Month: December 2022

3:47 PM ET Associated Press Cristiano Ronaldo left the field in tears as Portugal exited the 2022 World Cup at the hands of Morocco in the quarterfinals on Saturday. It was likely the last World Cup match for the 37-year-old Ronaldo, and probably his last chance to win football’s biggest prize. – Stream on ESPN+:
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8:38 AM ET Portugal‘s Cristiano Ronaldo was again left on the bench, this time for Saturday’s World Cup quarterfinal defeat to Morocco, as his frustrating tournament took another turn for the worse. Ronaldo, axed from his country’s previous match at the World Cup, had to once again make do with a place among the substitutes
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4:25 PM ET Brazil‘s Neymar said on Friday he was unsure if he would play again for the national team after their heartbreaking World Cup quarterfinal defeat to Croatia on penalties. “Honestly, I do not know. I think talking now is bad because of the heat of the moment. Maybe I’m not thinking straight,” an
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3:32 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent EDUCATION CITY, Qatar — Brazil coach Tite has hit back at suggestions a lack of organisation in the final minutes of extra time contributed to their World Cup exit. Brazil were leading Croatia 1-0 with just four minutes remaining of their quarterfinal when Bruno Petkovic equalised following a quick counter-attack.
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3:45 AM ET Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag said he only discovered that Cristiano Ronaldo wanted to leave the Premier League club after the forward’s explosive interview with TalkTV, in which he said he did not respect the Dutch manager. In the interview with Piers Morgan last month, Ronaldo also said he felt betrayed
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3:13 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent EDUCATION CITY, Qatar — Croatia were able to battle back and stun Brazil in their World Cup quarterfinal because they have been “raised as fighters,” according to goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic. Livakovic put in a man-of-the-match performance with 10 saves across the 120 minutes before also stopping Rodrygo‘s penalty in the
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8:27 PM ET Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal hailed the efforts of his squad in fighting back from two goals down to force their World Cup quarter-final against Argentina into a penalty shootout even though their ultimate exit proved to be painful. The Dutch staged a dramatic comeback with two late goals to level their
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7:55 PM ET Lionel Messi said he felt “disrespected” by Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal and blasted the referee after Argentina beat the Dutch 4-3 on penalties in a thrilling World Cup quarterfinal at Lusail Iconic Stadium in Qatar on Friday. Messi assisted Argentina’s first goal for Nahuel Molina and then scored a second from
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4:59 PM ET Argentina claimed a dramatic 4-3 penalty shootout victory over Netherlands on Friday to claim a spot in the World Cup semifinals after initially throwing away a two-goal lead in a late collapse in regulation time. Lionel Messi converted his penalty in the shootout and Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez saved two attempts. Lautaro
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