Steve McClaren on Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo and how Man United players have changed
Steve McClaren is explaining the differences he encountered between being No 2 to Sir Alex Ferguson at the turn of the millennium and assisting Erik ten Hag nearly a quarter…
50 days to go until 2026 World Cup: France’s attack is electrifying. Can they go all the way?
Fifty days out from the World Cup, France are in ominously impressive form and will go into the tournament as one of the favourites to lift the trophy. After a…
50 days to go until 2026 World Cup: England will need Harry Kane now more than everJack Pitt-Brooke
The mood around England was great last year as they won all eight World Cup qualifiers without conceding a single goal. But they were poor in both home friendlies last…
50 days to go until 2026 World Cup: Spain and Yamal are ready for the global stageDermot Corrigan
With 50 days to go until the World Cup, European champions Spain are comfortable with being one of the favourites. Yet manager Luis de la Fuente still has some interesting…
The 48 World Cup teams are set. We've filled in the bracket and here's what is going to happenSebastian Stafford-Bloor10
Finally, we have the full 2026 World Cup draw. The 48 teams competing in the United States, Canada and Mexico this June and July are set. The final six qualifiers…
World Cup play-offs: Who went through? What are the match-ups in the finals?
Italy avoided an upset to beat Northern Ireland and put themselves one win from qualifying for their first World Cup since 2014. Gennaro Gattuso’s side are the most decorated nation…
What are your Premier League club's players up to over the international break?Art de Roché, Jacob Tanswell and more1
The Premier League is on a hiatus for three weeks until games return on April 10. International football takes centre stage before the FA Cup and European competition return in…
The World Cup and fatigue: ‘Some players have gone three summers without a rest. That’s wrong’
Declan Rice is Arsenal’s running man, a driving force still bidding to make this the club’s greatest season. The central midfielder could not inspire a first piece of silverware when…
The 22 teams that can still qualify for the World CupWill Jeanes
The play-offs for the 2026 World Cup get underway on Thursday (March 26), with 22 teams still battling to qualify for the tournament in North America in June and July.…
42 World Cup questions that will be answered during this international windowJack Lang, Paul Tenorio and more3
Welcome to the final mid-season international window of 2025-26, the last chance for managers to work with players before naming their World Cup squads. Over the next 10 days, we…