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Cardiff Is Red: Mind the Gap as Arsenal usher in an era of Gunners dominance after routing woeful City

In front of 58,056 fans on a hot Sunday afternoon in the Welsh capital Mikel Arteta’s superb side laid down a significant early marker against City in their bid to land back-to-back title triumphs

Three Things We Learned After Borussia Dortmund beat Arsenal 3-2

Bundesliga runners-up beat Premier League champions to lift the pre-season bauble that is the Emirates Cup: Here's Three Things We Learned from Sunday back in North London

Spain complete North American Odyssey to Win 2026 World Cup

My take from the 2026 World Cup final, winners Spain, charmless Argentina, half time entertainment, Trump & all, as I share my experience of being at this memorable tournament for the last five weeks

England 6-4 France: Arsenal’s star boy Bukayo Saka grabs treble as Three Lions end World Cup in third place

Declan Rice captains England to third place at the World Cup as Arsenal midfielder chips in with a strike on his 80th international appearance as Saka grabs history-making treble in astonishing clas

Coaching catastrophe catalyst for agony here in Atlanta: Tuchel’s timidity costs England as Argentina KO Three Lions to reach World Cup final

Passive England crumble after Tuchel’s negativity fails Three Lions here in Atlanta just when they need a top leader and tactician

World Cup Diary: Good to be back in the States as England vs Argentina looms large here in Atlanta

Twenty-four years on from being in Sapporo to see David Beckham’s penalty ensure England beat Argentina on Japan's Hokkaido Island during the 2002 World Cup, I simply couldn’t keep away from Atlanta

World Cup Jersey Shore Diary: Greetings From Asbury Park and the legendary Stone Pony before England beat Panama at MetLife

A memorable Friday night on the Jersey Shore after paying a pilgrimage to the Stone Pony & Asbury Park in honour of my idol Bruce Springsteen before England beat Panama at the MetLife on Saturday

World Cup Diary: Cheesestake, Curacao and Ivory Coast in fantastic fun loving Philly

Fun-loving Philly refreshing change from price gouging in Foxboro as Curacao vs Ivory Coast plays out at iconic Lincoln Field as I also visit famous 'Rocky Steps' and vibrant Reading Terminal Market

World Cup Diary: England play out relentlessly underwhelming goalless stalemate with Ghana in rainy Foxboro

Rainy Foxoboro Stadium hosts England’s goalless draw with Ghana after my 3,000 mile flight to Boston from San Francisco before a mile hike along the freeway to save $100 taxi to motel after match

World Cup Diary: A boat trip to the infamous Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay

Another busy but enjoyable day as I headed to Alcatraz to take in some of the notorious island’s infamous history on my last day on the west coast of America