USMNT coach Greg Berhalter used a training camp in September to get one last look at the players before he names his 26-player roster for the 2022 World Cup. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Greg Berhalter has 11 players in mind who “ideally, in a perfect world,” would start with the US men’s national team World Cup … Read more
MStatues on this difficult anniversary. Focus on the amazing atmosphere at Stadio Olimpico, which is full of energy Lazio Fans and banners in English display “Welcome” slogans such as: “The boys of Gaza are here. The woman is disheveled. Drink beer.” Also of interest are the extensive preparations for his debut, various transfers and injuries … Read more
WHe will meet him again: at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha in eight weeks indeed. In the meantime, if this really is going to be a final trip to Wembley Gareth Southgate As England manager, it was at least a fun, loose, slightly wild Nations League match with a rubbery 3-3 draw, one that … Read more
Gareth Southgate cast doubt on Trent Alexander-Arnold’s World Cup hopes when he left the defender out of England’s Nations League match against Germany on Monday night. The Liverpool right-back is one of five players removed from the match because competition rules mean Southgate must reduce his 28-man squad to 23 on match day. Jarrod Bowen, … Read more
6:59 PM ET Nick Goodconversion writer Liverpool fan Roberto Firmino could be part of a swap deal that would see him move to Barcelona. Xinhua via Getty Images The summer transfer window for Europe’s major leagues has closed. However, focusing on January, there are a lot of rumors swirling around who is moving where. Transfer … Read more
Judd Bellingham may leave Borussia Dortmund next summer for a much lower transfer fee than previously expected. Joe Pryor/Vigenhouse via Getty Images The summer transfer window for Europe’s major leagues has closed. However, focusing on January, there are a lot of rumors swirling around who is moving where. Transfer Talk brings you the latest news … Read more
main events Show main events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Arsenal chief executive Vinay Venkatesham says the club have sold more than 52,000 tickets for today’s match. It is fair to say: no creativity. Tweet embed Strong performance so far from Arsenal but Tottenham will be disappointed with a lack of … Read more
IIn a dusty parking lot, near one of the biggest labor camps in QatarAgent A gets into my car. I’ll call him Worker A, not because I don’t want to reveal his name, but because I don’t know his name. He doesn’t agree to talk to me until I show him my name on the … Read more
Harry Maguire and Judd Bellingham are expected to start for England on Friday against Italy. Maguire has not started a Premier League game for Manchester United in the past six weeks, but Gareth Southgate is still seen as a key player in England’s defence. However, England boss Maguire is likely to provide additional coverage, starting … Read more
WWelcome to the account. The world sport has spent most of the past two years in flight delays, confused by bubbles and fires, due to dates that aren’t really dates, events that seem to happen on the wrong schedule. Well, here comes the central point: Qatar 2022, the non-negotiable point, the fixed point this camouflage … Read more
