Amnesty International urges England to join Qatar-World Cup protests
“If they end up following the lead of German, Dutch and Norwegian players we’d be extremely pleased to see that.”
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World Cup qualifier round-up: Mitro chip; Soucek hat-trick
Mitrovic did a madness to beat the Republic of Ireland, France were held by Ukraine and Soucek bagged a hat-trick…
England drawn against Poland in World Cup qualifying group
Hungary, Albania, Andorra and San Marino make up the rest of England’s qualifying group for the 2022 World Cup.
England confirmed among top seeds for World Cup qualifying draw
The seedings for the European section of qualification for Qatar 2022 were confirmed on Friday morning.
The mistake of choosing KFC over a World Cup semi-final…
Also in your Mailbox: Let’s all stick together, missed games and goals, Brazilian rogues, oneupmanship and more…
Club World Cup shines further spotlight on Qatar’s worker shame
Liverpool will be playing in stadiums built by workers treated like cattle, writes the director of Human Rights Without Frontiers.
Neville insists England ‘need to deliver’ at World Cup
Phil Neville says England must produce “super-human efforts” to realise their dream of lifting the World Cup.
FIFA ditches plans to expand World Cup in Qatar
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be a 32-team tournament as originally planned, FIFA has announced.
Why has nobody tried to copy France’s World Cup winners?
Mails on away goals, extra-time, copying France, the Cowleys and Chelsea strikers…
Cahill follows Vardy into international (almost) retirement
The Chelsea centre-half is hanging up his England boots after winning 61 caps for his country.
Kane ‘very disappointed’ with World Cup Golden Boot
“I congratulated him and he said, ‘No gaffer. I am really disappointed’.”
Keane/Wright spat ‘intended in good humour’ – Ofcom
Ofcom has assessed complaints that Ian Wright mocked Roy Keane’s accent…
Ipswich might finally be interesting this season
Plus mails on Hector Bellerin, Newcastle, boondoggles and sweary trivia. Eclectic.
Does England even want to host a World Cup?
Plus loads on the Mourinho defence, more questions and Arsenal signings…
Shock horror: Qatar World Cup bid accused of breaking FIFA rules
Qatar’s World Cup bid allegedly paid people to slur rivals bidders, breaking FIFA rules…
German FA president admits mistakes made in Ozil saga
He has expressed his regret about the circumstances that led to Mesut Ozil’s international retirement.
Deschamps discusses Kante’s ‘horrible’ World Cup final
N’Golo Kante is “a little phenomenon” but the France coach can’t explain his World Cup final display.
Henry ready for Prem job, says former team-mate
Thierry Henry is ready for Premier League management, reckons old pal Robert Pires.
Spain sounded out Benitez for World Cup role
Spain asked about taking Rafa Benitez on loan from Newcastle to lead their World Cup campaign…
Klopp defends Ozil and Gundogan from WC critics
Jurgen Klopp says the post-World Cup criticism of Ozil and Gundogan is “absolute nonsense”.
Mails: Southgate’s England system already outdated
Three at the back is already over, Gareth. Also: mails on a wonderful World Cup, transfer conspiracies, and the top six…
The World Cup in review: 16 Conclusions
A bumper tournament review: England, Spain, Germany, VAR, Russia, penalties, possession and more…
World Cup 2018 final: 16 Conclusions
What a final and what a tournament. Croatia gallant, but France victorious…
1-23: The best World Cup players for each squad number
The England fallout continues. Has Harry Kane been good? Hell, has Kylian Mbappe?
England didn’t win the World Cup. They might win these…
England aren’t going to win the 2018 World Cup after all, but there are other things to win…
World Cup Big Weekend: Kante, Modric, Mbappe, Deschamps…
A one-sided World Cup final, or does Luka Modric lead Croatia and win the Golden Ball?
The third-place play-off: A nonsense that should be scrapped
Why bother with a glorified exhibition game that players and coaches don’t want to play?
Five players England should now look to abandon
It sounds harsh, but this is a journey. We have to keep faith in youth, and that means tough decisions…
Silverware ‘only a matter of time’ for England – Cahill
England’s future looks bright, says Gary Cahill. But he admits it might not involve him…
Souness goes in hard on Lingard, Dele Alli and England
England have been a “back-to-front team playing very basic football”. Lingard and Alli copped for it…