lots of football outside the territory, that may be tactically, when it comes to set pieces, they are a little bit naive. we will have to wait and see. ecuador have been to wait and see. ecuador have been to several world cups. but speaking to several world cups. but speaking to fans, the hope is qatar doesn t get embarrassed in the first game. the narrow loss or a draw could give their momentum with the crowd behind them for the rest of the tournament. we look forward to it, thank you very much indeed. the current world player of the year is the latest french star to be ruled of the world cup. karim benzema suffered a thigh injury in training and will miss the tournament. he won the 2022 balon d or after a great yearfor real madrid. but he follows paul pogba. n golo kante. christopher nkunku.. presnel kimpembe. .. in being ruled out for the defending champions. chelsea manager emma hayes is back on the touchline for their wsl game today against tottenham having recovered from an emerg
football, it has been a good period, for us over the last four years. and it is another opportunity to take another step forward and i am looking forward to starting. the current world player of the year is the latest french star to be ruled of the world cup. karim benzema suffered a thigh injury in training and will miss the tournament. he won the 2022 balon d 0r after a great year for real madrid, but he follows paul pogba, n golo kante, christopher nkunku and presnel kimpembe, in being ruled out for the defending champions. it s been the perfect return for chelsea manager emma hayes she was on the touchline following an emergency hysterectomy to watch her team go three points clear at the top of wsl. they beat spurs 3 0 at stamford bridge. erin cuthbert with the pick of the goals while sam kerr and guro reiten were also on the scoresheet. three other games today. rachel daly scored a hatrick in aston villa s 31 win over reading. liverpool got an equaliser in injury time to draw 3 3
just beat his stable mate creative force by a nose. there s more on the bbc sport website including details of a major transfer in women s football the former world player of the year, the england defender lucy bronze, is leaving manchester to join spanish champions barcelona. that s all from me. goodnight.
matches at wembley. southampton will be playing in the women s championship next season after beating wolves in their play off final at stockport s edgley park. they re was only one goal sophia pharoah scored the first half there was only one goal sophia pharoah scored the first half winner to send them into the second tierfor the first time. wolves finished the match with ten players and will remain in the national league northern premier. it s approaching full time in the women s champions league final in turin and lyon are heading for an eighth european crown. they are beating the holders, barcelona, 3 1. a stunning strike from amandine henry after six minutes gave the french side the lead. the former world player of the year, ada hegerberg, who has struggled with injuries for the past few seasons, doubled the lead. lyon added a third before ballon d or winner alexia putellas pulled one back for barcelona just before half time. no sign of a comeback, with 15
for a second bookable offence. barcelona, the tournament favourites and will look to make home advantage count in the second leg next thursday. the portuguese side braga were the night s only winner. sabel ruiz scored the only goal of the game as they beat the scottish champions rangers. all the other games finished i i. there were several women s world cup qualifiers that took place across europe on thursday. it was a stunning performance for ada hegerberg, who scored a hat trick on her return to the national team for the first time in five years as norway thrashed kosovo 5 1. the former world player of the year was given a warm welcome as she returned to the pitch. the 26 year old walked away in 2017, saying there was a lack of respect for women players in her country. norway topped their group with 19 points from seven games, three ahead of belgium. and in tennis, a top seed, aryna sabalenka, is out of the charleston open