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Cristiano Ronaldo has mostly filled his trophy case, but he is still chasing an unprecedented milestone of 1,000 official career goals in competitive football. While other legends of the game like Pelé and Romário claimed otherwise when adding in friendly matches, Ronaldo seeks to be the first to reach the mark through competitive professional matches. His journey began at Sporting CP with five goals, followed by 145 total goals across two […]

Colombia needed an hour to crack a stubborn World Cup debutant, and then Luis Díaz decided it himself. A goal and an assist gave Los Cafeteros a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan at the Estadio Azteca — even after Abbosbek Fayzullayev had scored Uzbekistan's first goal in World Cup history. Here are my takeaways from Colombia's opening win: 1. Colombia Won Without Being Overly Impressive For an hour, this felt like […]

The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup turns a page as all teams will begin playing their second games and with that true storylines are emerging. Some teams will be pushing for qualification, while others will be hoping to stay alive. Czechia and South Africa begin the day as both Group A teams come off an opening loss and need to win to realistically keep their knockout hopes alive. Switzerland and […]

For over 90 minutes, Ghana and Panama appeared to be heading to a dull scoreless draw. But deep into stoppage time, Caleb Yirenkyi got on the end of a brilliant counterattack led by Brandon Thomas-Asante to find a dramatic winner and give Ghana life in its hopes of advancing out of a very difficult group. The game was a tale of two halves and Panama was the better team in […]

Cape Verde's 40-year-old goalkeeper has become a star at this World Cup, and a Senegal teenager scored in his tournament debut. Here's a look at some of the oldest and youngest players as the 48-team tournament enters its second week. Veterans No better place to begin than the 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portugal star will be disappointed to not have found the back of the net in a 1-1 draw […]

For nearly two decades, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have pushed each other to unprecedented heights at both the club and international level. Now, this year’s FIFA World Cup has become the latest stage for their rivalry, even without a head-to-head showdown. After Portugal's surprising draw against DR Congo on Wednesday, Ronaldo walked off the pitch alone as frustration mounted. As he made his way toward the tunnel, where DR […]

Former Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has brought back a rare and obscure part of the NFL vocabulary: the supplemental draft. Sorsby, 22, has applied for the supplemental draft after gambling problems complicated his eligibility at Texas Tech. He had transferred there after two seasons at Indiana and two more at Cincinnati, but now will head to the NFL rather than play a final season of college football. Sorsby would […]

U.S. World Cup Team Training Base (IRVINE, Calif.) — Before he even coached his first game at the helm of the United States men's national team, time was not on Mauricio Pochettino’s side. While most international managers get a full four-year World Cup cycle to prepare their squads, the highly regarded former Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur boss had a mere 21 months to prepare the USA for not just […]

College football leaders gathered Wednesday to debate the merits of expanding to 24 or 16 playoff teams. They need more time, though, to sort out the details of what could be the most important number — money. Rich Clark, the executive director of the College Football Playoff, said the meetings between commissioners and a few others were "very healthy" but didn’t lead to anything concrete. "We’ve got a lot on […]