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FIFA World Cup

PreviewMar 4, 2026

Can Clarke’s Tartan blueprint blunt Dorival’s five-star Brazil in Group C finale?

It is impossible to talk about Scotland facing Brazil without the mind wandering back to SaintDenis in 1998, to former midfielder John Colli...

Dan McCloud

4 min read

Premier League2 - 1

Match ReportMar 3, 2026

Wilson and Iwobi Sink Spiralling Spurs as Fulham Tighten Grip on Thames Derby

London derbies have rarely paid Fulham more than a pat on the head, yet this season the balance of power on the Thames has felt strangely fl...

Dan McCloud

4 min read

Premier League2 - 1

Match ReportMar 3, 2026

Set-piece steel: Saliba and Gabriel keep Arsenal top with derby win over Chelsea

Arsenal 21 Chelsea For a derby that once helped define the Premier League title race at the turn of the millennium, this felt like a throwba...

Dan McCloud

4 min read

Premier League

PreviewMar 2, 2026

Arteta’s Leaders Face De Zerbi’s Disruptors in a Tactical Tussle on the South Coast

Brighton have become an awkward mirror for Arsenal in recent springs, the Amex staging those chastening days when Mikel Arteta’s title charg...

Dan McCloud

3 min read

Premier League

PreviewMar 2, 2026

Survival Scramble vs Top-Four Charge: Inside the Tactical Chess of Wolves v Liverpool

The last time Liverpool felt truly uncomfortable at Molineux, Rodrigo Gomes and his cohort tore at their pressing from the first pass, and t...

Dan McCloud

4 min read