By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here. Soccer can be harsh, can’t it? One second you’re celebrating two group wins and dreaming of the USA – maybe? possibly? – going far at
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Inglewood, California (CNN) — Turkey stunned the USA with a goal in the final seconds, handing the Americans a 3-2 defeat in their final game before the knockout rounds of the World Cup. After waltzing past Paraguay and seeing off Australia in Seattle, the match against Turkey marked the first real
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here. The World Cup is really shifting into gear now, and the final group stage matches have already produced some dramatic moments. Yesterday saw South Africa
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By Emile Nuh, CNN (CNN) — The Democratic Republic of Congo’s opening World Cup match against Portugal was a historic occasion. Not only was the nation making just its second-ever appearance at the tournament – and first since 1974 when it was still known as Zaire – but Yoane Wissa’s towering header on the stroke
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Irvine, California (CNN) — USA soccer star Christian Pulisic hopes to play against Turkey on Thursday in his team’s final World Cup group stage match, declaring himself healthy enough to play after a calf injury sidelined him. “I’m feeling good, yeah,” he told reporters Wednesday at the US’ training base. “I’ve
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — He might have been a few days late, but Cristiano Ronaldo has now joined the World Cup party. The striker reminded us all of his talents with two goals that stole yesterday’s headlines. That game was followed by the total snoozefest involving England and Ghana, which I’ve just about
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By Julia Vargas Jones, CNN (CNN) — In Scotland’s return to the World Cup after 28 years, it faces an adversary also in need of a comeback: Brazil. The five-time champion may have charmed the world over the decades, but now finds itself in a bit of a dry spell, thirsty for a sixth victory.
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Through two rounds of the World Cup’s group stage, the tiny nation of Cape Verde has displayed the jubilant air of a winner. In its first-ever World Cup appearance, the team — hailing from an archipelago off the western coast of Africa with around 530,000 inhabitants — has left
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Originally Published: 23 JUN 26 11:43 ETBy Kyle Tatelbaum, CNN (CNN) — The PGA Tour is preparing for its most significant structural overhaul in decades, unveiling a new competitive model built around promotion, relegation, and a sharper divide between the sport’s top performers and those fighting to reach them. Approved by the Tour’s policy boards,
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A Palm Desert coffee shop has gone all-in on the World Cup! Rutina Coffee, located along San Pablo Avenue in Palm Desert, just north of El Paseo, is Latin-owned. With the World Cup well underway, they’re fully taking advantage of the opportunity to provide a space for coffee lovers and soccer
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here. We had storms, we had weather delays, and we had Lionel Messi making history; yesterday might have been the most dramatic day of action at
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By Priscilla Alvarez, Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — The US government is softening its stance on the Iranian national team entering the United States before its third World Cup match, allowing the team to come into the country two days before its Friday game against Egypt. “For the Iranian team’s third match in Seattle on
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By Kyle Tatelbaum, CNN (CNN) — The PGA Tour is preparing for its most significant structural overhaul in decades, unveiling a new competitive model built around promotion, relegation, and a sharper divide between the sport’s top performers and those fighting to reach them. Approved by the Tour’s policy boards, the system will debut in 2028
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VENICE BEACH, Calif. (KESQ) – The FIFA World Cup is bringing more influence to the sport of soccer throughout the US, and now beach soccer is making an impact here in Southern California. The USA men’s and women’s national teams made their debut on home soil over the weekend. Both national teams played Trinidad and
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Brandun Lee is getting back in the ring this weekend, ending a year-long layoff. The La Quinta native will take on Cain Sandoval in a 10-round welterweight fight Sunday, June 28 at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, NV. Lee (30-0 with 23 knockouts) is fighting for the first time since
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Acrisure Series returns to the Coachella Valley this November with one of the premier non-conference matchups in college basketball as the Duke Blue Devils men’s basketball team take on the Washington State Cougars men’s basketball team on Saturday, November 21, 2026 at Acrisure Arena. The showcase will feature two
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Los Angeles Rams announced today that their 2026 Training Camp will return to Loyola Marymount University for a third consecutive year, with fans able to attend seven free practices and participate in team-sponsored activities. Fans can begin claiming free tickets starting at 3 p.m. Tuesday at https://www.therams.com/training-camp. Rams season-ticket
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here. Mondays don’t seem so bad when it’s World Cup time, and we’re in for another treat as we start a new week of the tournament.
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By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — Dusty May, who coached Michigan’s men’s basketball team to a national title in April, is leaving the school to become the next head coach of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, according to a source close to the program. May leaves Ann Arbor after two seasons with a 64-13 record, a
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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Shortly before the World Cup trophy is placed into the hands of one team’s triumphant captain at MetLife Stadium on July 19, a gleaming Golden Boot award will be presented to the tournament’s top scorer. Only, based on the evidence so far, it should really be pink. The US,
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