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England’s Eric Dier has described the “terrible situation” for migrant workers in Qatar as disappointing and said that controversies away from the pitch have diluted some of his excitement about the World Cup. While the official number of worker deaths Read more
Ross Byrne landed a dramatic late penalty as Ireland overcame the loss of their captain, Johnny Sexton, to cap a stellar year with a disjointed 13-10 win over Australia. The replacement fly-half Byrne nailed a difficult kick from wide on Read more
It seemed to start raining in the final minutes at Twickenham, a shower of fat drops of beer from the clear night sky. They fell as the fans up in the gods leapt to their feet and threw their pints Read more
It is late afternoon in Al Wakrah and as Kalvin Phillips discusses crossing his fingers to recover from shoulder surgery in time for the World Cup in a Bedouin-style tent at England’s training base it seems apt that the call Read more
Ben White did not watch much football during his childhood in Dorset. It was never on in the house, his parents were just not interested. Does he have any World Cup memories? “Not that stick out,” the Arsenal and England Read more
The England captain, Owen Farrell, insisted it was the right decision to take the draw rather than go for the win against New Zealand after his side’s thrilling comeback ensured honours ended even amid boos from the Twickenham crowd at Read more
Gasps gave way to stony expressions of disbelief, and then tears, as Argentina fans gathered in Buenos Aires watched the humiliation of their football team unfold at the World Cup in Qatar. “It was a walloping, a bucket of ice-cold Read more