Alex Keble

We look at how Tottenham Hotspur's new signings can boost Roberto De Zerbi's revolution in north London

Watching and waiting for the thunder to pass, and deliriously sleep-deprived in the witching hour, in retrospect such a foreboding build-up ought to have prepared us for what was about to unfold.

The great fear for England - if, after the glorious and brutal triumph of the Mexico victory, any fear remains - is that Norway 2026 show an alarming similarity to Croatia 2018.

We look at the tactics Chelsea's new manager could employ and his potential key players as a new era at Stamford Bridge begins

We analyse two of the Premier League's greatest ever goalscorers ahead of their World Cup quarter-final showdown

“Yeah, well, whatever.” If England are going to win the World Cup they will have to play better than that.

The tension ahead of the World Cup semi-final is best surmised from the emotional backdrop in the respective nations: England fears Argentina. Argentina despises England.

We analyse the Belgian's strengths and look at the skills he could add to Michael Carrick's engine room

The sight of England hoofing the ball up to Dan Burn and Ivan Toney completed the picture.

In the end the “Impossible Job” swallows them all. There is no escape from that certain fate, no mindset or masterplan that can outsmart the gods; that can heal a nation tangled up in its cultural identity of arrogance and insecurity.