Thomas Tuchel’s side had 36 touches in the Spain penalty area at Wembley but were given a lesson in taking chances England dominated Spain to an extent very few teams have in recent years. Sadly for them, not in terms of goals. Nor possession. But ownership of the ball is...
Republic of Ireland put controversy aside to earn impressive win over Israel
Football and politics are inseparable in the modern world, no matter how many people wish they were not. But whether the beautiful game can ease the ills of our age is another matter. After a week in which the issue of Irish support for the people of Gaza had turned...
Tony Pulis says he and Stoke were ‘cheated’ in 2011 FA Cup final after Manchester City verdict
Manchester City won match 1-0 after goal by Yaya Touré Club deny wrongdoing and say ‘process is ongoing’ Tony Pulis has said his Stoke City team were “cheated” out of the 2011 FA Cup after Manchester City were found guilty on virtually all counts of breaching Premier League financial rules....
OK, now it’s time for the Patriots to panic about Drake Maye
The New England quarterback was a revelation in the 2025 regular season. But Sunday’s loss was just the latest in a series of crushing lows After the Patriots pulled out a win in Week 2 over the Steelers, despite another uninspiring performance from Drake Maye, Mike Vrabel avoided answering questions...
Arsène Wenger and Arsenal: 30 years on from appointment that changed English football
David Dein’s decision to hire the Frenchman ushered in an irreversible era of multiculturalism, giving birth to the Premier League we know today As feedback goes, even a character as relentlessly optimistic as David Dein might have considered the reaction to his bold managerial appointment suboptimal. Thirty years ago, Arsenal...
Ever feel you’ve been cheated? Consequences could be profound after Manchester City guilty verdict | Jonathan Wilson
Premier League could be hit hard by aftermath, while Manchester City fans may know they took 30 years to recover from a guilty verdict in 1906 So it turns out none of that was real. Nothing that happened in English football between 2009-10 and 2017-18 that involved Manchester City actually...
Lando Norris says Colapinto ‘shouldn’t be in F1’ after crash ends title hopes
Briton forced to retire from Azerbaijan GP when eighth Colapinto given a grid drop at the next round in Malaysia Lando Norris has issued a scathing criticism of Franco Colapinto, saying the Alpine driver does not deserve to be in Formula One and should face a ban after taking Norris’s...
Vollering pips Niewiadoma to seal dramatic road race world title
Demi Vollering powers to victory in brutal Montreal race Tour de France Femmes champion wins sprint finish Demi Vollering won the longest edition of the women’s world road race championship in a brutal and compelling sprint finale in Montreal. The 29-year-old’s success capped a remarkable season in which she has...
Israel game goes ahead after Irish players’ vote; reaction to Spain’s win over England – matchday live
The latest football news, reaction and discussion Today’s fixtures | And you can mail matchday live Republic of Ireland: Manager Heimir Hallgrimsson yesterday admitted he regretted his choice of words in comments made earlier this week about Ireland “playing against genocide” in reference to their fixtures against Israel. After the...
Meet the new minute 55 England collapse, not the same as the old minute 55 England collapse | Barney Ronay
Things started to go wrong against Spain at the same time they did against Argentina, but for very different reasons and with far more cause for optimism You could feel it inside the stadium, one of those moments where the air starts to shift, the birds fly backwards through the...