The Sound of Football

This week saw some big announcements of hosts for major international tournaments. The five nations of UK and Ireland will host the 2028 Euros, Turkey and Italy will host the competition in 2032, and the 2030 World Cup will see games in six different countries. Are tournaments too big now for anyone other than petro-states to take on? With the ballot open for tickets for next summer's European Championship, we also offer some tips and advice for anyone thinking of heading to Germany. Could it be

These days, barely a week goes by without some refereeing controversy or another. This weekend in the Premier League, on an otherwise sensational day of actual football, the conversation was once again dominated by a bizarre failure of VAR to follow the correct process in Liverpool's match at Tottenham. A system sold to football on the basis of making referees jobs easier is putting an even heavier burden on them, and almost every suggestion to improve the situation places even more pressure on

It was another weekend of hotly contested handball decisions in the Premier League. One, in the match between Wolves and Luton, was given on the pitch and not turned over by VAR. The other, in the North London derby, was not originally given by the onfield official, but overturned on review. In the four years since the handball law was updated, it continues to undergo refinements - none have of which appear to have produced anything approaching straightforward. Is there any hope of improvement in

England play Scotland in a friendly today to mark the 150th anniversary of the first ever international football match. With the introduction of new formats such as the Nations League and Finalissima, is any there room in the modern football calendar for the match to return as a regular fixture? One player who won't be taking part in the game is Jadon Sancho. We discuss where it's gone wrong at United for the player with so much promise. Terry also tells us about the reasons behind the German FA

Winning the Women World Cup should have been a career pinnacle for the players of Spain, instead it has thrown them into the culture war. The events of the last week surrounding RFEF President Luis Rubiales has been the stuff of far-fetched fiction. As the story unfolds, it's apparent that this is about far more than a single unwanted, coercive act at the medal ceremony. Also this week we look at the potential headache for European clubs as the transfer window closes for them but remains open for

England were beaten by the better team in the Women's World Cup final. Now thoughts turn to keeping the already rocketing progress of the women's game on track. Where will the sport be by the time we reach the next World Cup? Important decisions will need to be made, but who will be the ones to make those decisions? Will all the key stakeholders continue to pull in the same direction or will there be trouble ahead once the money becomes something worth fighting over? Will those running the game be

If, like Sky, you're marketing the new Premier League Season as the Greatest Show on Earth, it doesn't do much for your narrative if one of your biggest stars jumps ship to play in another league. Has Harry Kane made the right choice to chase titles and European glory at Bayern rather than stay in the Premier League and overhaul Alan Shearer's completely arbitrary goal-scoring record? Pundits from the Premier League's main broadcast partner obviously think not. Meanwhile the Women's World Cup has