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...
The Barbarians have added two established international names to their starting side for Saturday’s meeting with South Africa, with Scotland wing Duhan van der Merwe and Wales hooker Elliot Dee both s...
Ghana produced a dramatic late finish in Toronto, with Caleb Yirenkyi scoring in the 95th minute to secure a result that will sting Panama and delight Ghanaian supporters. In a game decided at the ver...
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...
Liverpool’s reported move for Victor Munoz is the kind of transfer that immediately draws attention because it involves a release clause, a fixed valuation and a club that rarely hesitates when it ide...
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 ...