Alan Shearer baffled by Eddie Howe’s shock Newcastle exit: ‘What’s going on?’ Newcastle legend Shearer branded Howe’s exit as ‘not a good look’ for the club The Independent UK · Jul 30
Bruno Guimaraes’s Arsenal Links Highlight ‘Painful’ Problem at Newcastle United The Brazilian midfielder is wanted in north London. Sports Illustrated · Jul 26
Five Barcelona Players Who Need to Impress in Preseason There will be ample chances for new signings, youngsters and fringe roster members to impress Hansi Flick this summer. Sports Illustrated · Jul 26
Why Lamine Yamal Isn’t Playing for Barcelona vs. CE Europa in Preseason Friendly It will be a while before the teenage wonderboy is back in action for Barcelona. Sports Illustrated · Jul 24
Manchester United may have to break golden rule over Marcus Rashford sale: report Marcus Rashford is still in limbo - and Manchester United may have to go back on their values to cash in on the forward FourFourTwo · Jul 24
Karim Adeyemi’s First Barcelona Message Deflates Hope of Julian Alvarez Transfer The German forward was officially unveiled as a new Barcelona player. Sports Illustrated · Jul 23
Transfer roundup: Barcelona sign Adeyemi, Monaco’s Bamba set for Newcastle Karim Adeyemi has signed for Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund in a £19m deal while Newcastle are close to a £34m deal for Monaco’s Aladji Bamba The Guardian - UK · Jul 23
Alvarez, Barcola and 10 huge Premier League transfers that could happen after World Cup Arsenal, Liverpool, Man United and many more are hunting big-name signings as the summer transfer window heats up ahead of the new Premier League season The Independent UK · Jul 21
I watched back England’s miserable defeat by Argentina. Here’s the one thing we didn’t see The epicentre of England’s second-half anxiety was not actually Thomas Tuchel, writes Lawrence Ostlere. But his changes had a devastating impact on their dismal semi-final exit The Independent UK · Jul 20
England’s winners and losers from World Cup 2026 England have, on paper, had a decent tournament, but not everyone will be going home happy FourFourTwo · Jul 20
From Gary Lineker’s revenge to the bizarre tale of a missing cat: the best viral TV moments of the World Cup A pranked England manager, a bored Beckham, a Viking takeover and an unwise Wayne Rooney wager: here are the TV treasures of the beautiful game’s biggest ever tournament The Guardian - UK · Jul 20
England player ratings for entire World Cup: Wasted inclusion gets 2/10 but one star fetches 9/10 A ‘what could have been’ tournament brought England semi-final heartbreak versus Argentina, then a thrilling win over France for bronze medals The Independent UK · Jul 19
‘He’s failed, and he’s failed in the same way as before’ Former England international calls for Thomas Tuchel sacking with Gareth Southgate nod Thomas Tuchel’s future has been the topic of much debate following England’s World Cup 2026 exit to Argentina FourFourTwo · Jul 18
France, England Chase Consolation Glory — and Golden Boot Points — in Miami France meet England in Miami for World Cup bronze. Mbappé could tie the all-time scoring record as both sides rotate heavily. Latin Times · Jul 18
Sports Illustrated · Jul 18 ‘What Do You Mean?’—Thomas Tuchel Bites Back at President Trump Criticism The England manager’s approach to the World Cup semifinal has divided opinion.
The Independent UK · Jul 18 England v France LIVE: Three Lions cling on to win thrilling 10-goal World Cup bronze final France 4-6 England: The Three Lions roared into a 4-0 half-time lead before Les Bleus fought back to within a goal but Bukayo Saka’s hat-trick helped them cling on for the most extraordinary victory
The Independent UK · Jul 17 England 12%, Argentina 88%: Every tactical error which led to crushing World Cup semi-final loss England are out of the World Cup after a heart-breaking late collapse against Argentina. But with Lionel Messi totally ineffective before Anthony Gordon's opening goal, England never again threatened to score after taking the lead. Adam Clery looks at how both the team, and manager Thomas Tuchel, managed to snatch…
The Independent UK · Jul 17 Marcus Rashford’s ‘Man United exit clause expires’ as uncertainty grows over his future Marcus Rashford’s £40 million exit clause from Manchester United has expired, according to The Athletic’s David Ornstein. The clause, which was not available to United’s biggest rivals Liverpool and Manchester City, expired on 15 July, meaning that any potential deal regarding Rashford later this summer will need to be negotiated.…
The Independent UK · Jul 17 How England’s World Cup dream unravelled to leave one agonising regret WORLD CUP 2026 : Thomas Tuchel lacked a formula, with poor planning adding to a campaign littered with problems, writers Richard Jolly, and more pain than failure in 1990 and 2018
The Independent UK · Jul 17 How could England look at Euro 2028 under Thomas Tuchel? The six recalls and one major change required England have a squad capable of winning Euro 2028 on home soil but, beyond the personnel and the tactical, part of the issue is psychological
The National (Scotland) · Jul 16 Thomas Tuchel says England’s approach ‘has to be changed’ after World Cup exit England boss Tuchel says the DNA of English football needs changing if his side are to win major tournaments
The Independent UK · Jul 16 Thomas Tuchel blames England’s ‘DNA’ following World Cup semi-final defeat Tuchel insisted he is ‘100 per cent’ committed to leading England to Euro 2028
Evening Standard · Jul 16 Thomas Tuchel highlights England's 'big problem' as future hint issued after Argentina defeat Three Lions boss has come in for criticism after dramatic collapse in World Cup semi-final
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16 Four passes in 19 minutes: damning numbers behind England’s collapse Lack of successful tackles and failure to break up play through fouls also played their part in World Cup semi-final defeat
The Independent UK · Jul 16 Argentina players privately stunned by Thomas Tuchel’s defensive approach to World Cup semi-final Exclusive: Argentina were preparing for Tuchel to bring on attacking options in Bukayo Saka or Noni Madueke, only to realise England were inviting pressure