“The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.” — Elbert Hubbard

‘The bigger the games get, the bigger we will get,’ he saysJarell Quansah hopes to be fit for last 32 after ankle sprainThomas Tuchel believes England can only get better after sealing top spot in Group L and has backed his side to “step up” for the knockout stages of the World Cup.After the goalless draw…

As the knockout stages begin, penalties are inevitable. What do the stats say about the best ways to take them?The 2022 World Cup final was a nail-biting affair, decided by a penalty shootout after Argentina and France were evenly matched with three goals apiece. Argentina subsequently won 4-2 on penalties, taking the…

As the World Cup enters the knockout rounds, we take a look at the creativity and emotion that fans of all 48 teams showed in the group stageThe 2026 World Cup has set a new all-time attendance record for the men’s tournament, surpassing the previous record of 3,587,538 set during the 1994 World Cup – and the…

“Where words fail, music speaks.” — Hans Christian Andersen

“If I love myself I love you. If I love you I love myself.” — Rumi

“If ever you feel like an animal among men, be a lion.” — Criss Jami

“Be polite to all, but intimate with few.” — Thomas Jefferson

More than 191m people in Europe face temperatures of at least 35C degrees on Sunday, with extreme heat warnings in Germany, Czechia, Poland and Hungary‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?Poland, Czechia and Slovakia were braced for record…