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‘The country is fueled by the Lionesses’ successes of back-to-back European Championships. That has thrown down a challenge for the men’s team’ Martin Tyler on England’s World Cup 2026 prospects
EXCLUSIVE The legendary commentator has had his say on the Three Lions’ chances next summer
‘A guy went, ‘If I give you something, can I have a selfie with it?’ He pulled his f**king glass eye out and said, ‘Can you hold that?’ Paul Gascoigne on his greatest fan encounters
EXCLUSIVE Gazza has been the subject of adoring fans for almost four decades
‘I didn’t actually mind playing on the left - but with England it was different, I just wasn’t enjoying playing for England. Do I regret stopping early? Yeah, I probably do’ Paul Scholes on why he REALLY retired from international duty
EXCLUSIVE The former Manchester United midfielder turned out 66 times for the Three Lions
James Maddison exclusive ‘I don’t know when I’ll be back yet, I’m not thinking about the World Cup – I’m working so hard in my rehab, I’m so hungry to be back doing my thing for Tottenham and proving myself again’
The Tottenham Hotspur midfielder has been on the sidelines since damaging his ACL in August, but is determined to hit his best form when he returns
England and Scotland's dream World Cup draws: How to get the kindest group stage possible
England and Scotland will be hoping for the kindest World Cup 2026 group stage draw possible with some permutations making it less straightforward than just picking the lowest-ranked possible sides in each pot
‘Cristiano Ronaldo makes so many fans happy, and there were similar cases before – it’s good that he’s been allowed to play from the beginning of the World Cup’ Former Manchester United team-mate backs FIFA decision not to increase legend’s suspension
The Portugal forward will be able to play in the first match of next year’s tournament, after governing body’s ruling over red card
Build your own World Cup trophy! Must-have merch made of 18-carat LEGO available for pre-order
LEGO collectibles have become an underrated building block of behind-closed-doors football fandom and World Cup 2026 is delivering the ultimate prize
Who is performing at the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage draw?
The 2026 World Cup group stage draw takes place in Washington D.C. on Friday and several big names will be performing at the event
‘Maybe I’ll do a World Cup song for Scotland – you don’t want it to be too twee, but you want it to be catchy enough’ Amy Macdonald on her dream assignment
EXCLUSIVE The Scots have had some memorable World Cup songs throughout the years
‘I told a teacher I was going to make it as a footballer and got kicked out of class. After the 1990 World Cup, I went back to the school and said, "Do you remember me, you f**king bastard!"’ Paul Gascoigne on practising his autograph at school
EXCLUSIVE Gazza knew he would make it from a young age - and now tells us that he rubbed it in a teacher's face
