Comment on this story Comment Quarterback Deshaun Watson is set to make his regular-season debut for the Cleveland Browns against his former team Sunday in Houston, with some of his accusers in attendance and his 11-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy still generating controversy. It will be Watson’s first appearance in a … Read more
DOHA, Qatar — Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has said that he lost a €100 bet with Lionel Messi before the Argentina forward missed a penalty during his team’s 2-0 World Cup win at Stadium 974 in Qatar. Goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez were enough to seal victory and the top spot in … Read more
Comment on this story Comment Katie Meyer was a few months away from graduating from Stanford University when the email landed in her inbox. The captain of the school’s soccer team, who had a 3.84 GPA and law school aspirations, would face a disciplinary hearing for allegedly spilling coffee on a football player accused of … Read more
DOHA, Qatar — Declan Rice has said England are aiming to give the country the best Christmas present by winning the World Cup and believes other nations should fear Gareth Southgate’s side. England face Senegal in the round of 16 on Sunday with Rice suggesting his teammates are keen to emulate the feel-good factor created … Read more
Two more groups will send teams through to the knockout stage Thursday at the World Cup, and some elite soccer nations have work to do. Two Group F games are in progress. Croatia, the 2018 runner-up, meets Belgium, which finished third four years ago, and one of them is likely to be eliminated. Morocco, meanwhile, … Read more
DOHA, Qatar — France are filing a complaint to FIFA after a last-gasp equaliser by Antoine Griezmann was disallowed following a video review after the final whistle of their World Cup match against Tunisia, the French federation said on Wednesday. Griezmann volleyed home eight minutes into stoppage time, but the goal was ruled out as … Read more
December 1, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. EST Michael Davies (left) and Roger Bennett (right) of Men In Blazers host their “This Cup’s for You” live show at the Capital Turnaround on Saturday, November 26, 2022. (Sam Mallon/For The Washington Post) Comment on this story Comment It was approaching midnight when Roger Bennett slid into a … Read more
Argentina and Lionel Messi turned in a dominant display to beat Poland 2-0 at the World Cup to win Group C and advance to the last 16 at Stadium 974 in Qatar on Wednesday. Second-half goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez were plenty for Argentina, who were shocked by Saudi Arabia in their … Read more
Twenty years later, Cyrus Mehri recites the mantra without hesitation. “If you change America’s game,” he says, “you change America.” Black Out This football season, The Washington Post is examining the NFL’s decades-long failure to equitably promote Black coaches to top jobs despite the multibillion-dollar league being fueled by Black players. Those words framed his greater mission … Read more
The 2022 World Cup has given us chance to watch some of the game’s biggest stars perform on the grandest stage that international football has to offer. 2 Related However, with many nations missing out on the chance to compete and certain players suffering injuries in the run-up to the tournament, there are also a … Read more