Harry Kane

Harry Kane has won the Ballon d'Or in a year when he lost both a World Cup semi-final and a Champions League semi-final. This article explains why the vote went his way, how unusual that is, and whether he can…

Erik ten Hag won two trophies at Manchester United and was still sacked in his third season. His account of an Ibiza agreement, a sold midfielder and a striker he did not get explains why he believes the…

Paris Saint-Germain led Manchester City 3-0 at the Etihad after 32 minutes and won 4-2. Erling Haaland scored twice in a second-half rally that came too late, and Gianluigi Donnarumma saved a late penalty.

England beat Croatia 7-0 in Rijeka, but a scoreline that big can hide as much as it shows. This piece asks how much of the win belongs to a settled attacking four and how much to a poor opponent, and what that…

England took a first-half lead against the World Cup and European champions at Wembley and then lost 3-2. This article explains exactly how that lead slipped away, and why the same question that followed the…

Bayern Munich's 7-0 win over Union Berlin produced a genuine Bundesliga milestone and a genuine crisis in the same match. This article separates the two, showing why Harry Kane's record matters and what the…

England went to the Estadio Azteca, a ground where Mexico had never lost a World Cup match, raced two goals clear inside a first half that Jude Bellingham bent to his will, and then spent an hour finding out…

England's nervy 2-1 win over DR Congo was not just a football story. It was the most watched moment on the BBC this year. This covers the viewing figures behind Wednesday's round-of-32 tie (a 16.3 million…

For 75 minutes this was going wrong. Then Harry Kane happened, twice. This covers England's 2-1 come-from-behind win over DR Congo in the World Cup round of 32, Brian Cipenga's shock seventh-minute opener, the…

England arrived at MetLife Stadium already through to the knockout rounds, which on paper should have made this the easiest night of their World Cup. It was nothing of the sort. This covers a sluggish 2-0 win…

England's second group game at every World Cup since 2021 has produced the same outcome: a draw, a frustrated crowd, and fresh doubts about the side's ability to break down a packed defence. In Boston it was…

England controlled almost everything against Ghana in Boston except the only thing that decides matches. This covers a goalless night where Thomas Tuchel's side had four-fifths of the ball, hit the crossbar…

England's World Cup 2026 campaign began with a nervy but ultimately convincing 4-2 victory over Croatia in Dallas. This piece looks beyond the scoreline to examine what Tuchel's half-time intervention revealed…

England used 22 players to beat New Zealand 1-0 in Tampa's humidity, and the occasion raised more questions than it answered about Thomas Tuchel's tournament intentions. This piece cuts through the…

Thomas Tuchel's World Cup squad announcement is not simply a list of 26 names - it is a philosophical statement about what kind of team England intend to be this summer. In this piece we examine the rationale…

Paris Saint-Germain arrived in Munich needing only to avoid a heavy defeat. What followed was one of the most composed away performances of this Champions League campaign. Adrian Dane examines how Luis…

Paris Saint-Germain hold a 5-4 advantage over Bayern Munich after a first leg that broke two separate Champions League records in a single extraordinary evening at the Parc des Princes. This piece analyses how…

Bayern Munich have clinched a record 35th Bundesliga title in breathtaking fashion, scoring 109 goals in a single campaign and putting themselves within reach of only the third Treble in their history. Harry…

Harry Kane is rewriting Champions League history in real time, and a breathless quarter-final second leg against Real Madrid provided the perfect stage. This piece charts how Kane's 50th goal of the season…

Bayern Munich's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Real Madrid produced one of the most breathtaking European nights in recent memory, with seven goals, a controversial red card, and a late…