The essence of Wayne Lineker

France had a beautiful day as they eased past Morocco to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup. Can anyone stop them? Pete, Luke and David reflect on last night’s football on today’s Ramble.Elsewhere, Dan Burn has been doing some big, beautiful backflips. Could owning sheep help ...  Show more

With dozens of hours of sleep lost to the sheer chaos of the World Cup schedule over the past month, perhaps a one night break from the football wasn’t the worst thing in the world. And now we’re well rested, it seems like the ideal time to reflect on some of the joy, heartbreak, ...  Show more

Statman Dave finally comes clean and speaks about the poor performance of pod favourites Serbia. After Roy Keane had his say on Brazil’s dancing Crouchy draws the line on when celebrations become disrespectful and we discuss the form of Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Kylian Mba ...  Show more

Mourinho the chameleon? The "Special one" changes his spots to take Tottenham to the top. Messi incoming... but does one superstar make a summer & is Pep too predictable? Progress on a push to get fans back in the stands. Clear & oblivious? The latest twist in the VAR soap opera. ...  Show more

It’s less than a month until England’s opening group stage game and Marcus is struggling to contain his anticipation. A season-ending injury for Harry Maguire though, you say? That will do it.Marcus and Luke discuss the latest on Maguire and assess how he has come to be so import ...  Show more

Jürgen v Jose. 12th man momentum. The Manchester Dierby unpicked. Pep, Pogba De Gea & Ole. Your judging panel this week. Andy Dunn, Chief Sports Writer at The Mirror puts Pep under the microscope and regales us with Mourinho's conversational trickery. Dominic Fifield, Senior Writ ...  Show more