Month: December 2022

7:53 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona will appeal Robert Lewandowski‘s three-game ban to the highest sporting court in Spain after the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) upheld the suspension on Monday, sources confirmed to ESPN. Lewandowski, 34, was handed a one-game ban last month for his red card in Barcelona’s 2-1 win over

4:38 AM ET Didier Deschamps will stop his France players from wearing jewellery in Saturday’s World Cup quarterfinal against England after saying Jules Kounde was “very lucky” to escape his anger for being told to remove a gold necklace during Sunday’s 3-1 win against Poland. Barcelona defender Kounde was forced off the pitch in the

8:12 PM ET Sources told ESPN that Pele was first admitted to the hospital due to contracting COVID-19. FRANCK FIFE/AFP Pele had COVID-19 and a heart rate below normal before being hospitalized last Tuesday, sources have told ESPN. The 82-year-old soccer legend, who is battling colon cancer, was admitted to the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao

6:14 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent AL KHOR, Qatar — For England and Gareth Southgate, the real business starts now. After a tense first 30 minutes against Senegal, the champions of Africa were dispatched with minimal fuss in the round of 16 and now comes the stage of the World Cup when the big-hitters can’t avoid

4:30 PM ET AL KHOR, Qatar — England beat Senegal 3-0 at Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday as goals from Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka set up a blockbuster quarterfinal clash with France. The Three Lions took control of the game towards the end of a cagey first half with Jude Bellingham playing

3:53 PM ET England turned on the class after a challenging start to beat Senegal 3-0 at the 2022 World Cup on Sunday and advance to the quarterfinals. The result sets up a tantalizing clash with France, who beat Poland 3-1 earlier in the day, for Gareth Southgate’s side in the two European heavyweights’ first-ever

1:00 PM ET Arsene Wenger, FIFA’s chief of global football, said a final decision has not yet been made on the format for the 2026 World Cup, which is being hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. The 2022 World Cup saw great drama as the group stage climaxed with all four teams played

1:47 PM ET Kylian Mbappe said he is having the “competition of my dreams” at the World Cup after two goals in France‘s 3-1 win against Poland sent the world champions into the quarterfinals and left opposing coach Czeslaw Michniewicz billing him as the natural heir to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Mbappe, who helped

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12:23 PM ET AL THUMAMA, Qatar — France cruised into the World Cup quarterfinals in Qatar with Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe claiming the goals to overcome Poland in a 3-1 win. Robert Lewandowski‘s stoppage time penalty — taken twice due to keeper Hugo Lloris moving too soon to save the first spot-kick — was

11:20 AM ET Thierry Henry’s long reign as the France men’s national team’s all-time top scorer has come to an end after AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud‘s goal against Poland in the round of 16 at the World Cup saw him take the record from his fellow ex-Arsenal forward. 2 Related Giroud equalled Henry’s 15-year-old

10:48 AM ET Olivier Giroud celebrates after reaching an historic landmark for France. Alex Grimm/Getty Images 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. The AC Milan striker had tied Henry’s record 51

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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 team’s round-of-16 match Monday against South Korea will then be determined by their medical staff, coach Tite said. “If he practices OK, he will be

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.