12 hours ago

From drug cartels, criminal gangs and revolutions to the bracelet 'stolen' by England's Bobby Moore and THAT Gordon Banks save: Inside Mexico's dangerous, colourful and crazy past as hosts of the World Cup ○

found 2026 › Jun › 09 (Tue) @ 12:33 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Mexico makes history as the first three-time World Cup hosts but this is a land of ravishing beauty and also menacing peril. A nation alive with music but too often held hostage to a drumbeat of drug…

37 hours ago

JEFF POWELL MBE'S 12 WORLD CUPS: Bobby Moore took me to his favourite West End pub after England's 1966 win, I sipped coffee with Zico to hear a Ronaldo-shaped bombshell, exposed Diego Maradona's drugs cheating... and a whole lot more ⊕

found 2026 › Jun › 08 (Mon) @ 11:30 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

JEFF POWELL MBE has been to 12 World Cup finals and seen 36 goals, five lots of extra time, two penalty shootouts and the greatest performances in football history - and that was just on the pitch.

22 days ago

'He was my biggest influence': Geoff Hurst prepares to raise a toast to his great friend and fellow England World Cup hero Bobby Moore ⊕⊕

found 2026 › May › 18 (Mon) @ 08:33 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

England's 1966 hat-trick hero Geoff Hurst will honour his friend and World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore as he joins a host of stars to remember those who helped shape their life.

70 days ago

Tuchel’s England have plenty to prove against Japan after drab Uruguay draw | Jacob Steinberg ⊖

found 2026 › Mar › 31 (Tue) @ 07:46 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

His squad has been hit by withdrawals but the manager will aim to improve the mood music at Wembley on Tuesday

A negative reaction to a drab draw with Uruguay at Wembley? It sounds familiar. After all…

89 days ago

‘I knew I had some responsibility’: Clyde Best on being English football’s first black superstar ○

found 2026 › Mar › 12 (Thu) @ 12:46 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Best left Bermuda at 17 and joined West Ham, with Bobby Moore among his teammates, but he also faced horrendous abuse

“I did what I had to do,” Clyde Best says as he recalls leaving Bermuda at the age…

90 days ago

QUENTIN LETTS: Why I now wish I was French! By the Mail sketch writer so instinctively patriotic that as a boy he had a print of British battleships on his bedroom wall... ⊕

found 2026 › Mar › 11 (Wed) @ 02:27 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

When I was a boy the picture on my bedroom wall was not of Bobby Moore in his England football shirt or Ursula Andress in her bikini. It was a print of British battleships.

3 months ago

Mansfield v Arsenal: FA Cup fifth round – live ⊖

found 2026 › Mar › 07 (Sat) @ 11:54 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

⚽ FA Cup fifth round news from the 12.15pm GMT kick-off
⚽ Live scores | Follow us on Bluesky | And email Billy

Mansfield have not been as far as the fifth round for 51 years, when they were beaten by C…

7 months ago

Millie Bright departs England stage long after her name entered list of greats ⊕⊕

found 2025 › Oct › 13 (Mon) @ 23:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Chelsea defender played key role in Euro 2022 triumph and transformed how Lionesses viewed success

Only two footballers have had the honour of captaining England in a senior World Cup final: the late …

My foolproof guide to living with a partner – and not falling out about home decor | Polly Hudson ⊕⊕

found 2025 › Oct › 12 (Sun) @ 04:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

After years of marriage, my husband thinks I’m still trying to find his hideous painting of Bobby Moore ‘the right frame’ so it can go on the wall. It’s these subtle interior design lies that keep a …

11 months ago

Jude Bellingham, Diego Maradona... and Bobby Moore: Seven times a club's shirt number has been RETIRED as Liverpool fans call for tribute to Diogo Jota's No 20 ○

found 2025 › Jul › 06 (Sun) @ 10:05 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

ISAAN KHAN: Liverpool fans are calling for the club to retire Diogo Jota's No 20 jersey as a mark of respect after his tragic death. The football world is in a state of mourning.