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Unbalanced and undercooked: can England overcome defensive worries?

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The senior centre-half is out. His partner has had an uneven season. There is no specialist left-back. Fitness problems are a part of the mix. And so is balance. It is not difficult to see why Gareth Southgate has worried and, as England count down to their Euro 2024 opener against Serbia on Sunday night, why he […]

‘He was different’: the story of Adam Wharton’s swift ascent to Euro 2024

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Adam Wharton’s meteoric rise to England’s Euro 2024 squad has taken many supporters by surprise but it was the culmination of a plan hatched in his brother’s kitchen two years ago. Wharton Jr had just been handed his first professional contract by Blackburn after turning 18 and sat down with Scott – who is six […]

Bukayo Saka’s treatment after Iceland loss exposed familiar media failings

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The response by sections of the English press to England’s 1-0 defeat against Iceland in their final Euro 2024 warm-up game raised some uncomfortable issues, not for the first time. The best that can be said is that at least they emerged before the tournament and not after, and hopefully there will be some lessons […]

Trial date set for two men accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree

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A trial date has been set for two men accused of felling the famous Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland. Daniel Graham, 38, of Carlisle, and Adam Carruthers, 31, of Wigton, have been accused of causing criminal damage to the tree and to Hadrian’s Wall. Carruthers, wearing a suit, white shirt and green tie, pleaded not […]

FA funds police unit to catch those who abuse England players on social media

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The Football Association has funded a special unit within the British police to help them prosecute anyone who abuses England’s players on social media. The governing body has long been committed to passing on the evidence of such instances to the authorities and there has sadly been too much of it. But as England prepare […]