Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player to score a goal in six different World Cup tournaments. Ronaldo, 41, had gone 10 games without a goal in major tournaments — including the European Championships — after drawing a blank against Congo DR, but struck in the sixth minute against Uzbekistan on Tuesday to open the scoring. It means he is the first player to score in six different World Cups…
U.S. President Donald Trump will present the trophy to the winners of the World Cup final in New Jersey on July 19, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has confirmed. In a break from recent FIFA protocol, the trophy will be jointly presented to the captain of the winning team by Trump and Infantino. At Qatar 2022 and Russia 2018, the two previous World Cups staged under Infantino’s leadership, the FIFA president…
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Sadio Mané has given Senegal a ‘little chance’ of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup knockouts, after the Lions of Teranga were defeated 3-2 by Norway in New Jersey on Monday. The four-time World Cup qualifiers — who won the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in January — were expected to be one of the continent’s best hopes at the World Cup, but are instead…
Ipswich Town have announced Gary O’Neil as their new manager ahead of their return to the Premier League. O’Neil replaces Keiran McKenna, who stepped down from his role after guiding Ipswich back to the top flight. The former Wolves and Bournemouth manager joins from Strasbourg, who he joined only in January. He led the side to an eighth-place finish in Ligue 1 in his short-lived tenure in France.
Atlético Madrid have said they are furious with Barcelona, who they believe are behind Julián Álvarez‘s revelation that he wants to leave the club this summer, with sources insisting to ESPN they will refuse to transfer him to the Spanish champions. Álvarez, 26, told ESPN on Monday after Argentina‘s 2-0 win over Austria at the World Cup that he has spoken with the Atlético hierarchy to inform them of his…
CHICAGO — Erling Haaland has played down the magnitude of Norway’s decisive Group I clash against Kylian Mbappé and France on Friday by saying Les Bleus “will probably win against us.” Norway and France both sealed qualification for the round of 32 on Monday with victories against Senegal and Iraq, respectively and the two nations meet in Boston on June 26 tied on six points, but with 2018 World Cup…
World Cup winner Philipp Lahm has launched a scathing criticism of FIFA president Gianni Infantino. “The World Cup is being sold out,” Lahm, who captained Germany to glory in 2014, wrote in a column for German newspaper Die Zeit. “This robs football of its credibility. As a result, fans are uneasy. It’s becoming increasingly difficult for them to separate FIFA from the event itself.” Lahm went on to condemn the…
Kylian Mbappé has said he is not thinking about the World Cup Golden Boot race after he scored twice in France’s 3-0 win over Iraq on Monday to take his goal tally for the tournament to four. The forward, who was speaking at a news conference after the match, is joint-second in the standings, one goal behind Lionel Messi and level with Erling Haaland. “It’s not something I’m thinking about…
Portugal defender João Cancelo says neither Cristiano Ronaldo nor Neymar deserve the criticism they are receiving at this World Cup. Ronaldo, 41, came under fire in the media after a lacklustrE performance in Portugal’s first game, a 1-1 draw with Congo DR. Neymar, 34, has not played for Brazil in their first two games due to a calf injury, leading critics to argue he should not have been included in…
