Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 72 mins Two more changes for Uruguay, Gomez and Suarez for Cavani and Nunez. I’m not sure I’d have removed both of those. 71 mins Though Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t get the touch,” says Kári Tulinius, “his movement created the goal as … Read more
Martin Rogers FOX Sports Insider Cristiano Ronaldo was out of sight at the World Cup on Wednesday afternoon, but definitely not out of mind. Who are we kidding, when is Ronaldo ever “out of mind?” The Portugal superstar, just hours after it was announced he had sensationally left his club, Manchester United, by mutual consent, … Read more
Harry Kane insists England are “not afraid” of saying they can win the 2022 World Cup and believes their poor form has lowered expectations heading to Qatar. Gareth Southgate’s side are one of the bookmakers’ favorites to win the tournament having reached the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup, while they finished as runners-up at … Read more
I loved being on the pitch with footballers. My former coaches Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola, Jupp Heynckes and Felix Magath were world champions or European Cup winners as players. As practitioners, they know what makes a dressing room tick. They recognize with which players triumphs are possible. They use the natural hierarchy of a team. … Read more
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has announced that he will retire from football when the Spanish league breaks for the World Cup this month. Pique, 35, says Saturday’s match against Almeria in LaLiga will be his last at Camp Nou for the Catalan club after 14 years in the first team following his return from Manchester … Read more
As auditions go it was extremely convincing and certainly must have given Gareth Southgate something to ponder on his drive home to North Yorkshire. In scoring two goals, creating another and hitting the crossbar, Callum Wilson not only made a compelling case for inclusion in England’s World Cup squad but reinforced Newcastle’s top-four credentials. “Callum’s … Read more
The Premier League has confirmed its live fixtures over the Christmas and New Year period following the winter World Cup. England’s top flight will break after the weekend of November 12/13 to accommodate the tournament in Qatar but will return on Boxing Day, with seven live games on Amazon Prime including Aston Villa vs Liverpool … Read more
Middlesbrough have agreed terms with Michael Carrick to take over as their new head coach. The former Manchester United midfielder and interim boss is set to sign his contract in the next 24 hours with the Teesside club close to concluding their search for a successor to Chris Wilder. Boro and Carrick are also finalizing … Read more
WI need a new word for this thing. Psychologists have sometimes used the phrase “semantic satiation” to describe the process where saying the word “woodpecker” 20 times in a row, or sitting in a circle reciting the phrase “straight-leg easy-fit chinos” will eventually strip those sounds of any meaning, as though the entire concept of … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature United are officially Back To Winning Ways™ Fernandes has a chat with BT Sport: “We know when they have a corner sometimes it seems like a goal for them … they are dangerous here especially with their supporters … we defended … Read more
