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Article thumbnail: EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JULY 9: Enzo Fernandez #24 of Argentina looks downfield during the Copa America 2024 semifinal match between Argentina and Canada at MetLife Stadium on July 9, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Stephen Nadler/ISI Photos/Getty Images)
George Simms

Chelsea face another racism scandal - and Fernandez holds all the power

How Chelsea respond to this will tell us how much racism really matters to them when hundreds of millions are on the line

Michael Hincks

Southgate is perfect for Man Utd - but not as Ten Hag's replacement

Football
Sport Analysis

The problems with the Lionesses that just won't go away

Article thumbnail: GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - JUNE 16: Jude Bellingham of England celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Serbia and England at Arena AufSchalke on June 16, 2024 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by Matt McNulty - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)
Daniel Storey

Gareth Southgate changed English football forever - and ultimately paid the price

Football
Sport Analysis

England’s next manager has a big decision to make over Harry Kane

Article thumbnail: Neville believed Spain would fail to win Euro 2024 because of Cucurella (Photo: Getty)
Article thumbnail: Neville believed Spain would fail to win Euro 2024 because of Cucurella (Photo: Getty)
Article thumbnail: Alexander-Arnold can nail down the right-back spot (Photo: i/Getty)
Article thumbnail: Alexander-Arnold can nail down the right-back spot (Photo: i/Getty)
Article thumbnail: England's manager Gareth Southgate stands by the bench before the final match between Spain and England at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Article thumbnail: England's manager Gareth Southgate stands by the bench before the final match between Spain and England at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Article thumbnail: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz holding the winner's trophy (L) is congratulated by Serbia's Novak Djokovic during the price ceremony at the end of their men's singles final tennis match on the fourteenth day of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 14, 2024. Defending champion Alcaraz beat seven-time winner Novak Djokovic in a blockbuster final, with Alcaraz winning 6-2, 6-2, 7-6. (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz holding the winner's trophy (L) is congratulated by Serbia's Novak Djokovic during the price ceremony at the end of their men's singles final tennis match on the fourteenth day of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 14, 2024. Defending champion Alcaraz beat seven-time winner Novak Djokovic in a blockbuster final, with Alcaraz winning 6-2, 6-2, 7-6. (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images)