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/ 1300 days ago

Mbappe brace guides France to quarter finals past Poland

Kylian Mbappe scored a stunning brace and also provided an assist as France brushed aside Poland by 3-1 to secure their place in the quarter finals of the World Cup at the Al Thumama Stadium on Sunday evening. Olivier Giroud opened the scoring a minute before the break to become France’s all-time leading goal scorer […]

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/ 1300 days ago

Neuer and Goretzka only Germans to support World Cup protest

German public broadcaster ARD via Bild have reported that only two players, Manuel Neuer and Leon Goretzka were in favor of conducting a protest over FIFA’s ban on the One Love armband. The report claims that other players were not in favor of covering their mouths while posing for the pre-game team photo against Japan, […]

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/ 1300 days ago

Funniest mistakes of FOX's World Cup coverage so far

There's nothing wrong with having some fun on the set. But when the joke is on FOX Sports, should we be surprised? For more than a decade, FOX Sports have been the butt of jokes among soccer fans in the United States. So with in mind, we look at the top six funniest mistakes of […]

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/ 1300 days ago

Nottingham Forest sign 23rd player of the season

Nottingham Forest have announced the signing of Brazilian midfielder Gustavo Scarpa on a free transfer. The 28-year-old will be joining the Premier League outfit in January after his contract with Brazilian side Palmeiras ends at the turn of the year. Scarpa, who is Forest’s 23rd signing of the season will bring in attacking venom to […]

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/ 1300 days ago

Neymar Jr confirmed fit for Brazil-Korea World Cup game

Brazil have received a massive boost ahead of their Round of 16 clash against South Korea on Monday with Neymar available and in contention for the game. The 30-year-old had sustained a ligament damage during Brazil’s opening 2-0 win over Serbia and then missed the remaining group stage matched against Switzerland and Cameroon. Coach […]

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/ 1300 days ago

Wenger blames Germany World Cup exit on political protests

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has claimed that Germany’s political demonstrations played a part on their shocking group stage exit in the World Cup. Wenger who is FIFA’s Chief of Football Development admitted that the countries who focused on football and stayed away from off field matters have done well in the tournament so far. […]

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/ 1300 days ago

Cody Gakpo's meteoric rise for Netherlands and PSV

The face of a well-engineered PSV team poised to make a deep run in the Europa League, and a breakout star for the Oranje, Cody Gakpo is quietly becoming one of Europe's finest players. Before he led the World Cup field in goals scored (tied with a few others) and helped the Netherlands to a […]

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/ 1301 days ago

Messi magic propels Argentina against Australia

Argentina superstar Lionel Messi scored yet again on Saturday. The 35-year-old forward netted his 789th goal of his illustrious career during the game. Argentina went on to win the match against Australia 2-1 on the night. The World Cup knockout round matchup was his 1,000th total senior appearance. Messi started the scoring for his team […]

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/ 1301 days ago

US Soccer needs a better coach than Gregg Berhalter

Despite making it to the knockout stage, it's evident that US Soccer needs a better coach than Gregg Berhalter to move this team forward. There's no other way to put it than to say that Gregg Berhalter has massively underachieved with the US Men's National Team (USMNT). The World Cup run for the US came […]

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/ 1301 days ago

Berhalter unclear of his future as US head coach

United States men's national team head coach Greg Berhalter has revealed that his future with the team is unclear. The Americans were knockout out of the 2022 World Cup by the Netherlands on Saturday. Although the final scoreline does not necessarily tell the entire story, the USMNT fell 3-1 on the night. After the game, […]

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/ 1301 days ago

Mistakes cost young US, eliminated by Netherlands in World Cup

The United States has proudly trumpeted its World Cup youth, and rightly so. A bright bunch of young 20-somethings, brimming with talent and fresh of body, ready to be uncorked. Yes, all that youthful intent and plucky desire is great and all – until it isn’t. History has taught us, and Saturday’s U.S. result served […]

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/ 1301 days ago

Senegal Coach could miss England clash through illness

Senegal head coach Aliou Cisse could be missing on the side lines for the Round of 16 match clash against England through illness. The 46-year-old failed to show up for the press conference on Saturday and also couldn’t take training a day earlier. Assistant Coach takes over training & Media Assistant coach Regis Bogaert who […]

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/ 1301 days ago

France squad isn't as deep as the world first feared

The good news for France was that they were already through to the Round of 16. The less comforting news was that their much-fancied squad appeared to lack the depth that many had believed it possessed. In France's defeat to Tunisia, the reigning champions changed nine of their eleven players from the previous match, lining […]

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/ 1301 days ago

USMNT dumped from World Cup as Berhalter gets starting XI wrong

The United States men's national team (USMNT) ended their World Cup run on Saturday. Gregg Berhalter's side were beaten 3-1 by the Netherlands in the first match of the day. While the final scoreline is less than flattering for the USMNT, it does not exactly tell the complete story of the match. Berhalter's men actually […]

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/ 1301 days ago

Ghana must rebuild after heartbreaking loss

Ghana’s time at the 2022 FIFA World Cup comes to an end after a 2-0 loss to Uruguay. Seeking Vengence In 2009, Ghana becomes the first African nation to win a FIFA tournament by attaining the under-20 FIFA World Cup in Egypt. The next year, they almost become first African nation to reach the semi-final […]