Month: November 2022

1:32 PM ET Associated Press The United States women’s national team will make at least three times more from the men’s World Cup than they received for winning the 2019 women’s tournament, thanks to a new deal to split World Cup earnings. A 1-0 win by the men’s team over Iran on Tuesday night increased
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10:36 AM ET ESPN news services Brazil great Pele was hospitalised on Wednesday with generalized swelling. FRANCK FIFE/AFP Brazilian football legend Pele has been hospitalised as he battles cancer, his daughter said on social media on Wednesday, adding that there was “no surprise or emergency” involved. Kely Nascimento’s post to Instagram came after ESPN Brasil reported
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6:52 AM ET Associated Press One day after Iran and Wales were eliminated at the World Cup, FIFA finally gave a public assurance Wednesday that rainbow items and banners supporting protests in Iran will be allowed into stadiums. Stadium security staff organized by Qatari authorities had seized items with rainbow colors and slogans such as
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5:38 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Cristiano Ronaldo has a lucrative offer to move to Saudi Arabia on the table following his departure from Manchester United, but the Portugal forward is set to wait until after the World Cup before deciding on his next move, sources have told ESPN. Al-Nassr are willing to offer him a
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4:42 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sergio Busquets hopes to have made a decision on his future by February and admits he is attracted by the possibility of playing in Miami. Busquets, 34, is out of contract with Barcelona at the end of the season and is one of several big European-based players that
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11:39 PM ET Atletico Tucuman’s Andres Balanta collapsed at training on Tuesday. AFA/Twitter Colombian midfielder Andres Balanta died on Tuesday after collapsing during a training session of Atletico Tucuman, the Argentina first division club officials announced. Balanta, 22, collapsed during his team’s first practice after the holiday break and was taken to a hospital in San
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5:14 PM ET Gareth Bale has increased the likelihood of a further season in MLS with LAFC by rejecting speculation he will retire from football after Wales‘ World Cup elimination from the World Cup in a 3-0 defeat to England on Tuesday. Bale, 33, was substituted at half-time in the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium after
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5:57 PM ET AL THUMAMA, Qatar — Tyler Adams said the United States would relish its World Cup last-16 clash against the Netherlands after a 1-0 win over Iran secured the Americans’ place in the knockout stage in Qatar. Christian Pulisic‘s first-half goal was enough to give the US victory in a tense win-or-go-home clash
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3:10 PM ET Christian Pulisic receives attention in the goalmouth after scoring against Iran in the World Cup. Getty Images Christian Pulisic was substituted at half-time after scoring the winning goal for the United States against Iran in their Group B finale in Qatar on Tuesday. The Chelsea winger was involved in a hard collision with
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12:51 PM ET United States coach Gregg Berhalter has made two changes for Tuesday’s decisive World Cup Group B match against Iran in Qatar. After being replaced by Haji Wright for Friday’s 0-0 draw with England, Josh Sargent returns to the lineup to lead the attack, while there is a first World Cup start for
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Nov 25, 2022 It’s very simple for the United States on Tuesday against Iran in the 2022 World Cup. Win, or go home. 1 Related Three of the four teams in Group B — the US, England and Iran — are still alive for two spots in the round of 16. The scenarios are straightforward.
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