Paul Merson

What a game last night between Argentina and Cabo Verde in the FIFA World Cup! Super entertaining stuff. Some people said there are too many teams at the World Cup this year, but Cabo Verde have justified the inclusion of 48 nations.

We're heading towards the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and what a tournament it has been so far. There are just eight teams remaining in the competition and by the end of the weekend, we will be down to the last four!

Sky Sports Paul Merson: Teams win leagues. X-factor wins tournaments. We have an X-factor player in Jude Bellingham, and also Harry Kane. We have X-factor in abundance with those two. When you have players like that, you always have a chance of winning tournaments.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been absolutely amazing. There were 48 teams to begin with and the final four consists of the sides that sit from one to four in the world rankings.

Chelsea are set to sign Morgan Rogers for £117m - a record for a British player; the Aston Villa forward is moving to Stamford Bridge despite Arsenal making him his No 1 target; Merson: "Crazy money. Bringing Morgan Rogers in for £117m isn't what Chelsea needed."

In his latest Sky Sports column, Paul Merson discusses Chelsea's potential double signing of Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck; Arsenal have pursued Vinicius Jr and hold interest in Bradley Barcola; Rodri could leave Man City for Real Madrid with Elliot Anderson at the Etihad

Paul Merson gives his Premier League predictions ahead of the new season starting this weeekend; watch six matches live on Sky Sports from the Premier League's opening round this weekend, starting with Arsenal vs Coventry on Friday from 6.30pm (kick-off 8pm)

Tottenham drew 0-0 with Nottingham Forest on Saturday and are still waiting for their first Premier League goal of the season; Roberto De Zerbi criticised his forwards for not making "better decisions" and also said he was "not happy" with his medical staff influencing his substitutions

Paul Merson gives his verdict on Arsenal's Champions League hopes in his latest column; Sky Sports pundit believes Gunners needed more than Kai Havertz up front; Follow Napoli vs Arsenal on the Sky Sports app with our dedicated match commentary from 6.30pm on Wednesday

Winless Tottenham take on Everton on Saturday in what will be a big game for Roberto De Zerbi's side and their confidence; the Manchester derby takes place on Sunday; watch Spurs vs Everton and Manchester United vs Manchester City live on Sky Sports this weekend