5:22 AM ET Adriana Garcia Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino will remain Mexico‘s coach until at least until the 2022 World Cup, the country’s Football Federation president Yon de Luisa confirmed. Martino, 59, underwent a third eye operation on Thursday in Mexico City, having struggled with his vision since suffering from a retinal detachment in September. –
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9:20 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick is adamant Harry Maguire will not suffer the same hostile treatment at Old Trafford as he did at Wembley while playing for England. Maguire was booed ahead of England’s friendly with Ivory Coast on Tuesday; a reception manager Gareth Southgate branded “a joke” after the
11:30 AM ET Lionel Messi was enlisted to help launch Adidas’ Al Rihla, the official ball of the 2022 World Cup. Adidas In the week that the draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup takes place in Doha, the official match ball which will be used at the tournament in Qatar has been unveiled by Argentina
10:02 PM ET Génessis Alarcón, the estranged wife of former Portland Timbers midfielder Andy Polo, has settled the portion of her domestic violence lawsuit that relates to the club. According to a court document, Alarcón has settled with the Timbers, a subsidiary of Peregrine Sports LLC. The two-page filing, a copy of which was obtained
8:34 PM ET Sergio Aguero has decided against helping coach the Argentina team at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in November. Aguero, 33, retired from football in December of last year and hadn’t played since October of 2021 after coming off during a game with Barcelona when he experienced chest pains caused by an
1:13 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — For Qatar, the World Cup draw Friday is the bell signaling the last lap of a race that began more than two decades ago. That’s when the Gulf state — poor in square miles, population and (back then) name recognition, but rich in per capita GDP and ambition —
7:00 AM ET Manchester City are hopeful of beating Real Madrid to the signing of Erling Haaland this summer — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. Jump to: Spain draw up shortlist of Luis Enrique replacements | Nkunku, Leipzig set for crunch contract talks | Flamengo-Pereira deal at risk of falling through Man City confident
11:18 AM ET United States men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter is shifting his focus to the team’s preparation for the World Cup after securing qualification, adding that his initial goal is to get out of the team’s group, regardless of how Friday’s draw plays out. “The starting point is getting out of the group
11:24 AM ET Premier League clubs voted in favour of reintroducing the use of five substitutes per game from the start of the 2022-23 season at a shareholder meeting, the organisation said on Thursday. The substitutions can be made on three occasions during a game, not including halftime, and clubs can name nine substitutes in
10:35 AM ET FIFA president Gianni Infantino has rejected claims that the organisation pushed for a biennial World Cup. Speaking at the 72nd FIFA Congress in Doha, Infantino said FIFA had merely explored the possibility of halving the four-year World Cup cycle despite Chief of Global Football Development and former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger conducting