Since England beat West Germany 4-2 after extra time in the 1966 final, 454 players have made their England debut. The first was John Hollins, who became England’s 847th men’s international in a 2-0 friendly win over Spain at Wembley in May 1967. The most recent is Liverpool teenager Rio Ngumoha, the 1,300th player to […]

A peak audience of 24 million people tuned in to watch England’s defeat by Argentina in the World Cup semi-final, making it the most watched live television event in the past five years. The BBC One and iPlayer audience was the biggest for a broadcaster since the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy, which […]

England scored through Anthony Gordon in the 55th minute and held the lead for half an hour. Fernandez struck a brilliant equaliser in the 85th minute, after Messi picked him out near the edge of the penalty area. Lautaro Martinez then won the game in stoppage time with a header from Messi’s cross. Between Gordon’s […]

He first represented Scotland in 2004 and amassed a total of 84 senior caps. Combined with his club appearances, Gordon played 766 first-team games, including 13 on loan at Cowdenbeath in season 2001-02. His last appearance came in Scotland’s pre-World Cup win over Curacao in May, his final Hearts game coming in a 2-2 draw […]

Jude Bellingham slapped Argentina substitute Valentin Barco on the back of the head following England’s 2-1 World Cup semi-final defeat. Barco, who did not play in the game, came on to the pitch at full-time and was hugging team-mates near Bellingham when the England midfielder walked over and slapped him. It sparked a small melee […]

Argentina defender Cristian Romero says Gary Neville was “stupid” to criticise his centre-back partnership with Lisandro Martinez. In the build-up to Argentina’s dramatic 2-1 World Cup semi-final win over England, former Manchester United full-back Neville described Romero and Martinez as “the best, worst centre-half pairing in the world”. Both were booked in Wednesday’s feisty last-four […]

Celtic will listen to any offers for striker Johnny Kenny this summer, with Millwall and Bolton Wanderers both interested. (Football Insider, external) Versatile left-sided player Mitchel Bakker, 26, is likely to leave Atalanta, with Celtic one of several clubs monitoring the Dutchman’s situation. (TuttoMercatoWeb – in Italian, external) Celtic and Liverpool are interested in Marseille […]

Available for 29 days Relive the atmosphere and instant reaction from 5 Live at full-time as England were knocked out of the World Cup by Argentina. Kelly Cates is joined by correspondent John Murray, ex-England players Paul Robinson and Matt Upson as well as South American football expert Tim Vickery. They ask whether England’s defensive […]

Argentina scored two late goals to secure their spot in the final against Spain, after England’s Anthony Gordon netted a 55th-minute goal following a scoreless first half in Atlanta. The Prince of Wales has expressed a strong passion for football, often seen cheering on Aston Villa FC. “Thank you to everyone on and off the […]

England will face France in the bronze-medal match on Saturday (22:00 BST) – and victory will mean this is their best performance in a men’s World Cup since 1966. “It is heartbreaking to be so close,” said Bullingham. “The players and Thomas gave it everything today and the squad, coaches and staff could not have […]