Crumbling Fortress: Spurs' Rattled Midfield Faces Palace's Eze-Olise Ambush
Half a century of this corner of London has rarely tilted toward Tottenham with such unease. Crystal Palace arrive tomorrow evening sensing ...
Dan McCloud
Faé’s 4-3-3 Meets Sánchez Bas’s 3-4-2-1 as Group E Stakes Ignite in Philadelphia
Ivory Coast versus Ecuador will decide who chases Germany for top seed in Group E, both camps already frame the opener as a mustnotlose. Thr...
Frederic Lumiere
Atlanta opener pits Spain’s high-line gamble against Cape Verde’s counter punch
Spain know Atlanta must be the launchpad if Group H is to stay on script. With just over three months until kickoff at MercedesBenz Stadium,...
Frederic Lumiere
Salah’s Stateside mission meets Tedesco’s tempo: Belgium vs Egypt sets Group G tone
Belgium cannot afford a slow start in Group G, not with Egypt waiting at Lumen Field on 15 June and memories of Qatar 2022 still raw. The Re...
Frederic Lumiere
Can Clarke’s Tartan blueprint blunt Dorival’s five-star Brazil in Group C finale?
It is impossible to talk about Scotland facing Brazil without the mind wandering back to SaintDenis in 1998, to former midfielder John Colli...
Dan McCloud
Southgate’s Wide Overload Plan Meets Dalic’s Inverted Croatia in L.A. Showpiece
England's Group L fate will be shaped in Los Angeles on 17 June, and Croatia know it too. The new 48team format offers a safety net for thir...
Frederic Lumiere
Wilson and Iwobi Sink Spiralling Spurs as Fulham Tighten Grip on Thames Derby
London derbies have rarely paid Fulham more than a pat on the head, yet this season the balance of power on the Thames has felt strangely fl...
Dan McCloud
Set-piece steel: Saliba and Gabriel keep Arsenal top with derby win over Chelsea
Arsenal 21 Chelsea For a derby that once helped define the Premier League title race at the turn of the millennium, this felt like a throwba...
Dan McCloud
Arteta’s Leaders Face De Zerbi’s Disruptors in a Tactical Tussle on the South Coast
Brighton have become an awkward mirror for Arsenal in recent springs, the Amex staging those chastening days when Mikel Arteta’s title charg...
Dan McCloud
City Set Sights on Arsenal as Etihad Fortress Awaits Forest
Manchester City know the arithmetic: win at the Etihad on Wednesday night and the gap to Arsenal shrinks to two points, though both clubs wo...
Paul Templin-Ashford