Chris Nee
Chris is a Warwickshire-based freelance football writer specialising in West Midlands football, the Premier League, the EFL and the J.League. He is the author of the High Protein Beef Paste football newsletter and owner of Aston Villa Review. He supports Coventry Sphinx.
Latest articles by Chris Nee

Scotland is a victim of a hidden unfair advantage that has destroyed the integrity of the World Cup group stage
By Chris Nee Published
Expanding the World Cup to 48 teams led to a competitive compromise at the most basic level – Scotland, South Korea and Senegal prove it

Who is Ismail Elfath? The official in charge of Uruguay vs Spain
By Chris Nee Last updated
Who is the referee for tonight's Group H clash between Uruguay and Spain?

Who are the ITV commentators, pundits and presenters for Uruguay vs Spain?
By Chris Nee Published
Scottish fans will be watching closely as Spain shoot for the top of Group H

Why did Didier Deschamps not manage France tonight?
By Chris Nee Last updated
France have ensured their World Cup will continue to delay the end of the Deschamps era, but the two-time winner wasn't in the dugout against Norway

Who is Guy Stephan, Didier Deschamps replacement in the France World Cup dugout
By Chris Nee Published
Didier Deschamps was unable to take charge of France against Norway

Who is Michael Oliver? The official in charge of Norway vs France
By Chris Nee Last updated
Norway and France fight it out for top spot in their World Cup group

Who is Anthony Taylor? The official in charge of Senegal vs Iraq
By Chris Nee Last updated
There will be a familiar face in the middle for the probable last World Cup game for Senegal and Iraq

Who are the ITV commentators, pundits and presenters for Norway vs France?
By Chris Nee Published
Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe meet at the World Cup with top spot in Group I on the line

England World Cup 2026 Squad: Thomas Tuchel’s team make final preparations ahead of final group game vs Panama with O'Reilly and Rashford in contention to start
By Mark White, Ed McCambridge, Matthew Ketchell, Steven Chicken, Joe Donnohue, Chris Nee Published
Thomas Tuchel's England World Cup 2026 squad play their third group L game, with passage to the knockout stages all but confirmed

England World Cup 2026 Squad: Thomas Tuchel’s team make final preperations ahead of final group game vs Panama with O'Reilly and Rashford in contention to start
By Mark White, Ed McCambridge, Matthew Ketchell, Steven Chicken, Joe Donnohue, Chris Nee Last updated
Thomas Tuchel's England World Cup 2026 squad play their third group L game, with passage to the knockout stages all but confirmed

Spain World Cup 2026 squad injury news, line-up and prediction as La Roja gear up to face Uruguay
By Andy Murray, Ewan Gennery, Isaac Stacey Stronge, Mark White, Matthew Ketchell, Joe Donnohue, Chris Nee Last updated
Spain have a draw and a win from their first two matches in Group H and will take on Uruguay in the third

Norway vs France prediction as Group I winner is decided in Boston
By Chris Nee Published
Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe square off as confirmed top two meet in the group stage

Quickfire Quiz 150: Can you answer 10 questions in 90 seconds?
By Mark White Published
QUIZ! 150 not out for the Quickfire Quiz!

How much can we read into Germany's World Cup group stage results?
By Chris Nee Published
Germany won their first two matches and lost the third. Do those results tell us anything about their credentials?

How to watch Paraguay vs Australia for FREE
By Chris Nee Published
This match at San Francisco's Levi's Stadium hogs the final-fixture jeopardy in the United States' group

How to watch Turkey vs United States for FREE
By Chris Nee Published
Mauricio Pochettino and the USA have already won Group D, while Turkey are guaranteed to finish bottom. Here's how to watch Turkey vs USA at World Cup 2026.

How to watch Tunisia vs Netherlands for FREE
By Chris Nee Published
Netherlands lead Group F ahead of Japan and Ronald Koeman’s side face eliminated Tunisia in their final group match

How to watch Japan vs Sweden for FREE
By Chris Nee Published
All the ways to stream Japan vs Sweden for free from anywhere in a winner-stays-on clash in Group F at the 2026 World Cup.

Who are the BBC commentators, pundits and presenters for Ecuador vs Germany?
By Chris Nee Published
Ecuador need to upset the odds against the Group E winners to stay in the World Cup

Curacao vs Ivory Coast prediction as Group E concludes in Philadelphia
By Chris Nee Published
Ivory Coast are on the cusp of the round of 32 but World Cup 2026 isn't over for Curacao – yet

When is the World Cup final?
By Chris Nee Published
World Cup 2026 will culminate in a glitzy showpiece final, the 104th match of the biggest-ever tournament

Why the World Cup’s head-to-head tiebreaker is such a big problem
By Chris Nee Published
FIFA’s fiddling has not fixed what wasn’t broken and World Cup purgatory is the result

Could Algeria and Austria play for a draw to knock Scotland out of the World Cup?
By Chris Nee Published
With three points, Scotland are playing the waiting game and relying on other results
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