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- July 31
- July 30
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- How the promoted Premier League sides are shaping up in the summer transfer window
- Who is Matthias Jaissle? New Newcastle United boss revealed after Eddie Howe bombshell
- Quiz! Can you name England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad?
- Quickfire Quiz 169: Can you answer 10 questions in 90 seconds?
- Four Chelsea players at risk of losing place in Xabi Alonso’s squad after double veteran signing
- July 29
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- How to watch Liverpool vs Wrexham: Live stream details as Premier League big-hitters take on Championship hopefuls
- "Keep saying it, keep saying it, keep saying it" Sean Dyche reveals the brilliant bit of advice Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson gave him that helped Burnley win promotion
- How to watch Sydney FC vs Tottenham Hotspur: Free Streams & TV Details
- Quickfire Quiz 168: Can you answer 10 questions in 90 seconds?
- July 28
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- Why French clubs are particularly vulnerable this transfer window
- Vinicius Jr and Julian Alvarez moves tied up, with defensive cover sorted: Arsenal's dream transfer window
- Mikel Arteta is under a very different pressure to go and win it all over again, while new managers have been installed at every other ‘Big Six' outfit – FourFourTwo's 2026-27 Arsenal season preview
- A bizarre history of loans: Where did it really all begin?
- Tottenham's Cristian Romero sale agreed, with bizarre £7.5m hole breaking Spurs' transfer logic
- Danny Welbeck and Ismaila Sarr sign, with midfield and full-back cover sorted: Manchester United's dream transfer window
- How to watch Western Sydney Wanderers vs Chelsea: Free Streams & TV Details
- Quickfire Quiz 167: Can you answer 10 questions in 90 seconds?
- July 27
- July 26
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- “Everyone wants an answer of ‘that’s the reason the Golden Generation didn’t do it’. But nobody knows” Joe Cole on why his England team never met their potential
- “Beating Manchester United in the final game at the Boleyn Ground was special, so was scoring West Ham’s first Premier League goal at the London Stadium” Michail Antonio recalls his favourite Hammers memories
- “Everything was ready for me to sign for Johan Cruyff’s Barcelona, but when he said he might be leaving, I joined Inter instead” Youri Djorkaeff on why he turned down the chance to work under his idol
- Pre-Match Poser no.37: Can you answer this elite-level football quiz question?
- July 25
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- "If I’m Steve Parrish at Crystal Palace and teams want Adam Wharton, I’d be thinking 'He’s going to go for just as much, if not MORE than Alex Scott!' Clinton Morrison on the summer window, and the World Cup Final, including a review of Justin Bieber
- How to watch Liverpool vs Sunderland: Live stream details as Andoni Iraola takes charge of first game
- How to watch Leeds United vs Wrexham: Live stream details as Ryan Reynolds' men face Premier League opponents
- “The further you get from Arsenal’s title win at Anfield, the more special it becomes, as it’s a game that will never be repeated, a special, special night” Alan Smith on Arsenal’s legendary 1989 title decider
- “I joined Leeds United to babysit my compatriot Phil Masinga, but I ended up staying there for 10 years” Lucas Radebe’s unlikely path to becoming an Elland Road legend
- How to watch Celtic vs AC Milan: Live stream details as Scottish champions face Italian royalty
- “I worked as a hairdresser before joining Gillingham – it was clattering Steve Bruce that earned me the contract” How Tony Cascarino earned his big break in football
- When will Harry Kane break Peter Shilton's England appearance record?
- “If I’d missed that penalty, they might have sent me down a mine for 50 years. Instead I became a national hero” Antonin Panenka on the origin of his historic penalty
- FourFourTwo's Weekend Crossword 63: Playmakers, Places and Euro '28
- July 24
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- "Sir Alex Ferguson crossed a line, and therein lies the difference between me and him, that’s how he won 13 league titles and I won none" Kevin Keegan on Newcastle United's 1995/96 Premier League challenge 30 years on from the 'Love it' rant
- “I sat on the bench for two months, so someone tweeted a picture of me to David Gold saying 'Missing person' and he retweeted. It was hilarious” Michail Antonio on a curious incident from his early West Ham days
- Friday Football Quiz, episode 125: Can you get 20 correct answers?
- July 23
- July 22
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- July 20
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- How do Spain produce so many exceptional young players? FourFourTwo visited the Canary Islands to meet the country's wonderkids
- Big World Cup 2026 Quiz! How much do you remember about the tournament?
- Quickfire Football Quiz 162: Can you answer 10 questions in 90 seconds?
