Denise O’Sullivan to miss Sweden rematch after knee injury

Both Denise O’Sullivan with a knee injury and Ruesha Littlejohn with an Achilles issue missed Ireland’s 0-3 defeat to Sweden Friday, and it’s confirmed O’Sullivan will not be recovered in time for the rematch Tuesday. Eileen Gleeson, however, had some positives to take away from the heavy defeat. Ireland had some significant chances in the first half when both Amber …

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Sweden defeat Australia to claim third place at Women’s World Cup

It wasn’t the fairytale ending Australia hoped for, but the co-host nation’s 2-0 defeat by Sweden in the third place playoff still secured them their best-ever World Cup finish. Fridolina Rolfo’s penalty in the 30th minute (awarded by VAR) and captain Kosovare Asllani’s 62nd minute goal secured victory and familiar bronze medals for Sweden — they have previously finished in …

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US loses to Sweden on penalties in earliest-ever World Cup exit

Dreams of a historic three-peat disappeared this morning as the US crashed out of the World Cup in the Round of 16 after losing 5-4 on penalties in their earliest-ever exit. The day almost went another way, as the US played their best game of the tournament so far after disappointing ties with Portugal and the Netherlands, with only a …

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Barcelona win UEFA Women’s Champions League Final 3-2 After Unbelievable Comeback

Barcelona FC are the champions of Europe after an unbelievable second-half comeback in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final against Wolfsburg. The German side was up 2-0 at half-time after Ewa Pajor scored in the 3rd and Alexandra Popp in the 37th minute, and things looked grim for Barcelona, though they had dominated possession in the first half. But five …

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