-0 rout of Portugal at the Women's European Championship. It was Spain's biggest ever win at the tournament, eclipsing the 4-1 win over Finland at Euro 2022. López added the second goal just minutes after Esther González scored the first and she proved a constant threat for the beleaguered Portuguese defense, setting up chances for Alexia Putellas and playing a decisive role before González' second goal. Her performance earned praise from Spain coach Montse Tomé, even if she understandably tried to reign in the burgeoning expectations. 'She's a young player with whom we have to be patient. We've been working with her for a year, almost two years now,' Tomé said. 'We have a lot of faith in her talent, and she's at a point where we've been able to give her minutes (of playing time) now. She responded well. She did the job she had to do very well." Tomé said López still had plenty of time to develop. 'We have to keep helping her improve. She's very young, and we're here to help her continue enjoying what she does,' the Spain coach said. It's clear that Tomé's faith is paying off for the player. 'When I play with confidence, I play better,' López told media in the mixed zone after Thursday's match. 'When you play without confidence, it's bad. Ultimately I'm grateful for the trust that I'm shown because I try to be myself on the field.' López played till the 81st minute when she made way for Aitana Bonmatí, who started on the bench after being hospitalized for viral meningitis last week. Bonmatí won the last two Ballon d'Or awards. Putellas won the previous two. All three players are teammates at Barcelona. At 18 days and 342 days old, López became Spain's youngest player to appear at the European Championship. She'd already set the record as the country's youngest player when she made her debut last year. López became the youngest player to play in Spain's top women's league when she played for Madrid CFF aged 15. She joined Barcelona in 2022 and went on to break more records there because of her age, including becoming the club's youngest player, male or female, to appear in the Champions League. 'My family is the foundation of my entire life, and of course my father,' said López, whose mother died when she was 11 years old, and who still looks to the sky after she scores. Though Bonmatí is likely to play a greater role in the next games, López will get more opportunities to shine. She's already thinking of the team's goals. 'We're hungry for more,' López said. 'I think if we keep going like this, playing as a team and having that luck in front of goal, we'll be able to play a very good European Championship.' ___
New York Times
15-02-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Barcelona goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck sidelined with head injury
Barcelona goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck has been sidelined after sustaining a head injury in training. Barcelona confirmed the 25-year-old did not experience a loss of consciousness when she sustained the injury. Her club did not provide an exact timeframe for her return but confirmed she will miss Sunday's Liga F fixture against Madrid CFF while she follows head injury protocols. Advertisement 'The Blaugrana goalkeeper will follow the established return to activity protocol in these cases before returning to the pitch and will be sidelined for the next match,' a Barcelona statement on Saturday read. Roebuck has featured twice in Liga F this season, having joined Barcelona from Manchester City in the summer. Her Barcelona debut in December marked her return to first-team action after recovering from a stroke. The England international announced in March she had suffered a left occipital infarct but had avoided lasting damage to her brain function and vision. She did not feature for former club Manchester City during the 2023-24 campaign and her Barcelona debut against Real Betis on December 7 marked her maiden first-team outing since City's 2-1 loss to Manchester United on May 21 2023. She called her return to action a 'dream'. Roebuck also started Barcelona's surprise 2-1 loss to Levante on February 1. Cata Coll is Barcelona's first-choice goalkeeper, while Gemma Font has also featured three times in Liga F this season. (Erin Chang/)
