9:19 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Spanish FA (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales has said Spain needed a “new project” after their elimination from the World Cup round-of-16, denying that issues with manager Luis Enrique — or his streaming on Twitch — led to his replacement by Luis de la Fuente. Former Under-21 coach De
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8:04 AM ET Leading human rights campaigners have accused FIFA of “whitewashing” migrant worker abuses through “sinister” tactics and called for the stronger, more transparent implementation of a compensation fund. Questions have repeatedly been raised about the treatment of migrant workers in Qatar both before and during the World Cup with the Guardian reporting more
7:00 AM ET Argentina‘s dance goes on, as their fans sing, to Tuesday’s World Cup semifinal match against Croatia, followed by either a shot at eternal glory in Sunday’s final, or a melancholic end to the Lionel Messi era in Saturday’s third-place consolation game. Barring the gateway to glory are the very opponents against whom,
8:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent DOHA, Qatar — There’s a spot on the Corniche promenade in Doha where the 2022 World Cup organising committee erected a flag each time a new nation qualified for the tournament. Croatia‘s went up in November 2021. While heavyweights like Germany, Spain, England and Brazil have had theirs removed now
8:34 PM ET United States midfielder Giovanni Reyna was almost sent home from the World Cup in Qatar due to a lack of effort in training and in a pre-tournament scrimmage against Qatari side Al Gharafa SC, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Reyna, 20, did not start a single game for the US in Qatar
1:52 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo said on Sunday that he had always been dedicated to being a part of the Portuguese national team, which was knocked out of the World Cup a day earlier, but he was coy about his future in the national side. The 37-year-old, a five-time Ballon D’Or winner, had arrived in
7:42 PM ET England’s hopes of lifting the World Cup might have been dashed but Manchester City duo Kyle Walker and John Stones did not want to leave Qatar completely empty handed — hence they will be taking home a stray cat befriended by the team at their training base. England came up short against
11:15 AM ET Liverpool fell to a 3-1 friendly defeat to Lyon in the Dubai Super Cup as former Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette scored a brace for the Ligue 1 side. Jurgen Klopp’s team took the lead in the first minute through Fabio Carvalho before Mohamed Salah missed a penalty. Lyon equalised through Lacazette in
9:41 AM ET Sophie Lawson Manchester City salvaged a derby day point in a 1-1 draw against Manchester United in the the Women’s Super League thanks to a stooping header from Laura Coombs after Leah Galton opened the scoring for the visitors at the Etihad Stadium. The game was played out in front of a
11:57 AM ET Lionel Messi and Argentina will kick off the semifinals against Croatia on Dec. 13. Matthias Hangst/Getty Images The 2022 World Cup semifinals are here. After a thrilling round of 16 and quarterfinals, we’re into the business end of the tournament with four teams remaining. There’s plenty of star power, great matchups and top