12:45 PM ET Croatia progressed into the World Cup quarterfinals after winning a penalty shootout over Japan on Monday following a hard-fought 1-1 draw in regulation time. Daizen Maeda gave Japan the lead at the Al Janoub Stadium just before half-time when he pounced following a deep free-kick into the opposing penalty box. Croatia hit
Month: December 2022
11:17 AM ET Associated Press Four Uruguay players were charged with offensive behaviour by FIFA on Monday for their angry pursuit of the referee after being eliminated from the World Cup. The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) also faces an extra charge of discrimination, FIFA said without giving details. The Uruguay team thought they should have
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7:53 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona will appeal Robert Lewandowski‘s three-game ban to the highest sporting court in Spain after the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) upheld the suspension on Monday, sources confirmed to ESPN. Lewandowski, 34, was handed a one-game ban last month for his red card in Barcelona’s 2-1 win over
9:08 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent DOHA, Qatar — Portugal coach Fernando Santos has blasted Cristiano Ronaldo‘s reaction to being substituted against South Korea and refused to confirm whether the striker will play against Switzerland on Tuesday. Ronaldo looked visibly frustrated when he was replaced in the 65th minute of the 2-1 defeat to South Korea
10:47 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Hearts boss Robbie Neilson said they didn’t see the point in continuing the friendly with tensions running high. Photo by Ross Parker/SNS Group via Getty Images A friendly between Almeria and Hearts was abandoned on Sunday after a first-half brawl involving both teams. Almeria were leading 1-0 in the 39th
4:38 AM ET Didier Deschamps will stop his France players from wearing jewellery in Saturday’s World Cup quarterfinal against England after saying Jules Kounde was “very lucky” to escape his anger for being told to remove a gold necklace during Sunday’s 3-1 win against Poland. Barcelona defender Kounde was forced off the pitch in the
6:06 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Marcelo Vieira, Clarice Alves and Enzo Alves Vieira pictured in February 2022. Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images The son of the Real Madrid legend Marcelo, Enzo Alves, has signed his first contract with the club. Enzo, 13, has featured for Madrid’s academy teams since 2017. The teenager confirmed the
8:33 AM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Neymar, who injured his right ankle in Brazil‘s opening match of the World Cup, will train Sunday evening and his availability for the team’s round-of-16 match Monday against South Korea will then be determined by their medical staff, coach Tite said. “If he practices OK, he will be
3:53 PM ET England turned on the class after a challenging start to beat Senegal 3-0 at the 2022 World Cup and advance to the quarterfinals. The result sets up a tantalizing clash with France, who beat Poland 3-1 earlier in the day, for Gareth Southgate’s side in the two European heavyweights’ first-ever knockout round
8:12 PM ET Sources told ESPN that Pele was first admitted to the hospital due to contracting COVID-19. FRANCK FIFE/AFP Pele had COVID-19 and a heart rate below normal before being hospitalized last Tuesday, sources have told ESPN. The 82-year-old soccer legend, who is battling colon cancer, was admitted to the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao
5:49 PM ET AL KHOR, Qatar — Raheem Sterling will fly back to England after missing the 3-0 World Cup round-of-16 win over Senegal, the Football Association (FA) confirmed on Sunday, with sources telling ESPN his house was the target of an armed robbery. The 27-year-old held talks with manager Gareth Southgate on the morning
6:14 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent AL KHOR, Qatar — For England and Gareth Southgate, the real business starts now. After a tense first 30 minutes against Senegal, the champions of Africa were dispatched with minimal fuss in the round of 16 and now comes the stage of the World Cup when the big-hitters can’t avoid
1:00 PM ET Arsene Wenger, FIFA’s chief of global football, said a final decision has not yet been made on the format for the 2026 World Cup, which is being hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. The 2022 World Cup saw great drama as the group stage climaxed with all four teams played
4:30 PM ET AL KHOR, Qatar — England beat Senegal 3-0 at Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday as goals from Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka set up a blockbuster quarterfinal clash with France. The Three Lions took control of the game towards the end of a cagey first half with Jude Bellingham playing
1:47 PM ET Kylian Mbappe said he is having the “competition of my dreams” at the World Cup after two goals in France‘s 3-1 win against Poland sent the world champions into the quarterfinals and left opposing coach Czeslaw Michniewicz billing him as the natural heir to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Mbappe, who helped
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11:20 AM ET Thierry Henry’s long reign as the France men’s national team’s all-time top scorer has come to an end after AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud‘s goal against Poland in the round of 16 at the World Cup saw him take the record from his fellow ex-Arsenal forward. 2 Related Giroud equalled Henry’s 15-year-old
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8:24 AM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar – Speaking in his capacity as FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development, Arsene Wenger insinuated that teams which made political statements early in the World Cup saw their on-field performance suffer as a result. The comments came at a media briefing for FIFA’s Technical Study Group, in which Wenger