- Football Quiz! Name every World Cup nation's flag
- England’s winners and losers from World Cup 2026
- July 19
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- HENRY WINTER: Spain's World Cup triumph is a victory for football. Argentina came to fight but were slain by Luis de la Fuente's matadors
- Argentina vs Spain prediction: Will Lionel Messi lift a second successive World Cup trophy?
- How to watch World Cup Final 2026 for FREE: Live stream details & TV channels for Spain vs Argentina — extra time imminent
- "Gianni Infantino asked me to become his advisor, at a time there was a lot of criticism about FIFA. Now, I spend 99 per cent of my time working alongside him" Youri Djorkaeff on working with the FIFA chief
- "Gary Lineker never used to go out for the warm-ups. He’d stand in a hot bath and do a few stretches, then he was ready" Alan Smith on his former Leicester City team-mate's tricks of the trade
- "Silverware would have been guaranteed if I moved to Manchester United, but football isn’t about accolades to me – I belonged at Leeds" Lucas Radebe opens up on his loyalty to Leeds United
- Football Quiz! Every team from every World Cup final – including women's
- "The boys told me, 'Shut up, you’ll never do it' when I told them about the Homer Simpson celebration. It was quality" Michail Antonio on his iconic goal celebration
- Pre-Match Poser no.36: Can you answer this elite-level football quiz question?
- Football quiz! Can you name every World Cup quarter-finalist of the 21st Century?
- July 18
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- ‘It wouldn’t be fair to compare Kevin Nolan with Zinedine Zidane – but maybe he was a better warrior’ Youri Djorkaeff on two of his very different former team-mates
- ‘If he wants the Ballon d'Or, he needs to help his teammates’ France World Cup winner delivers damning Kylian Mbappe verdict
- 'Thomas Tuchel is still the right man for the England job - unless Pep Guardiola makes himself available' Clinton Morrison offers his thoughts on the Three Lions' next manager in his Top Top Column
- "Life stopped in that moment – in a second, everything could have changed. France were inches from the World Cup" Javier Zanetti on Emi Martinez’s brilliant 2022 World Cup final save
- How to watch Manchester United vs Wrexham: Live stream details as Michael Carrick's men face Ryan Reynolds' Red Dragons in Helsinki
- France vs England prediction for World Cup 2026 third-place play-off
- "Jack Charlton used to tell us off for drinking Coke. He said we should drink beer because it would help us sleep better" Tony Cascarino on being part of Ireland’s 1990 and 1994 World Cup journey
- Football Quiz! Can you name every player to have played in a World Cup final this century?
- ‘At West Ham, I told Slaven Bilic ‘I’ll never play at right-back!’ Mark Noble argued with me, so I stormed off and got a taxi home’ Michail Antonio on his shifting roles at West Ham
- Football quiz! Every player who scored 2+ goals at World Cup 2022
- FourFourTwo's Weekend Crossword 62: Shocks, sharp-shooters and schadenfreude
- July 17
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- “Sergio Agüero gave me Diego Maradona’s phone number. I texted him a selfie of myself with a Cuban cigar, and he replied by sending me a photo of himself with one too" Mario Balotelli on how he befriended El Pibe de Oro
- Will Donald Trump be at the World Cup final and will he present the trophy?
- Friday Football Quiz, episode 124: Can you get 20 correct answers?
- Football Quiz! Every nation to have reached a World Cup... and failed to make it out the group stage
- July 16
- July 15
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- England vs Argentina prediction: High-stakes grudge match promises to be game of the tournament
- Hilton Hotels where World Cup 2026 teams stayed
- Quiz! Can you name every sovereign nation that is NOT a member of FIFA?
- Hilton Hotels that cost less than the price of a USMNT authentic match jersey
- Quiz! Can you name the Champions League winner in every World Cup year?
- July 14
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- World Cup 2026: Do goals in the third place play-off count towards the Golden Boot?
- What is the scorpion kick?
- Michael Olise turns down at least £2 million every year so he can play in football boots that match his kit
- Who is Ivan Barton? The referee for France vs Spain
- Do players miss the final if they get booked in the semi-final?
- Our £1k predictor cash prize once again goes to just ONE standout player who was one goal away from a perfect score in Round 6 of FourFourTwo's World Cup forecast game
- France vs Spain prediction: Can the World Cup favourites make a third successive final?
- The Ultimate FourFourTwo: Pick your best XI in football's classic formation
- Quickfire Football Quiz 160: Can you answer 10 questions in 90 seconds?
