Next Goal Wins trailer sees Michael Fassbender at the end of his tether
Michael Fassbender faces redundancy, bad football and casual alcoholism in Taika Waititi's next film. Check out the Next Goal Wins trailer below.
Football
Burna Boy to perform at Champion's League Final
Burna Boy will co-headline this year’s UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show, a week after he completes the UK leg of his tour at the London Stadium.
Juan Mata organising Manchester exhibition celebrating the beautiful game
Former Manchester United and Chelsea star Juan Mata is overseeing a project for the Manchester International Festival, bringing together 11 artists with 11 footballers to collaborate on different artworks.
The Qatar national football team and the story of the $220bn goal
The Qatar national football team netted one goal in the 2022 World Cup, the most expensive ever scored. Here's the story of how they did it.
England football fans react | Deep Focus
It seems the whole world is looking at the Qatar World Cup, but this particular picture of English fans caught our eye. In the latest part of our Deep Focus series, we look closely at a seemingly simple photograph to deduce what’s really happening.
Wales v England | Is it disrespectful to celebrate a rival's failure?
Footage of Wales celebrating England’s dramatic exit from Euro 2016 has resurfaced this week, ahead of the home nations’ World Cup clash on Tuesday.
England out of the World Cup? | Who to support if it doesn’t come home
When/if England are knocked out of the World Cup too soon, here's our guide for which other nation is most worthy of support.
The Ronaldo mural and the first grinning portrait | Deep Focus
The new Ronaldo mural in Manchester features the footballer smiling with a pearly white-toothed grin. It's a temporary work of art, not made to last.
England vs USA | Everything you need to know ahead of the World Cup contest
When England and the USA kick off, they will do so at absolute primetime on both sides of the Atlantic, and with more World Cup history than you might think.
World Cup fans say winner of England vs. USA must exile James Corden
World Cup fans of both England and the USA, and anti-Corden sympathisers, have said the loser of their game on Friday has to keep James Corden, but who should Corden support?
World Cup countries ranked... by democracy
Ever wondered who'd win the World Cup if it was decided by democracy? The list of World Cup countries ranked by their Democracy Index below.
Qatar 2022 | Why is it being left to footballers to protest?
The controversy around the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is leaving the burden to protest on the shoulders of twentysomething footballers.
Joe Lycett reveals truth about his money-shredding David Beckham protest
Comedian Joe Lycett has revealed that he in fact did not shred £10,000 in protest of David Beckham's role as an ambassador of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Dry World cup? Last minute beer U-turn isn't the end of the world, it's just bad manners
As Qatar prepares to host 2022’s football World Cup, a decision almost as inconceivable as it was inevitable has been reached – while more than a million fans from around the world
Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightning Seeds team up for Christmas rendition of ‘Three Lions’
It’s not every year that a national football anthem gets a festive remix. But then again, this isn’t a normal World Cup. And now Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightning Seeds are battling for Christmas number one, with ‘Three Lions (It’s Coming Home for Christmas)’.
James Cleverly tells LGBT fans to show respect and 'compromise' in Qatar
LGBT football fans attending next month’s World Cup have been asked to “compromise” by James Cleverly, the UK’s Foreign Secretary.
Ball used for Maradona 'Hand of God' goal expected to fetch £2.5-3m
The ball used in the 1986 World Cup quarter final, in which Diego Maradona scored two goals including the ‘Hand of God’, is set to go to auction.
Lost football grounds and terraces of the United Kingdom | A Look Inside
We look inside the Lost Football Grounds and Terraces of the United Kingdom Facebook group – an online space for hundreds of thousands of footy fans to celebrate their favourite old amphitheatres.
Lionesses' success shows there is another way to celebrate football
The triumph of England’s Lionesses and the way in which their success was celebrated provides solutions to the issues plaguing English football, writes Archie Brydon.
Lionesses’ win over Germany watched by a record 17.4 million
England’s triumph in the Euro 2022 final became the most-watched women’s football game in UK television history, having been watched by a peak audience of 17.4 million people.
New Shakespeare theatre will celebrate footballers, builders, and Johnny Vegas
A new Shakespeare theatre is to open in Merseyside this summer with a ceremony that celebrates 'local heroes' including the builders who constructed it.
Netflix producing David Beckham docuseries
The iconic footballer David Beckham's life story will be the focus of a new documentary series heading to Netflix.
Andrea Pirlo Moves Into The Metaverse In New NFT
World’s collide in a new NFT project, as footballing great Andrea Pirlo and New York City street art move into the metaverse, hand in hand.
EA Sports: Why Is It Taking Its FIFA Gamble?
EA rolls the dice and ends it 25-year relationship with FIFA. But why? And what happens after the release of FIFA 23 later this year?
Susie Dent’s Top Tens: 10 Words to Describe Your Football Team
Want to know how to describe your football team? Here’s the top ten words to do so from everyone’s favourite lexicographer, Susie Dent.
