…The response of the red tops was the usual barrage of disgusting tropes but, alas, not surprising. The notion that England somehow owns the game is a continuation of that 1800’s upper-class twit disdain for the ‘little man’ and, more so, Johnny Foreigner.

England's new manager Thomas Tuchel has not ruled out singing God Save The King when he takes charge of the team for the first time next March

Tuchel on the length of his contract. The FA had not previously confirmed the widely-reported figure of 18 months. It’s 18 months and then we decided to sit together and let’s