#Peter Shilton

On Saturday England played their 10th World Cup quarter-final, with France joining teams like Uruguay, West Germany, Portugal and of course Argentina in the list of teams standing in the Three Lions' way. It's always a fascinating point in a tournament for England, a country for whom success or otherwise at a major tournament seems to exist along…

Some time ago we ran a series based on the 1980s. It was a look at the (mostly) domestic football happenings and events of each of the years from a calendar viewpoint rather than a season one. We ran the series in random, non-chronological order and while we mainly stuck to events in the public domain, we did include a few personal tidbits with an…

If you hear a Wales fan utter the words "anyone but England", it may not necessarily be a declaration of support for their neighbours' opponents. Sure, there might be a little schadenfreude involved but, for many, that phrase is more representative of a desire not to face England. Wales have waited 64 years to play at a World Cup, a precious…

The 2022 World Cup kicks off on November 20 in Qatar. Thirty-two teams dream of winning the most prestigious sports trophy in the world, yet only one team will lift the award. The World Cup offers football bettors the chance to wager on a variety of great markets before and during the competition. One of the most popular markets is the top scorer,…

The decision to postpone last weekend's football fixtures caused a huge backlash against the Premier League, EFL and Football Association. And it also came as something of a shock to other sports who were on a DCMS conference call last Friday morning when Government officials tried to give the different bodies advice after the death of the Queen.…