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) 10:02 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — Louis van Gaal was at his entertaining best ahead of the Netherlands‘ World Cup quarterfinal clash with Argentina, as he … Read more
play What’s next for Luis Enrique? (1:30)ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti discusses whether Luis Enrique will stay on as Spain manager after their Morocco defeat. (1:30) 6:42 AM ET Spain announced the departure of Luis Enrique as coach of the national team on Thursday following the team’s shock penalty shoot-out defeat to Morocco in the round … Read more
play Why Manchester United could be sold for a world record amount (2:37)Mark Ogden explains why Manchester United could be sold for a record amount. (2:37) 5:29 AM ET Manchester United are working on a deal to sign Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer on a free transfer next summer, sources have told ESPN. Sommer is set … Read more
play Were Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal comments sincere? (2:04)Steve Nicol and Stewart Robson are dubious that Cristiano Ronaldo’s comments about Portugal winning the World Cup are truly genuine. (2:04) 7:00 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo — winner of five Champions Leagues, five Ballon d’Ors and scorer of a staggering 800+ career goals — now finds himself in … Read more
play How can Croatia upset Brazil in the World Cup quarterfinals? (1:12)Gab & Juls debate how Croatia will look to set up against Brazil in the World Cup quarterfinals. (1:12) 5:30 AM ET Having arrived at the 2022 World Cup with a reputation as one of the most promising young centre-backs in the world, it’s … Read more
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
3:30 AM ET Casemiro had just left the stage with his Player of the Match award. The Brazil midfielder had scored the stunning winner in their 1-0 win over Switzerland in their second group-stage match, but he dodged any personal praise, instead spreading the acclaim throughout the team. 2 Related It’s part of Brazil‘s squad … Read more
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
play Why Messi gives Argentina the edge over the Netherlands (1:06)Steve Nicol says you have to go with Lionel Messi when picking between “evenly matched” Argentina and Netherlands ahead of their World Cup clash. (1:06) 8:15 PM ET Just because the World Cup took a break doesn’t mean we are! With two days of no … Read more
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
