ROB DRAPER'S TACTICAL BREAKDOWN: Nailing set-piece routines in 6-2 win

Gareth Southgate’s reign as England manager was under scrutiny with the national team’s record coming into the World Cup — but he silenced the doubters with a near-perfect tactical performance as they won their opening game. England won 6-2 against Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium, with a brace for Bukayo Saka and goals for…

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DAN WOOTTON: England should stop taking the knee and focus on football

FIFA is a morally corrupt organisation devoid of even the slightest hint of what’s right or wrong. Yet today it so easily burst the bubble of the Harry Kane and Gareth Southgate-led England team’s carefully curated image of being woke warriors as nothing more than a virtue signalling mirage. The international football body’s decision to…

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DAN WOOTTON: England should stop taking the knee and focus on football

FIFA is a morally corrupt organisation devoid of even the slightest hint of what’s right or wrong. Yet today it so easily burst the bubble of the Harry Kane and Gareth Southgate-led England team’s carefully curated image of being woke warriors as nothing more than a virtue signalling mirage. The international football body’s decision to…

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