Chinese star seals historic rise after beating Neil Robertson in Wuhan, writes JAMES NALTON

JAMES NALTON argues that Curtis Jones’s departure leaves Liverpool facing a stark local void as the club’s roots are increasingly swallowed by football’s globalised model

European nights, passionate supporters and a new sense of freedom await the Egyptian in Turkey, writes JAMES NALTON

Resistance grows as Fifa seeks to hand private investors a slice of the international game, writes JAMES NALTON

A World Cup full of memorable moments was also marked by exclusion, exploitation and unprecedented political meddling, writes JAMES NALTON

Two teams from different sides of the world will face off this weekend in a landmark football occasion. One team from the Americas, another from Europe, will meet in an exhibition of the world’s game that is being broadcast across the globe, writes JAMES NALTON

England survived a thrilling Azteca encounter, but the stadium and its supporters created one of the tournament’s defining nights, writes JAMES NALTON

JAMES NALTON previews the Three Lions' round of 16 clash against the co-hosts in Mexico City

JAMES NALTON celebrates Ruben Blades’s song Patria – played before Panama’s game against Ghana — a song inspiring hope instead of hate