Three Lions – The Offside Rule

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 [...]

World Cup – Panama 1 – 6 England: Five things we learnt

June 25, 2018

Alasdair Hooper takes a look at what’s working and what needs work for the Three Lions heading into their final group match vs joint Group G leaders Belgium. Even [...]

Sven-Göran Eriksson: The Offside Rule Exclusives Episode 7

March 1, 2018

Sven-Göran Eriksson discusses how phone hacking whilst England manager made him question his closest friends and reveals his plans for buying a football club. In this [...]

Sven Goran Eriksson Talks of Buying a Football Club and What to Expect in the World Cup

March 1, 2018

Former England Manager Sven Goran Eriksson has just turned 70, but the Swede is showing no signs of slowing down. With talk about potentially buying a football club he also [...]