[ad_1] The United States is a 50-50 bet to advance from its group at the 2022 men’s World Cup, which begins Nov. 21 in Qatar. The group welcomed its fourth and final team on Sunday. Wales beat Ukraine in a European playoff, and will join England and Iran alongside the U.S. in Group B. The …
[ad_1] Briana Scurry, the trailblazing 1999 Women’s World Cup soccer goalkeeper who saved the day, literally, for the United States in its riveting victory over China in the packed Rose Bowl 23 years ago, has helped lead the way for many changes for girls and women in sports. But one groundbreaking development has been slow …
[ad_1] Hey there folks. How is your summer going, then? Have you had a chance to decompress after an exhilarating 2021/2022 season? For me, I am still in the process of fully exhaling, but I did want to put a piece together to reflect back on the season from a fantasy perspective, so I am …
[ad_1] The World Cup 2022 schedule is locked in and there is so much to look forward to ahead of the tournament in Qatar in November to December. [ MORE: How to watch Premier League in USA ] From the USMNT facing England the day after Thanksgiving to Mexico and Argentina squaring off in the …
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[ad_1] England manager Gareth Southgate – ACTION IMAGES England face Germany in the Nations League on Tuesday evening with Gareth Southgate accepting they could benefit from another Munich moment. Given he has led England to a World Cup semi-final, to a European Championships Final, and has transformed the atmosphere around the team any substantive criticism …
Impatience of England fans means Gareth Southgate needs a result against Germany Read More »
[ad_1] GENEVA (AP) — Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini’s 11-day trial on charges of defrauding FIFA starts Wednesday — finally bringing the epic downfall of soccer’s former world leaders into criminal court. The fallout from the case ousted Blatter ahead of schedule as president of FIFA and ended Platini’s campaign to succeed his former mentor. …
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[ad_1] Canada’s men’s national team refused to play a match Sunday against Panama amid strained labor negotiations with the nation’s governing body, as players seek to equalize match fees and share World Cup prize money with the women’s team. The game was called off just two hours before it was set to start at Vancouver’s …
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[ad_1] Photograph: Darryl Dyck/AP Canada Soccer’s interim general secretary Earl Cochrane looked down upon a sparsely populated ballroom in the foundations of Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium and tried to sum up the past two weeks for the national association. “What I think it says to the international community,” he observed, “is that we have an …
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[ad_1] Jesus Ferreira struggled with Diego Godin and Uruguay in a friendly on Sunday in Kansas City. (Photo by Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) On the surface, 180 minutes of friendly soccer yielded plenty of positivity around the U.S. men’s national team this week. Two tests against World Cup participants yielded three goals …
USMNT’s flaws, at striker and center back, remain unsolved Read More »
[ad_1] Gareth Bale celebrates after Wales’ victory (Reuters) The World Cup won’t feature the side most of the planet wanted. Far crueller things have happened to Ukraine this year but they were denied the expression of a nation’s identity and excellence that a place in the World Cup provides; denied, sadly, by one of their …
Wales qualify for first World Cup since 1958 after edging Ukraine in play-off final Read More »