Political statements affect performance – Wenger

play Ogden: End of an era for Germany (1:31)ESPN FC’s Mark Ogden looks back at a surprise group stage exit for Germany for the second consecutive World Cup. (1:31) 8:24 AM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar – Speaking in his capacity as FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development, Arsene Wenger insinuated that teams which made political … Read more

Messi breaks Maradona’s World Cup goals tally

play Salazar not convinced Argentina can take down Netherlands (1:03)Sebastian Salazar reacts to an underwhelming Argentina win vs. Australia in the round of 16. (1:03) 5:00 PM ET Argentina captain Lionel Messi broke Diego Maradona’s World Cup goals tally in his side’s 2-1 round-of-16 win against Australia on Saturday. Messi equalled Maradona’s eight World Cup … Read more

Messi: Relief, not celebration, after 1,000th game

play Salazar not convinced Argentina can take down Netherlands (1:03)Sebastian Salazar reacts to an underwhelming Argentina win vs. Australia in the round of 16. (1:03) 6:04 PM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Lionel Messi says he will not celebrate his personal milestone of reaching 1,000 professional matches after helping Argentina to a 2-1 victory over … Read more

Transfer Talk: Chelsea snub has Inter planning Lukaku loan extension

play Hislop sympathises with Lukaku after Belgium elimination (1:49)Shaka Hislop sympathises with Romelu Lukaku after Belgium were elminated from the World Cup at the Group stage. (1:49) 7:45 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. Transfer Talk brings … Read more

USA fall short, Argentina avoid upset, England and France on alert

play Gomez: USA tactics naive in loss to Netherlands (1:46)Herc Gomez feels Louis van Gaal tactically outmanaged Gregg Berhalter in USA’s exit from the Qatar World Cup at the last 16 stage. (1:46) 7:26 PM ET There’s an old saying that likely goes: “What the World Cup giveth, it can taketh.” And that’s how fans … Read more

US: Missed chances, experience gap were costly

play Gomez: USA tactics naive in loss to Netherlands (1:46)Herc Gomez feels Louis van Gaal tactically outmanaged Gregg Berhalter in USA’s exit from the Qatar World Cup at the last 16 stage. (1:46) 2:58 PM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — After riding a stout, organized defense to advance to the knockout stage of the World … Read more