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
Month: March 2022
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
5:53 PM ET PORTO, Portugal — Cristiano Ronaldo is heading to Qatar, but Mohamed Salah isn’t and neither is Zlatan Ibrahimovic, whose dream of becoming the first outfield player to bridge a 16-year gap between appearances at the World Cup fizzled out in a late, fruitless substitute rescue act for Sweden in Poland. Every World
4:35 PM ET Bruno Fernandes grabbed a brace as Portugal secured a 2-0 victory over North Macedonia on Tuesday to qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals. The Manchester United midfielder scored a goal in each half as Portugal booked their place to Qatar later this year. – Top seeds confirmed for World Cup finals
3:55 PM ET Senegal beat Egypt in a penalty shootout after dominating a thrilling, end-to-end match on Tuesday to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar as their two-legged CAF playoff finished 1-1 on aggregate. Egypt came into the match with a 1-0 aggregate lead after the first leg, but it was all square minutes
3:30 PM ET An investigation by an independent law firm on behalf of Major League Soccer concluded that the Portland Timbers didn’t offer financial inducements to Genessis Alarcón, the estranged wife of former midfielder Andy Polo, to not press charges over an alleged incident of domestic violence by Polo. The investigation also concluded that while
1:49 PM ET Christian Eriksen scored a brilliant goal as he made his return to the Parken Stadium where he almost died of a heart attack at Euro 2020 last June, netting in Denmark‘s 3-0 friendly win against Serbia on Tuesday. The 30-year-old playmaker cut onto his right foot and sent a fizzing drive in
12:23 PM ET Caitlin Murray The U.S. women’s national team has lost two potential starters to injury ahead of a crucial double qualifier in July for the World Cup and Olympics. Forward Lynn Williams is out for the remainder of the National Women’s Soccer League season with an “acute injury to her right leg,” her
SI TORNA IN CAMPO, SEDUTA TECNICA 29/03/2022 18:09 I ragazzi di Walter Mazzarri, dopo aver usufruito di una giornata di riposo, si sono ritrovati ad Assemini per riprendere la preparazione in vista della gara della Dacia Arena contro l’Udinese. Una volta concluso il riscaldamento, la squadra rossoblu ha sostenuto una seduta che ha previsto una
7:18 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Victor Lindelof, Paul Pogba and Tahith Chong have all suffered targeted break-ins this year. Michael Regan – The FA/The FA via Getty Images Manchester United are upping security after a number of players have been subjected to targeted attacks, sources have told ESPN. Victor Lindelof, Paul Pogba and Tahith Chong have
8:39 AM ET Lionel Messi’s deal comes amid a growing wave of crypto endorsements signed by football clubs and players. Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images Lionel Messi has signed an agreement worth more than $20 million to promote digital fan token company Socios.com, a source close to the deal told Reuters on Tuesday. Messi becomes the latest global
6:39 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Forward Fridolina Rolfo has said Barcelona could dominate women’s football for the next decade in the same way Lyon have done previously ahead of playing at a sold out Camp Nou against Real Madrid this week. Lyon won eight Champions League titles between 2011 and 2020 and had
4:25 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed the club have already completed two signings ahead of the summer transfer window but said they are not considering bringing Lionel Messi back to the club. Laporta did not name the two signings, but ESPN previously reported Barca have agreed deals with
4:00 AM ET Luis Enrique shares a lot with Man United’s legendary Sir Alex Ferguson when it comes to coaching, but he’s destined for other challenges instead of restoring the fabled English club. Pablo Morano/MB Media/Getty Images It’s easy to understand why Manchester United fans fantasise about Luis Enrique Martinez Garcia becoming their next manager. Equally,
6:04 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: Bellingham to the Bernabeu? Real Madrid have identified Jude Bellingham as a
2:26 PM ET With World Cup qualifying reaching its dramatic conclusion around the globe over the past few days, Gab Marcotti takes a slightly different approach to his Monday Musings this week. There’s a look at the weird way in which teams book their place (or don’t) at the World Cup, as well as the
1:52 PM ET New York Jets CEO Woody Johnson, who made an unsuccessful bid to purchase the Chelsea Football Club in the English Premier League, expressed mixed feelings about the outcome. “Not getting Chelsea is disappointing, but the numbers have gotten so enormous that on one hand I’m disappointed and on the other hand, financially,
9:42 AM ET Adriana Garcia Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has dismissed speculation that he could be approaching the end of his international career. Ronaldo, 37, spoke at a news conference ahead of his team’s playoff final against North Macedonia on Tuesday in Porto, with the winner of the game going to the 2022 World Cup.
11:51 AM ET Associated Press Christian Eriksen will captain Denmark in a friendly match against Serbia on Tuesday when he plays at Parken Stadium for the first time since suffering cardiac arrest there during the European Championship. Kasper Schmeichel, who has been the stand-in captain in the absence of the injured Simon Kjaer, made the
10:18 AM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — Tyler Adams has been the de facto captain for the U.S. men’s national team during this World Cup qualifying cycle, but when the U.S. players emerged from the tunnel on Sunday, Christian Pulisic was at the front, the armband wrapped tightly around his sleeve. It was fitting, too. On
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