Sources: Saudi team offers Ronaldo over $300M

play Olley: No interest in Ronaldo from European clubs (2:10)James Olley says the lack of interest in Cristiano Ronaldo shows the gap between how highly he rates himself compared to what top clubs think of him. (2:10) 5:38 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has a lucrative offer to move to Saudi Arabia on the table after … Read more

Follow live: Mexico and Saudi Arabia both need a victory, plus Argentina loss to advance to knockout round

21Al-Owais5Al-Bulayhi17Altambakti4Al-Amri2Al-Ghannam10Al-Dawsari12Abdulhamid15Al-Hassan9Al-Brikan23Kanno11Al-Shehri 13Ochoa23Gallardo15Moreno3Montes19S?nchez24Ch?vez4?lvarez10Vega17Pineda22Lozano20Mart?n Data is currently unavailable. Australia coach Graham Arnold hails new World Cup ‘golden generation’ Socceroos coach Graham Arnold believes the team that beat Denmark to reach the World Cup last 16 are the country’s new “golden generation.” England’s Ben White leaves World Cup for personal reasons; not expected to return Ben White will … Read more

First all-women WC crew to ref Germany-C. Rica

5:03 PM ET Stephanie Frappart will lead the first-ever all-women referee trio at the World Cup on Thursday. Photo by Laurens Lindhout/Soccrates/Getty Images Stephanie Frappart, Neuza Back and Karen Diaz will become the first all-women refereeing team for a men’s World Cup match as they have been named to take charge of the Costa Rica–Germany … Read more

FIFA says rainbow items are allowed at stadiums

play Why teams won’t wear OneLove armbands in Qatar (1:07)James Olley reports after a joint statement from England, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands & Switzerland confirm their players won’t wear the OneLove armband. (1:07) 6:52 AM ET One day after Iran and Wales were eliminated at the World Cup, FIFA finally gave a public assurance Wednesday … Read more

Busquets wants future sorted amid Miami link

play Why Inter Miami would be a sad move for Messi (1:31)James Olley feels Lionel Messi moving to Inter Miami would be great for MLS, but would carry a tinge of sadness for the player. (1:31) 4:42 AM ET Sergio Busquets hopes to have made a decision on his future by February and admits he … Read more