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Yahoo
3 hours ago
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Is England vs USA on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch Lionesses today
England host the United States and Emma Hayes in a marquee friendly between two of the world's best teams at Wembley. The Lionesses were left reeling by a chaotic 4-3 defeat to Germany last month and Sarina Wiegman's side will have to improve as they continue their preparations ahead of Euro 2025 next summer. Advertisement The European champions defeated the USA at Wembley in October 2022 - but the four-time World Cup winners have undergone significant changes since under the new reign of former Chelsea manager Hayes. The English coach enjoyed a sensational start with the USA by winning gold at the Paris Olympics, setting up an intriguing first clash with Wiegman on the touchline. Both teams have been hit by injuries but there is plenty of pride at stake as England and the USA renew their rivalry five years on from meeting in the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup. Here's everything you need to know. When is England vs USA? The friendly match will kick off at 5:20pm BST on Saturday 30 November at Wembley. Advertisement How can I watch it? England vs USA will be shown live on ITV 1 and ITV X and coverage starts at 4:30pm. If you want to stream major sporting events while you are travelling or watching from abroad you'll need a VPN. Get the best VPN deals in the UK. Viewers using a VPN need to make sure that they comply with any local regulations where they are, and also with the terms of their service provider. What is the team news? The Lionesses will be without Lauren Hemp, Lauren James and Ella Toone due to injuries. Mary Earps starts in goal ahead of Hannah Hampton and Alex Greenwood is recalled into defence, ahead of Millie Bright. Advertisement Jess Park replaces Toone in midfield, alongside Georgia Stanway and Keira Walsh. And Jessica Naz starts alongside Alessia Russo and Beth Mead in attack, in place of the injured Hemp. Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith, and Mallory Swanson are not in the USA's squad due to injury, forcing Emma Hayes to name a new front three. Confirmed line-ups England XI: Earps; Bronze, Williamson, Greenwood, Carter; Walsh, Stanway, Park; Mead, Russo, Naz USA XI: Naeher; Fox, Girma, Sonnett, Krueger; Lavelle, Coffey, Horan; L. Williams, Thompson, Sears
Yahoo
3 hours ago
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Is Reading v Tottenham Hotspur on TV? Kick-off time and how to watch friendly online
Reading tackle Tottenham Hotspur in a pre-season friendly with Thomas Frank's reign underway for the 2025/26 season after Ange Postecoglou was sacked. Frank made the move to Spurs from Brentford and will guide the Londoners into the Champions League this term. The Spurs squad have had 12 days together, with the players eager to impress the Dane. Advertisement They'll have four pre-season matches before taking on Bayern Munich in the Telekom Cup on 7 August. They'll also be involved in the Uefa Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain, prior to their Premier League opener at home to Burnley on 16 August. Here's everything you need to know about the friendly: When is Reading v Tottenham Hotspur? The match will kick off at 3pm UK time on Saturday 19 July at the Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading. How can I watch it? It will be live on Royals TV and Spursplay, which will have live and on-demand video content for Spurs' five pre-season matches this summer. Predicted line-ups Reading predicted XI: Pereira; Yiadom, O'Connor, Burns, Jacob; Wing, Savage; Osho, Knibbs, Camara; Ehibhatiomhan Advertisement Tottenham predicted XI: Kinsky; Porro, Takai, Van de Ven, Spence; Maddison, Bentancur, Sarr; Kudus, Solanke, Son Tottenham Hotspur pre-season schedule
BBC News
6 hours ago
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- BBC News
Piroe scores twice in friendly win
Leeds United defeated SC Verl 4-1 in a behind-closed-doors friendly in Germany on of the club's summer signings were on show as the two sides competed over two 60-minute Piroe netted Leeds' first two goals, with Wilfried Gnonto and Lukas Nmecha scoring after the interval.
