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Award winner to fourth choice - what has gone wrong for Ramsdale?

From challenging for the Premier League with Arsenal and playing for England, Aaron Ramsdale is now Southampton's fourth-choice goalkeeper.

Nations League: Turkiye vs. Italy – probable line-ups, where to watch on TV

Alessandro Bastoni returns to the Italy XI and Matteo Ruggeri is expected to make his...

Data shows England made inroads against Spain but they must be more clinical | Andrew Beasley

Thomas Tuchel’s side had 36 touches in the Spain penalty area at Wembley but were given a lesson in taking chances England dominated Spain to an extent very few teams have in recent years. Sadly for them, not in terms of goals . Nor possession. But ownership of the ball is less important than where on the pitch it occurs. Thomas Tuchel’s side had 36 touches in the visitors’ penalty area, a ridiculously high total when put in context of Spain’s last decade. They allowed just 9.5 touches per 90 minutes at the 2026 World Cup. The combined efforts of Belgium, France and Argentina registered 38 touches in the Spain box in the final three rounds of the tournament. Since available records began (at the start of Euro 2016), the most box touches a side has had against Spain was the 45 Germany had in the quarter-final of Euro 2024. However, that game went to extra time. France had 42 in normal time in the ridiculous Nations League semi-final they lost 5-4 last year, then come England, second best in regular time from a sample of 133 matches. Continue reading...

Spain win U20 Women's World Cup to continue global dominance

Spain added another global title to its collection after beating defending champions North Korea to lift the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in Poland on Sunday.

Papers: Barca monitoring as Estevao grows impatient with Chelsea role

The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday's newspapers...

Medina stars for Man Utd, Liverpool end Anfield hoodoo, Arsenal's title hopes over?

Seventeen titles in five years - why Spain are a dominant force

We look at what's behind Spain's dominance of football with 17 titles in five years across all age groups and in the men's and women's game.

Goncalves on Fiorentina move: ‘I said yes to them in an instant’

Pedro Goncalves has revealed how quickly he agreed to join Fiorentina, and that Saudi money...

James Trafford’s England dream burns with No 1 spot finally up for grabs again

The Leeds player was surprise starter against Spain but, after his solid display, Jordan Pickford’s grip may be loosening James Trafford looks genuinely affronted. The Leeds goalkeeper’s reaction borders on incredulity. Was it a season of frustration for him at Manchester City last time out, he is asked? A wasted year? “I won two trophies,” he says very simply and very firmly. Defiance is the stock in trade of a goalkeeper and Trafford has a nice line in it, on and off the pitch. Thrust into the England lineup against Spain at Wembley on Saturday for only his third cap, he performed well, particularly during the opening 35 minutes when the world champions threatened to run riot. Trafford made two excellent saves that kept England in contention, laying the groundwork for their surge into a 2-1 half-time lead. They ended up losing 3-2 in the Nations League opener after Harry Kane missed a 54th-minute penalty for 3-1. Continue reading...

Thomas Tuchel resists ‘madness’ of calls to rest England players despite longer window

I don’t take calls from Premier League managers, he says England play Czechia in Prague on Tuesday Thomas Tuchel says it would be “madness” to allow his England players or the clubs to pick and choose their matches during the elongated Nations League window as he promised to go full throttle for victory against Czechia in Prague on Tuesday. The manager did accept that Declan Rice needed to rest and could not be part of the squad in light of the Arsenal midfielder’s heavy workload across a number of seasons and well-documented fitness issues. Rice was at Wembley on Saturday to watch England lose 3-2 against Spain in their opening Nations League game. Continue reading...

Spain expose England's shortcomings in breathtaking Wembley comeback

Spain showed the quality that earned them the 2026 World Cup trophy, while England's crisis of identity continues.

Tuchel: City charges didn't distract England in loss

Thomas Tuchel has insisted Manchester City's potential punishment for breaching Premier League financial rules was not a distraction for his England players in Saturday's 3-2 Nations League defeat to Spain.

Spain win over 'superpower' England puts unbeaten run at 39

Spain manager Luis de la Fuente said his side controlled the match against England and believes his world champions still have room to improve after they won 3-2 at Wembley in their Nations League tie on Saturday evening.

Jonathan David scores again as Juventus fans fear another Douglas Luiz situation

Jonathan David is enjoying one of the best runs of his career, and it is...

Why does Robbie Ure have first name on his Scotland shirt?

Robbie Ure explains why the back of his shirt read 'Robbie Ure' rather than simply 'Ure' against Slovenia.

Why Mancini dropped five players who featured in Italy’s 0-2 defeat to Belgium

Five players who featured in Italy’s 2-0 loss against Belgium on Friday have not travelled...

⚽ Transfer tiers: Which club has the most valuable players?

Which soccer players are actually worth £100m? Let's assess each team's stars, factoring in ability, positions, contracts and age.

England latest: We did enough to beat Spain, says Tuchel