play Milos Degenek: Messi is the greatest, but he’s human (0:14)Australia and Columbus Crew defender Milos Degenek talks about his admiration for Lionel Messi before facing Argentina in the round of 16 at the World Cup. (0:14) 3:59 PM ET Lionel Messi spearheaded Argentina‘s charge to the World Cup quarterfinals after helping to secure a … Read more
3:12 PM ET Brazil legend Pele had a tumor removed from his colon in September 2021. no_source Brazilian football legend Pele is responding well to treatment for a respiratory infection and his health condition has not worsened over the past 24 hours, the Albert Einstein hospital said in a statement Saturday. “Edson Arantes do Nascimento … Read more
play Ogden names Senegal, not Netherlands, the best in Group A (1:01)Mark Ogden explains why he think Senegal are the stronger of the two sides to advance from Group A at the World Cup. (1:01) 7:15 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — There was a time not so long ago that an African side losing their … Read more
play Has Phil Foden earned a starting spot for England vs. Senegal? (1:39)Tom Hamilton praises the performance of Phil Foden against Wales, saying he’s given England manager Gareth Southgate a “good headache” for their next game. (1:39) 5:36 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — Perhaps the biggest test of manager Gareth Southgate’s loyalty to certain England … Read more
play Echegaray defends his World Cup bracket full of shocks (1:25)Luis Miguel Echegaray picks a bold World Cup bracket on ESPN FC Daily. (1:25) 6:31 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — France manager Didier Deschamps had the perfect summation of why it’s so important to have a squad that’s happy to be together, work hard together … Read more
play Why was Japan’s 2nd goal allowed to stand? (2:10)ESPN FC’s Dale Johnson explains why VAR chose not to disallow Japan’s 2nd goal against Spain. (2:10) 3:56 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — Jordi Alba came running up to them with the bad news. Lads, we’re out. All the talk about whether Spain might be able … Read more
play Leboeuf slams USA defending in World Cup loss to Netherlands (1:29)Frank Leboeuf criticises USA’s defending as they crashed out of the Qatar World Cup to Netherlands in the last 16. (1:29) 12:19 PM ET England captain Harry Kane said he is ready to peak in the World Cup knockout stages after tailoring his conditioning … Read more
play Leboeuf slams USA defending in World Cup loss to Netherlands (1:29)Frank Leboeuf criticises USA’s defending as they crashed out of the Qatar World Cup to Netherlands in the last 16. (1:29) 11:59 AM ET The United States crashed out of the World Cup on Saturday after suffering a 3-1 defeat against the Netherlands in … Read more
play Were Brazil too relaxed in Cameroon loss? (1:19)Luis Miguel Echegaray recaps Brazil’s 1-0 defeat to Cameroon in their final Group H game. (1:19) 6:46 AM ET DOHA, Qatar – Brazil have suffered two more injury setbacks ahead of the World Cup round-of-16 clash against South Korea with both Gabriel Jesus and Alex Telles ruled … Read more
Getty Images The group stage is complete in what has been a wild World Cup that has gifted us with goals scored left, right and center. Fourtneen braces have been scored, and the Golden Boot race is getting tight as Alvaro Morata has joined the ranks with his third goal in Spain’s 2-1 loss to … Read more
