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How a Kansas City suburb is welcoming England, who will be based in the suburb during the tournament. The Three Lions arrive tomorrow...

That's crazy.

Well that's the thing. You can't win either way. Also the ticket prices: Someone in work told me this week that people are paying £700 to watch World Cup games in the stadiums. So why not just way games on TV at home or in the pub?

New Order ft England - "World in Motion" (1990) The World Cup is back and, as is the case every four years, football-mad England is bedecked with Crosses of St George on homes and vehicles as the national side attempts to "bring it home" for the first time since 1966 In 1990, Manchester...

And what would that have entailed? Would there have been free beer and food, too?

Three red cards as 2026 World Cup begins Mexico 2-0 South Africa The 23rd World Cup, featuring a whopping 48 nations, more than ever before, has started in style in a match which saw a poor South Africa easily beaten by co-hosts Mexico in Mexico City. Of the 48 nations only one will lift that...

Tomorrow: Group A South Korea Vs Czech Republic Group B Canada Vs Bosnia Spain are the favourites to win the tournament, with France second favourites and England third favourites.

2026 World Cup Group A Mexico 2-0 South Africa Quiñones 9 Jiménez Azteca Stadium, Mexico City Attendance: 80,824 The 2026 World Cup - the 23rd World Cup - in Canada, USA and Mexico has just started, with co-hosts Mexico beating South Africa in the opening game. This is the biggest World Cup...

Deep Purple - "Hush" (1968) In their youth the London band achieved a huge hit with this. They went on to re-release the song in 1984. Now, as old men, they have just released their new single which is taken from their upcoming new album. Deep Purple are renowned as one of the "Big Three"...

Deep Purple - "Diablo" (2026) The brand new single from the veteran London rockers, famous for their huge 1968 hit "Hush." Taken from their upcoming 24th studio album "Splat!", released 3rd July...

Muse - "Nightshift Superstar" (2026) Another brand new single from the Devon rockers, which was released on 5th June. From their imminent new album "The WOW! Signal". Matt Bellamy - Vocals, guitar, keyboards Chris Wolstenholme - Bass, backing vocals Dominic Howard - Drums, percussion

The Wurzels - "The Combine Harvester" (1976) In the year in which temperatures literally soared in Britain, leading to droughts over the summer, the Somerset "Scrumpy and Western" band with their rhotic West Country accents achieved their first UK No1 hit with this comical song about a farmer...

An ape and an elephant - two of the most intelligent creatures on this planet - bonding together over Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" (1801). With the flapping of the ears, it's clear the huge elephant is a fan of music. Even though they are two different species, they are two friends who enjoy...

These are days of unprecedented success for the London club. A year on from winning the FA Cup for the first time they win their first ever European trophy... Ecstatic Crystal Palace fans in London go crazy as their team win the Conference League Crystal Palace lift the trophy English...

Prince William isn't the only famous person to support Aston Villa. Another is the great American actor Tom Hanks. Before Villa's victory in the Europa League Final, Hanks sent this message: "This is Tom Hanks in the United States of America, thinking one thing and one thing only, go Villa."

Yeah, I know you're a fan of the Bundesliga and Bayern have just won it again (thanks largely to Harry Kane) but the Germans haven't done well in Europe this season. Only one of their teams teams reached a major European final and they lost to Aston Villa. Meanwhile, the English will, at worst...

Conference League Final Crystal Palace 1-0 Rayo Vallecano Mateta 51 Red Bull Stadium, Leipzig Attendance: 39,176 London club Crystal Palace have made history by winning their first ever European trophy. They beat Spanish side Rayo Vallecano to win the Conference League in Germany. Two of...

This is the moment two Russian fighter jest flew within 20ft (6 metres) of an unarmed RAF plane. Two Russian fighters seemed determined to spark a major conflict between Britain and Russia as they came seriously close to the unarmed RAF Rivet Joint spy plane over the Black Sea in international...

Arsenal win the Premier League for the first time since 2004 In a traditional display of respect, fellow London side Crystal Palace honour the new English champions with a guard of honour Premier League Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal London giants Arsenal have been crowned English champions...