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By Lizzy Becherano Megan Rapinoe announced her plan to retire from professional football following the end of the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League season. The record-breaking forward will participate in her fourth and final World Cup with the US women’s national team in July and August, before finishing the second half of the NWSL campaign to end her career. "I’ve been able to have such an incredible career, and this game has brought me all over the world and allowed me to meet so many amazing people. I feel incredibly grateful to have played as long as I have, to be as successful as we’ve ......

The Netherlands were led by Denzel Dumfries into the Qatar World Cup quarter-finals after beating the United States 3-1 on Saturday. Dumfries provided two assists and scored the goal that sealed Netherlands' qualification for the next round. The Dutch opened the scoring in the 10th minute as Memphis Depay received the ball from Dumfries and finished off a beautiful team play from defence to attack. Ahead of the break, and when the US looked closing to finding an equalizer, Daley Blind netted Dumfries' low cross to extend the lead for the European side. Cody Gakpo cleared Tim Ream's header off ......

A lacklustre England were held to a 0-0 draw by the United States in their World Cup Group B encounter. The Three Lions, famously beaten by the US at the 1950 World Cup, could have been the first team through to the Qatar last 16 with a win but instead will be happy to come away with a draw given the chances. England were unchanged from the 6-2 thrashing of Iran in their opening game, with Harry Kane fit after a foot problem, but they were strangely ponderous from the off against the Americans. The US were bolder than in the 1-1 draw with Wales and had much the better chances in the first half......

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called on Russia and Ukraine to enter into a one month ceasefire during the World Cup in Qatar. Infantino told leaders at a summit of the G20 group of major economies in Indonesia the World Cup provided a "unique platform" for peace and unity because the event will be watched by some 5 billion people on television. "So my plea with all of you is to stay on a temporary ceasefire for one month for the duration of the World Cup," he said at a lunch with G20 leaders on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. As an alternative, he proposed some humanitarian corrido......