Rob Draper

Rob Draper in New York At John Doe's bar on 28th and 5th in Manhattan, the crowd was already heaving energetically by early evening, as a

Thomas Partey will begin his World Cup campaign against England in Boston on Tuesday after being denied a visa for first game in Canada

THE ENGLISH FA has remained coy over what will happen when England line up for their next World Cup match against Ghana on Tuesday and come up against a familiar opponent in Thomas Partey.

Rob Draper in New York City A stunning evening sun was setting behind Union City on Wednesday.

God is back from the dead, it seems. Specifically, Christianity is back at the 2026 World Cup. Other than goals, drama, penalties and dodgy VAR calls, one consistent feature of this tournament has been teams kneeling in prayer on the pitch before and after games. And it has been Christian prayer that has dominated, whether [...]Read More...

One of the Bayern and France playmaker’s early coaches tells the story of how a move to Reading kickstarted a career

Andy Burnham, the prime-minister-in-waiting, has been a key figure in overhauls behind the scenes of the game, as well helping to create the Hillsborough Independent Panel

How Diego Simeone, Michael Owen and Glenn Hoddle remember the two classic World Cup matches between historical rivals

Rob Draper Amid the acrimony, the wars, the deep history going back to the British invasions of 1806 and 1807, the hand of God and the boot