When Tom Brady retires, he will go down as the greatest player in the history of the NFL. Even if he didn’t have all of the talent, he certainly had the winning formula. Six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and one title with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers proves this. Moving forward, Brady will become a free agent after …
Germany will battle to avoid the humiliation of another first-round exit at the World Cup on Thursday while Belgium’s “golden generation” will be fighting for their lives when they face Croatia. Despite being holders, Germany were eliminated at the group stage four years ago in Russia, and they are desperate to avoid a repeat when they play Costa Rica in …
For Lionel Messi, Argentina’s last Group C game is a special one. The Argentine star knows that his team has to win the match in order to qualify for the Round of 16. Lionel Messi reignited Argentina’s World Cup challenge with a superb goal in a 2-0 win over Mexico. Messi breathed fresh life into Argentina’s campaign with his eighth …
After a 1-0 victory against Iran earned the US Men’s National Team (USMNT) a place in the World Cup knockout stages, the players insist their campaign is far from done. Having failed to qualify for the last World Cup, the tournament in Qatar is the first time since 2014 that the USMNT has reached the last 16, which comes courtesy …
When a referee generates column inches, it is normally some indictment of their performance; the result of an uproar after a controversial decision. But Stéphanie Frappart’s traditional anonymity has been broken for a different reason – she will make history on Thursday as the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup match. Alongside assistants Neuza Back from Brazil and …
DOHA: Australia reached the last 16 of the World Cup for only the second time in their history with a 1-0 win over a disappointing Denmark on Wednesday. Winger Mathew Leckie scored the winner on the hour with a smart run and finish to end Denmark’s Qatar hopes at the group stage. Australia, who made the knockout rounds in 2006 …
DOHA: French-born Wahbi Khazri scored the only goal of the game as Tunisia claimed a famous 1-0 win over holders France at the World Cup on Wednesday, but it was not enough for them to reach the last 16. France coach Didier Deschamps, whose team were already through to the knockouts, made nine changes but they were a shadow of …
For Lionel Messi, Argentina’s last Group C is special one. The Argentine star knows that his team has to win the match in order to qualify for the Round of 16. Lionel Messi reignited Argentina’s World Cup challenge with a superb goal in a 2-0 win over Mexico. Messi breathed fresh life into Argentina’s campaign with his eighth World Cup …
Cristiano Ronaldo did not train with his Portugal team-mates on Wednesday ahead of their final World Cup group game against South Korea. The Portuguese striker, 37, was doing “specific recovery work” according to a source from the Portuguese football federation. Ronaldo, without a club since leaving Manchester United during the tournament, scored a penalty in his country’s opening win over …
Brazil might be fretting about the state of Neymar’s ankle, but if a successful World Cup campaign is built on a solid defence then the foundations are there for Tite’s side to win the title in Qatar. Two games into Brazil’s bid to win a record sixth World Cup, the Selecao have not conceded a goal and have not even …