- Quiz! Can you name every World Cup semi-finalist ever?
- July 13
- July 12
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- “Karren Brady offered me a £5k a week deal with the U21s, I said, 'The U21s are on more than that' Her response was, 'Well, they haven’t been in a car crash and shattered their leg' – I didn’t sign the contract” Michail Antonio on his West Ham rejection
- ‘I was offered all sorts in South Korea, but I couldn’t accept the villa on a volcanic island’ Guus Hiddink on being revered in South Korea
- ‘Ronaldo was the best in the world. Even if you ask Zinedine Zidane, I’m sure he’d say the same’ Youri Djorkaeff on what it was like to line up alongside two legends
- ‘At a young age, I liked to dribble – I got a lot of criticism from other parents because I didn’t pass the ball to their children!’ Jeremy Doku on his journey from the playground to the World Cup
- Quiz! Every African side to have ever reached the World Cup
- Pre-Match Poser no.35: Can you answer this elite-level football quiz question?
- Is Lionel Messi going to retire after the World Cup?
- July 11
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- How to watch Argentina vs Switzerland for FREE: Live stream details & TV channels for World Cup 2026 quarter-final
- Who is Erling Haaland? Inside story of Norway and Manchester City striker hoping to dump England out of the World Cup
- How to watch Norway vs England for FREE: Live stream details & TV channels for World Cup 2026 quarter-final
- England vs Norway prediction: The battle of Harry Kane vs Erling Haaland
- Argentina vs Switzerland prediction: Can Lionel Messi set up England semi-final showdown?
- ‘Rooney’s injury in 2004 was one of those sliding doors moments. If England are going to win the World Cup this year, they’re going to need those moments to go for them’ Joe Cole and Ashley Cole on the role fate will play this summer
- ‘The sliding doors moments didn’t go for us in 2006. A different pass here, a better refereeing decision there…’ Joe Cole’s England 2006 World Cup regrets
- ‘In this World Cup, everything needs to work. If the big man upstairs says it’s England’s time, then it’s England’s time’ Joe Cole on reflects on his 2010 Three Lions experience
- Argentina 3-1 Switzerland AET highlights: Lionel Messi and co book place in World Cup semi-final
- Quiz! World Cup true or false
- FourFourTwo's Weekend Crossword 61: Wonderkids, wondergoals and one-nils
- ‘That game changed my life. After, people would come up to me on the street, they recognised me and I became more popular’ Jeremy Doku on his first tournament experience with Belgium
- 'Start Djed Spence against Norway. He'll be vital if England are to stop Erling Haaland doing what he does best' Clinton Morrison on the Three Lions' quarter-final showdown in his Top Top Column
- July 10
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- Spain vs Belgium prediction: Can Lamine Yamal finally announce himself on the world stage?
- How to watch Spain vs Belgium for FREE: Live stream details & TV channels for World Cup 2026 quarter-final
- Quickfire Quiz 158: Can you answer 10 questions in 90 seconds?
- What is England's competitive record against Norway?
- Deadline to play our FREE World Cup match predictor closes at 7pm TONIGHT!
- The 10 best games of the 2026 World Cup so far
- Quiz! Name the World Cup mascot
- Friday Football Quiz, episode 123: Can you get 20 correct answers?
- July 9
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- How to watch France vs Morocco for FREE: Live stream details & TV channels for World Cup 2026 quarter-final
- France vs Morocco prediction: Can Kylian Mbappe inspire Les Bleus to third consecutive World Cup semi-final?
- Quiz! Name every English league champion in every World Cup year
- How to watch World Cup 2026 quarter-finals for FREE: Live streams & TV channels
- How many Dan Burns is Miami Stadium above sea level?
- July 8
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- Why do England players sing Wonderwall after games with fans?
- How old is Lionel Messi?
- How many matches has Gianni Infantino attended at the 2026 World Cup?
- Quickfire Quiz 157: Can you answer 10 questions in 90 seconds?
- Quiz! Every player sent off at a World Cup in the 21st Century
- What is the weather forecast for England vs Norway in Miami?
- Where was Erling Haaland born?
- Will England red card for Jarell Quansah be overturned?
- July 7
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- It's Round 6 of our FREE World Cup match predictor, just three more chances to win a grand in cash
- Ranked! The 10 best World Cup comebacks
- Who is Ivan Barton? The referee for Switzerland vs Colombia
- How to watch Switzerland vs Colombia for FREE: Live stream details & TV channels for last 16 clash at World Cup 2026
- When will Cristiano Ronaldo reach 1000 goals?
