Did a missed handball call cost the United States the Concacaf Gold Cup title against Mexico? Not according to VAR. In the second half of Sunday's final, Mexico defender Jorge Sánchez tackled the ball ...

The referee did not award the USMNT a penalty for a handball, and many call it a controversial play that could've changed the outcome of the match. The referee, Mario Alberto Escobar Toca, was not ...

U.S. men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino lambasted referee Mario Escobar in the wake of his team’s 2-1 Concacaf Gold Cup final defeat to Mexico. Pochettino was dismayed at a pair of ...

Several USMNT fans blasted the Gold Cup 2025 final referee, Mario Escobar, claiming that he did not give out a handball call against Mexico in the second half. The allegations came as Mexico managed ...

Just like its group-stage opener against Cameroon, Mexico was once again the victim of horrible officiating in its decisive third match against Croatia. And just as it did in the Cameroon match, it ...

The U.S. men's national team made a run to the Gold Cup final on Sunday despite not having its best squad available. But that won't have head coach Mauricio Pochettino feeling any better about the 2-1 ...

U.S. Men’s National Team coach Mauricio Pochettino didn’t mince his words when discussing a controversial no-call in the team’s CONCACAF Gold Cup final loss to Mexico on Sunday night. The ...

United States coach Mauricio Pochettino was fuming after his side lost 2-1 to Mexico in the Concacaf Gold Cup final on Sunday, adamant a penalty should have been given for handball. It wasn't the end ...

HOUSTON - The USMNT's run in the Gold Cup came to a sudden end Sunday night, as they couldn't sustain an early lead and lost 2-1 to Mexico - the sixth time El Tri have prevailed in the eight meetings ...

HOUSTON — It was a delayed celebration for Mexico on Sunday evening, first having to fight back from an unexpected deficit and then waiting for a video review to award them the game-winning goal, but ...

After Sunday's 2-1 loss to Mexico in the Gold Cup Final, United States men's national team coach Mauricio Pochettino had some choice words for the officials over a controversial no-call. Pochettino ...