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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
IT is the image which will define the collapse of Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool empire. A manager who admitted at least five months ago he was running out of gas, having a heated touchline row with a st…
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…
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 …
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…
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…