- Switzerland vs Colombia prediction as World Cup Round of 16 reaches its last match
- Who is Francois Letexier? The referee for Argentina vs Egypt
- How to watch Argentina vs Egypt for FREE: Live stream details & TV channels for last 16 clash at World Cup 2026
- Argentina vs Egypt prediction as Messi looks to reach World Cup quarter finals
- Quickfire Quiz 156: Can you answer 10 questions in 90 seconds?
- Incredible Erling Haaland goalscoring record strikes fear into England fans
- Unexpected England weather advantage over Erling Haaland and Norway revealed
- What is Erling Haaland goals record against England defenders Ezri Konsa and Marc Guehi?
- Quiz! Can you name every World Cup stadium of the 21st Century?
- Could Erling Haaland have played for England?
- July 6
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- How to watch USA vs Belgium for FREE: Live stream details & TV channels as co-hosts continue World Cup 2026 quest
- USA vs Belgium prediction as World Cup quarter-final awaits for victors
- How to watch Portugal vs Spain for FREE: Live stream details & TV channels for World Cup 2026
- Portugal vs Spain prediction: Will Cristiano Ronaldo’s last dance edge his nation over the line?
- One person walks away with entire cash prize pot after logging an almost perfect score in Round 5 of FourFourTwo's World Cup predictor game
- Quickfire Quiz 155: Can you answer 10 questions in 90 seconds?
- The Big World Cup Quiz: Every player with three or more World Cup goals this century
- 'One of England's greatest performances' - Ten-man England hailed for spirited victory in hostile Mexico
- July 5
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- England vs Mexico prediction as altitude, thunderstorms and terror forecast at the Azteca
- How to watch Mexico vs England for FREE: Live stream details, TV channels, kick-off time for World Cup 2026 round of 16
- How to watch Brazil vs Norway for FREE: Live stream details & TV channels for World Cup 2026
- Brazil vs Norway prediction as World Cup quarter-finals await for victors
- ‘Back then, the media needed to be fed with pictures of the girls going for a run or something like that, and it was going on the front page’ Joe Cole looks back on how the press created the 2006 WAG culture
- ‘Missing in the Euro 2012 shootout killed me. I’d scored in the Champions League final shootout just a few weeks earlier’ Ashley Cole on his part in England’s 2012 penalty misery
- The Big Harry Kane Quiz: Can you get 10 correct answers?
- ‘Sam Allardyce was the best manager Bolton could have had at that time. We were tough on the pitch and had a bit of magic – the perfect formula’ Youri Djorkaeff reflects on his Bolton Wanderers stint
- ‘Steve Harper and Shay Given pushed me to the limit. They expected a lot from me and were really on my case’ Tim Krul on joining Newcastle United as a teenager
- Pre-Match Poser no.34: Can you answer this elite-level football quiz question?
- July 4
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- What is the hottest World Cup match ever?
- Paraguay vs France prediction with World Cup quarter-final place on the line
- How to watch Paraguay vs France for FREE: Live stream details & TV channels for World Cup 2026
- Canada vs Morocco prediction as Jesse Marsch's history-makers face sternest test yet
- ‘I have no memory of my car crash. When the first responders got there one leg was a quarter smaller than the other because it was completely shattered’ Michail Antonio on his 2024 car crash
- How to watch Canada vs Morocco for FREE: Live stream details & TV channels for World Cup 2026
- ‘Our World Cup final loss didn’t sink in for decades – that was the opportunity of a lifetime’ Italy goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca on losing the 1994 World Cup final
- The Big Kylian Mbappe Football Quiz: Can you get 10 correct answers?
- 'An unknown number called, asking to meet at the hotel opposite my home. I thought, “How does he know where I live? How did he get my number?”’ Guus Hiddink recalls how he landed the South Korea job
- ‘I went into Brazil’s dressing room before the 1998 World Cup final to check Ronaldo was OK after his convulsions – I told him, “Don’t leave me out there playing alone”’ Youri Djorkaeff recalls the troubled build-up to the France vs Brazil final
- 'England's right-hand side is exposed and it's left Thomas Tuchel looking bonkers. Mexico will be a huge test in the altitude' Clinton Morrison on the Three Lions' World Cup hopes in his Top Top Column
- FourFourTwo's Weekend Crossword 60: Scandals, shootouts and sackings
- Who is Julian Quinones? The Mexico star lighting up the World Cup with England in his sights
- Welcome to Round 5 of our FREE World Cup match predictor, with another £1k up for grabs
- What is the United States Semiquincentennial and why is 4th July such a big deal in America?
