PHIL MARTIN explores the remarkable story of Kevin Keegan, from Liverpool and Hamburg to Newcastle United and England. Discover how a fearless player and inspirational manager became one of the defining figures in English football history.
21.07.26History
For England, no World Cup opponent carries more history, emotion or baggage than Argentina. As another seismic meeting awaits in Atlanta, GARY JORDAN explores the rivalry that has defined generations.
14.07.26History
England have never lost to African opposition at the World Cup, but history alone will not carry Thomas Tuchel's side through. As England prepare to face DR Congo, GARY JORDAN examines why old records offer little comfort against a continent that continues to grow in strength.
29.06.26History
Forty years after England's infamous World Cup defeat to Argentina, CHRIS ELDERGILL speaks exclusively to Gary Stevens about Bobby Robson's Maradona dilemma, the Messi debate and why Thomas Tuchel's England must think bigger.
22.06.26History
After England's World Cup exit, ANDY MILNE joins three friends on an unforgettable road trip across South Africa's Garden Route. From football fan zones and wildlife encounters to ostrich feasts and a disastrous ostrich ride, this is a journey packed with laughter, adventure and World Cup memories.
19.06.26History
As England prepare to kick off their 2026 World Cup campaign, comparisons with Sir Alf Ramsey may seem premature. Yet GRANT BAGE argues that Thomas Tuchel’s attention to detail, conviction and leadership style have more in common with England’s only World Cup-winning manager than many realise.
16.06.26History
In 1966, Alf Ramsey ordered his England players to stop playing, stop training and go home. Sixty years on, with the football calendar more relentless than ever, GRANT BAGE revisits a radically different approach to World Cup preparation.
26.05.26History
As England opened their 2006 World Cup campaign in Frankfurt, ANDY MILNE found himself caught up in the kind of strange, funny and very human moment that makes tournament football unforgettable.
21.05.26History
Two days before a World Cup final in Paris, a split-second decision leads to an unbelievable encounter with Pelé inside the Arc de Triomphe. ANDY MILNE relives a surreal brush with football immortality.
30.04.26History
A lost bag, a rogue ticket and a frantic dash across Rome. From Thatcher-era football politics to the ugliest World Cup Final ever played, this is a story of luck, logistics and making kick‑off with seconds to spare.
16.04.26History
In the first of a new ten-part series, we return to Spain 1982 – the start of an England love affair that never faded. Still a teenager at his first World Cup, and England’s first for 12 years, ANDY MILNE revisits the beginning of a nine-tournament journey that would define a life and eventually lead to ‘That World Cup Guy’ fame.
11.04.26History
GARY JORDAN's vivid account of how England’s 1982 campaign rebuilt belief after a decade in World Cup exile. Here, he looks back on the summer that revived a nation’s faith – in a standout tournament in Spain, which in the eyes of many was the greatest ever.
20.03.26History
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