There will be no shortage of affection for Roy Hodgson when he returns to Craven Cottage as an opposition manager this weekend, for the first tim...

As the Premier League finally starts up again, we can look forward to a classic tie. The most iconic ground of the Premier League era, Old Trafford wi...

Cardiff City Having once been an example of poor ownership, Cardiff City return to the top flight under Vincent Tan. The owner has seemingly mellowed...

Brighton & Hove Albion After over three decades out of the top flight, Brighton returned last year with the idea of sticking around. A 15th-place...

A handful of Croatia players took umbrage at suggestions they might have been tired for their semi-final against England, insisting they had been fire...

The World Cup third-place play-off is a game that neither team involved ever seems to want, but once you get beyond those three or four days of m...

The Croatia national team offers a fine example of the distinction between negativity and uncertainty avoidance. Zlatko Dalic's men aren't defensive a...

Roberto Martinez was lauded for the change of system that enabled Belgium to defeat tournament favourites Brazil in the last round, although most of t...

England exorcised some of their innermost demons when beating Colombia on a penalty shootout four days ago, prompting Gary Neville to lead the charge ...

Kylian Mbappe burst on to the world stage in breathtaking fashion against Argentina six days ago, becoming the first 19-year-old to score twice in a s...

Belgium have left their mark on Russia 2018 in becoming the first team since West Germany in 1970 to recover from two goals down and progress in a Wor...

What a game this should be: on paper, Sweden and Switzerland sounds like a 0-0, going to penalties. Both teams, though, are far less stodgy than their...