One week ago in Houston, DR Congo supporters were doing something deeply audacious. After their 1-1 draw with Portugal, fans spilled onto the streets and turned Cristiano Ronaldo's iconic "SIUU"...
Read moreYou almost had to feel sorry for Thomas Tuchel. Six days after engineering one of England's most thrilling World Cup performances in years — a breathless 4-2 demolition of Croatia...
Read moreTwo African narratives, one football pitch, and everything on the line. England versus Ghana at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough — Tuesday, June 23 — is the kind of match that doesn't...
Read morePhiladelphia had a plan for Monday evening. France would beat Iraq, Mbappé would score, and the world would watch Les Bleus cruise into the knockout rounds of the 2026 World...
Read moreThere is a photo somewhere of Alf-Inge Haaland in the summer of 1994, in a red Norway shirt, playing at a World Cup in the United States. His son Erling...
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