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Wales players celebrate a goal against Iceland during the UEFA Nations League match at the Cardiff City Stadium, November 2024

A goal-fest in store as Wales entertain Kazakhstan in their first game of 2025?

By Tom Hancock published

Key stats and facts as Wales begin their 2026 World Cup qualification campaign

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STUTTGART, GERMANY - JUNE 12: England manager Bobby Robson looks on before the 1988 European Championships match between England and Republic of Ireland at Neckarstadion on June 12, 1988 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Allsport/Getty Images)

Ranked! EVERY England manager ranked from worst to best

By Greg Lea last updated

From Wembley finals to pints of wine, we run through the best and worst of England's 15 managers

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Brazil icon Pele, shirtless, is carried as he celebrates winning the 1970 World Cup final against Italy at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City

Players who won multiple World Cups

By Tom Hancock published

A look at the most successful individuals in World Cup history

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Dublin , Ireland - 7 September 2024; Morgan Gibbs-White of England runs on as a substitute during the UEFA Nations League B Group 2 match between Republic of Ireland and England at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. (Photo By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

England team one-cap wonders: the last 10

By Tom Hancock last updated

The latest players to have made a single appearance for the Three Lions

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Zinedine Zidane walks past the World Cup trophy following his red card in France's World Cup final loss to Italy in 2006.

Players sent off at a World Cup

By Ben Hayward published

More than 150 players have been sent off at a men's World Cup. Here, a look at some famous footballers to see red in infamous incidents from the game's greatest tournament...

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The West Germany and England teams line up ahead of the 1966 World Cup final

The best Wembley finals ever

By Tom Hancock published

We count down the finest finals played at the home of football

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Argentina fans hold a banner with images of Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona during celebrations of their 2022 World Cup win in Buenos Aires in December 2022.

Players who appeared in three or more World Cups

By Ben Hayward published

A look at some footballers from the men's game who famously featured in three or more World Cups...

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Franz Beckenbauer

Players who won the World Cup and Euros

By Tom Hancock published

These guys all tasted glory with their country on the global and European stage

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Paul Gascoigne scores for England against Scotland at Euro 96

Ranked! The 10 greatest England goals of all time

By Ed McCambridge last updated

The greatest volleys, free-kicks and thunderbolts scored by the Three Lions

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Jude Bellingham

Ranked! Lion cubs: England's 20 youngest debutants

By Paul Sarahs last updated

Over 1000 players have represented the Three Lions since 1872 - here are the youngest post-war debutants

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