IRVINE, Calif. — United States national team attacker Christian Pulisic continued to train apart from the main group at Wednesday’s training session, as he looks to recover from a calf injury he first sustained last week, and aggravated in last Friday’s 4-1 over Paraguay in World Cup Group D play. Pulisic was first spotted in the USMNT’s field-side gym, and later took the field to work out with a member…
Congo DR produced another stunning result at the 2026 World Cup, as the African side held one of the pre-tournament favorites, Portugal, to a 1-1 draw in Houston on Wednesday. Yoane Wissa struck Congo’s first ever goal at a World Cup deep into first-half stoppage time to cancel out an early opening goal from Portugal’s João Neves in the sixth minute. Cristiano Ronaldo joined Lionel Messi as the only men…
Noni Madueke, Jude Bellingham and Anthony Gordon will operate behind Harry Kane in England‘s World Cup opener against Croatia, with Thomas Tuchel leaving Bukayo Saka and Marc Guéhi on the bench in Dallas. Tuchel’s selection dilemmas always looked to be in attacking midfield and central defence, with Saka’s fitness a particular talking point heading into the crunch Group L clash. The German coach has opted for caution, resting the Arsenal…
South Africa attacking midfielder Themba Zwane has been suspended for three matches for his red card against Mexico, subject to appeal, by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee. Following a VAR check, Zwane was red-carded in the 84th minute of Bafana Bafana’s 2-0 defeat to Mexico at the Azteca Stadium in the opening game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on June 11. He was adjudged, according to FIFA on Wednesday, to…
Neymar, who has been out for a month with a right calf injury, trained in uniform and joined his Brazil teammates briefly for the first time during this World Cup at the club’s practice Wednesday in Morristown, New Jersey. He came out onto the pitch on Wednesday along with Raphinha, Bruno Guimarães, Gabriel Magalhães and Fabinho, and joked with members of the media, saying “Did you miss me?” After some…
The mother of Cape Verde star goalkeeper Vozinha has been granted a visa to enter the United States in time for her 40-year-old son’s next World Cup match, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Wednesday. Vozinha became an early sensation of the World Cup after making key saves in a 0-0 draw with Spain, one of the tournament favorites that was expected to rout tiny Cape Verde. After the match,…
The parent company of Sam Adams said their Boston Taproom ran out of the brand’s flagship Boston Lager over the weekend because Scotland soccer fans in Boston for the 2026 World Cup drank four times as much as the bar usually sells. Boston Beer Co. said in a news release that from Thursday to Sunday, the Tartan Army drank four times what the company normally stocks during a typical four-day…
Manchester United have no plans to negotiate a new loan agreement with Barcelona for Marcus Rashford, sources have told ESPN. Barcelona had until June 15 to trigger an agreement to sign the England forward permanently for a €30 million ($34.8m) fee. The Spanish side have let the deadline pass and, according to sources, Rashford is now expected to return to Carrington after his break following the World Cup. Sources have…
Scott McKenna missed Scotland’s last training session before their World Cup clash against Morocco on Friday night. The 29-year-old Dinamo Zagreb centre-back was absent for the 1-0 Group C win over Haiti on Saturday with a calf injury, before returning to Steve Clarke’s group at the Atrium Health Performance Park on Tuesday morning. However, McKenna sat out Wednesday morning’s workout before the squad’s afternoon flight to Boston. – Scotland at…
Real Madrid have written to UEFA demanding “firm” and “exemplary” disciplinary action to be taken against Barcelona for historic payments made to the former vice president of the Spanish refereeing association. Barça paid companies linked to José María Enríquez Negreira more than €7 million between 2001 and 2018. The Spanish champions have always maintained the money was in exchange for “technical reports on referees and refereeing,” denying buying match officials.…