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Cristiano Ronaldo said he will make a decision regarding his future with the national team after the World Cup but insists “it’s not important right now.” Ronaldo, 41, helped Portugal progress to the Round-of-16 after scoring an equaliser from the penalty spot in Thursday’s 2-1 win over Croatia in Toronto. Asked after the game about reports in Portugal claiming that Ronaldo will retire from international duty after this tournament, the…

Real Madrid have stated they have not registered any interest in signing Enzo Fernández from Chelsea and have no intention to do so in the future. The midfielder has been heavily linked with a move to Madrid and his agent, Javier Pastore, confirmed in an interview to Spanish outlet MARCA that he is “looking at possibilities to leave Chelsea.” ESPN reported on May 29 that the Blues would demand a…

FIFA has confirmed that Croatia’s equaliser against Portugal was correctly ruled out for offside due to technology housed inside the World Cup ball. Gonçalo Ramos‘ header put Portugal 2-1 up in the fourth minute of added time but it looked like Croatia had scored a dramatic equaliser when Josko Gvardiol nudged them level nine minutes later. Ivan Perisic sent a ball into the box, which bounced off Renato Veiga and…

Former Argentina forward Carlos Tevez has said that Lionel Messi always has “another story to tell” and the world is still “going crazy over him.” Messi — who turned 39 in June — became the World Cup’s outright all-time top goal scorer courtesy of his brace against Austria which broke the tie with Germany‘s Mirsolav Klose before hauling his tally to 19 when he scored again against Jordan. The Argentine…

TORONTO — Croatian legend Luka Modric saw his potential World Cup “last dance” come to a dramatic and emotional end on Thursday following a down-to-the-wire 2-1 loss to Portugal in the Round of 32. At 40 years old, Modric was still a heavy contributor in the losing effort, leading his team with 66 touches, completing three tackles, and delivering a pair of dangerous crosses in the second half. However, Croatia…

Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal paid an emotional tribute to former teammate Diogo Jota after their 2-1 World Cup win over Croatia in Toronto on Thursday. Ronaldo, who scored Portugal’s opening goal of the round-of-32 matchup with a penalty, put on Jota’s No. 21 Portugal jersey following the final whistle and with tears in his eyes pointed to the sky as he gathered with his teammates. Friday will mark exactly one…

ARLINGTON, Texas — Australian coach Tony Popovic has warned his side against getting caught up in the occasion as they chase a first-ever FIFA World Cup knockout win, but that, no matter what “this group’s already made history.” After making the knockout stage for the third time in their history, the Socceroos will take on Egypt at Dallas Stadium this Friday (Saturday morning, AEST), in a clash in which both…

TORONTO — Goncalo Ramos headed in a pass from Rafael Leao in stoppage time as Cristiano Ronaldo, who had earlier converted a penalty kick, watched from the bench while Portugal defeated Croatia 2-1 on Thursday, ending Luka Modrić’s fifth bid for a World Cup. Ronaldo initially tied things up in the 68th minute on a penalty kick to equalize and give the megastar his first knockout stage goal at the…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón has the longest shutout streak in World Cup history, breaking a 36-year-old record while blanking Austria in a 3-0 victory Thursday for his fourth consecutive clean sheet in this World Cup. Simón hasn’t allowed a goal in 519 consecutive minutes across the past two World Cups. He broke the record set in 1990 by famed Italy goalkeeper Walter Zenga, who recorded 517 straight…

The United States has World Cup fever. The U.S.‘ victory against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday night was the most-watched soccer telecast in English language history with more than 24.4 million viewers, according to Fox Sports. The peak audience was 31.8 million. The United States won the game 2-0 in Santa Clara, California, to advance to the round of 16, marking its first knockout win since 2002. The match topped the 2015…