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BBC SportHow do England stop Norway - and Haaland?
As England prepare to face Norway in a World Cup quarter-final on Saturday, how can Thomas Tuchel's side handle the main threat - star striker Erling Haaland?
The Guardian FootballWing wizards or worries? England and Norway have choices to make out wide
Thomas Tuchel seems undecided, while Ståle Solbakken has been structured before the World Cup quarter-final While there will be much focus on Harry Kane and Erling Haaland before England’s match with Norway, they carry no mystery. They will play. They will probably score. A more complex decision for both Thomas Tuchel and Ståle Solbakken is who they choose to deploy as their wingers. Neither team have completed a game this summer fielding the wide forwards who began it. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballLike Nosferatu on a golf weekend – but England players trust Tuchel and his aura | Barney Ronay
Imposing head coach is a details man who has got the balance of squad spirit right at the World Cup, and is even proving a hit on Mumsnet Let’s set the world on fire. There’s a section in Bill Buford’s classic football hooligan study, Among the Thugs, where he describes being part of a phalanx of England “faces” steaming through the centre of mid-1980s Rotterdam towards some kind of meet, while their leader – the Top Boy, General or similar – runs up and down the column whispering to his men, saying the “energy is high”, “the energy is high”, “feel it”, “the energy is high”. As it is currently for this England team, and quite clearly the players can feel it. You will probably have seen the dressing-room video, which has more than 40m views. Declan Rice and John Stones are shown playing a prank on Thomas Tuchel after the electrical storm masquerading as a football match at the Estadio Azteca last on Sunday. Rice pretends Stones has injured his shoulder. Stones plays along with it, delivering a minimalist acting masterclass so contained there is almost no acting at all, before raising his fist as the beat drops (song: Talk To You, by ANOTR) and the room falls about in generalised hysteria. Continue reading...
BBC SportCoroner rules inquest needed into Nobby Stiles' death
An inquest into his death will be held after a corner finds injury consistent with repeated head traumas.
BBC SportArsenal sign Spain defender Batlle on free transfer
Arsenal sign Spain international Ona Batlle on a free transfer following her exit from Barcelona.
The Guardian FootballArsenal hail signing of ‘winner’ Ona Batlle after Barcelona summer exodus
Batlle is fourth arrival after Stanway, Cerci and Reuteler Manchester City sign Niamh Charles from Chelsea Arsenal have confirmed the signing of the Spain full-back Ona Batlle for free after her departure from Barcelona, continuing the London club’s busy start to the transfer window. The 27-year-old is their fourth signing, after Georgia Stanway , Selina Cerci and Geraldine Reuteler, who arrived from Bundesliga teams on free transfers, and the club are understood to have been determined to complete their business early. Continue reading...
BBC SportA-Z World Cup quiz: Name the best performing team for every letter
When it comes to the World Cup it's not all about the numbers - the letters are important too!
BBC SportHow football has helped immigrants make a home in the US
Football is the common bond for the immigrants and refugees who play matches in a Maine park, and has helped them develop a sense of community in a foreign land.
The Guardian Football‘What’s more American than baseball?’: World Cup brings fans, chants and verve to the national pastime
The crossover in the American sports calendar has made for a compelling collision of cultures, from Scots in Boston to a new English folk hero in Atlanta First they sang for Harry Kane. Then they sang for Michael Harris II. The Atlanta Braves center-fielder is not someone many Major League Baseball fans would consider a household name. A local kid made good, he has established himself as an above-average, everyday outfielder and at age 25 is enjoying a career-best season, but his face doesn’t dominate billboards and ads in the way of Shohei Ohtani or Aaron Judge. Continue reading...
BBC SportSpurs make offer for Kolo Muani - Friday gossip
Tottenham make an offer for Randal Kolo Muani but Juventus remain favourites to sign the forward, Arsenal are ready to finalise a deal for Christos Tzolis, Marcus Rashford's future at Barcelona could be in doubt, plus more.
The Guardian FootballExit strategies: how and why 27% of World Cup coaches have left their jobs
Thirteen coaches have been sacked or walked away from their national teams – here’s a full rundown Sabri Lamouchi Appointed on 14 January to succeed Sami Trabelsi after Tunisia lost on penalties to Mali in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations. Sacked after Tunisia lost 5-1 to Sweden in their opening group match. Said after the game: “We have our pride. We need to react.” The Tunisian FA said: “The Federation Tunisienne de Football announces the termination of its contractual relationship with head coach Sabri Lamouchi by mutual agreement and wishes him every success in his future professional endeavours.” Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballPolice officer hurt amid violent disorder in London after France beat Morocco
Four arrests after Edgware Road incidents, say police Teenager dies in France while celebrating team’s win A police officer has been hurt and several people were arrested after disorder in London on Thursday night in the wake of France beating Morocco 2-0 in a World Cup quarter-final in Boston in the United States. Police and fans clashed on Edgware Road. Footage on social media appears to show flares being set off and missiles being thrown at officers in the middle of a London street. The Metropolitan police said four people were arrested for violent disorder and one officer had been taken to hospital with a head injury after being hit by a glass bottle. Continue reading...
The Guardian Football‘Give me another medal!’: meet the hair stylist who has taken over the World Cup
Jayèma on working with England stars, a new look for Raphinha and forging a friendship with Lamine Yamal’s family Jayèma has had a World Cup like no other. Who else but the London hair stylist has worked with footballers from England, Brazil, the United States and Canada, and hung out with Lamine Yamal and his family, while having no idea who Lionel Messi is until recently? Who else but Jayèma has been to her first game of men’s football and left before the end of a tumultuous match between Mexico and England at the Azteca Stadium because the atmosphere was too “rowdy”? Who else has made so many footballers feel especially good about their hair and themselves, but the hardest-working stylist and male groomer in elite sport? Continue reading...
BBC SportMexico boss' explicit heckle a bit of fun - Gordon
England winger Anthony Gordon says being sworn at by Mexico boss Javier Aguirre in a viral moment of their World Cup match was "just a bit of fun".
BBC SportMan City sign Monga - how good is the 17-year-old?
Manchester City strike an early blow to Arsenal by signing teenager Jeremy Monga from Leicester City.
BBC SportBorn in Leeds, crafted in Norway - Haaland's worlds about to collide
Erling Haaland has guided Norway to their first World Cup since 1998. So what is it like being a global name from a nation with a population of just 5.5 million?
BBC SportWho am I? Guess World Cup star No 33
Will you get today's player in as few attempts as possible?
BBC SportLoyal and royal: How the future King became a football superfan
A love of football connects William to the country he will one day reign over in a way polo would not.