SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: You could not have planned these four warm-up games to go worse than they have, it's the poorest build-up England have ever had going into a World Cup.
After his display of devastating elegance in the World Cup warm-up game against New Zealand, Canan Moodie thanked his big brother, Keanu. He described him as his sporting idol.
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MIKE BROWN: We knew things with the preparation weren't going well but nothing was said. I wish we had because we got to the World Cup and it came back to bite us.
DANNY MURPHY: I am taking Liverpool to finish ahead of Sunday's opponents Newcastle in the league this season - provided they keep Mo Salah amid Saudi interest.
There is a straight line, no pun intended, between Thomas Hitzlsperger coming out as gay in 2014 and the former Germany midfielder becoming a restauranteur in London.
IN THE MONEY: Man City and Newcastle could face an investigation by the European Commission for alleged breaches of new rules over 'state subsidies'.
The 45-year-old has transformed the Magpies since his arrival in 2021.
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