Four talking points ahead of Friday’s internationals
Four talking points ahead of Friday’s international football, featuring an impressive Dutch defence and the Scotland star shining in Serie A. Dutch defence holds…
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Arne Slot to Liverpool: Everything we know so far as transfer fee agreed
Arne Slot is on the verge of becoming the next Liverpool manager. When the process to replace Jurgen Klopp in the Anfield dugout began…
Five of the worst international kits released this month
Football’s kit-supplying giants have been dropping a whole host of new international shirts this month, ahead of a huge summer that will see the…
Noughties Nines: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar – The Hunter
The Netherlands has famously been a difficult barometer on which to judge goalscorers. For every Eredivisie export that has gone on to become elite…
Euro 2024 draw: England discover opponents as Scotland get glamour tie
The Euro 2024 draw has been made and has left England with a relatively kind group ahead of next summer’s tournament. The Three Lions…
Five fixtures to watch during November’s international break
We’re reached the final international break of the calendar year and it promises to be a big one, as Euro 2024 qualification reaches its…
Five big names in danger of missing Euro 2024
Euro 2024 qualification is heating up with six teams having already guaranteed their place at next summer’s finals alongside host nation Germany. More are…
Five fixtures to watch during October’s international break
The international break is back with players jetting off across the globe to represent their nations in friendly fixtures and qualification games. Autumn brings…
Women’s World Cup XI: Only two Lionesses make our team of the tournament
Our Women’s World Cup team of the tournament has some very notable omissions, but that’s hardly surprising given how it went down in Australia…
Cody Gakpo told Liverpool move came ‘too early’
Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has suggested that Cody Gakpo’s move to Liverpool came ‘too early’, following the winger’s struggles at Anfield. Gakpo has had…
Five games that defined the 2022 World Cup
The FIFA World Cup concluded in compelling fashion at the weekend, with Argentina celebrating a third triumph on the world stage after a thrilling…
Remembering every nation to reach consecutive World Cup finals
France will face Argentina in the World Cup final this weekend, with Didier Deschamps’ side just one game from defending football’s biggest trophy. Les…
World Cup 2022 – Team of the quarter-finals
The World Cup’s final four is set after a thrilling round of quarter-final ties, with one of France, Argentina, Morocco or Croatia set to…
Five of the best World Cup quarter-final clashes
The FIFA World Cup has reached the quarter-final stage and each of the remaining eight teams will be beginning to dream about lifting the…
Remembering every World Cup meeting between the Netherlands and Argentina
The Netherlands and Argentina go head-to-head in the World Cup quarter-finals this evening, a fixture that has produced some classic contests in past tournaments.…
World Cup 2022: Ranking the six players with the highest pass completion percentage
The FIFA World Cup has reached the quarter-finals with the final eight teams all dreaming of being crowned world champions. In the midst of…
Assessing each of the World Cup quarter-finalists
The FIFA World Cup has reached the quarter-final stage and ahead of the last-eight clashes we’ve assessed each side and their chances of being…
Five players whose price-tags have risen at the World Cup
Clubs often sign players on the back of major tournament performances, with the World Cup representing the biggest shop window in the game. Already…