9:57 AM ET Mohamed Salah missed his penalty in the shootout as Senegal advanced to the 2022 World Cup at Egypt’s expense. Mohamed Hossam/Getty Images Egypt have lodged a complaint against Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier opponents Senegal, alleging their team were subjected to racist and offensive banners, particularly winger Mohamed Salah. Senegal advanced to the 2022
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Mar 29, 2022 Caroline Graham Hansen was 14 when she first found out there was a women’s national team in Norway. It was only then, after 10 years of playing football for three hours every day — however cold or wet the weather would get in Oslo — that she realised the game she enjoyed
6:00 AM ET SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Inside a luxury hotel roughly nine miles from the site of the final game of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying, United States men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter was at ease Tuesday. Six days earlier, he called the forthcoming week the most important of his coaching career and
8:28 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are exploring the possibility of including Anthony Martial to facilitate a move for Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane, sources have told ESPN. United are in the market to sign a striker ahead of the summer transfer window with Kane one of the options being monitored. Tottenham’s valuation of
5:42 AM ET Associated Press Brazil set a new World Cup qualifying record on Tuesday with a 4-0 thrashing of Bolivia. With 45 points, Tite’s team broke Argentina‘s record of 43 which was set in qualifying for the 2002 World Cup. Belgium‘s draw with Republic of Ireland this week also means Brazil will return to
12:15 AM ET Luis Suarez’s brilliant bicycle kick opened the scoring for Uruguay on Tuesday night. Alberto Valdez – Pool/Getty Images Luis Suarez moved ahead of Lionel Messi as the top scorer in South American World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday with his 29th goal, a bicycle kick that helped Uruguay to a 2-0 win over Chile.
10:16 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Mexico manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino avoided a potential battle of words with former El Tri boss Miguel “Piojo” Herrera, brushing aside Herrera’s comments over Martino’s health. After Herrera said on Monday that if Martino “doesn’t have the health, he should step aside” from his role with Mexico, Martino was blunt
6:18 PM ET Adam Brown The 2022 January transfer window is closed, but there’s still plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Rodrygo, Asensio on way out of Madrid? Real Madrid are planning to
4:34 PM ET The eight seeded teams for Friday’s World Cup finals draw have been confirmed after Portugal sealed their place with a 2-0 win over North Macedonia in the UEFA playoffs. – World Cup finals draw: Date, time, format, seeds– World Cup: Who has qualified and who is still in contention Pot 1 contains
5:40 PM ET Nigeria fans stormed the pitch as the fallout from their surprise failure to reach the World Cup finals started immediately after the final whistle of Tuesday’s 1-1 home playoff draw with Ghana in Abuja that sealed the home team’s fate. Fans at the stadium reacted to the result, which saw Nigeria miss