Three Lions

England v France preview: Three Lions to reach semi-finals after dramatic penalty shootout win over holders

December 10, 2022

England have proven themselves to be a threatening team over the duration of this tournament, but against Les Bleus they should expect their quarter-final to go the distance [...]

England v Senegal preview: Slick Three Lions to book their place in World Cup quarter-finals by overcoming resilient rivals

December 4, 2022

Focused England will get the job done against the Kings of Africa, but the pressure of knockout football presents a new challenge to overcome tonight, kick-off at 7pm, writes [...]

Wales v England preview: Kane to break home nations rivals’ hearts in tense World Cup decider

November 29, 2022

The Tottenham star will find his shooting boots in tonight’s Battle of the Brits, kick-off 7pm, putting the Three Lions through to the knockouts as Group B leaders — [...]

England v Iran preview: Southgate’s men to survive scare against underdogs in World Cup opener

November 21, 2022

The Three Lions will score early but can expect talisman Taremi to make life difficult for them in Qatar, kick-off 1pm, writes Um-E-Aymen Babar. England go into their World [...]

The Offside Rule Weekly: Three Lion cubs, the Italian way, and naked ambition

September 13, 2019

This week we’re discussing which of England’s youngsters have shone the brightest in the international break, how the big European countries have been doing [...]

Jermain Defoe: The Offside Rule Exclusives Episode 11

October 1, 2018

In the first Offside Rule Exclusives episode of the season, Bournemouth striker and England veteran Jermain Defoe opens up on his personal life and being labelled a [...]

Premier League stalwart Jermain Defoe sets record straight on ‘love rat’ accusations

October 1, 2018

Premier League stalwart Jermain Defoe has had an illustrious career and shows no signs of slowing down. Over the years, he has seen his reputation sullied in the tabloids, [...]

World Cup – Belgium 2-0 England: Beaten for third-place but England can feel proud

July 16, 2018

England’s World Cup campaign ended with a 2-0 defeat in Saint Petersburg by a strong Belgium side that meant that Gareth Southgate’s men finish Russia 2018 in fourth [...]

Sweden vs England: Five things to look out for

July 6, 2018

England will play the third World Cup quarter-final against Sweden in Samara at 3pm (UK time) on Saturday with an opportunity to reach their first World Cup semi-final since [...]

Five Things We Learned: England win shootout over Colombia

July 6, 2018

World Cup Trophy and 2018 Official Match Ball

As the dust settles on a memorable night in Russia earlier this week, Hal Walker looks back on a stoic England performance and picks out the five key points we learned about [...]