Breaking down 36 disastrous hours for American soccer as World Cup bubble bursts
Usually, we like to look forward in this newsletter, but the events of the last 48 or so hours really require us to look back at what might be one of …
Category: Sports
How FIFA came to its controversial decision on Folarin Balogun
Congratulations, everyone. We made it 24 days without this World Cup having to do much with Donald Trump. That’s over now.
Belgium ends the USA’s World Cup dream with a dominant 4-1 win in the Round of 16
The summer of soccer love is over for the USA’s World Cup squad after losing 4-1 to Belgium.
Naomi Osaka overpowers top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka to reach Wimbledon quarterfinals
In a matchup of two of the hardest hitters on tour, Naomi Osaka outslugged top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6 (2) to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinal…
Norway stuns Brazil with two late goals to knock out the 5-time World Cup champion
England saw off an immense challenge from Mexico, beating one of the tournament co-hosts in their home stadium after seeing one player sent off in a g…
After a magical day of World Cup action, the Round of 16 kicks off
Wow. While today will struggle to live up to what happened between Argentina and Cape Verde, it marks the start of the Round of 16, where even more dr…
France ekes past Paraguay and everything else to know from Saturday’s World Cup matches
On the first day of Round of 16 action, we saw valiant efforts, fantastic goals and a real grind-it-out battle of attrition, as France eked past Parag…
Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal survive late drama and everything else to know from Thursday’s World Cup matches
The first game on Thursday and the last one were pretty straightforward affairs for Spain and Switzerland. But in between, Portugal and Croatia served…
Cape Verde’s fairytale story is about to run into Lionel Messi and Argentina
We all knew this World Cup would be good on the pitch. In truth, they always are. But this summer has been so dramatic – and Friday has a David vs. …
The USA’s red card controversy explained and why the decision won’t be overturned
Between England’s comeback and Belgium’s last-gasp turnaround, it was already a special day. But then the USA beat Bosnia and the world lost its m…
