Zlatan Ibrahimovic has never been known for softening his opinions, and Noni Madueke became the latest player to receive one of the Swedish legend’s brutally direct assessments during England’s World Cup quarter-final against Norway. Madueke was selected to start on...
England’s dramatic World Cup quarter-final victory over Norway should have been remembered primarily for Jude Bellingham’s match-winning brilliance. Instead, one of the tournament’s strangest controversies has placed an overhead camera cable at the centre of the debate. Thomas Tuchel’s side...
Lionel Messi’s message was brief, emotional and unmistakably defiant. Argentina had been forced beyond 90 minutes by Switzerland, struggled to exploit a numerical advantage and stood uncomfortably close to seeing their World Cup defence end in the quarter-finals. Yet, once...
England’s path to the 2026 World Cup final now runs directly through Lionel Messi. Thomas Tuchel’s side survived a bruising quarter-final against Norway, recovering from a goal down before Jude Bellingham scored twice to secure a tense 2-1 victory after...
England had just secured a place in the World Cup semi-finals, yet the atmosphere surrounding Thomas Tuchel was far from completely celebratory. The Three Lions had survived a demanding quarter-final against Norway, recovering from an early setback before eventually claiming...
Why remove the player most capable of changing the match with one finish? Why take off a forward who had carried Norway through a historic campaign when England were preparing to defend deeper, creating the kind of penalty-area battle in...
England had just reached a World Cup semi-final. Jude Bellingham had scored twice, the supporters were singing his name, and another difficult knockout match had ended with the Three Lions still standing. Thomas Tuchel was not satisfied. Instead of allowing...
Canada’s 2026 World Cup campaign ended with a painful 3-0 defeat to Morocco, but the final score could not erase the importance of what Jesse Marsch’s team achieved. For the first time, Canada’s men collected a World Cup point, won...
Belgium’s 2026 World Cup ended with defeat, tears and two of the country’s most important footballers refusing to guarantee that they would ever wear the national shirt again. Kevin De Bruyne and Thibaut Courtois both left their international futures unresolved...
Thomas Tuchel expected Jarell Quansah to miss one match after the England defender was sent off against Mexico. Instead, the automatic suspension was increased to two games, removing Quansah from both the quarter-final against Norway and England’s subsequent semi-final meeting...
