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England Euro 2024 squad Gareth Southgate, Head Coach of England, looks on during the UEFA EURO 2024 quarter-final match between England and Switzerland at Düsseldorf Arena on July 06, 2024 in Dusseldorf, Germany. (Photo by Michael Regan - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)
'You can find yourself mocked if you don’t conform to the latest trend. As hardened as I am to criticisms, there’s no way I was going to trawl through social media last summer and read abuse' Sir Gareth Southgate opens up on abuse during England spell

By James Ridge Published

Former England manager Sir Gareth Southgate guided the team to two European finals and a World Cup semi-final

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England manager Thomas Tuchel
‘Thomas Tuchel's made his name as a cup manager, and they get no bigger than the World Cup. He’s a planner, he’s painstaking, he could be England’s secret weapon’: Emile Heskey's great hope for England's new boss

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Thomas Tuchel is getting set for his first game in charge of the Three Lions

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Spain's squad celebrates their 2010 World Cup win as Iker Casillas lifts the trophy in South Africa in July 2010.
Quiz! Can you get 100% in our World Cup 2010 quiz?

By Joe Mewis Published

QUIZ! It's back to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa for today's latest FourFourTwo quiz

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England
Quiz! Can you get 100% in our England 'Golden Generation' quiz?

By Joe Mewis Published

QUIZ! We've devised 10 questions on the talent-packed England team of the mid-2000s for you

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Netherlands captain Ruud Gullit receives the trophy after victory at Euro 88
Quiz! Can you get 100% in our Dutch footballers quiz?

By Joe Mewis Published

QUIZ! We've served up ten tricky questions about the finest players and teams to hail from the Netherlands

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SHIZUOKA, JAPAN - JUNE 21: WM 2002 in JAPAN und KOREA, Shizuoka; Match 57/VIERTELFINALE/ENGLAND - BRASILIEN (ENG - BRA) 1:2; hintere Reihe v.li.: EDMILSON, LUCIO, Gilberto SILVA, ROQUE JUNIOR, TORWART MARCUS, CAFU; vordere Reihe v.li.: RONALDINHO, RONALDO, Roberto CARLOS, RIVALDO, KLEBERSON/BRA TEAM/MANNSCHAFT (Photo by Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images)
‘Brazil didn’t panic against England in 2002 – their style of play made it easier to defend, even with 10 men, and we held on without too much fear of losing’: Selecao star reveals confidence during World Cup quarter-final

By Ryan Dabbs Published

EXCLUSIVE Brazil were confident they could overturn their 1-0 scoreline against England in the 2002 World Cup quarter-final

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Andres Iniesta
‘It’s hard to describe scoring the winner in the World Cup final. The ball came to me, I controlled it, and time stopped. It was like slow motion. I heard silence’: Andres Iniesta recalls scoring winner for Spain against the Netherlands in 2010

By Ryan Dabbs Published

Andres Iniesta describes what it felt like to score the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final for Spain against the Netherlands

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino announces groundbreaking change to World Cup 2026 final - but it could prove hugely controversial

By Ryan Dabbs Published

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has made clear that the 2026 World Cup final will not be just about the football...

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MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 22: A general view of the inside of the stadium prior to the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD7 match between Real Madrid C.F. and FC Salzburg at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on January 22, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Aitor Alcalde - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)
Real Madrid planning another major Bernabeu upgrade after £1.5bn redevelopment has left it TOO SMALL to host 2030 World Cup final

By Ryan Dabbs Published

Real Madrid aren't willing to lose out on hosting the 2030 World Cup final

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US President Donald Trump (L) holds a football as he speaks with FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the Global Chief Executive Officers dinner at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21, 2020. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
The Donald Trump World Cup? Why the United States president is set to overshadow the 2026 tournament

By Chris Flanagan Published

Donald Trump will be in office as the 2026 World Cup heads to North America - and could the president get in the way of the tournament?

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