16 h. ago Brendan Rodgers gets Hotline heat for brutal Celtic transfer honesty as Tierney and Forrest catch madcap strays

Andy Newport manned the phones on a busy Sunday morning as the weekend action and much more hits the headlines

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3 d. ago 'Thomas Tuchel was right to slag Gareth Southgate off – England need his brutal honesty'

BRENT A GOB: It's an all-England affair as Harry takes aim as the criticism levelled at Thomas Tuchel over his anti-Southgate rhetoric, and as well at his Jordan Henderson and Kyle Walker call-ups

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6 d. ago Starmer: We cannot ‘shrug our shoulders’ at problem with boys and young men

The Prime Minister’s comments came after former England football manager Sir Gareth Southgate warned about ‘toxic’ influencers fuelling misogyny.

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6 d. ago Video games can’t escape their role in the radicalisation of young men | Keith Stuart

Those of us who spend our lives gaming can no longer deny knowledge that our online communities are awash with disturbing hate speech and violent rhetoricThere is a lot of attention on young men and toxic masculinity at the moment. It’s about time. The devastating Netflix drama Adolescence, about a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a girl after being radicalised by the online manosphere, has drawn attention to the problem through the sheer force of its brilliant writing and a blistering lead performance from teenager Owen Cooper. This week, former England football manager Gareth Southgate gave a speech about the state of boyhood in the UK, specifically about how young men, lacking moral mentors, are turning to gambling and video gaming, thereby disconnecting from society and immersing themselves in predominantly male online communities where misogyny and racism are often rife. There has been some kickback in the gaming press to the idea that games have provided a less-than-ideal ...

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7 d. ago You need to be uncomfortable – Declan Rice wants England spurred on by criticism

England are targeting next year’s World Cup to finally end their barren trophy run.

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7 d. ago Thomas Tuchel plans to keep England stars guessing after ditching Gareth Southgate tradition

England kickstarted the Thomas Tuchel reign with a 2-0 win over Albania at Wembley, but unlike under their previous manager, players had to wait before discovering who would feature

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8 d. ago Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink sends England boss Thomas Tuchel message over Euro 2024 heartbreak

Former Chelsea frontman Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was previously part of Gareth Southgate's England coaching staff but departed his role last August prior to the appointment of Thomas Tuchel

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8 d. ago Rashford could be more important to Tuchel’s England than Palmer or Saka | Jonathan Wilson

One Harry Kane pass to his fellow forward in otherwise routine win over Albania gives a hint of how England could succeedOne of the problems of international football is that everybody is always asking the wrong question, which to an extent is built into the form. Qualifiers matter only in as much as they have to be negotiated. Friday’s win by England over Albania fell into a very familiar pattern. The brave new world of Thomas Tuchel turned out to look a lot like the faded old world of Gareth Southgate. England had lots of the ball, did not move it fast enough and won by a couple of goals. It does not matter. They could have won 10-0, 8-5 or 1-0 and it would mean almost nothing in terms of the winning of the World Cup.England want to win the World Cup next summer. They have a squad that should make them challengers. Barring pratfalls, there will come a point next year when they will play an Argentina or a Spain or a France, a team of equivalent or greater talent and, almost certain...

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8 d. ago Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden comments hint at major changes under Thomas Tuchel

Thomas Tuchel's immediate willingness to criticise performance of his big-name players points to a shift in culture under England manager after Gareth Southgate's fatherly reign

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8 d. ago Gareth Southgate nails his big lecture in a victory for competitive caring | Barney Ronay

Former England manager may not be right about everything but he remains a good man, fulfilling a role others have vacatedSay what you like, and the haters – we know this about the haters – will continue to hate, are in effect defined by their hating. But Gareth Southgate has now finally delivered on the biggest stage of all.This is of course a reference to the stage at Senate House library, venue for Big Gate’s big Dimbleby lecture, recorded in front of an audience of silent, rapt, nodding people, and broadcast this week on the BBC. This is what elite big-lecture managers do. They seize the moment. They shut out the noise. Gareth at the Dimbleby? Absolutely nailed it. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Roy Keane calls out Thomas Tuchel over brutal Gareth Southgate comments on live TV

ITV Sport pundit Roy Keane felt that some of the comments made by Thomas Tuchel about England and Gareth Southgate at Euro 2024 last summer were a little bit harsh

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9 d. ago Thomas Tuchel told his approach could ruin Gareth Southgate's England legacy

Thomas Tuchel has taken the England job with a remit to win the World Cup and one former England star reckons he's not interested in blooding young stars like Gareth Southgate did

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1 week ago ‘Light on leadership’: Kane joins Tuchel in criticising England at Euro 2024

New head coach says Southgate’s side had ‘no identity’Captain believes Jordan Henderson will help guide squadThomas Tuchel has delivered a scathing assessment of England’s performance under Gareth Southgate at Euro 2024, saying that they lacked “hunger” and “identity” last summer.In a sign of his desire to make a clean break with his predecessor’s era, Tuchel shed any pretence of diplomacy. The German was forthright on England’s laboured performances during a tournament in which fans and pundits turned on Southgate, saying the side played with fear and showed no excitement before losing the final to Spain, and his comments were backed up by Harry Kane’s admission that the squad was “a little bit light on leadership” in Germany. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘No hunger, no identity’: Thomas Tuchel claims England were afraid at Euro 2024

Head coach scathing about Southgate’s last tournamentHe wants to see ‘joy to win’ in his first England matchThomas Tuchel has delivered a scathing assessment of England’s performance under Gareth Southgate at Euro 2024, saying they lacked “hunger” and “identity” last summer.England fought their way to a second consecutive Euros final before losing 2-1 to Spain but Tuchel felt the side were afraid of losing and played without any excitement during a campaign in which Southgate faced fierce criticism from supporters and pundits. Continue reading...

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1 week ago England boss Thomas Tuchel aims subtle Gareth Southgate dig and points out where he failed

Thomas Tuchel is aiming to go one better than predecessor Gareth Southgate and win a major tournament, and identified an issue with the Three Lions' Euro 2024 run

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1 week ago Thomas Tuchel slams Gareth Southgate's boring tactics – 'England were afraid of losing'

New England boss Thomas Tuchel has taken a swipe at Gareth Southgate and his tactics - saying the Three Lions lacked "excitement" and were "afraid to drop out" of Euro 2024

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1 week ago Thomas Tuchel aims brutal new dig at Gareth Southgate's England: 'Afraid, no identity'

Tuchel in withering assessment of Euro 2024 campaign that ended with final defeat to Spain

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1 week ago What has Sir Gareth Southgate been up to since he left the England job?

The former England manager voices his concerns after a court heard a killer ‘turned to’ Andrew Tate the day before murdering three people

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1 week ago Gareth Southgate makes England decision ahead of Thomas Tuchel's first game

Thomas Tuchel will take charge of the Three Lions for the first time on Friday when they face Albania in a World Cup qualifier at Wembley

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1 week ago Dear England at the National Theatre review: Gareth Southgate's kind revolution

This is a team effort, which captures the communal joy and heartache of sport, and now boasts a proper ending

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