MOSCOW — The 2018 FIFA World Cup concluded with a six-goal festival at Luzhniki Stadium. As the game concluded, the rain started hammering down — it may have been a metaphor for both teams. For Croatia, the rain was tears of sadness, but for France, it was tears of joy as Hugo Lloris lifted the […]
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MOSCOW (AP) — Kylian Mbappe and France put on a thrilling show in winning the World Cup title. All Russian President Vladimir Putin might remember is the Pussy Riot protest. The 19-year-old Mbappe became only the second teenager after Pele to score in a World Cup final, helping France beat Croatia 4-2 on Sunday. Mbappe had […]
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NEW YORK — Patrick Vieira could have remained head coach of New York City FC, according to Sporting Director Claudio Reyna, who said the club had a strong desire to retain its former coach. “We wanted Patrick to stay and we offered him a contract,” Reyna said Friday during an interview with WADO commentator Roberto Abramowitz. […]
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WASHINGTON — Former D.C. United player Sean Franklin’s first game against his former side coincided with the opening of Audi Field. Franklin was met with a cheer from the fans as he was announced in the starting lineup pregame. The four year member of DC United played in over 100 league matches before signing as a […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”297″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – It was all deadlocked at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, as the Colorado Rapids and Houston Dynamo battled to a 0-0 draw Saturday night. With the teams’ splitting points, Houston stayed in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race, while […]