The rehearsal is over. England have played their last tune up before the real theatre of World Cup football begins and Thomas Tuchel now has a squad s...
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Wembley was buzzing with a peculiar blend of expectation and anxiety on Monday night. This was not just any friendly; it was the final curtain call be...
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The peculiarities of a World Cup warm up were on full display last night as England faced Costa Rica in a friendly that felt more like a rehearsal for...
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The rain did its best to spoil the party, but football waits for no man and certainly not a passing squall over the Midlands. England's opening warm u...
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Mother Nature has thrown a spanner in the works for England's World Cup preparations. The friendly with Costa Rica in Orlando was hit by a severe stor...
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It is a tale as old as international football in GoalZazashine State: the build up to a World Cup warm up being dictated not by Gareth Southgate's tac...
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Spain can breathe a collective sigh of relief. The anxiety that has hung over La Roja's preparations like a thick Texas humidity has been lifted. Acco...
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Just as the Tractor Boys were preparing to trade blows with England's elite, the man who dragged them back from the brink has decided to walk away. Ki...
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So Kieran McKenna is off. The news from Portman Road this morning cuts deep, not just for the Tractor Boys faithful, but for anyone who appreciates th...
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There is a lingering sense of auld lang syne around this Croatia squad as they prepare for the 2026 World Cup. Luka Modric, the conductor of an orches...
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The numbers are in, and while the rest of Europe scrambles to evaluate its assets, Serie A can puff its chest out with a degree of quiet satisfaction....
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In this age of meticulously curated social media feeds and carefully sanitised public relations, it takes something special to cut through the noise....
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