Your England XI if the World Cup was tomorrow?

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Sports, News, Lionesses, Sport, World Cup, European Championships, Champions League, Premier League, Football, Entertainment News, Soccer

3.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Have England gone backwards under Thomas Tuchel, does he know his best starting XI?

The team pick their best teams if the World Cup was starting tomorrow…is there a case for no Kane or no Bellingham…?

After the break could football be facing a doping problem. In a special report The Times Chief Sports correspondent Matt Lawton joins the pod to discuss if football’s drug testing systems are fit for purpose. He calls football's current commitment to anti-doping pathetic.

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