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The Guardian Football‘Is he a nice guy? No. He’s a good guy’: how Harry Kane became an England great
Figures who worked with striker in his formative years recall a self-belief – even when his talent did not stand out There is another version of reality in which Harry Kane is not England’s greatest goalscorer but a goalkeeper. On his first day at Ridgeway Rovers, his first club, the coach Dave Bricknell asked whether anyone fancied going in goal. A six-year-old Kane threw up his hand – and he was pretty good. “I thought I’d found a goalkeeper,” Bricknell says. “At that age, you don’t get many kids that don’t mind standing in front of a ball.” It was quickly pointed out to him by parents that Kane was even better on the pitch. But that wasn’t the only time Kane almost strayed down the goalkeeping path. Continue reading...
BBC SportBenitez open to Scotland job - what would he bring and is he affordable?
Is Rafa Benitez a realistic contender to replace Steve Clarke as Scotland head coach or would the Spaniard's likely salary demands be an obvious stumbling block?
BBC Sport'It was good vibes in there' - Stones on viral prank
John Stones talks about the viral dressing-room injury prank that left England boss Thomas Tuchel briefly stunned.
The Guardian FootballFrance national team uses ICE deportation planes for World Cup travel
The plane that French team used after match with Paraguay flew 44 deportation-related flights this year alone The French men’s national soccer team, whose star Kylian Mbappé is one of the world’s most outspoken athletes against far-right politicians, has been using a charter airplane company that is at the heart of the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign. Images of the team posted on social media and flight tracking data show the French team have used Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) for at least three domestic flights between their World Cup games and base camp in Boston. That same airline charter company has operated more than half of ICE’s removal flights in 2024 and 2025. Continue reading...
BBC SportOlise yellow card stands as Saibari out for Morocco
France fail in their bid to have forward Michael Olise's yellow card overturned, while Morocco are without Ismael Saibari for the quarter-final at Boston Stadium.
The Guardian FootballWorld Cup quarter-final (and beyond) predictions: will anyone derail France’s title bid?
With the World Cup down to eight teams, our writers assess who’s left, identify the biggest remaining threats to France and make calls on who will lift the trophy Lionel Messi . As he proved in thrilling style against Egypt, Argentina’s No 10 still has magic in his boots even at the age of 39. While his penalty record of four from eight attempts is much worse than you’d expect, he is clinical when it matters most. EA Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballEngland’s big chances and France’s shots: how World Cup quarter-finalists’ stats line up
Each of the eight teams has at least one key strength, from Swiss speed to Spanish defence The World Cup has reached the quarter-final stage and the favourites to reach the last four in descending order of likelihood, according to Opta, are France, Spain, Argentina and England. All eight remaining teams have positive data in their favour from the tournament, though. Continue reading...
The Guardian Football‘Best player England has developed’: Olise’s rise from Hayes to the World Cup
One of the Bayern and France playmaker’s early coaches tells the story of how a move to Reading kickstarted a career If Michael Olise wins the World Cup , there will be a corner of a Hayes housing estate that is for ever France. It is Olise’s corner, a scrap of parkland grass among the west London suburban homes where a seven-year-old practised his football with his brother, Richard. “Football in these conditions, it’s just freedom,” Olise told L’Équipe last month. “It’s not really learning in the strict sense. It was simply the pleasure of playing football. I just loved it.” Sean Conlon, one of Olise’s early coaches with Old Isleworthians in west London, recalls: “I would go over to his house and he would be practising outside with Richard. That little estate probably really aided him; there weren’t a lot of cars but it had quite a lot of concrete open space and then a small green. He’d just be practising out here all the time, obsessed with football.” Continue reading...
BBC SportIdolises Ronaldo, plays like Saka - meet £40m Chelsea winger Quenda
Chelsea's new signing Geovany Quenda hopes to follow in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo by leaving Sporting's academy for the challenge and exposure of the Premier League.
BBC SportLate goals, comebacks and upsets - is record-breaking World Cup best ever?
What a World Cup it has been with great goals, thrilling comebacks, late drama, shock results. But how will this tournament be remembered?
BBC SportHow Kane and Haaland compare - who would you pick?
Two of the world's best strikers - Harry Kane and Erling Haaland - meet in the World Cup quarter-finals - but who would you rather have?
BBC SportStarmer hints at bank holiday if England win World Cup
The prime minister says he does not want to "jinx it" but "ask me again if we get to the final".
ESPNMexico start Márquez era on 'strong foundation'
The Mexican Football Federation announced Wednesday that Rafael Márquez is taking the reins as Javier Aguirre's successor to lead the team up to the 2030 World Cup.
ESPNMessi, Ream, Berhalter headline MLS ASG roster
Argentina and Inter Miami CF star Lionel Messi and U.S. players Matt Freese, Max Arfsten, Tim Ream and Sebastian Berhalter were included in MLS' 29-man All-Star Game roster.
BBC SportChris Sutton's World Cup quarter-final predictions
BBC Sport's football expert Chris Sutton gives his predictions for the quarter-final ties at the 2026 World Cup, including England against Norway.
ESPNInside the 'goalkeepers' union,' where mutual supp...
Goalkeepers are unique among soccer players, and so is the supportive bond that (almost) all of them share.
The Guardian FootballEngland to get bank holiday if team win World Cup, Starmer expected to announce
Prime minister understood to be poised to give England a day off should the nation’s team bring home the trophy for first time since 1966 Keir Starmer is planning to announce a bank holiday if England win the World Cup, the Guardian understands, to celebrate the men’s national team finally bringing football home. The prime minister stopped short of announcing a date, saying he didn’t want to jinx England’s progress towards lifting the famous trophy for the first time since 1966 – but it would most likely be on Friday 24 July. Continue reading...
BBC SportRashford dilemma for Man Utd - Thursday's gossip
Manchester United are in a quandary over Marcus Rashford's future, Arsenal and Tottenham eye Antonio Nusa, Barcelona shortlist Bournemouth's Eli Junior Kroupi, plus more.