Forward Claudio Braga, 26, is happy at Hearts after an impressive debut season last term and speculation over his future. (Edinburgh Evening News – subscription required, external) Braga is “very excited” by the prospect of playing in the Champions League. (Record, external) And Portuguese Braga would go through the ups and downs of last season’s […]

Available for over a year England’s World Cup is over, but what comes next? Rick Edwards and Lloyd Griffith are joined by Guy Mowbray and Adam Crafton to reflect on England’s third-place finish, ask whether more could have been done against Argentina in the semi-finals and discuss what the future looks like without players like […]

Welcome to our Who am I? game. The rules are simple. Each day there’s a new footballer and the challenge is to guess who they are in as few attempts as possible. After each wrong guess you unlock a new clue. Guess the answer after as few clues as possible to score more points. Three […]

England manager praises his players as England beat France 6-4 for third place in the 2026 World Cup. Source link

England have to find the management and mentality to somehow take themselves somewhere they have never been since 1966. Tuchel built a side in a Premier League image with lots of physicality and moulded around their two world-class players – Bellingham and Kane. As yet, however, there is no clear idea or pattern of how […]

Tuchel can continue to rely on captain Kane – for now. The Bayern Munich striker will be 36 when the next World Cup rolls around, but seems in no mood to hand up his England boots. Kane – who scored six goals at this World Cup, but was an unused substitute against France – told […]

Jude Bellingham became the first Englishman to score seven goals at a single World Cup with a late strike in the 6-4 win over France in the third-place play-off. The Real Madrid midfielder was level with both Gary Lineker – who scored six times at Mexico ’86 – and team-mate Harry Kane, who netted six […]

Bukayo Saka scores a hat-trick as England beat France 6-4 in a thriller to record their best men’s World Cup finish since 1966. Source link

A Golden Boot race for the ages has the perfect finale – it will go down to the final match of the tournament. Kylian Mbappe two goals in France’s incredible 6-4 defeat by England in the third-place play-off moved him two goals clear of Lionel Messi, but the Argentine still has one match left to […]

Rate the England and France players out of 10 below and come back 30 minutes after full-time to see the final ratings. Source link