White House lobbied Fifa to lift suspension on US striker Folarin Balogun for Belgium game – The Irish Times
The White House is understood to have lobbied Fifa to lift the US striker Folarin Balogun’s one-game ban…
Meet the humanoid robot that just delivered the game ball at the Brazil v. Norway World Cup match
Before Brazil and Norway retook the pitch at New York/New Jersey Stadium for their Round of 16 match…
‘Where were you while we were getting high?’– Liam Gallagher gets wrong end of the stick – The Irish Times
There was, you might have noted, a mountain of chat about altitude issues in advance of England’s game…
Ken Early: Travelling around the US for World Cup, it is clear why many Americans distrust politics – The Irish Times
On the third day of the World Cup I went with a colleague from another paper to an…
Pico Lopes’ World Cup dream with Cape Verde ends in extra-time defeat to Argentina – The Irish Times
Round of 32, AET: Argentina 3 (Messi 29, Martínez 92, Diney 111 OG) Cape Verde 2 (Duarte 59,…
England must go low against Mexico to hit heights with Total Arsenalball – The Irish Times
If any win will do then England do not have to worry about putting on an exhibition of…
‘I feel like we invented hydration breaks’: When Ireland played Mexico in 43 degrees at 1994 World Cup – The Irish Times
“Some of the boys were melting,” says Jason McAteer as he recalls one of the most notorious matches…
Gonçalo Ramos strikes late in action-packed clash with Croatia to send Portugal to last 16 – The Irish Times
Round of 32: Portugal 2 (Ronaldo pen 68, Ramos 90+4) Croatia 1 (Perisic 53) Rafael Leão dropped to…
Gavin Cooney: This World Cup has shown the Premier League to be football’s Starbucks – The Irish Times
With Germany out of the tournament, perhaps their people can now busy themselves with finding a compound adjective…
Thomas Tuchel hits out at Fifa as rule puts England at ‘huge’ disadvantage – The Irish Times
Thomas Tuchel says England will be at a “huge” disadvantage in the high altitude of Mexico City on…
Ant McPartlin says Lime bikes drove him out of London | Lifestyle
Ant McPartlin once kicked over a row of lime bikes in sheer frustration, as the star revealed the…
Full-press USA shrug off red card to overcome limited Bosnia and Herzegovina – The Irish Times
World Cup Round of 32: United States 2 (Balogun 45, Tillman 82) Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 Stocks rising in the…