Ashley Cole: I’m still in the Arsenal Invincibles group chat
My Sporting Life is The i Paper’s look behind the curtain at what drives sports stars to greatness. This week we speak to new Cesena...
Elliot Anderson over Declan Rice? My England XI to start the World Cup
Though this is the last opportunity for England to experiment before the World Cup, the focus against Uruguay and Japan should be fine-tuning, not...
Four England squad talking points as Thomas Tuchel names 35 players
Manchester United’s improving form under Michael Carrick has resulted in England recalls for Harry Maguire and Kobbie Mainoo.Thomas Tuchel named a bumper 35-man England...
Danny Welbeck exposes major flaw in Thomas Tuchel’s wacky England plan
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool (Welbeck 14’, 56’ | Kerkez 30’)Thirty-five: the size of Thomas Tuchel’s latest England squad, and the age of the top English...
England vs Uruguay player ratings as 4/10 Phil Foden blows World Cup audition
England 1-1 Uruguay (White 81′ | Valverde 90+4′ pen)Stationed at home as colleague Pete Hall reported on this match from Wembley, the temptation to...
England’s misfiring C-team expose flaw in Thomas Tuchel’s plan
England 1-1 Uruguay (White 81′ | Valverde 90+4′ pen)WEMBLEY STADIUM — I get what Thomas Tuchel was trying to do.Naming an exhaustive 35-man England...
Seven problems Thomas Tuchel must solve for England before the World Cup
Thomas Tuchel’s 35-man squad announcement took everyone by surprise on Friday and now is the time for this experiment to begin.The England manager plans...
Booing Ben White was toxic England fans at their worst
We do not know what the personal reasons were that persuaded Ben White to leave early from the last World Cup.A deserter! In his...
England’s band of misfits fail their World Cup audition after Japan defeat
England 0-1 Japan (Mitoma 23′)WEMBLEY — Does any of this matter? On Tuesday evening at Wembley, you could interpret that question any way you...
England’s three winners and five losers from dire World Cup warm-ups
England 0-1 Japan (Mitoma 23′)WEMBLEY — This was supposed to convince the country to believe. Instead age-old concerns over England’s modus operandi of glorious...





















































