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) 6:06 AM ET The French sports minister urged the national football team on Thursday to make themselves heard amid a row over … Read more
play Ogden: Al Bidda Fan Festival is a ghost town (1:20)Mark Ogden is at one of the main World Cup fan zones in Doha and shows how empty it is, just hours before Argentina takes on Saudi Arabia. (1:20) 5:05 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — Football fans left stranded without accommodation in Qatar due to … Read more
play Gomez: Ochoa is the greatest Mexican goalkeeper of all time (1:59)Herculez Gomez praises Guillermo Ochoa after he saved Robert Lewandowski’s penalty in Mexico’s draw with Poland. (1:59) 2:03 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — Nearly three months after last playing a competitive match in the Premier League and less than a week after his return … Read more
play Will Germany or Spain take top spot in Group E? (0:37)Gab & Juls preview Group E at the 2022 World Cup, home to heavyweights Germany and Spain. (0:37) 1:36 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — With the global heavyweights on notice after Saudi Arabia and Japan pulled off stunning upsets over Argentina and Germany, Spain … Read more
Getty Images The 2022 FIFA World Cup wraps up its first round of games on Thursday. The tournament began on Sunday Nov. 20 with Ecuador downing the host nation 2-0. On Monday the United States men’s national team drew their opener against Wales and on Tuesday Argentina suffered the first shock upset of the tournament, … Read more
play Where next for Cristiano Ronaldo after Man United exit? (0:49)Mark Ogden lays out the options for Cristiano Ronaldo’s future after the forward left Manchester United with immediate effect. (0:49) 9:21 PM ET The summer transfer window is closed for the major leagues in Europe. However, with an eye on January, there’s plenty of gossip … Read more
play Marcotti: Ronaldo leaving Man United a positive for both parties (1:22)Gab Marcotti feels Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Manchester United with immediate effect will allow both the player and the club to move on. (1:22) 7:00 AM ET AL SHAHANIYA, Qatar — Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva tried his best to say all the right things. Speaking … Read more
play Kasey Keller: Lack of match fitness could doom USMNT (1:09)Kasey Keller says that with so many players lacking game action in recent months, fitness could be an issue for the United States for the rest of the World Cup. (1:09) 12:03 PM ET Since the U.S. men’s national team learned their path through the … Read more
2:03 PM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — If someone unfamiliar with the result of the opening World Cup match between the United States and Wales had been standing in the bowels of Ahmad bin Ali Stadium afterward, it might have been easy for them to assume the game had a winner. Players from both teams … Read more
Getty Images Day 5 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup is on Thursday as we get a chance to enjoy the beautiful game’s biggest competition on Thanksgiving for the very first time. An exciting slate of games features three potential contenders with Uruguay, Portugal and Brazil in action. But after the recent upsets, all teams … Read more
