Lise Klaveness interview: ‘England can be agents of change in Qatar’
Lise Klaveness’s “other life” as a criminal lawyer and judge helped make up her mind to take to the stage in Doha a fortnight ago. “In everything I…
Qatar World Cup workers forced into working three years without a day off, says Amnesty International
Migrant security guards in Qatar have gone up to three years without a day off, according to a damning new Amnesty International report which casts doubt on…
Football at the Design Museum: from George Best’s boots to the secret of a winning kit
The football referee’s whistle was first designed by the Acme company in Birmingham in 1884. And, apart from the fact it is louder now to enable it…
Rainbow flags could be confiscated from fans at Qatar 2022 World Cup ‘to protect’ them
Fifa president Gianni Infantino said this week in Doha that “everyone will see that everyone is welcome here in Qatar, even if we speak about LGBTQ.” However,…
Jermaine Jenas is a bastion of bland TV – so his role at World Cup draw should be no surprise
Who else could possibly marshal the strange Fifa universe rainbow of footballing talent that spanned from the seemingly overjoyed Cafu, through the slightly subdued Tim Cahill, to…
World Cup 2022 group stage verdict: England to cruise into last 16 – and here’s who will join them
Group E – Spain, Costa Rica/New Zealand, Germany, Japan Spain vs Germany is the game of the round, even if the Germans were dire – and thus…
England World Cup 2022 dossier: our team-by-team guide to group stage opponents
England could face a first-ever ‘Battle of Britain’ at a World Cup finals, after they were drawn against either Scotland, Wales or Ukraine in the group stage…
England should have no reason to fear this World Cup group – but the politics could be explosive
For England there is no Group of Death. Instead it is a Group of Diplomacy. The United States, Iran -it sounds like a rewind to the 1980s….
How does the Qatar World Cup draw work?
The draw for the 2022 World Cup will take place in Doha on April 1, and will determine which teams will face each other at the tournament…
Who could England play at Qatar World Cup 2022 and how does the draw work?
The draw for the 2022 World Cup will take place in Doha on April 1, and will determine which teams will face each other at the tournament…
Qatar 2022 World Cup draw: England could face Germany in group stage
England could Germany in a major tournament once more after seedings for the World Cup draw in Qatar next week were announced by Fifa. After friendlies against…
Gianni Infantino claims biennial World Cup could stop African migrants crossing the Mediterranean
Condemning Infantino’s comments, Ronan Evain, executive director of Football Supporters Europe, posted on Twitter: “How low can Infantino go? Instrumentalising death in the Mediterranean to sell his…
The sporting moments we cannot wait to see in 2022
First of all, fitness permitting England will have had another 10 Test matches by that point with Marcus Smith running the attack at No 10 and with…