- How many miles will England travel if they reach World Cup final?
- Who has scored the most goals at a single World Cup?
- Insane drama as Argentina and Cape Verde put on one of the greatest games in World Cup history
- July 3
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- How to watch Colombia vs Ghana for FREE: Live stream details & TV channels for World Cup 2026
- How to watch Argentina vs Cape Verde for FREE: Live stream details & TV channels for World Cup 2026
- Argentina vs Cape Verde prediction as Lionel Messi show rolls into Miami
- Jordan Pickford faces a worrying World Cup omen but there's more to Raul Jimenez duel than meets the eye
- How to watch the BBC's free World Cup coverage from Spain & Portugal
- How to watch the World Cup 2026 Round of 32 for free
- How to watch Australia vs Egypt for FREE: Live stream details & TV channels for World Cup 2026
- "I got so emotional, it brought back all the memories from 1990, and everything I did every single day went through my head – I couldn't sleep that night", Paul Gascoigne broke his habit of not watching football, and the emotions resurfaced
- Who is the referee for Australia vs Egypt?
- Australia vs Egypt prediction as Round of 32 reaches last three matches
- Colombia vs Ghana prediction as fans hoping for goalfest set to be left disappointed
- 'It's embarrassing' The most controversial quotes of the World Cup so far
- Next Germany manager odds as Julian Nagelsmann quits after World Cup exit
- Quiz! Can you name every goalkeeper to win the World Cup Golden Glove?
- Key differences between Thomas Tuchel and Gareth Southgate's tactics explained (and why England still look so bad when they fail)
- Friday Football Quiz, episode 122: Can you get 20 correct answers?
- Have England ever beaten the World Cup hosts?
- How to watch Switzerland vs Algeria for FREE: Live stream details & TV channels for World Cup 2026
- July 2
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- Switzerland vs Algeria predictions as Round of 32 enters its final stages
- Teams who've benefitted the most from World Cup hydration breaks – England aren't one!
- How to watch Portugal vs Croatia for FREE: Live stream details & TV channels for World Cup 2026
- 'A Private Party with Public Money’ Canada spent one billion dollars hosting 13 matches – was it worth it?
- Portugal vs Croatia prediction as two of Europe's best players go head-to-head
- Who is Espen Eskas? The referee for Portugal vs Croatia
- Who are the pundits, presenters and commentators for Spain vs Austria?
- Spain vs Austria prediction as the two European nations fight for place in last 16
- How to watch Spain vs Austria for FREE: Live stream details & TV channels for World Cup 2026
- Why is Kylian Mbappe always so good at the World Cup?
- Who is Glenn Nyberg? The referee in charge of Spain vs Austria
- Who is Bazoumana Toure? Newcastle United close in on transfer of exciting Bundesliga prospect
- Who is Gilberto Mora? Mexico pocket rocket has England upset in his teenage sights
- What is the altitude of the Azteca and why does altitude affect footballers?
- Why England have a mountain to climb to make it into the World Cup quarter-finals
- Quickfire Quiz 154: Can you answer 10 questions in 90 seconds?
- July 1
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- Why are players sent off for covering their mouths?
- USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina prediction as Mauricio Pochettino on cusp of making America great...at football
- How to watch USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina for FREE: Live stream details as co-hosts push on at World Cup 2026
- Who are the ITV commentators, pundits and presenters for Belgium vs Senegal?
- Henry Winter's England dispatch from Atlanta 'Harry Kane’s response to England’s journey towards ignominy showcased all the strengths to his game'
- Who is DR Congo's goalkeeper?
- Belgium vs Senegal prediction: Will the World Cup's greatest underachievers get past this Senegalese hurdle?
- How to watch Belgium vs Senegal for FREE: Live stream details as World Cup 2026 round of 32 lights up Lumen Field
- Who is DR Congo's manager?
- England vs DR Congo prediction: Can Three Lions overcome first knockout hurdle to set up Mexico clash?
- England 2-1 DR Congo live: Battle for the last 16 as Harry Kane breaks Leopards' defensive resilience
- How to watch England vs DR Congo for FREE: Live stream details for World Cup 2026 as Three Lions seek a statement victory
- Quiz! Can you name every manager to have won the World Cup?
- World Cup 2026: Every England player’s penalty record
- Quickfire Quiz 153: Can you answer 10 questions in 90 seconds?
- Incredible Mexico record at Azteca stadium is a warning to England
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