Teenager Gilberto Mora entered the record books on Tuesday when he started in Mexico’s FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 32 match against Ecuador in Mexico City. Mora became the second-youngest player to start in a FIFA World Cup knockout game. Mora is just 17 years and 259 days old. Brazilian legend Pelé became the […]
Ronald Koeman stepped down as Netherlands head coach following his team’s round of 32 exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Monday. This brought an end to Ronald Koeman‘s second coaching stint with Netherlands, after having previously led the team from 2018 to 2020. And after the departure of Louis van Gaal following Netherlands’ […]
Two-time champions France will lock horns against Sweden in their FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 32 match at the New York-New Jersey Stadium in New Jersey on Tuesday. The winners of this contest will face Paraguay in the round of 16 in Philadelphia on Saturday. France has reached the final of the last two […]
A Video Assistant Referee (VAR) controversy headlined Germany’s round of 32 exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Germany was knocked out of the FIFA World Cup following a 4-3 loss to Paraguay on penalties, after the scores were level 1-1 after extra time. However, Germany could have made it 2-1 in extra time had […]
Veteran Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer’s international football career came to an end on Monday following his team’s shock defeat to Paraguay in the round of 32 stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Germany lost 4-3 to Paraguay via penalties in Boston on Monday, after the scores were 1-1 ay full time. The 40-year-old had […]
Football is set to move on from time-wasting tactics ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament. The upcoming FIFA World Cup in United States, Canada and Mexico will be the biggest one yet, with a record number of 48 teams set to compete. Substitutes have been often accused of walking slowly, whereas some “tactical” […]
Ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, toy manufacturer Lego released an advertisement featuring Argentina’s World Cup winner Lionel Messi and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, while announcing their football collection sets. The ad campaign is titled “Everyone wants a piece”, and also features Brazil’s Vinicius Junior and France’s Kylian Mbappe. The advertisement displays each of the […]
When Chennai Super Kings (CSK) take the field in their IPL 2026 opener against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Guwahati on Monday, it will be the first-ever time that they will play a match without either MS Dhoni or Suresh Raina. MS Dhoni will miss the first two weeks of IPL 2026 as he is undergoing […]
A Karnataka government-appointed expert committee will inspect the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on 13 March, two weeks before IPL 2026 gets underway, according to a report in ESPNCricinfo. The venue inspection comes in the aftermath of the stampede in Bengaluru during Royal Challengers Bengaluru‘s (RCB) victory celebrations after winning the IPL title in June […]