Daily Mail
7 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
SC Verl 1-4 Leeds: Whites pick up their first win of pre-season in game fans were told not to travel to on the back of Man United draw
Leeds United dispatched SC Verl by four goals to one in a friendly that was played behind closed doors after Leeds fans were told not to travel due to security concerns. The game was played at the home of the German third-tier outfit, who finished seventh last season, on Tuesday afternoon. A first-half brace from Joel Piroe, which included a penalty after SC Verl's Martin Ens accidentally picked the ball up in his own box, and second-half goals from Wilfried Gnonto and Lukas Nmecha took Leeds to their first win of pre-season after the goalless draw against Man Utd in Stockholm on Saturday. Daniel Farke 's side started in a 4-2-3-1 shape in a game that was played with two 60-minute halves to allow the players to get more minutes and improve fitness. Farke's family were in attendance alongside a handful of locals at the Sportclub Arena in Verl. Leeds' new signing Anton Stach was also at the ground but was unable to get international clearance from FIFA in time to feature while another summer signing in Sebastiaan Bornauw sustained a quad injury in training on Monday and is expected to be out for the next fortnight. Meanwhile, Brenden Aaronson joined up with the squad after an extended break following international duty. The German side started on the front foot with Illan Meslier forced to make a good stop from Alessio Besio's effort in the fourth minute. Leeds grew into the game and looked threatening from set-pieces with Jack Harrison's corner finding Pascal Struijk, whose header was kept out by a fine save from Philipp Schulze. On the 25th-minute mark, the Premier League side took the lead thanks to some brilliant work from 16-year-old Harry Gray, whose through ball teed up Piroe and Leeds' top-scorer from last season finished wonderfully with his left foot. Gray then hit the post after a good Leeds counter saw Sam Chambers, starting at right back, play in Dan James, who crossed to Gray but the teenager couldn't finish. In the 40th minute, Ens then had an embarrassing moment after he picked up Schulze's goal-kick in the box and the referee pointed to the spot. From there, Piroe made no mistake as he sent the keeper the wrong way. Meslier was then replaced for Alex Cairns as Farke gave each of his three keepers 40 minutes each. On the brink of half-time, Cairns was penalised by the referee for holding onto the ball past the permitted eight seconds, as per the new IFAB rules and SC Verl were awarded a corner kick. Farke made eight changes at half-time, with only the two holding midfielders in Ilia Gruev and Sean Longstaff staying on, as well as Cairns. Nmecha, another new singing, looked a handful and was denied by a good save before Gnonto added a third for Leeds with a left-footed finish after he was found by Largie Ramazani. MATCH FACTS AND PLAYER RATINGS LEEDS UNITED (4-2-3-1): Meslier 7.5 (Cairns 40, 6.5, Darlow 80, 7.5); Chambers 7.5 (Bogle 60, 8), Struijk 7 (Rodon 60, 7), Bijol 7 (Ampadu 60, 7.5), Gudmundsson 7.5 (Byram 60, 7); Gruev 7 (Chadwick 90, 6.5), Longstaff 7 (Crew 80, 6); James 7 (Gnonto 60, 8), Piroe 9 (Tanaka 60, 7.5), Harrison 7 (Ramazani 60, 8), Gray 7.5 (Nmecha 60, 8). Sub unused: Mahady. Goals: Piroe, 25, 40, Gnonto 76, Nmecha 90 Bookings: N/A Manager: Daniel Farke Longstaff and Cairns were replaced by Karl Darlow and Charlie Crew, with 40 minutes to go and Darlow made a terrific diving one-handed save to keep out Oualid Mhamdi's free-kick. On the 90-minute mark, Ramazani did superbly down the left flank and squared to Nmecha, who tapped in to an open goal. Gruev was the only Leeds player to play a full 90 minutes before he was replaced by 18-year-old Rhys Chadwick. And Ramazani was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet late on, when he cut in but his effort was tipped behind. The home side got a consolation late on when Jonas Arweiler pounced on a poor backpass by Crew and finished past Darlow. Ultimately, Leeds got valuable minutes in the bank though in fairness, the difference in class between the sides was evident after the early phases and it's hard to see how much can really be taken from this friendly. Farke's side are in Germany for the rest of the week and are scheduled to play one more friendly on Saturday, which will also be behind closed doors. They begin their Premier League campaign when Everton visit Elland Road on August 18.
New York Times
7 hours ago
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- New York Times
Leeds 4-1 SC Verl: Why were four players absent? How did the strikers perform?
