7:08 AM ET A non-league football player said he was “knocked sick” after he mistakenly drunk from a drinks bottle allegedly filled with urine from a rival supporter. Tony Thompson, a goalkeeper for Warrington Town in England, was furious after he was sent off during the club’s 1-0 defeat at home to Guiseley on Saturday.
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7:42 PM ET Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies remains an injury doubt for Canada‘s World Cup opener against Belgium on Wednesday as he continues his recovery from a hamstring strain suffered earlier this month. Canada coach John Herdman said Davies was “still building toward top speed. But he hasn’t hit that top speed yet.” –
5:32 PM ET France striker Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the World Cup after suffering an injury to his left thigh during training on Saturday in Doha, the French federation have confirmed. The 2022 Ballon d’Or winner felt a strong pain in his quads during a sprint toward the end of the training
12:48 PM ET AL-RAYYAN, Qatar — United States men’s national team duo Weston McKennie and Sergiño Dest pronounced themselves ready to go for Monday’s World Cup opener against Wales. McKennie had been nursing a quad injury over the past few weeks, but with club side Juventus and the U.S. working together to monitor the midfielder’s
1:11 PM ET England defender Eric Dier described the “terrible situation” for migrant workers in Qatar as “disappointing” and said the issues surrounding the World Cup in the Gulf state had dampened the players’ excitement before the showpiece event. Qatar has faced intense criticism from human rights groups over its treatment of migrant workers, who
5:24 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s opening quote from the first World Cup press conference has made headlines, rightly so. “Today I have very strong feelings, today I feel Qatari, today I feel Arab, today I feel African, today I feel gay, today I feel disabled, today I feel a migrant
12:47 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — Eight years ago, Jurgen Klinsmann famously said it was impossible for his U.S. men’s national team to win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He said it to me in an extended interview for The New York Times Magazine a few months before the tournament, then doubled down on
7:18 AM ET Qatar coach Felix Sanchez has warned “the internet is very dangerous” and insisted his team is unaffected by speculation over the integrity of the World Cup as they prepare for Sunday’s opening game against Ecuador. The host nation have been subject to rumours questioning the authenticity of their recent matches and online
4:14 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have told Cristiano Ronaldo their preference is not to sue for breach of contract but that it remains an option if the striker decides to fight his Old Trafford exit, sources have told ESPN. United released a statement to say they have “initiated appropriate steps” following Ronaldo’s explosive
4:25 AM ET FIFA president Gianni Infantino has lashed out at what he described as “hypocrisy” and “racism” from countries moralising about the Qatar World Cup and claimed Europe should “apologise for the next 3,000 years” for past mistakes. In an astonishing one-hour monologue that opened a Saturday news conference in Doha, Infantino, who will