Football

10:24 AM ET Cesar Hernandez DOHA, Qatar — Mexico manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino said he would do “everything possible” to knock out his home country Argentina and star player Lionel Messi from the World Cup, Argentine-born coach Martino, who was Messi’s coach at Barcelona during the 2013-14 campaign, was blunt in his assessment on knocking
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9:10 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — Lionel Messi is emotionally and physically ready to face Mexico in Argentina’s key Group C World Cup match on Saturday, according to manager Lionel Scaloni. Argentina fell to a shock 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and need a victory against Mexico to keep their World Cup campaign
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8:17 AM ET Former teammates of Diego Maradona gathered at the World Cup in Qatar on Friday to pay tribute to the icon on the second anniversary of his death, reminiscing about brighter days as Argentina recover from their stinging upset by Saudi Arabia. Considered one of the greatest players in history, Maradona died aged
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5:27 AM ET Associated Press Tensions ran high at Iran‘s 2-0 win over Wales at the World Cup on Friday as fans supporting the Iranian government harassed those protesting against it and stadium security seized flags, T-shirts and other items expressing support for the protest movement that has gripped the Islamic Republic. Some fans were
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5:24 AM ET Fans were allowed to take rainbow-themed bucket hats and flags into the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium for Wales‘ second World Cup Group B match against Iran on Friday, the Football Association of Wales (FAW) said. The hats represent “Rainbow Wall”, the supporters’ group for Wales fans who are members of the LGBTQ
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7:33 AM ET Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne said on Friday that he needed to reign in his frustrations at the World Cup after several belligerent displays in his side’s first game but said sometimes his emotions got the better of him. De Bruyne, 31, waved his arms in frustrations in the direction of coach
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7:09 PM ET Associated Press Ghana coach Otto Addo criticized the American referee who awarded the penalty that resulted in Cristiano Ronaldo‘s record goal at the World Cup on Thursday, calling it “a special gift.” Ronaldo won and converted the second-half penalty, making him the first male player to score in five World Cups. Portugal
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2:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Bruno Fernandes said he hopes there will be more criticism of Cristiano Ronaldo because it gets the best out of the Portugal striker. Ronaldo became the first player to score in five World Cups with a penalty in the 3-2 win in their World Cup opener against Ghana on Thursday.
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