play Why Ronaldo will have to accept coming off the bench for Portugal (1:44)Gabrielle Amado believes Fernando Santos will keep Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench in the World Cup quarterfinals. (1:44) 5:30 AM ET Portugal have found a new star, as Goncalo Ramos announced himself on the international stage with a hat trick in the … Read more

play Marcotti hails Morocco’s stunning win vs. Spain (1:25)Gab Marcotti praises Morocco for their win vs. Spain but criticises Luis Enrique for his tactical decisions in the loss. (1:25) 12:21 AM ET EDUCATION CITY, Qatar — Yassine Bounou was the last one to leave the Morocco dressing room, clearly exhausted mentally but with a huge … Read more

play Van Gaal: Netherlands goal was just as good as Brazil’s (1:23)Netherlands manager Louis Van Gaal praises his side’s victory over USA and discusses the other quarter finalists. (1:23) 9:41 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 … Read more

play Why Ronaldo will have to accept coming off the bench for Portugal (1:44)Gabrielle Amado believes Fernando Santos will keep Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench in the World Cup quarterfinals. (1:44) 5:28 PM ET LUSAIL, Qatar — Portugal manager Fernando Santos now has a level of control over Cristiano Ronaldo that Erik ten Hag created … Read more

play Berhalter: Americans can be proud of their team (1:46)Gregg Berhalter talks to Sam Borden after the USMNT’s World Cup exit at the hands of the Netherlands. (1:46) 12:05 PM ET Danny Karbassiyoon was definitely on the list at some point. Gedion Zelalem, too. Freddy Adu, obviously. Brian Ching was exactly what we needed. We’re … Read more

play Marcotti: Deal to take Ronaldo to Saudi Pro League is nonsense (1:16)Gab Marcotti details why he thinks a proposed move to Al Nassr for Cristiano Ronaldo is complete nonsense. (1:16) 6:59 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo denied he has agreed to join Saudi club Al Nassr following Portugal’s World Cup win against Switzerland on Tuesday. … Read more

play Why Ronaldo will have to accept coming off the bench for Portugal (1:44)Gabrielle Amado believes Fernando Santos will keep Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench in the World Cup quarterfinals. (1:44) 5:45 PM ET Portugal coach Fernando Santos said Cristiano Ronaldo‘s ongoing role in his team is “something which has to be defined” after dropping … Read more

play Why Ronaldo will have to accept coming off the bench for Portugal (1:44)Gabrielle Amado believes Fernando Santos will keep Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench in the World Cup quarterfinals. (1:44) 6:12 PM ET Switzerland midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri apologised to their fans after they were dumped out of the World Cup in humiliating fashion as … Read more

play Marcotti hails Morocco’s stunning win vs. Spain (1:25)Gab Marcotti praises Morocco for their win vs. Spain but criticises Luis Enrique for his tactical decisions in the loss. (1:25) 7:21 PM ET The World Cup‘s round of 16 has come to an end, and what drama it delivered. We were treated to an upset of … Read more

Getty Images Now that the draw is opening up for Portugal you can start to see the hazy outline of it all. Cristiano Ronaldo finally gets the one great medal that is missing from his trophy cabinet. The record scorer in men’s international football wins the World Cup, not only burgeoning his own standing in … Read more