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It took more than two full matches, but Lionel Messi finally netted his first goal of the 2018 World Cup on Tuesday. Messi and Argentina got off to a fast start against Nigeria, with Ever Banega feeding Messi a beautiful ball and Messi delivering an …
Argentina manager Jorge Sampaoli hit back at critics with the country’s World Cup hopes on the line amid rumors he had lost his players. Sampaoli’s squad has just one point from two matches so far and must beat Nigeria on Tuesday to even …
VAR took center stage Monday at the World Cup, as it awarded Iran a controversial late penalty against Portugal. Iran were awarded a penalty after video review in stoppage time of their crucial Group B match, but there were many who believed that the …
Cristiano Ronaldo was given a yellow card late in Monday’s match against Iran, and many feel Portugal are fortunate that they will have their star player available in the first game of the knockout stages. Ronaldo made contact with the head of …
Cristiano Ronaldo looked virtually unstoppable in Portugal’s first two World Cup matches, but Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand got the best of him early in the second half on Monday. A controversial no-call inside the box was reviewed, and …
Iran faces a huge test with a chance to get out of the group if they manage to beat Portugal on Monday, and their fans are doing everything they can to help their team. That includes trying to keep Cristiano Ronaldo awake with noise outside his hotel …
Colombia defeated Poland with an emphatic 3-0 victory on Sunday at the FIFA World Cup, and Twitter was simply delighted to see one of the country’s most iconic soccer players in attendance — with the same hairstyle he wore in the 1990s. …
To say that the Argentina camp at the World Cup is in a sorry state is probably an understatement. On Sunday, defender Javier Mascherano was forced to deny a flurry of reports indicating that manager Jorge Sampaoli had lost the confidence of the team …
Egypt star Mohamed Salah is reportedly considering quitting international football as he feels he has been used by his country for political gain, according to reports. According to John Sinnott and Alireza Hajihosseini of CNN, Salah feels …
Sam Allardyce spent a very short time as the manager of the English national soccer team back in 2016, and many felt his brief tenure was summed up perfectly with the way he watched Sunday’s World Cup match between England and Panama. Allardyce …
Frustration stemming from years of coming up short at the World Cup appeared to come to a head for England on Sunday, as they absolutely demolished Panama in the group stage match between the two countries. England cruised to a 6-1 victory, and five …
Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku does not think the ankle injury he suffered during Saturday’s game against Tunisia is serious. Lukaku limped off around the hour mark after scoring twice during the 5-2 victory, but he said after the match that he …
In quite possibly the most remarkable finish to a 2018 FIFA World Cup game yet, Germany scored a dramatic late winner to defeat Sweden and move closer to salvaging a disappointing start to their defense of the title. Germany won a free kick just …
There were some raised eyebrows after Neymar dropped tohis knees in tears after Brazil’s 2-0 victory over Costa Rica in Friday’s World Cup action, with some believing that what should have been a routine win did not warrant such a …
The 2018 FIFA World Cup has been a good one so far, and the group stages look primed for drama to the last day. However, even a good tournament has disappointments, be they stylistic or teams and players failing to live up to expectations. So what …
England faced a miniature crisis of their own making after an assistant coach accidentally leaked what appeared to be the lineup for their second World Cup group game against Panama. On Thursday, assistant manager Steve Holland was photographed …
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