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BBC ignores World Cup opening ceremony in favour of Qatar criticism When the Qatari government decided to spend millions of pounds on a World Cup opening ceremony featuring Morgan Freeman, Jungkook from BTS and hundreds of performers, it probably hoped it would be the moment when the global media finally focused on football rather than human rights. What it probably did not expect was that the BBC would ignore the entire event in favour of…

World Cup 2022: England, Wales and European countries drop LGBTQ armband  England and Wales – who open their World Cup campaigns today – along with European nations will no longer wear the OneLove armband during the World Cup because of the threat to players being booked. The team captains including England’s Harry Kane and Wales’s Gareth Bale had planned to wear the armband during matches to promote diversity and inclusion.  A joint statement from seven…

World Cup 2022 England vS Iran Facts England will start their World Cup campaign on Monday 21 November, playing Iran England vs Iran is only the second game of the tournament Kickoff is 1pm UK time Watch online via BBC One or BBC iPlayer England are favourites to win England and Iran have never played each other before Wales will take on USA later in the day The latest odds England to win 3/10…

FIFA has warned countries that captains will be booked for wearing the armband.

The Three Lions will play Iran in their first match of the tournament in the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha at 1pm GMT today.

Exclusive – Questions have been raised about whether Qatar has the capacity to host one of the world’s leading international sporting events. The fan accommodation sites provided by Qatar’s World Cup organisers have already come under strong criticism. I travelled to the Rawdat Al Jahhaniya Fan Camp to see it for myself.

World Cup 2022: England, Wales & other European nations in talks over OneLove armbands England, Wales and other European nations are in talks over whether to continue with their plans for their captains to wear a OneLove armband at the World Cup in Qatar. The captains of nine nations had planned to wear the armbands to promote diversity and inclusion. But they have been warned by Fifa officials that wearing the armband would be a…

Allen is up to number five in the world rankings.

The chaotic scenes left some fans fearing for their lives, especially after several high-profile crowd crushes in recent months.

World Cup 2022: Qatar beaten by Ecuador in first tournament game World Cup hosts Qatar were easily beaten 2-0 by Ecuador in the opening game of the 2022 tournament.  The host team failed to muster a shot on target in the entire match and have become the first host side in the World Cup’s history to lose their opening game. The day started with optimism but by the end of the 90 minutes, it was…

Jude Bellingham top-valued player at World Cup Facts England player Jude Bellingham is the most valued player at the World Cup with a £176.9m price tag That’s nearly £50m more than Borussia Dortmund would reportedly demand for the 19-year-old Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior is in the runner-up spot at £176m followed by Kylian Mbappe (£162m) Pedri (Spain), Jamal Musiala (Germany), Federico Valverde (Uruguay) also earn lofty valuations Previous Next Analysis Is it his time…

How hot will it be in Qatar and how will England cope with the heat? Facts First World Cup to take place in Winter But Qatari winter still sees temperatures hit 30C State-of-the-art conditioning units have been built into stadiums at pitch level Managers can make five substitutions Drink breaks could be introduced England’s first game kicks off at 4 pm local time – it’s expected to be HOT! But the final two group games…

World Cup 2022: Will Harry Kane defend his golden boot? Facts What is the Golden Boot? The top goal scorer of the tournament. Harry Kane (England) won the last World Cup golden boot – with six goals scored. How is the Golden Glove award determined World Cup? The top goal scorer (or goal scorers in the event of a tie) is awarded the Golden Boot. The Golden Gloves award has been given to the top-performing…

England World Cup fixtures 2022: Route to glory Facts England’s route to World Cup glory – Key times, matches and where to watch: England vs Iran: Monday, November 21 at 1pm England vs USA: Friday, November 25 at 7pm Wales vs England: Tuesday, November 29 at 7pm Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal or the Netherlands in the last-16 Could then face either Argentina or France in the quarter-final on December 9 or 10 Semi-final could see England…

Qatar World Cup 2022: Football pundits make Qatar predictions Facts World Cup starts on Sunday as hosts Qatar take on Ecuador England vs Iran, Wales vs USA on Tuesday Sky Sports pundits – Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Karen Carney and Jamie Redknapp delivered their verdicts Brazil and Argentina favourites to win amongst the pundits Previous Next Analysis Qatar World Cup 2022: Football pundits make Qatar predictions – winner, surprise package and how far England will…

World Cup 2022: What do I need to know about the trophy? Facts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnqtMxWee5g Analysis World Cup 2022: What do I need to know about the trophy? The beautiful 18-carat gold trophy – the world cup, is the trophy many dream of lifting. England has held it high once before, in 1966, and will be looking to do so again this December. But what’s so special about this golden trophy? The trophy was unveiled after…

What are England’s chances of Winning the World cup? Facts According to Opta: According to Opta statistics, who have the win predictions for all the teams, Brazil are favourites. Brazil are favourites to win; Argentina runners-up England are in fifth – with a 9% chance of winning WC Chances for teams in Group B https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnqtMxWee5g Analysis What are England’s chances of winning the World Cup? Opta, a British sports analytics company, has predicted Brazil will…

‘As a team we made some mistakes in Brazil.’

World Cup 2022: A list of all the World Cup winners World Cup 2022 The World Cup 2022 is here and it’s being held in Qatar. This world cup is like no other – firstly it’s being held in December, and will be the shortest world cup to date. The teams heading to Qatar will be going with little training time – the Premier League played its last game on Sunday, and it will now…

Chelsea spent close to £280m in the summer.

Ronaldo was close to joining Manchester City The first part of footballer star Cristiano Ronaldo’s explosive interview was released last night, and the Manchester United legend opened up about how close he was to joining the club’s rivals – Man City.  Ronaldo said he was close to joining City before following his “heart” by rejoining his Premier League club that made him a star. He made headlines across the world earlier this week after snippets…

World Cup 2022: Inside the England squad’s hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnqtMxWee5g Analysis World Cup 2022: Inside the England squad’s hotel The England squad – players and management – in Qatar for the World Cup will be treated to five-star luxury in the beautiful Souq Al Wakra Hotel Qatar by Tivoli. The team have the entire hotel to themselves as they bid for World Cup glory. The hotel has spacious rooms fitted with flat-screen televisions, satellite channels and…

1966 World Cup: When football came home Facts Host: England Teams: 16 Format: Group stage, knockouts Matches: 32 Goals: 89 Winner: England Runners-up: West Germany Golden boot: Eusebio (Portugal) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnqtMxWee5g Analysis 1966 World Cup: When football came home England won their first and so far only World Cup in 1966 – at home at Wembley. It took 36 years for the World Cup to be hosted by the nation where the beautiful game was first…

England Lionesses end 2022 unbeaten England boss Sarina Wiegman has heaped praise on the Lionesses, following a 1-1 draw against Norway.  Rachel Daly headed England ahead, but Norway equalised following an error by the goalkeeper. A red card saw Norway down to ten players but they managed to pull one back despite only having 29 per cent possession of the ball. The draw means England completes the year unbeaten – having not lost in 26…

Novak Djokovic visa ban overturned ahead of Australian Open Tennis star Novak Djokovic will be able to play in the Australian Open after the government overturned a visa ban. Back in January, he was detained over his refusal to be vaccinated against Covid. He was deported from the country 10 days later. His arrival in Australia in January was during a sharp spike in Covid cases and amid some of the strictest Covid restrictions in…