Felipe Cárdenas

Senior Writer @TheAthletic | @TheAthleticFC | Correspondent @CBSSportsGolazo | IG: felipe_cardenas_sccr |

[Felipe Cárdenas @FelipeCar]

James Rodríguez Exclusive 🎙️

In a candid interview, the Colombian star talks about the mistakes he's made and said this to his detractors:

"They are the gasoline that fuels me. What they don’t realize is that they’re actually doing me a favor.”

https://t.co/zEzttGVkmh

[Felipe Cárdenas @FelipeCar]

@sperrydaniel94 Way less! But it’s early…

[Felipe Cárdenas @FelipeCar]

Surprised there’s only one guy in an Argentina shirt

[Blair Kerkhoff @BlairKerkhoff]

Media awaiting arrival of Argentina, Messi to Sporting KC practice field

[Adam Crafton @AdamCrafton_]

Exclusive @TheAthleticFC

FIFA make last-gasp change to World Cup stadium rules: BANNING fans from bringing refillable plastic bottles, so fans must buy water in stadia

As of May, empty bottles permitted so fans could refill amid heat concerns. Not now

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[Felipe Cárdenas @FelipeCar]

Marc Dos Santos and Greg Vanney better right their ships in LA.

[Club América @ClubAmerica]

André Jardine concluye su exitosa etapa con el Club América.

Después de seis campeonatos con nosotros, incluyendo un histórico Tricampeonato, no nos queda más que agradecerte por todo el compromiso y el trabajo desarrollado en nuestra institución, André.

Te convertiste en el Director Técnico más triunfador del Club y tu huella quedará permanentemente grabada en nuestra historia.

Desde Club América, te deseamos el mayor de los éxitos en tus próximos proyectos, Jardine. 🦅

📰 Comunicado: https://t.co/CWkpUoWUfQ

#LegadodeCampeón #GrandesDeCorazón

[Felipe Cárdenas @FelipeCar]

Just go back and watch the Paraguay friendly and the recent Senegal win. Sergiño Dest is definitely a winger under Pochettino.

[Pardeep Cattry @pcattry]

plus, a funny thing that happened today:

Sergino Dest said he views himself as a wingback and Tim Ream said his actual role on the team is that of a winger!

#USMNT

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[Felipe Cárdenas @FelipeCar]

My World Cup adventure is about to begin. So excited for my second consecutive tournament with The Athletic.

You’ll see a lot more of me across your social platforms plus a lot writing and on-the-ground reporting.

Subscribe to The Athletic and be part of the biggest WC ever.

[Felipe Cárdenas @FelipeCar]

Seriously? Haven’t watched.

[Lawrence Dockery @ldock93]

First 15 minutes so far all about how the media is too hard on these players 😭😭😭

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

A cargo ship, a floodlit metal cage, 24 of the world's best players, and Eric Cantona holding court.

Over three breathless, Elvis-soundtracked minutes, Nike's Secret Tournament turned a thousand playground daydreams into reality — or something like it.

It was impossible to wrench your eyes away. Nearly a quarter of a century later, it still is.

Here is an oral history of one of the greatest football adverts of all time, told by those who made it.

📝 @JackLang

Free to read 🆓

https://t.co/n04mUK4Nyo

[Felipe Cárdenas @FelipeCar]

Uzbekistan will open their first-ever World Cup vs Colombia in the altitude and smog of Mexico City. Based on their sometimes reckless physical play, I don't expect them to finish that match with 10 men.

https://t.co/yR35Q2gGp6

[Felipe Cárdenas @FelipeCar]

Watched the Uzbekistan vs Canada friendly and have thoughts on the Uzbeks. Very hard-working side under Cannavaro; well-drilled low block, can spring effective counters.

But...very limited athletically, technically. Cynical foulers. Ran out of gas by the 70th in rainy Edmonton.

[Felipe Cárdenas @FelipeCar]

Alejandro Zendejas didn't think he'd be here. But when the call came, his World Cup dream was fulfilled.

On the USMNT’s Liga MX star and a self-proclaimed ‘goofy guy.'

Free to read
https://t.co/krtT3KNEPz

[Steven Goff @SoccerInsider]

World Cup squads

Oldest player: Scotland’s Craig Gordon (43)
Youngest: Mexico’s Gilberto Mora (17)
40 and over: seven players
Under 20: 22
Clubs represented: 449 from 71 countries

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

There is perhaps no better stage for a sportsman to prove their brilliance than at a World Cup.

There have been 22 previous tournaments, and although no nation has won the trophy without several of its key players performing, there are certain individuals whose contribution to a World Cup win has been so momentous that simply mentioning their name and a year is shorthand for an entire tournament.

From Diego Maradona in 1986 to Lionel Messi in 2022, @Zonal_Marking assesses the best individual World Cup performances.

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[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

Lionel Messi stood up on a chair.

“Hola,” he said. “Soy Lionel Messi.” Hi. I’m Lionel Messi.

Then, he started to sing.

A team initiation ritual, aka impromptu karaoke performance, when Messi joined Inter Miami in 2023 was one of many remarkable moments in the Argentina superstar's MLS adventure so far.

The Athletic's @PaulTenorio reveals some of the most intriguing things he learned in the course of writing his book The Messi Effect, which goes on sale today.

🔗 https://t.co/B8XhIAAN1j

[Paul Tenorio @PaulTenorio]

Crazy to think my book comes out tomorrow. The Messi Effect takes you behind the scenes of Messi in Miami, but it's more than that. It digs into the business of American soccer and the future of MLS and the sport.

A must for Allocation Disorder fans!

https://t.co/6fpkEFnv1M

[The New York Times @nytimes]

From @TheAthleticFC: Shirt sales for Arsenal defender Gabriel increased by 350% after the centerback missed a crucial penalty in his side’s Champions League final defeat on Saturday. https://t.co/KIAQg9zhMm

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

Forty-eight nations, each with a distinct football culture.

The fans who believe their team is cursed.
The country where early adopters were ridiculed and abused.
The supporters who will bring 'the whip' with them.
The nation where football has united the people when all else has failed.

Over recent months, The Athletic has been speaking to supporters of every team that will compete at this summer's World Cup to explore each one's rich and diverse football culture.

From Algeria to Argentina, Canada to Curacao, the Netherlands to New Zealand and all other corners of the globe, this new series takes in traditions, psychology, food, history and much more.

Welcome to The Language of Soccer.

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[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

The U.S. men’s national team on Sunday had a unique take on the hydration breaks that FIFA has introduced.

Midway through the first half of a friendly against Senegal, rather than huddle on the side of the field and listen to their coach while drinking water, players gathered on the bench around a laptop.

The problem, though, is the Americans aren’t sure whether FIFA will permit this approach at the 2026 World Cup.

📝 @HenryBushnell

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[KoraMaroc @AtKoraMaroc]

Insolite !

Le capitaine de la Jordanie a demandé à ses coéquipiers d’abandonner les consignes tactiques de Jamal Sellami pour passer à un pressing haut.

Résultat ? Ils ont encaissé un but quelques secondes plus tard… 😳 https://t.co/9sR3qdfg75