play Furious Laurens lets rip on ‘disgraceful’ France performance (1:56)Julien Laurens doesn’t hold back as he rips into Didier Deschamps and the French players after their 1-0 loss to Tunisia in Qatar. (1:56) 6:20 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — France are filing a complaint to FIFA after a last-gasp equaliser by Antoine Griezmann was disallowed … Read more
play Laurens: Dangerous Argentina one of the favourites again (1:28)Julien Laurens feels Argentina’s shock loss to Saudi Arabia in their opening game sparked the team into life in Qatar. (1:28) 5:44 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — Lionel Messi said he was “annoyed” by his penalty miss in Argentina‘s Group C clash with Poland, but praised … Read more
Nov 29, 2022 Netherlands eased to a 2-0 win over World Cup hosts Qatar that sealed their place in the round of 16. Sarah Stier – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images AL KHOR, Qatar — Netherlands secured top spot in Group A at the 2022 World Cup after defeating hosts Qatar 2-0 at the Al Bayt … 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) Nov 29, 2022 AL RAYYAN, Qatar — England defeated Wales 3-0 at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on … Read more
Argentina players celebrate after scoring a goal against Poland at the World Cup. Getty Images 3:55 PM ET Argentina and Lionel Messi turned in a dominant display to beat Poland 2-0 at the World Cup to win Group C and advance to the last 16 at Stadium 974 in Qatar on Wednesday. Second-half goals from … Read more
play Are Argentina finally becoming less reliant on Lionel Messi? (1:43)Gab Marcotti examines the impact Argentina’s win over Mexico will have on Lionel Messi and his teammates. (1:43) 1:39 PM ET Mexican boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has apologised to Lionel Messi after Alvarez called out the Argentina captain for nudging away a Mexico shirt on … Read more
play Luis Enrique: If Spain don’t win World Cup Argentina should! (0:34)Spain manager Luis Enrique backs Lionel Messi to win a World Cup before he retires. (0:34) 11:39 AM ET Luis Enrique has said Spain won’t “gamble” by playing for a second-place finish in Thursday’s final World Cup group match against Japan in the hope … Read more
10:36 AM ET Brazil great Pele was hospitalised on Wednesday with generalized swelling. FRANCK FIFE/AFP Brazilian football legend Pele has been hospitalised as he battles cancer, his daughter said on social media on Wednesday, adding that there was “no surprise or emergency” involved. Kely Nascimento’s post to Instagram came after ESPN Brasil reported that Pele … Read more
play Could the Super League be up and running in three years? (1:15)Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens discuss new Super League CEO Bernd Reichart’s comments that the project will come into effect in less than three years. (1:15) 11:01 AM ET Real Madrid and Barcelona have both announced they will boycott an “urgent” meeting called … Read more
play Stephen A. chimes in on USMNT’s World Cup chances (1:24)Stephen A. Smith is joined by Taylor Twellman to discuss the United States reaching the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup. (1:24) 1:32 PM ET The United States women’s national team will make at least three times more from the men’s World Cup than … Read more
