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Mexico beat South Africa in the 2026 World Cup opener at the Azteca as football finally took centre stage after a controversial build-up.

"Who's to say Michael Carrick can't do the same as Pep Guardiola?" asks Manchester United hero Teddy Sheringham. We say, they say, everyone says, you absolute maniac.

The interminable Bellingham-Rogers debate will continue to make headlines before Croatia and beyond, but does it really matter? England have two greater avenues to World Cup success.

£125m for Anderson?! Man Utd won't be thanking Man City for pricing them out of a move for their 'dream target' and raising the transfer stakes for their alternatives.

If you are still resisting this World Cup, you might want to watch ITV's intro; it will break down your cynicism in 90 seconds.

There are many good reasons why Man Utd are not trying to sign Cristian Romero - and one why he wouldn't want to join them anyway...

Theo Walcott reckons Marcus Rashford is a "dead cert" to start for England at the World Cup. He isn't, but eight of his teammates are...

Here are just five of the things that could make the World Cup great, even if most of them are by accident and the organisers deserve zero credit.

Enzo Fernandez is a good footballer. But he's also doesn't want to play for Chelsea. A Real Madrid swap is in the offing.

Tuchel benching Bellingham vs Croatia is not evidence of a rift, nor does it mean he's not in the England manager's best XI. It's (hopefully) an eight-game tournament and Bellingham will be starting t...

The real interest came from the sweltering aesthetics in Tampa Bay as England failed to impress.

David Sullivan, with Karren Brady and David Gold, sold West Ham's soul, and for what? His exit is to be celebrated...

Rio Ngumoha and Max Dowman have been nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year to strengthen a supposedly outdated claim that all footballers are morons.

Paul Scholes has no taste in music. And we're not using that to mean bad taste in music. Literally no taste in music. Not right, is it?

Don't be fooled by the cheap price tag - Ederson could be the signing that gives Man Utd's other midfielders freedom to flourish...

Andoni Iraola has earned his Liverpool promotion, but the reasons to appoint him as manager also form a compelling part of the case not to.

Jarrod Bowen leaving for Stamford Bridge will be more heartbreaking than relegation itself for West Ham fans.

Did TNT realise that most viewers didn't want Arsenal to win? Damningly, they didn't seemed to care.

The 2026 World Cup will force players to endure conditions the modern game was never designed for; players and fans are being put at risk.

Arsenal lost the Champions League final on penalties to Paris Saint-Germain as Mikel Arteta sacrificed two key players in defeat.