The United States caught the biggest break of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Sunday, when the FIFA Disciplinary Committee cleared its star striker, Folarin Balogun, to play against Belgium on Monday night. By invoking Chapter 4, Article 27 of the Disciplinary Code, the committee granted Balogun a one-year probation rather than forcing him to … Read more
All eyes are on the USA on Monday night in Seattle with one position that will be everyone’s focus. Star striker Folarin Balogun being available for the United States is obviously a massive storyline. Ricardo Pepi — the presumptive replacement as the striker — is a different player, albeit one who’s very capable. It’s still … Read more
Star forward Folarin Balogun will be able to play for the U.S. men’s national team in its round of 16 match against Belgium on Monday after a surprising reversal by FIFA. But that decision might make the USA squad a villain for the rest of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, FOX Sports soccer analyst Alexi … Read more
FIFA has cleared the way for U.S. men’s national team forward Folarin Balogun to play in the USA’s World Cup round of 16 match against Belgium in Seattle on Monday, multiple sources confirmed to us. The news was first reported by The Athletic. Balogun, who scored the game-winning goal in last week’s round of 32 … Read more
The round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is heating up, and the quarterfinals bracket is starting to fill out. As the biggest World Cup ever continues, the round of 16 began Saturday, and Morocco and France were the first teams to punch their tickets into the next round. It only gets harder … Read more
SEATTLE – As the story goes, Ricardo Pepi hung up the phone on former U.S. men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter when he was informed that he didn’t make the 2022 World Cup roster. Less than four years later, Pepi was driving in the car with his father when he received a WhatsApp notification from … Read more
Before Folarin Balogun’s night was shrouded by the controversy surrounding his red card, the United States men’s national team striker was the center of attention for a different reason: his goal celebration. In the 45th minute of the United States’ round of 32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium on … Read more
SEATTLE — Surrounded by his U.S. men’s national team players, Mauricio Pochettino went right down the middle. On the eve of America’s 250th birthday, the Argentine-born coach celebrated America’s pastime by throwing out the first pitch at the Seattle Mariners game. The sold-out crowd, many wearing red-and-white striped USA soccer jerseys, cheered for both their … Read more
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Now 74 years old, Bruce Arena remains the only coach in the almost century-long history of the FIFA World Cup to lead the U.S. men’s national team into the quarterfinals of the biggest event in sports. Current USA boss Mauricio Pochettino has a chance to become the second on Monday, when … Read more
U.S. men’s national team star striker Folarin Balogun has avoided a multi-game suspension for his red card in the win over Bosnia and Herzegovina but will sit out the World Cup round of 16 game vs. Belgium, a U.S. Soccer spokesman confirmed. Balogun, who scored in Wednesday’s 2-0 win, was sent off in the 64th … Read more