Tag: FIFA World Cup
Pulisic confident at Chelsea, hopes for Olympic appearance
Christian Pulisic is confident of regaining a regular role with Chelsea and would like to play for the U.S. at the Olympics while realizing...
Musah bonded with Americans, made him want to switch to US
Yunuf Musah was sold on switching from England to the United States after spending time with American players during a November training camp. And...
France draws 1-1 with Ukraine, Finland held 2-2 at home
PARIS — Defending champion France opened its qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup with a tame 1-1 draw against Ukraine, while Bosnia-Herzegovina scored...
Spain’s good problem: Under-21s depleted as players move up
MADRID — The rapid rise of some talented youngsters has created a good problem for Spanish soccer before this week’s World Cup qualifiers and...
FIFA clears 3 former France U21 players to represent Senegal
ZURICH — Three former France Under-21 players had their international eligibility switched to Senegal by FIFA on Tuesday.
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England ready to adapt as Southgate faces goalkeeper dilemma
Gareth Southgate has been unwavering in his backing of Jordan Pickford as England’s first-choice goalkeeper since the 2018 World Cup.
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Albania federation wants vaccinated fans at England match
TIRANA, Albania — The Albanian Football Association on Tuesday called on the country’s prime minister to let vaccinated fans attend the national team's World...
Dest, Sargent part of US team prepping for dizzying stretch
Sergiño Dest’s calendar has a dizzying and body-crushing jam of obligations next fall as a result of soccer’s congested schedule caused by the coronavirus...
Media: Xabi Alonso to take over at Borussia Mönchengladbach
MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany — German media reports say former Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso will take over as coach at Borussia Mönchengladbach next season.
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Europe starts World Cup qualifying amid pause for pandemic
GENEVA — The 55 national soccer teams in Europe will start World Cup qualifying this week for the 2022 tournament in Qatar even as...
