Portugal head coach Fernando Santos says “it’s high time to leave Cristiano Ronaldo alone”.
Santos benched Ronaldo for Portugal’s last-16 tie against Switzerland, a move which caused controversy but ultimately produced the team’s best performance of the tournament as they romped to a 6-1 win, with his replacement Goncalo Ramos becoming the first player to
The Portuguese FA has denied a report that claimed Cristiano Ronaldo threatened to leave the World Cup in a conversation with head coach Fernando Santos.
Record, a Portuguese publication, reported that Ronaldo told his coach he might leave Qatar after finding out he would be benched for the last-16 encounter against
Luis Enrique has left his role as Spain head coach following the country’s elimination from the World Cup, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has confirmed.
The RFEF issued a statement thanking Luis Enrique for his service and expressing its desire to start a new project for the national team.
It was a feat that had them scrambling for the record books. The first man to score a hat-trick on his first World Cup start since Miroslav Klose two decades ago. The youngest man to score a World Cup hat-trick since Florian Albert for Hungary in 1962.
None of that does justice to what Goncalo Ramos did
England assistant manager Steve Holland says France star Kylian Mbappe is among a handful of players on the planet who need “special attention”.
Mbappe missed France’s open training session on Tuesday – just four days out from Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final against England.
Spain began this World Cup with seven goals against Costa Rica. That had people purring. Now they are out. England have done enough to excite but Kylian Mbappe’s France stand in their way. The quality of Brazil has tempered expectations for both.
But for fans of any team left in this World Cup, hope
Brazil coasted into the quarter-finals of the World Cup as an exuberant first-half performance helped them to a 4-1 win over South Korea on Monday night.
Tite’s side were boosted by the return of Neymar – who
Luke Shaw believes it would be “naive” of England to focus solely on the threat of Kylian Mbappe in their World Cup quarter-final clash against France.
England beat Senegal 3-0 in their last-16 meeting on Sunday to set up a date with the reigning world champions at Al Bayt Stadium.
Brazil as a nation do not lack confidence when it comes to the fortunes of their football team. For this World Cup, those confidence levels are sky-high, and it is clear to see why.
But Brazil are racing to overcome injuries to key players as they prepare for their last-16 match against South Korea on Monday, after a heavily-changed side lost 1-0 to
Gary Neville believes England vs France in the World Cup quarter-finals is a “game of a lifetime” and thinks Kyle Walker is the perfect man to match-up Kylian Mbappe.
England set up a huge World Cup showdown with the
