So here we are, the opening fixture of the tournament and all eyes are on one man. Cristiano Ronaldo, who else The skipper starts, and that alone send...
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Portugal are back in action this afternoon, taking on a spirited DR Congo side in what promises to be a fascinating test of tactical flexibility. The...
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Didier Deschamps has never been a manager who flinches when the plan goes awry. At the break in France's opening World Cup qualifier against Senegal,...
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Keir Starmer has urged England to dare to dream, but the real drama on day seven of this World Cup might unfold beyond the pitch. The Prime Minister's...
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The World Cup is supposed to be a footballing carnival, a time when the beautiful game unites nations under a shared banner of passion and competition...
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So here we are on day seven of the World Cup, and the noise from Downing Street has already reached the press box. Sir Keir Starmer, ever the politici...
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There are anniversaries that pass without note, and then there are those that seem plucked from a scriptwriter's dream. On the 16th of June, 20 years...
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The draw for European football's early qualifying rounds has handed the Scottish Premiership a mixed bag of opportunity and peril. Heart of Midlothian...
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Ruben Amorim's arrival at Milanello was meant to herald a new dawn. A fresh tactical mind, a young squad to mould, and the promise of restoring the Ro...
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The euphoria of a play off final victory at Wembley often clouds the brutal arithmetic that follows promotion. For Hull City, the champagne has barely...
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Day seven of the World Cup, and already the narratives are thicker than a winter fog over Stoke. The political class has waded in, with Sir Keir Starm...
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