play Marcotti: Morocco aren’t a pushover for Spain (1:50)ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti defends Morocco after Spain finish 2nd in their group and face them in the round of 16. (1:50) 8:23 PM ET With just a month remaining before the opening of the January transfer window, there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. … Read more
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) 8:00 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — As Australia prepared for an intercontinental playoff against Peru back in June, … Read more
play Pulisic describes winning goal, sets new targets for USA (1:18)Christian Pulisic talks Sam Borden through his winning goal for USA vs. Iran and looks ahead to the last-16 clash with the Netherlands. (1:18) 1:01 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — If we’re at the point of examining strides and gait — and it certainly feels … 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) 6:07 PM ET After nearly two wild and dramatic weeks at the World Cup, we have the reached the win-or-go-home portion of the tourney. Sixteen teams remain, 16 others have been … Read more
6:00 PM ET LA Galaxy president Chris Klein was suspended and the team fined $1 million by Major League Soccer on Friday for undisclosed payments involving Argentine winger Cristian Pavon in 2019. MLS stripped the team of $1 million in future general allocation money and said the Galaxy will not be allowed to acquire players … Read more
10:27 AM ET Tyler Adams has been one of the revelations of this World Cup, both for his contributions on the pitch and his leadership off it. Juan Luis Diaz/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images DOHA, Qatar — Jesse Marsch knew Tyler Adams had it at age 15. Dave Sarachan and Alejandro Bedoya saw it during Adams’ … 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) 1:18 PM ET We’re analysing every VAR decision made throughout all 64 games at the 2022 World Cup. Uruguay‘s 2-0 win over Ghana was full of VAR drama — … 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) 5:10 PM ET LUSAIL, Qatar — Cameroon‘s Vincent Aboubakar scored a late winner to hand them a memorable 1-0 win over Brazil on Friday, but it was not enough to see … Read more
2:10 PM ET The 82-year-old Brazil great Pele was hospitalized on Tuesday in Sao Paulo. ESPN Brazil legend Pele has a respiratory infection and will remain at the hospital where he’s been since Tuesday. The 82-year-old Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, is being treated with antibiotics, Hospital Albert Einstein said in a … Read more
play Are South Korea being underestimated in this World Cup? (1:49)Julien Laurens recaps South Korea’s dramatic 2-1 win over Portugal that sends Son Heung-min’s team into the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup. (1:49) 3:01 PM ET EDUCATION CITY, Qatar — Cristiano Ronaldo was “insulted” by South Korea player Cho Gue-Sung as he left … Read more
