Lionel Messi blasts referee after Argentina’s World Cup win
Lionel Messi was irate over the officiating in Argentina’s penalty shootout win over the Netherlands on Friday, criticizing referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz. The game featured...
Neymar unsure if he’ll play for Brazil again
Neymar is on the fence about returning to Brazil’s national team in 2026. Brazil and the Paris Saint-Germain star forward were stunned on Friday by...
LeBron James pays tribute to soccer journalist Grant Wahl
LeBron James was the subject of perhaps Grant Wahl’s most famous story — a 2002 Sports Illustrated cover piece declaring James, 17 years old at...
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo benched vs. Morocco
Cristiano Ronaldo will once again watch Portugal play a knockout round game in the World Cup from the bench. After benching Ronaldo and seeing replacement...
Running down Saturday’s quarterfinal World Cup matches
Morocco vs. Portugal, 10 a.m., Fox Will Cristiano Ronaldo start? That’s the question on the minds of everyone ahead of the first quarterfinal match on...
Grant Wahl had bronchitis, wasn’t sleeping well prior to World Cup death
Grant Wahl, a longtime and respected soccer journalist who died suddenly Friday at the World Cup in Qatar, wasn’t sleeping well in the days leading...
Grant Wahl’s wife, Dr. Céline Gounder, in ‘complete shock’ after reporter’s death
Grant Wahl’s wife, Dr. Céline Gounder was left in “complete shock” over the American soccer journalist’s sudden death at 49 years old while covering the...
Grant Wahl critical of Qatari regime, World Cup committee before death
Grant Wahl was a vocal critic of the Qatari government and of the nation’s hosting of the World Cup. The prominent American soccer journalist spoke...
US soccer journalist Grant Wahl dies while covering World Cup in Qatar
Influential U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl died in Qatar while covering the World Cup, his brother announced. He was 49. While covering Argentina’s quarterfinal win...
Netherlands scores on late free kick before losing to Argentina at World Cup
Wow. Hours after Croatia and Brazil needed extra time to solve their World Cup semifinal, the Netherlands forced Argentina to do the same. Down 2-1...