There is a question that sits in the room, unspoken but heavy, like the ghost of a missed penalty. As Cristiano Ronaldo prepares to walk out for a six...
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There is a quiet menace building north of Hadrian's Wall. The thumping of Bolivia on Saturday was not just a scoreline; it was a statement of intent d...
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Let's call a spade a spade. What we witnessed against the minnows was not a test of nerve or a tactical chess match; it was a glorified training exerc...
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There is a weight that settles on the shoulders of England's number nine that goes beyond the captain's armband. It is the weight of expectation, of h...
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Thomas Tuchel's England did precisely what was required in the furnace of a 33 degree Central London evening. They went through the gears without brea...
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Just as the football world braces for the start of a World Cup that was always going to be about more than what happens on the pitch, a fresh diplomat...
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There is a peculiar tension that hangs over a pre tournament friendly, a strange blend of high stakes rehearsal and casual afternoon kickabout. Tonigh...
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So the first ever meeting between Bolivia and Scotland is upon us, and let's be honest, it is not the stuff of World Cup final fantasy. But for those...
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The build up to a World Cup is a strange beast. You have the pristine training camps, the carefully curated messaging, and then you have the reality o...
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Let us be honest, a friendly between Bolivia and Scotland is not the fixture that gets the pulse racing for the neutral. But for the connoisseur of th...
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If there is one thing that separates the elite from the merely gifted, it is the ability to keep a cool head when the temperature rises. Rafael Leao,...
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The business end of a World Cup build up has a strange way of turning grown men into amateur mathematicians. You find yourself hunched over a calculat...
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