4:00 PM ET Brazilian forward Heber is joining the Seattle Sounders from NYCFC ahead of the 2023 MLS season. Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports Seattle Sounders FC acquired veteran Brazilian forward Heber from New York City FC on Thursday for at least $400,000 in General Allocation Money. NYCFC can receive an additional $150,000 in GAM if … Read more
play Remembering Brazil legend Pele (3:57)Brazilian soccer superstar Pele won three World Cup championships before finishing his career with the New York Cosmos. (3:57) 3:37 PM ET The sports world lost one of its biggest icons Thursday. Pele, widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time, died after a long battle … Read more
play Remembering Brazil legend Pele (3:57)Brazilian soccer superstar Pele won three World Cup championships before finishing his career with the New York Cosmos. (3:57) 1:54 PM ET Pele, the Brazilian king of football who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the past century, died Thursday. … Read more
play Why World Cup win makes Messi the best player ever (2:27)Ale Moreno feels Lionel Messi has now eclipsed Diego Maradona after leading Argentina to a thrilling World Cup win vs. France. (2:27) 8:00 AM ET As another year comes to a close, Getty Images has once again trawled through the archive of sport photographs … Read more
1:09 PM ET Between Portugal’s World Cup disappointment and his exit at Man United, it’s been a tough winter for Cristiano Ronaldo. Where will he end up playing? Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua via Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland all made the headlines in 2022, while Argentina and Real Madrid claimed football’s … Read more
Getty Images With the World Cup in 2026 being in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, the United States national team won’t have to go through World Cup qualification in Concacaf since they will host. While that’s great as the team won’t have to worry about how they’ll make it to the biggest tournament on … Read more
play Laurens: Mbappe plays badly before first penalty but becomes unstoppable after (1:16)Julien Laurens evaluates Kylian Mbappe’s performance for France in their dramatic defeat to Argentina in the World Cup final. (1:16) 8:43 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain‘s Kylian Mbappe has dismissed taunts from Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez over France‘s World Cup final defeat as “futile.” … Read more
play Ogden questions if Gakpo would have been right for Man Utd (1:29)Mark Ogden explains why Manchester United missed out on Cody Gakpo, who looks set for a Liverpool move. (1:29) 10:31 AM ET Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said on Thursday that Cody Gakpo did not need convincing to join the club, despite Netherlands teammate … Read more
play Why nobody can argue with Benzema’s Ballon d’Or win (1:24)Shaka Hislop and Alejandro Moreno praise Karim Benzema after he won the Ballon d’Or. (1:24) 9:19 AM ET Carlo Ancelotti has said Karim Benzema is excited and motivated to prove himself with Real Madrid after an injury-hit start to the season culminated in him being … Read more
5:30 AM ET Russian clubs and national teams have been suspended from competitive football since Feburary. FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images The Russian Football Union (RFU) will hold an executive committee meeting on Friday to discuss resigning from UEFA — European football’s governing body — in order to move to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), … Read more
