2:46 PM ET Associated Press England winger Raheem Sterling was ruled out of the country’s World Cup round of 16 clash with Senegal because of a “family matter,” the Football Association (FA) said Sunday. The 27-year-old started England’s opening two games in Group B, but was left out of the final match — a convincing
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10:48 AM ET Olivier Giroud has overtaken Thierry Henry to become France‘s all-time top men’s scorer, netting his 52nd for Les Bleus in the World Cup round-of-16 game against Poland on Sunday. Giroud collected a pass from Kylian Mbappe in the 44th minute and sent a low shot with his left foot past Poland goalkeeper
10:47 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Hearts boss Robbie Neilson said they didn’t see the point in continuing the friendly with tensions running high. Photo by Ross Parker/SNS Group via Getty Images A friendly between Almeria and Hearts was abandoned on Sunday after a first-half brawl involving both teams. Almeria were leading 1-0 in the 39th
5:48 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Jadon Sancho has been left out of Manchester United‘s squad for their training camp in Spain to continue with an individual training programme, the club have confirmed. Erik ten Hag and a squad made up of players who have not featured at the World Cup and youngsters have travelled to
8:00 AM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Every four years, when the United States men’s national team are eliminated from a World Cup — at least the ones they qualify for — the refrain is predictable: “We proved we belonged,” or some variation thereof. Except this time around it rang truer than in the past.
8:33 AM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Neymar, who injured his right ankle in Brazil‘s opening match of the World Cup, will train Sunday evening and his availability for the round-of-16 match Monday against South Korea will then be determined by the team’s medical staff, coach Tite said. “If he practices OK, he will be
8:24 AM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar – Speaking in his capacity as FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development, Arsene Wenger insinuated that teams which made political statements early in the World Cup saw their on-field performance suffer as a result. The comments came at a media briefing for FIFA’s Technical Study Group, in which Wenger
6:06 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Marcelo Vieira, Clarice Alves and Enzo Alves Vieira pictured in February 2022. Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images The son of the Real Madrid legend Marcelo, Enzo Alves, has signed his first contract with the club. Enzo, 13, has featured for Madrid’s academy teams since 2017. The teenager confirmed the
6:04 PM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Lionel Messi says he will not celebrate his personal milestone of reaching 1,000 professional matches after helping Argentina to a 2-1 victory over Australia in the World Cup round of 16, but instead admits his overriding emotion was relief at having come through a physical test just 48
5:00 PM ET Argentina captain Lionel Messi broke Diego Maradona’s World Cup goals tally in his side’s 2-1 round-of-16 win against Australia on Saturday. Messi equalled Maradona’s eight World Cup goals in Argentina’s previous game against Mexico, scoring from distance to set the Albiceleste on their way to a 2-0 win. He surpassed the 1986