8:15 AM ET The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is expected to cause significant upheaval to the already packed football schedule. FIFA via Getty Images The race to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has now begun with the qualification campaign underway across the globe. Next Thursday, April 1, marks the 600-day countdown to the start
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12:25 PM ET By now, you’ve undoubtedly pored over your club’s 2021 schedule, circling days on the calendar for every rivalry matchup, and if you’re really ambitious (and vaccinated), looking into flights and hotels for that special trip to watch your team in an away venue. It’s an exciting time of year that doesn’t leave
12:34 AM ET Associated Press Uriel Antuna scored the winner as Mexico defeated the United States in in Guadalajara on Wednesday night. ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images Uriel Antuna scored following a sloppy giveaway by Sebastian Soto in the 45th minute as Mexico beat the United States 1-0 in Guadalajara on Wednesday night in qualifying for
4:32 AM ET Players from two Premier League clubs will wear mouthguards embedded with microchips in training sessions to help monitor the impact of headers as part of research into brain injuries, the BBC reported. The mouthguards, which are already used in rugby union and rugby league, will collect and send data to coaching and
6:06 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United remain committed to handing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a new contract and the Norwegian’s future does not depend on lifting a trophy this season, sources have told ESPN. United are yet to win any silverware under Solskjaer and saw another chance missed when they were knocked out of the
5:32 AM ET Daniel Guerini was on loan at Torino before returning to Lazio. Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images Italian football was in mourning on Thursday following the death of Lazio youth player Daniel Guerini. The 19-year-old died following a car crash in Rome on Wednesday in which two other people were left seriously injured. The collision involved
5:58 AM ET Adriana Garcia Brazilian clubs have approved a historic proposal from the country’s Football Association that will limit them to make one coaching change throughout the campaign from next season. Until now, there has been no limit when it came to clubs hiring coaches. The new rule means that each club can only
5:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent In July 2015, a few hours after Manchester United had comfortably beaten Barcelona 3-1 on their preseason tour of the United States, Louis van Gaal sat in a Santa Clara hotel room and declared it “the year of Luke Shaw.” It has taken longer than he expected, but the Dutchman’s
3:29 PM ET United States men’s national team midfielder Christian Pulisic said he wants to play in this summer’s Olympic Games if the Americans qualify, though he admits he “can’t control” whether club side Chelsea would permit him to play. – An oral history of U.S. men’s 2000 Olympic medal-round run– Rapinoe to Congress: Inequality
3:05 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer The father of LA Galaxy forward Efrain Alvarez said the constant contact from the Mexico and United States national teams are “traumatizing” the player. Alvarez is eligible to represent both teams and has received separate calls to join the USMNT and El Tri for various competitions. After being included