We were supposed to learn a lot from Tuesday’s friendly between England and Northern Ireland. As it happened, there really…
Alex Greenwood Talks England’s Form and Next Generation
Alex Greenwood says talk of England’s poor recent form is “unrealistic” considering the Lionesses haven’t played since March 2020. The…
Marcus Rashford: Hitting New Heights as a Player and a Person
It’s testament to Marcus Rashford’s relentless altruism that we so rarely talk about him in a footballing capacity anymore. The…
What Even Is an England Player?
What even is an England player? Throughout most of the last decade, it wasn’t hard to define what an England…
Mason Mount Is Underappreciated — Chelsea and England Must Use Him More, Not Less
A strange cross of awkward height was struck by Jorginho into Mason Mount’s vicinity. Many would have controlled the ball…
How Will History Judge Phil Neville’s Tenure?
There hasn’t been much good news about the England team in the last year or so. Indeed, there hasn’t been…
John Stones Is Back, and That’s a Good Thing
Player resurgences are seldom this resurgent. Such is the potency and popularity of club football these days that tribalism has…
Talking England: Adrian Bevington
“In approximately the year 2000, I went to the site with Howard Wilkinson. [We took] a photo by a gatepost…
How Did England Fare in the Year Football Stopped?
The coronavirus pandemic was merely a whisper from the East at the beginning of the year. By the end of…
Pirlo, Zidane and Other Midfielders Who Picked England Apart
It had been coming. England could lament the cruel timing of the goals — and they did — but France…
