England’s long-running reliance on Harry Kane is once again under the spotlight, not because of anything he has done wrong, but because the conversation around succession is becoming impossible to avo...
Thomas Tuchel has moved to protect his choices in the wake of England’s World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina, insisting the result should not be reduced to a single tactical call. In a tense news ...
England’s painful 2-1 defeat to Argentina in Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final has quickly become more than just another post-match talking point. The focus has shifted to the tactical choices behind t...
BBC analysis of Lionel Messi’s influence has once again highlighted a familiar truth in elite football: the game is not always won by the fastest or the most physical side, but by the player who can r...
BBC Sport’s World Cup pundit panel has pointed the finger at Thomas Tuchel after England’s 2-1 semi-final defeat to Argentina, with Wayne Rooney, Joe Hart and Micah Richards all arguing that the head ...
Argentina’s recent World Cup story has often been told through Lionel Messi’s brilliance, but the more revealing angle is how the team created the conditions for that brilliance to matter. The BBC’s a...
The latest BBC Sport World Cup note highlights a pattern that often says as much about the modern Premier League as it does about the tournament itself: when the competition reaches the semi-final sta...
England’s World Cup quarter-final against Norway is now under way, and the focus is already where it was always likely to be: on how England deal with Norway’s attacking threat, and in particular Erli...
BBC Sport’s latest World Cup discussion centres on a familiar but increasingly relevant question for Argentina: should Lionel Messi remain the team’s first-choice penalty taker? The issue matters beca...
England’s World Cup quarter-final against Norway is shaping up as a tactical test as much as a knockout tie. The headline issue is obvious: how Thomas Tuchel’s side can limit Erling Haaland, the strik...