GARETH SOUTHGATE built this era of consistent English success on ruthlessness. Now can the England manager make the boldest selection call of all by benching his captain and all-time record goalsco…
HARRY KANE has launched a bullish defence of his own form and fitness. The England skipper and all-time record scorer has been widely criticised for sub-standard performances against Serbia and Den…
WE used to compare Jude Bellingham to other English footballers. To Wayne Rooney in 2004, to Paul Gascoigne in 1990. But now we’re beyond all that. Bellingham is beyond comparison with …
JURGEN KLINSMANN knows more than most about the fierce footballing rivalry between England and his homeland. The legendary German goal machine helped to break English hearts in semi-final pena…
BOTTLERS, chokers, shandy-drinking southern softies. These were the charges levelled at Arsenal when they blew the title last season. And even if the actual reason they failed was because William S…
IF you’re a strange enough person to train to become a referee, there’s one excellent rule of thumb you’re supposed to live by. If nobody notices you, you’ve had a good game. And if you hardly ever…
THE Premier League has seen some of football’s greatest-ever players grace the competition. Many people would expect the likes of Steven Gerrard and Harry Kane to make the top ten, but withou…
SPARE a thought for Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise, if you will. On Saturday’s Match of the Day, Gary Lineker described Olise’s stunning strike in his team’s defeat at Luton, as a “Goal…
GARY LINEKER believes Jude Bellingham could end up as a striker for England after his outstanding goalscoring start for Real Madrid. The Brummie midfielder has netted 11 times in 12 matches fo…
WHEREVER England base themselves at next summer’s Euros finals, one venue is out of the question. Baden-Baden — so mad they named it twice — hosted an extraordinary WAG circus at the 2006 World Cu…
NEVER in 135 years of League football has any club been crowned champions of England for four consecutive seasons. So as a new campaign dawns, the question is . . . who can stop Manchester City fro…
FULHAM are sixth in the Premier League and tonight they could reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in 13 years when they face Leeds at home. And yet Craven Cottage, sold out fo…
GARETH SOUTHGATE went to Qatar believing this World Cup would probably represent
his endgame. Had England bombed spectacularly, or even progressed to the latter
stages while failing to excite the n…
SO which was the real England – the one which demolished Iran or the one made to look bang average by the United States? We will find out in the knockout stage and the good news is that…
ENGLAND have thrashed Iran 6-2 to record their biggest World Cup opening game win! Teen star Jude Bellingham opened the scoring to head England in front for his first international goal before Buka…
PHIL FODEN has that World Cup-winning vibe again — having already ruled the
planet at youth level. The Manchester City star said he “knew” England would win
the Under-17 World Cup five years ago. A…
RONNIE RADFORD was a carpenter and joiner by trade — and a giant-killer by legend. In his day job, he could have built you a pretty decent set of goalposts. And in his down time, he would locate th…
WHITE rabbits, white rabbits — pinch, punch, it’s the first day of World Cup
month. So is everybody excited? No? Me neither. Just 19 days to go until the
greatest sporting show on Earth and the abs…
PEP GUARDIOLA believes Erling Haaland could be even deadlier in the second half of the season — as long as the Norwegian stays off the carbs in Marbs. While most elite players face a gruelling Worl…
COLE PALMER is wanted on a season-long loan by German giants Borussia Dortmund. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has always been reluctant to send out the highly-rated England Under-21 star, who …
AS Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard prepare to meet as managers for the first time on Saturday, all talk of greatness from their playing days feels remote. Both were Champions League-winning captai…