10:14 AM ET England kicked off their World Cup campaign in style as they thrashed Iran 6-2 thanks to a brace from Bukayo Saka and efforts from Jude Bellingham, Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish. Bellingham opened the scoring with his first England goal in the 35th minute while Sterling and Saka helped Gareth
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4:59 AM ET The captains of England, Wales, Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands will not wear the OneLove anti-discrimination armband in their World Cup opening games after confirmation that their captains would be given yellow cards if they took part in the initiative. The announcement came just before their World Cup campaigns were scheduled
8:05 AM ET James Olley Close Senior Writer, ESPN FC Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Thousands of supporters, including England and United States fans, faced chaos at the World Cup in Qatar on Monday as the FIFA app crashed, meaning they were
9:52 AM ET Cesar Hernandez Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa has criticised media coverage of the team ahead of their World Cup opener against Poland on Tuesday. Mexico head coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino has faced increasing pressure in the media heading into the tournament in Qatar with the side having lost four of their last nine
2:54 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Cristiano Ronaldo has defended the timing of his bombshell interview with Piers Morgan and told journalists to stop asking his Portugal teammates about him. Speaking publicly for the first time since the interview, Ronaldo said he did not regret the timing despite the fallout overshadowing Portugal’s preparations for the World
5:57 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Frenkie de Jong has insisted he wants to stay at Barcelona for another decade despite the ongoing tension between the midfielder and the club’s board. De Jong, 25, resisted summer interest from Manchester United and Chelsea among others to stay at Barca, who would have been open to
11:14 AM ET For the U.S. men’s national team, the past World Cup cycle in 2018 was disastrous and disappointing. After failing to qualify (their first absence in more than three decades), they finally return to the big stage in 2022. The excitement across the fan base is evident, and with all this optimism brewing,
3:19 PM ET World Cup favourites Brazil held their first training session on Sunday but their players still do not know who will be starting their Group G opener against Serbia on Thursday. The five-time world champions are loaded with talent but coach Tite is keeping Brazil’s cards close to their chest over the system
4:45 PM ET Fans of victorious Ecuador were heard chanting “we want beer” during their World Cup-opening win over Qatar, while the host nation’s supporters left en masse before the end of the game on Sunday. Large swathes of empty seats in the second half summed up the Qatar soccer team’s disappointing start to their
12:57 PM ET Harry Kane said he will wear a “OneLove” armband despite the threat of a fine and a yellow card at kickoff as a battle escalates between FIFA and various European Football Associations. Nine nations including Germany, Netherlands and Belgium agreed in September to wear the armband as a symbol of diversity, inclusion