Spain's Bonmatí wins UEFA best women's player award and stands up for teammate amid Rubiales crisis
Spanish soccer star Aitana Bonmatí has used her acceptance speech at a UEFA awards ceremony to voice support for her teammate who was forcibly kissed after the Women’s World Cup final by the country’s soccer federation president.
Sweden stuns Germany at Women's World Cup as Dutch reach semifinal
The last time a team lost a World Cup quarterfinal after scoring first came in 1999. But those streaks came to an end Saturday as Sweden upset the second-ranked team in the world 2-1 in Rennes, France, to set up a Women's World Cup semifinal against the fast-improving Dutch. The top three European nations at the World Cup locked up berths, with England's performance putting GB through. Italy has captured the imagination of its home public with record viewing figures in the millions in their first World Cup appearance since 1999. Still it was Italy's best finish at a Women's World Cup since making the last eight 28 years ago.