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There is always room for improvement. The mood in the England camp is high after their 6-2 victory over Iran on Monday, but nobody is resting on their laurels. There …

England’s soft centre remains Gareth Southgate’s biggest headache Read More

The World Cup began with a Europhobic tone. In Gianni Infantino’s speech the Fifa president, attacked Europe. He accused its representatives of arrogance, double standards and self-centredness. He overlooked one …

Europe shows Infantino the way on the pitch now it must do the same off it Read More

And so the Justin Langer grievance tour rolls on. A lengthy podcast interview spinning off into an online article and back pages across the News Corp stable, revisiting for the …

Justin Langer’s endless grudge threatens to cloud new cricket summer Read More

The Brazil coach, Tite, has insisted that Neymar will play again in this World Cup despite suffering a suspected sprained ankle in their 2-0 Group G win over Serbia. The …

Brazil’s Tite calms fears after emotional Neymar limps off with ankle injury Read More

A little presumptuously perhaps, the Lusail Stadium, the vast and startling mothership of this tournament, insists on calling itself the Iconic. It was the Iconic before the only pre-World Cup …

Richarlison’s balletic barnstormer is a great Brazil World Cup moment Read More

When Harry Kane discovered the full extent of a hamstring tear in January 2020 – extremely serious, surgery needed, months out of action – the reaction of José Mourinho, his …

Southgate savours strength in depth after Kane makes England sweat Read More

England, Wales and five other European nations feared their captains would be exposed to “unlimited liability” and would have faced suspensions if they had defied Fifa’s banning of the pro-diversity …

England feared ‘unlimited liability’ on captains in dropping armband protest Read More