Jonathan Northcroft is the Chief Football Correspondent at The Sunday Times. He covers a range of topics including international sports leagues, major league sports, and the intersection of sports with culture and society. His insights and expertise have been featured in CODE, The Times, and Waikato Times.
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Jonathan Northcroft's coverage focuses primarily on local football events and personalities. He frequently provides event coverage, expert commentary, and opinion editorials related to football matches, managers, players, and transfers in the United Kingdom.
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By: Jonathan Northcroft
What: Fifa World Cup round of 16, Mexico v England. Where: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City. When: 12pm Monday (NZT), TVNZ+ Event Pass.
By: Jonathan Northcroft
Chelsea star on World Cup snub, his Cole’d premium ice venture, schoolboy business success, ‘robotic’ demands and being ‘best one-v-one defender in league (for an attacker)’
By: Jonathan Northcroft
History, adversity and destiny are the backdrop for Thomas Tuchel’s side before last-16 game — they must pace themselves to complete their greatest mission
By: Jonathan Northcroft
From Pickford’s Gordon Banks moment, Konsa’s extraordinary shift in three postions to Rice defying immense pain — every player rose to the challenge
Winger on how he has grown into World Cup after ‘waste of a summer’ at last Euros, why he knew Norway would beat Brazil, and competing for same Barça berth as Marcus Rashford
By: Jonathan Northcroft
Victory over Sweden in 2018 quarter-final offers England a template of how to avoid a crushing anticlimax after an emotional triumph
By: Jonathan Northcroft, Paul Hirst, Matt Lawton
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford calls for calm heads in World Cup semi-final against old foes, as police segregate bars in Atlanta between two sets of fans
By: Jonathan Northcroft
Thomas Tuchel plays it cool before latest chapter of heated World Cup rivalry with Argentina and is confident his side can find way to keep Lionel Messi quiet
England 1 Argentina 2: Thomas Tuchel’s side led through Anthony Gordon but, with 85 minutes gone, concede to Enzo Fernandez and then Lauturo Martinez to lose World Cup semi-final
By: Jonathan Northcroft
As World Cup draws to an end, our chief football correspondent reflects on where England must improve, Messi versus Pelé and why this tournament was best of all
