How Richarlison has cemented his spot at the World Cup

play Moreno: There is no stopping Brazil (1:55)Ale Moreno recaps Brazil’s emphatic 4-1 win over South Korea in the FIFA World Cup round of 16. (1:55) Dec 7, 2022 Richarlison led them all — including coach Tite — in a version of his trademark “pigeon dance” in celebration of his first-half goal in Brazil‘s 4-1 … Read more

Sterling to return to World Cup after robbery

play Walker: It’s do or die vs. France (0:25)England defender Kyle Walker looks ahead to their World Cup quarter final vs. France. (0:25) 4:30 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — Raheem Sterling will rejoin England‘s World Cup squad in Qatar on Friday after flying home to deal with the fallout of a robbery at his house, … Read more

WC visitor numbers falling short of Qatar target

play What the World Cup fan village in Qatar looks like (1:56)Mark Ogden has a look around Ras Abu Fontas fan village 10 miles south of downtown Doha. (1:56) 6:24 PM ET Qatar received just over 765,000 visitors during the first two weeks of the World Cup, according to an organisers’ report obtained by Reuters, … Read more

Van Dijk: WC quarterfinal not ‘me against Messi’

play Van Gaal: Netherlands goal was just as good as Brazil’s (1:23)Netherlands manager Louis Van Gaal praises his side’s victory over USA and discusses the other quarter finalists. (1:23) 4:59 PM ET Virgil van Dijk was adamant that the Netherlands‘ World Cup quarterfinal against Argentina on Friday wasn’t a battle of him against Lionel Messi, … Read more

Man United fall to 4-2 friendly loss to Cadiz

play Will Man United replace Cristiano Ronaldo after his departure? (1:48)Rob Dawson breaks down why Erik ten Hag wants Manchester United to explore their options in the January transfer window after Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure. (1:48) 3:56 PM ET Manchester United fell to a 4-2 defeat in a friendly with LaLiga side C?diz on Wednesday, despite … Read more

Vinicius credits success to Ancelotti’s ‘tough’ love

play Moreno: There is no stopping Brazil (1:55)Ale Moreno recaps Brazil’s emphatic 4-1 win over South Korea in the FIFA World Cup round of 16. (1:55) 1:30 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — Brazil forward Vinicius Junior praised Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti for his success at the World Cup. Vinicius arrived in Qatar without knowing … Read more

Germany stick with coach Flick despite WC failure

play Ogden: End of an era for Germany (1:31)ESPN FC’s Mark Ogden looks back at a surprise group stage exit for Germany for the second consecutive World Cup. (1:31) 1:23 PM ET The German football federation (DFB) maintained its trust in Hansi Flick as national team coach on Wednesday despite the disappointing World Cup performance. … Read more