Leeds managed a 4-1 win on Tuesday in their second game of pre-season. The match was the first behind-closed-doors friendly of their ongoing training camp in Germany. While there had been an expectation that Leeds fans would be able to attend such fixtures this summer, last month it was announced that they would be played without spectators. Leeds played Sportclub Verl, a third-tier side. The game consisted of two 60-minute halves, with a different line-up from Leeds in each one. Joel Piroe scored the first goal of the opening period in the 25th minute. Harry Gray received the ball centrally with his back to goal, held off a challenge, spun and then played in Piroe, who fired the ball home. Leeds doubled their lead after 40 minutes, with Piroe scoring from the penalty spot after a Verl defender erroneously handled in the box while believing the ball was dead. Advertisement Pascal Struijk thought he had made it three in the 49th minute when he headed in a Daniel James cross, but he was flagged for offside. This meant the score at the end of the first hour stayed at 2-0. Leeds did score a third in the 76th minute, with the fixture's second set of players on the pitch. They broke after a Verl turnover in the Leeds half, Largie Ramazani pushing forward down the left before cutting inside and feeding Wilfried Gnonto, who took the ball around the goalkeeper. Summer signing Lukas Nmecha then scored his first goal in a Leeds shirt in the 91st minute. Charlie Crew played a lovely pass into the channel for Ramazani, who beat his defender and rolled the ball into the box for a tap-in for the 26-year-old Germany international. Verl got a consolation goal in the 119th minute through Jonas Arweiler, who ran onto a short pass before rounding Karl Darlow to score. The Athletic's Beren Cross analyses the match. Leeds XI for the first 60-minute half (4-2-3-1): Meslier (Cairns, 40); Chambers, Bijol, Struijk, Gudmundsson; Gruev, Longstaff; James, Piroe, Harrison; Gray. Leeds XI for the second 60-minute half (4-2-3-1): Cairns (Darlow, 81); Bogle, Rodon, Ampadu, Byram; Gruev (Chadwick, 91), Longstaff (Crew, 81); Gnonto, Tanaka, Ramazani; Nmecha. A win over their third-tier opponents was always expected but Verl, it must be said, were better than anticipated. They moved the ball around well at times against Leeds sides who looked just as rusty as they should in a match played on July 22. However, after some good saves from Darlow and Illan Meslier, Leeds came away with the commanding victory they would have hoped for. Even better for manager Daniel Farke, two of his strikers, both confidence merchants, were among the goals. Advertisement Gray may not have found the net himself but he was highly impressive with his assist to Piroe for the opener. While he wore the No 9 shirt, Piroe started the game playing the No 10 role. Gray dropped into the centre to receive a pass 30 yards from goal with his back turned. The teenager spun and played Piroe in behind with a through ball that he latched onto and lashed home. The Dutchman's second of the day may have been a penalty, but he will never avoid the chance to see that net ripple. This friendly was Gray's lengthiest appearance for the first team, though the 16-year-old had frustratingly few chances at goal. Nmecha was his replacement at the start of the second period and rolled in the fourth of the afternoon's goals. The new signing from Wolfsburg led the line and was very active. His work rate was high and he never stopped pressing the opposition back line. He was alert to the break which saw Ramazani roll him the ball for his goal. Ultimately, today was another decent workout for a group who will be anticipating a first-rate striker being added to the mix before the summer transfer window closes on September 1. Of the Leeds United players in Germany, there were four excluded from Tuesday's matchday squad. Anton Stach, the £17.3million arrival from TSG Hoffenheim, whose arrival was announced on Tuesday morning, was missing from the teamsheet. The Germany international had not received international clearance from FIFA in time for kick-off on Tuesday. Stach took a seat in the stand, alongside Sebastiaan Bornauw, Brenden Aaronson and Isaac Schmidt. Bornauw limped out of training on Monday morning with a quad injury, and he is now expected to be missing for a fortnight. The friendly with AC Milan in Dublin on August 9 may be the next time he plays for Leeds. Advertisement Schmidt has been training on his own with the club's medical staff over the past few days. The Swiss international missed Saturday's draw with Manchester United due to a calf issue, and he continues to recover from that. Aaronson only arrived at the camp in Germany on Tuesday morning. This game came too soon for him in his pre-season preparation. As Leeds plot their way through these friendlies, especially those where Farke opts to use two different XIs, it's natural to establish whether he has a preferred side. Of the two line-ups which started each 60-minute period, the second was arguably the stronger. Alex Cairns, Sean Longstaff and Ilia Gruev were the only three players to survive from the team which ended the first hour. The additions of Jayden Bogle, Joe Rodon, Ethan Ampadu, Ao Tanaka and Wilfried Gnonto made it look more like the favoured XI. However, Gabriel Gudmundsson is highly likely to be ahead of Sam Byram at left-back, Jaka Bijol or Pascal Struijk would expect to partner Rodon in defence, while Ampadu's fate most likely ends in midfield. Daniel James and Joel Piroe were missing from the second half too, and they are surely in the strongest XI right now. Clearly, neither side is likely to be the team that faces Everton in their opening Premier League game — expect a mix of the two. Every player comes into pre-season at a different fitness level, of course. They are all professional and expected to be in decent shape, but it's up to Farke to dish out the minutes he sees fit in each of these friendlies. Ilia Gruev started on Saturday in the 0-0 draw with Manchester United. He was ignored for the flurry of half-time changes by Farke in Sweden. He went beyond the hour mark there and was only substituted in the 86th minute. Advertisement The Bulgaria international then started again in Germany on Tuesday. Like many of the starters against Verl, he was expected to be removed after the first 60-minute period. However, yet again, he was overlooked and kept plugging away. Gruev was not removed until 90th minute, when Farke beckoned his final substitute, teenager Rhys Chadwick. Gruev has been Farke's marathon man in these opening days of pre-season. In a position where things have suddenly become crowded at Leeds, following the addition of Sean Longstaff and Stach to Gruev, Ampadu and Tanaka, the No 44 might expect to tumble down the pecking order. Pre-season minutes can never be a guarantee of competitive starts, but Gruev must be encouraged. The 25-year-old was solid on Tuesday. He brought bite and intensity to a midfield battle that Leeds were always likely to win against German third-tier opponents.
