England’s 4-2 victory over Croatia offered the kind of attacking entertainment supporters have been waiting to see more often, but it also exposed the sort of defensive looseness that can quickly turn...
Ryan Christie’s latest World Cup build-up has been shaped by a familiar footballing reference point: Lionel Messi. According to BBC Sport, Christie was in a hotel in uptown Charlotte with his team-mat...
Colombia’s return to the World Cup ended in a result that will please supporters and give the squad an early lift, as they defeated debutants Uzbekistan with Luis Diaz among the scorers. The BBC’s rep...
The first round of World Cup matches always brings a rush of overreaction, but it also offers the first real evidence of who looks ready for the pressure and who still has work to do. BBC Sport’s earl...
England’s 4-2 victory over Croatia offered the kind of opening result managers dream about at a major tournament: goals, control for long spells and three points on the board. But the wider conversati...
Harry Kane’s penalty record has long been one of the defining parts of his game, and BBC World Cup pundits Joe Hart and Wayne Rooney have now highlighted the level of detail behind it. In a short vide...
Jude Bellingham has framed the scrutiny around his England place as a potential advantage rather than a distraction, suggesting the external noise could fuel his best form at the World Cup. For a play...
England’s latest outing in Dallas has been presented as more than just another warm-up or routine international fixture. According to BBC Sport, Thomas Tuchel’s side produced a performance that left s...
Harry Kane’s assessment of England’s 4-2 win over Croatia points to a familiar theme in modern international football: the result mattered, but the performance pattern mattered almost as much. England...
Jude Bellingham’s message after England’s 4-2 win over Croatia was as revealing as the result itself: the midfielder said he had “put the noise aside” and concentrated on the task in front of him. In ...