TOKYO — Almost half of the players Japan summoned for its 23-player Women’s World Cup on Tuesday are displaying their skills in leagues abroad. “We will fight for the top spot with great ambition,” Japan coach Futoshi Ikeda said in Japanese. “But the level of football in the world is improving very rapidly.” Yui Hasegawa of Manchester City probably heads …
The Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is less than two weeks away and, with domestic seasons now finished, players and fans alike are turning their attention to who will be representing their nations at the tournament. GO DEEPER Three of 'Las 15' return for Spain's provisional World Cup squad Barcelona’s Mapi Leon was not included in Spain’s …
