Ally McCoist praised Lionel Messi’s outstanding assist for Julian Alvarez as ‘"genius" as Argentina beat Croatia to make
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‘Privileged to watch him’ – Roy Keane lauds Lionel Messi after Argentina reach 2022 World Cup semi-finals
Roy Keane reflected on being "privileged" to watch Lionel Messi in person as he drove Argentina to a 2022 World Cup
How many goals have Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo scored at the World Cup? Who is all-time top scorer?
Goals, goals, goals – that’s what football is all about, and the player who finds the back of the net most at the 2022
Has Lionel Messi won a World Cup before? Is Qatar his last World Cup? How many did Diego Maradona win?
He is ever so close again. Lionel Messi is now just one game away from becoming a World Cup champion for the first time
Gareth Southgate: Should he stay on as England manager? Pros and cons after World Cup exit to France at Qatar 2022
Gareth Southgate has admitted he is “conflicted” over whether to carry on as England boss – so to spare him some
Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic & Mateo Kovacic hailed as ‘safer than bank’, Croatia have no World Cup Lionel Messi fear
The trio of Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic and Marcelo Brozovic have been hailed as "the best Croatia midfield in history"
Lionel Messi gives Argentina ‘special advantage’ at 2022 World Cup, says Nicolas Tagliafico ahead of Croatia clash
Lionel Messi gives Argentina a "special advantage" as they prepare for their 2022 World Cup semi-final against Croatia,
Luis Enrique assesses Spain’s 2022 World Cup exit against Morocco, says he wants return to club management
Luis Enrique admits “everything went to hell” for Spain at the 2022 World Cup in their last-16 defeat to
Ronaldo ‘reminded’ of himself when he watches Kylian Mbappe for France at 2022 World Cup in Qatar
Brazil legend Ronaldo says Kylian Mbappe reminds him of himself and thinks the France forward will finish as the best
Has Lionel Messi won a World Cup before? Is Qatar his last World Cup? How many did Diego Maradona win?
He is ever so close again. Lionel Messi is just two games away from becoming a World Cup champion for the first time in
Has Cristiano Ronaldo retired? Was Qatar 2022 his last World Cup? Which club does Portugal superstar now play for?
Cristiano Ronaldo did not have the World Cup he had no doubt dreamed of as Portugal lost out to Morocco in a
World Cup 2022: The unnamed USA player that Gregg Berhalter almost sent home from Qatar has been revealed – reports
USA head coach Gregg Berhalter almost sent home Borussia Dortmund’s Gio Reyna from the World Cup due to "extreme" poor
England 1-2 France: Three Lions face up to a confusing exit from Qatar 2022 World Cup – The Warm-Up
MONDAY'S BIG STORIES ENGLAND'S WAITING Whatever you might have to say about the actual football, England are pretty
‘I can’t take it’ – Neymar shares emotional WhatsApp messages with Brazil team-mates after World Cup exit
Neymar publicly shared the rallying cries to his Brazil team-mates following their heartbreaking World Cup quarter-final
England 1-2 France: Olivier Giroud scores winning goal as Harry Kane misses crucial late penalty
Harry Kane equalled England’s all-time scoring record but missed a crucial penalty as the Three Lions’ World Cup dream
‘We got a bit lucky’ – Olivier Giroud and Didier Deschamps say France showed guts in England win at World Cup
France rode their luck in the World Cup quarter-final win over England, according to Didier Deschamps and Olivier
‘I can’t fault my preparation’ – Harry Kane blames penalty execution and backs Gareth Southgate to stay as England boss
England captain Harry Kane insists it was execution, not preparation, that was to blame for his error from the penalty
Morocco 1-0 Portugal: Youssef En-Nesyri scores winner as history is created with first African side to reach semi-finals
Youssef En-Nesyri’s first-half header proved the difference as Morocco became the first-ever African side to reach the
Referee Wilton Sampaio ‘had an absolute nightmare’ in England’s World Cup loss to France, says Gary Neville
Gary Neville heaped criticism on referee Wilton Sampaio following England’s defeat to France in the quarter-finals of
Qatar 2022: ‘Inadmissible!’ – Pepe fumes at choice of Argentine referee for Portugal’s loss against Morocco
Pepe believes that his side were hard done by due to an Argentinian referee taking charge of Portugal's 1-0 loss to
Qatar 2022: ‘Should be a foul’ – Pundits claim that England are unlucky due to foul in build-up of France’s goal
England should have had a free-kick in the lead up to France's first half-goal, believes the ITV panel. France
Qatar 2022: ‘Need a bit of time’ – Gareth Southgate doesn’t give a firm answer on his future after 2-1 defeat to France
Gareth Southgate says that England were aiming to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup and that he will review and reflect on his
Cristiano Ronaldo leaves pitch in tears as Portugal’s World Cup dreams dashed by Morocco
Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup dream is over, and he left the field in tears following Portugal’s shock loss to
Qatar 2022: ‘Do not take them lightly’ – Graeme Souness issues a warning about Morocco after advancing to last four
Graeme Souness believes that the other teams that advance to the 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-finals would make a mistake by
Argentina 2-2 Netherlands AET (Argentina win on penalties): Lionel Messi World Cup dream lives on after penalty shootout
Argentina’s dream of clinching a first World Cup since 1986 remains alive after Lionel Scaloni's side overcame the
Croatia 1-1 Brazil AET (Croatia win 4-2 on penalties): Dominik Livakovic saves penalty to make World Cup semi-final
Dominik Livakovic was the hero as Croatia beat Brazil in a penalty shoot-out to book their place in the World Cup
Argentina’s Leandro Paredes causes ‘a riot’ by booting ball at Netherlands bench at 2022 World Cup
The incident happened in the final minutes of normal time when Leandro Paredes and Nathan Ake clattered into a crunching
Emiliano Martinez called ‘a bit crazy’ after saving Argentina again with penalty saves in World Cup Netherlands win
Emiliano Martinez has been dubbed "a hero" by former Argentine defender Pablo Zabaleta after his crucial penalty saves
Tite steps away from Brazil, says he is ‘at peace’ with tenure after penalty defeat to Croatia at 2022 World Cup
Brazilian manager Tite has confirmed that he will step away from his role with the national team following the defeat on
Lionel Messi ‘watches the game from above while actually playing it’ says Gary Lineker after stunning World Cup assist
Former England internationals Gary Lineker and Rio Ferdinand have waxed lyrical about Lionel Messi after the latter’s