12 days of summer hysteria: following England at the Euros is so tiring
Supporters are full of yo-yoing emotions watching games on an ‘expectations v reality’ split screen but it’s time to flip the script and accept the [...]
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Safety in numbers for Primera Division battlers Real Betis with grassroots partnership
The Seville club have secured a deal to boost player development that could help them become Spanish top-flight mainstays, writes Martin Whiteley. Like many clubs [...]
Euro 2020 home nations action: England toil against stubborn Scotland
Jessy Parker Humphreys rounds up the action from an intriguing clash at Wembley and Wales’ 2-0 victory over Turkey in Baku as the visitors edged closer to the knockout [...]
Euro 2020 EFL graduates: Phillips takes leading role for England
The Leeds midfielder has enjoyed a meteoric rise from relative unknown to Premier League promotion hero who’s earned his place on the international stage, writes Holly [...]
Euro 2020 player focus: Pogba’s dominant display helps France ward off Germany
As well as deftly pinging balls forward in France’s attacking phases, the midfielder held off Ilkay Gundogan and remained unphased by a toothy Antonio Rudiger to secure [...]
‘Nonpolitical’ fans need a moment of reflection – football and politics are inextricably linked
Taking the knee is a political act but not in the way it’s been indoctrinated, writes Laura Lawrence. In German author Thomas Mann’s 1918 essay Reflections of a [...]
Euro 2020: Kalvin Phillips masterclass proves England don’t need all-out attack to be dangerous plus Home Nations reaction
Phillips’ ability to switch deftly between defensive and attacking play in midfield will be invaluable to England’s Euros campaign, writes Jessy Parker Humphreys. The [...]
Whatever happened to… Andrey Arshavin?
Blistering performances, and a transfer saga along the way, mean that Andrey Arshavin will always be remembered by football fans. With the latest edition of the Euros almost [...]
Whatever happened to Daniel Sturridge?
Once a golden-boot contender, now a free agent after a betting offence ban, is England’s forgotten footballer due to make a comeback? Alasdair Hooper tells Sturridge’s [...]
Title favourites PSG must keep star players to usher in new era of dominance
Les Parisiens are on the cusp of ending Lyon’s 14-year reign as French champions but the real hard work could just be about to start, writes Martin Whiteley. PSG are [...]
The Offside Rule 