8:39 AM ET Brazil’s football ruling body (CBF) has backed FIFA’s message of focusing on the football at the World Cup in Qatar, a week after several European nations urged FIFA to take action to improve the rights of migrant workers in the host country. The statement from the record five-time champions follows that of
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11:33 PM ET Son Heung-Min has been included in South Korea‘s 26-man squad for this month’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar despite suffering a fractured eye socket playing for Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League earlier this month. Head coach Paulo Bento included Son in his squad after the 30-year-old declared himself fit to feature
7:33 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain have made a €45 million offer for Palmeiras teenager Endrick, but the Brazilian team swiftly dismissed the proposal for the 16-year-old forward on Friday, sources told ESPN Brazil. In a meeting with the player’s agents, the Ligue 1 champions said they were willing to extend the negotiations and meet the
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has told national team managers hopeful of having their World Cup players rested this weekend: “Don’t call me!” There is one last round of Premier League fixtures before the tournament starts but Guardiola has rejected the idea that he could give a helping hand to
2:32 PM ET Two-time World Cup winner Carli Lloyd said that the current United States women’s national team has lost the winning mentality that once defined it after the team fell to its third-straight loss on Thursday. The USWNT went down 2-1 to Germany at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after an 89th-minute
2:09 PM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will miss Saturday’s Premier League clash with Southampton after being given a one-match touchline ban by the Football Association for clashing with the assistant referee during last month’s win over Manchester City. Klopp was shown a red card for confronting the official after forward Mohamed Salah was denied
10:01 AM ET The Netherlands squad will meet migrant workers who helped build the stadiums for the World Cup in Qatar, coach Louis van Gaal said on Friday. The team will meet a group of about 20 migrants on Nov. 17 to talk about their working conditions and to give them the opportunity to join
7:19 AM ET Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal included injured Barcelona forward Memphis Depay and uncapped teenager Xavi Simons in his 26-man squad for the World Cup, but left out veteran goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen. Depay has not played since limping off during the Netherlands’ Nations League match against Poland on Sept. 22, and has played
7:19 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Paris Saint-Germain defender Sergio Ramos has missed out on the World Cup after being left out by Spain coach Luis Enrique, while Barcelona forward Ansu Fati has been included in the 26-man squad for Qatar. Ramos, Spain’s record appearance holder, made his last appearance for La Roja in
8:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has said he expects Cristiano Ronaldo to be available for Manchester United‘s last game before the World Cup and insisted his international players will not get the weekend off before the tournament in Qatar. Ronaldo missed United’s 4-2 League Cup win against Aston Villa on Thursday with