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/ 1340 days ago"World Cup shouldn't be here": Roy Keane attacks Qatar
Former Manchester United legend and current ITV analyst Roy Keane has made his opinion quite clear on the World Cup in Qatar. The 51-year-old former Republic of Ireland international lambasted FIFA for allowing the Middle Eastern country to host the tournament. "The World Cup shouldn't be here. It shouldn't be here," Keane said live on […]

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/ 1340 days agoUSA "loses" 1-1 against Wales: Newspaper headlines roundup
Monday's games in the World Cup brought as much drama as it did goals. Here's how newspapers from around the world reported on the USMNT-Wales result. Plus we take a look at the best England-Iran covers and headlines from the always entertaining British tabloids. American coverage of USA-Wales result At the always sensational New York […]

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/ 1340 days agoTunisia holds Denmark to first scoreless game at World Cup 2022
Andreas Cornelius lay on the ground in utter disbelief. The FC Copenhagen striker has a lot of experience with scoring; with his previous club, Trabzonspor, he scored 15 times in 37 appearances. So, as a deflected ball floated right in front of him, with no goalkeeper to beat, and only a shocked Tunisia defender to […]

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/ 1340 days agoBelgium forced to remove 'love' from kits during World Cup
FIFA will not allow Belgium to wear jerseys with the word 'love' on them at the World Cup. Originally, Belgium's white away shirt featured the word on the inside collar. Typically, tags go there on shirts. The world's governing body of the sport defends the decision. It claims commercial reasons are the principal cause for […]

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/ 1340 days agoGermany claims 'extreme blackmail' forced armbands change
FIFA has imposed sanctions against any team that wears the OneLove captain armbands throughout the World Cup in Qatar, which Germany calls blackmail. Originally, Belgium, Denmark, England, Wales, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland were all set to wear the armband. However, the world's governing body of the sport changed their minds at the last minute […]

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/ 1340 days agoGareth Southgate publicly disrespects Trent Alexander-Arnold
Growing up, England scraped and scrapped its way through the group stages of every major tournament. Therefore, it was a bit surreal to watch them open the 2022 World Cup in such dominating fashion. Going forward England was creative and clinical. The dynamism of Jude Bellingham and a steadfast Declan Rice in a youthful midfield […]

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/ 1340 days agoSaudi Arabia stun Argentina in World Cup classic
Qatar isn’t a popular host for the 2022 World Cup. It will be a tournament with a uniquely bizarre legacy once it’s over. However, amidst fears of a dull tournament, Saudi Arabia produced a moment that will go down in World Cup history. Tuesday morning saw the unfancied Saudi Arabian team, coached by Herve Renard, […]

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/ 1341 days agoUnited States, Wales draw 1-1; some tough lessons learned
There will be lessons ahead aplenty for this young United States team, almost completely turned over from its last World Cup appearance more than eight years ago. None perhaps will be more important than the heavy take-away from Monday’s 1-1 draw with Wales. Being the spunky, aggressive side that starts bravely and takes a lead […]

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/ 1341 days agoRangers sack manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst
Rangers relieved manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst of his role as manager on Monday. The Scottish club sits in second in the Scottish Premiership, and failed to make it out of the group in the UEFA Champions League. While those measurements would not be terrible for most Scottish clubs, it is heavily against Rangers' ambitions for […]

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/ 1341 days agoJapan may start more Bundesliga players than Germany in Qatar
Ever since globalization and football’s inextricable embrace in the 1990s, worldwide fans embraced the value of market language. The World Cup "shop window" showcases the best playing talent and the latest breakout stars. Scouts attend, worldwide TV audiences confirm demand and promising world-beaters are supplied to the highest bidders. Germany and Japan have plenty to […]

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/ 1341 days agoSenegal stumbles against Netherlands in World Cup Group A
Senegal has changed drastically since 2018. The team looks more powerful, more rigid, and more lethal than the 2018 team. That team four years ago only bowed out due to Fair Play Rules as a tiebreaker. The Lions of Teranga went 100 minutes with a team projected to forge a deep run into the knockout […]

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/ 1341 days agoIran blown out by England in disappointing World Cup opener
England throttled Iran, 6-2, in each side's World Cup opener on Monday. This Iran squad does not hold a candle to that fabled Iran 1978 team. That team had class. Instead, the 2022 squad is the antithesis. Rough-edged footballers with aggression. Regardless, Gareth Southgate is delighted with a win that gives the Three Lions three […]

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/ 1341 days agoEngland cautiously optimistic after win over Iran in World Cup
England are up and running at the World Cup after a thumping of Iran, 6-2. This is the second consecutive tournament when England scored six goals in a group stage game. Four years ago, the Three Lions hit six past Panama in the second of three group stage games. That year, England went on to […]

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/ 1341 days agoLive audio streaming service TuneIn to simulcast World Cup
TuneIn, a leading live audio streaming services, reached an agreement with FOX Sports to broadcast coverage of the 2022 World Cup. TuneIn Premium service subscribers can listen to live simulcasts of all 64 matches broadcast by FOX Sports. Coverage includes exclusive FOX Sports World Cup programming. For example, TuneIn has 'FIFA World Cup Live' and […]

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/ 1342 days agoUSA-Wales preview: USA's long-awaited World Cup return
It’s been eight and a half long years since the USMNT last played a World Cup game. Back when the 2014 World Cup campaign in Brazil ended in the Round of 16 at the hands of a golden Belgian generation, nobody in the US could have imagined such a sustained absence from the game’s biggest […]