Crusader costumes worn by England fans are ‘offensive,’ says FIFA
Chris Eldergill and Zayn Nabbi, CNN Ahead of England’s World Cup clash with the United States on Friday, world soccer’s governing body…
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Neymar suffers ligament injury to right ankle and will miss next game
By Issy Ronald and Matias Grez, CNN Five-time World Cup champion Brazil will be without stars Neymar and Danilo for their next match due to injury,…
Continue ReadingIran beats 10-man Wales to keep World Cup qualification hopes alive
By Aimee Lewis, CNN Two late goals secured Iran a sensational 2-0 win against Wales to maintain its hopes of qualifying for the World Cup knockout…
Continue ReadingUSA takes on England in potentially decisive World Cup meeting
By George Ramsay, CNN After a frustrating 1-1 draw against Wales, this World Cup isn’t about to get any easier for the United States…
Continue ReadingCristiano Ronaldo refuses to let light dim on his career as he makes history at Qatar 2022
By Ben Church, CNN Watching Cristiano Ronaldo in the first half of Portugal’s World Cup opener against Ghana on Thursday, you could feel the…
Continue Reading‘The greatest sporting upset of all time’: When the US beat the ‘giants’ of England at the 1950 World Cup
By Ben Morse, CNN On one side of the pitch was a team made up some of the biggest names in world soccer. On the other was a grave digger, a…
Continue Reading‘Football is everything’: How Portugal and Manchester City star Rúben Dias forged his winning mentality
By Issy Ronald and Charlie Gibson, CNN Before anyone else has arrived, Ruben Dias is at Manchester City’s training ground, ready to begin his…
Continue Reading‘Football is everything’: How Portugal and Manchester City star Rúben Dias forged his winning mentality
CNN By Issy Ronald and Charlie Gibson, CNN Before anyone else has arrived, Ruben Dias is at Manchester City’s training ground, ready to begin…
Continue ReadingCristiano Ronaldo begins World Cup campaign with Portugal after Manchester United departure
By George Ramsay, CNN Two days after his turbulent departure from Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo will begin his World Cup campaign with…
Continue ReadingCanada loses to Belgium in first World Cup match for 36 years
By Ben Church, CNN Canada was taught a tough lesson as it lost 1-0 to Belgium in its first World Cup match for 36 years on Wednesday. Despite all its…
Continue Reading‘I’m waiting for someone to wake me up,’ says Saudi sports minister after remarkable win over Argentina
CNN By Zeena Saifi, CNN A day after Saudi Arabia’s historic win against Argentina at the Qatar World Cup, the Kingdom’s sports minister…
Continue Reading‘I’m waiting for someone to wake me up,’ says Saudi sports minister after remarkable win over Argentina
By Zeena Saifi, CNN A day after Saudi Arabia’s historic win against Argentina at the Qatar World Cup, the Kingdom’s sports minister…
Continue ReadingWhy there is so much stoppage time at the 2022 World Cup
By Ben Morse, CNN In the past, there have been rumblings of football matches being shortened from their traditional 90-minute length to appeal to a…
Continue ReadingJosh Cavallo: Only openly gay top-flight male footballer says FIFA’s ‘OneLove’ armband ban has made him feel ‘excluded’
By Emmet Lyons and Ami Kaufman, CNN Josh Cavallo, the only openly gay top-flight male soccer player in the sport, has told CNN that FIFA’s…
Continue Reading‘Scary our lives are so controversial’: How tug of war over ‘OneLove’ armbands descended into a World Cup sideshow
CNN By George Ramsay and Amy Woodyatt, CNN FIFA President Gianni Infantino pleaded with countries to let football take center stage ahead of the…
Continue ReadingNFL Thanksgiving Day previews: Bills, Cowboys, Vikings in action
CNN By Hannah Brewitt, CNN This Thursday, homes across the United States will be full of two things: food and football. The National Football…
Continue ReadingNFL Thanksgiving Day previews: Bills, Cowboys, Vikings in action
By Hannah Brewitt, CNN This Thursday, homes across the United States will be full of two things: food and football. The National Football…
Continue ReadingWorld Cup news and highlights
By Ben Church, Patrick Sung, Issy Ronald and Matias Grez, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.…
Continue ReadingLionel Messi fronts up to defeat as Saudi fans take over Doha after World Cup upset
By Ben Church, CNN Argentina’s game against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday was supposed to serve as the perfect springboard for Lionel Messi’s…
Continue ReadingHow Qatar ended up hosting the World Cup
By George Ramsay, CNN With the World Cup now underway in Qatar, many are wondering how this moment arrived — that a tiny Gulf nation with…
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