6:19 PM ET Jens Stryger Larsen‘s late winner guided Denmark to a nervy 2-1 win over Austria in their UEFA Nations League group match on Monday after kickoff was delayed by 90 minutes due to a power outage in Vienna. The game eventually kicked off at 10:15 p.m. local time after power was restored, but
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9:15 AM ET Neymar got himself onto the scoresheet for Brazil. Kenta Harada/Getty Images Two decades have gone by since Brazil lifted the last of their World Cups in Japan and, back in Tokyo on Monday, the 2022 model underlined their credentials as a candidate to win Asia’s second World Cup this year. The 1-0 win
11:19 AM ET The statue of Zinedine Zidane was removed in 2013 after it was criticised for promoting idolatry and encouraged violence. KARIM JAAFAR/AL-WATAN DOHA/AFP via Getty Images A statue immortalising Zinedine Zidane’s headbutt during the 2006 World Cup final will be re-installed in Qatar after it was removed in 2013 amid a domestic backlash, the
9:45 AM ET James Milner has signed a new one-year deal at Liverpool, the club announced on Monday. Milner was set to leave Anfield on a free transfer after his contract expired at the end of June but he has decided to extend his stay at the club. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+
6:41 AM ET Wales interim manager Rob Page has said the game against the United States men’s national team in Qatar is “winnable” after they qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 62 years. Wales secured a 1-0 win over Ukraine in their qualification playoff final on Sunday and will now play
8:44 AM ET Neymar was Brazil’s matchwinner against Japan. Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images Neymar‘s penalty 13 minutes from time earned Brazil a 1-0 win over fellow World Cup qualifiers Japan at Tokyo’s National Stadium on Monday as the Paris Saint-Germain striker moved to within three goals of Pele’s all-time national scoring record. The forward coolly
3:20 AM ET Ronaldo promised to embark on the challenge if his club earned promotion to Spain’s top-flight league. R Garcia/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock. Retired Real Madrid and Brazil striker Ronaldo swapped his boots for cycling cleats as he embarked on his 450km (280 mile) trip on his electric bicycle, fulfilling his promise to do so if his club
9:30 AM ET Football’s new generation of superstars might have to think again about stealing the show at Qatar 2022. Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale have made it pretty clear they are ready to prove that age is no barrier to success at the World Cup. Messi, 34, scored all five goals in
5:30 AM ET The advent of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the Premier League hasn’t gone smoothly since its introduction in 2019. Its introduction into English football was delayed, with the Premier League being the last of the “Big Five” leagues in Europe to adopt it. The Bundesliga and Serie A were early adopters
10:55 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The United States men’s national soccer team said it wanted a tough test when it scheduled two World Cup-bound opponents for this international window. On Sunday, the U.S. got precisely that in a 0-0 draw with Uruguay. It was a result that in some ways the U.S. was