Kane and England’s band of brothers starting to believe
Harry Kane says his England team-mates are like his brothers as they bid for a semi-final spot.
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Deschamps still sees room for French improvement
More to come from France, says Didier Deschamps after securing a semi-final spot.
Torreira rejects Arsenal medical, but deal still on
Lucas Torreira has rejected the chance to do his Arsenal medical in Russia, but all is still well.
Yellow peril: Neymar, De Bruyne, Pogba all under ban threat
Paul Pogba, Kevin De Bruyne and Neymar are some of the big names a yellow away from suspension.
Vardy sits out England’s pre-Sweden training session
Jamie Vardy was only involved in the warm-up at England training on Friday, but everyone else was there.
Danilo ruled out of Brazil World Cup bid
An ankle ligament injury will keep Danilo out of the remainder of Brazil’s bid for World Cup glory.
Mails: England have no choice but to win it now
An excited, nervous mailbox deals with expectations, play-acting, penalties and a goalkeeper’s wickets.
Sweden 1-0 Switzerland: Spare a thought for Zlatan
Sweden have booked a World Cup quarter-final against either England or Colombia. Somehow.
Golovin’s mum spills the beans on Chelsea talks
Mum’s the word: Aleksandr Golovin in talks with Chelsea, says his dear old ma.
Wenger tips England, everyone else for WC glory
Arsene Wenger says England (or Brazil, or France, or…) are going to win the World Cup.
Know your enemy: Colombia’s (possible) XI to face England
A closer look at the Colombia team to take on England tonight. Remember: they’re No Pushovers.
Southgate defends rotation ahead of knockout clash
Gareth Southgate defended his rotation ahead of England’s “biggest game for a decade”.
Mails: Will England *really* play for second place?
Plus mails on Southgate’s rebuttal, Sterling’s article, Neymar’s antics and Jack being 24.
Southgate hits out at media over team news leak
Gareth Southgate says the media must decide whether ‘they want to help the team or not’.
World Cup Big Weekend: Germany, Mexico, Kane, Mitrovic
Germany might be going out of the World Cup after *two games*. That’s… unusual.
ENGLAND LEAK: Rashford and RLC in, Alli and Sterling out?
RLC and Rashford set for Panama starts, if Steve Holland’s training notes are to be believed.
Dele sits out England training, but Southgate passed fit
No Dele Alli at England training on Thursday, but clumsy Gareth Southgate was out there.
Team-mate tells Liverpool target Ziyech who to join
Morocco team-mate tells Hakim Ziyech to join Roma rather than Liverpool if he quits Ajax.
Dembele sort of hints at possible Spurs stay
Could Mousa Dembele be staying at Tottenham after all? He’s giving little away…
Hierro wary after Spain labour to Iran victory
Spain coach Fernando Hierro isn’t taking a point against already-eliminated Morocco for granted…
Argentina still struggling to find the right formula
Argentina are bobbins. Jorge Sampaoli concedes he’s not yet quite got it right.
Youthful England ‘creating something new’, says Lingard
England’s young guns are “creating something new” at the World Cup, says Jesse Lingard.
Dier or Henderson? Just glad it’s no longer ‘and’…
Dier or Henderson may be an uninspiring selection decision but at least it is now a choice.
New Madrid boss ‘very sad’ to leave Spain World Cup bid
New Madrid boss Julen Lopetegui is “very sad” not to be leading Spain at the World Cup
Loftus-Cheek feared Russia-scuppering surgery
Ruben Loftus-Cheek feared his World Cup hopes were over after ankle injury.
The first, second and third XIs of the seven WC contenders
Would France’s third-choice XI give England’s first choice a game? Abso-bloody-lutely.
Argentina ‘angry’ as Messi & co. face WC failure
A World Cup without Messi and Argentina? It just seems wrong. Funny, but wrong…
‘Germany stronger than World Cup-winning side’
“I’m not sure if there’s a system you can come up with that can contain Germany,” says NI boss…
The Long-Term View: A Russian World Cup
Toby Sprigings wants us to boycott. Like, really boycott. We need to send a message to Russia and FIFA.
Pique to quit Spain in 2018: “I can’t bear this anymore”
Spain defender Gerard Pique has revealed he will quit international football after the 2018 World Cup.