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Kobbie Mainoo has shown he should not just be in England’s Euros squad – but the team
Teenager’s performance against Belgium showed exactly why Gareth Southgate has integrated him so quickly into the senior team
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Sven-Goran Eriksson appeals to football’s romantics – managing Liverpool was a fitting end to his career
It is testament to Eriksson’s warmth and candour that he is still remembered so fondly by the football public
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Kit furore and old frailties show Gareth Southgate still has the impossible job
PR nightmare caused by multicoloured St George’s Cross on new shirt and defensive lapses add to manager’s concerns ahead of Euro 2024
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Nike must learn some things are sacrosanct – starting with the St George’s Cross
American clothing giant wants to ‘disrupt history’ with reimagined flag on England shirt but ferocity of response should be a warning
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Sir Keir Starmer has finally woken up on transgender debate – biological sex is what matters
Labour leader embracing common-sense approach buries fallacy that pushing back against trans ideology in sport is a right-wing crusade
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Maro Itoje burst into life when he finally captained England
Lock made his presence felt in the final quarter against Ireland, to give Borthwick pause to consider if he should be the permanent captain
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Klopp-Guardiola rivalry has produced finest football the Premier League’s ever known
English football has enjoyed rarest of treats with City-Liverpool dynamic, as two teams drove each other to extremes of excellence
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This was a passing of the flame: Marcus Smith made George Ford look like a man out of time
England have been in limbo since Owen Farrell’s decision to step away. Now the question of Smith or Ford has been firmly put to bed
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Crossover boxing freak shows like Joshua-Ngannou should be stopped before it is too late
Gross mismatch in Riyadh points to folly of staging gimmickry bouts involving professional boxers — a trend that could yet end in tragedy
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England are the same odds to win this weekend as Italy – how did it come to this?
England need to present some sort of resistance on Saturday, or their year may unravel leaving Steve Borthwick’s long-term plans in tatters
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Red Bull are taking everyone for fools
By suspending employee who made complaint against Christian Horner, F1 team have set a dangerous precedent – their reputation is in tatters
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One screamer, two chances fluffed and an early exit – the enigma that is Marcus Rashford
Too often the Manchester United forward flickers exhilaratingly into life and then fades maddeningly away
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The picture that captures the image maintenance of Horner circus
Geri and Christian Horner put on a united front in Bahrain after a battering week for the Red Bull team principal
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Sorry Marcus, but the uncomfortable truth is you are not playing well enough
Manchester United forward has been given a platform to mount an attack on the media but his form and conduct do warrant proper scrutiny
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Christian Horner and Red Bull cannot move on until we know what happened
Red Bull’s rivals will pounce on any misstep, meaning the saga is surely not over yet
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Rugby’s eligibility laws have gone too far – nationality no longer matters
Battle between unions to try and lure top talents at Test level remains as fervent as ever
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