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CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Saturday morning at the Grove hotel. Southgate holds a team meeting with his England players. He discusses VAR and the possibility of retrospective action at the World Cup

Paul Pogba is in danger of losing his starting place at the World Cup. French supporters have turned on him after failing to impress during their 3-1 win over Italy on Friday evening.

MIKE DICKSON: From the dozens of mentions Serena Williams gets in Maria Sharapova 's autobiography, one theme that emerges is of the Russian positioning herself as the underdog.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is set to make his England debut against Costa Rica on Thursday night. Gareth Southgate is keen to give the 19-year-old an opportunity before the World Cup starts.

GRAHAM POLL: There is no point in trying to con the referee by diving at this summer's World Cup. The introduction of VAR for the tournament means players simply won't get away with it any more.

MATT LAWTON: Tactics and formations matter, but every bit as important, Roy Keane once argued, is getting the best players on the pitch. Gareth Southgate seems to share that view.

SAMI MOKBEL AT WEMBLEY: Jordan Pickford has vowed to cement his position as England’s No 1 at the World Cup after impressing against Nigeria on Saturday evening.

England were given a good lead by Anderson and Stuart Broad, but also had variation in their attack, with the left-arm angle of Curran and the off-breaks of Dom Bess.

MATT BARLOW: The match was barely over when Arsenal promised a reprint for the match-day programme which had been stylishly rebranded to honour Arsene Wenger.

Wigan Warriors have suspended forward Joel Tomkins and fined him £10,000 after a video emerged online which showed him abusing bar staff in a pub.

Hoffenheim boss Julian Nagelsmann has declined the chance to succeed Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid. The 30-year-old was reportedly seen as a strong candidate to take over from Zidane.

Sportsmail's NASSER HUSSAIN has marked every England player out of 10 based on their performance at Headingley where they beat Pakistan by an innings and 55 runs.

Declan Rice says the debate surrounding his international future is ‘a load of c**p’ after West Ham co-owner David Gold said he could be a future England star.

Nabil Fekir's agent has confirmed that Liverpool are interested in signing the Lyon star this summer but stressed that 'nothing is done and other clubs could come in'.

Two-time world champions Argentina will play at Jerusalem's Teddy Kollek Stadium on Saturday night in a World Cup warm-up match that has attracted huge interest among the Israeli fans.

Brazil star Neymar has admitted he is still only at '80 per cent' despite scoring a brilliant goal against Croatia on his return from injury at Anfield on Sunday.

The FA are said to be plotting a response nearly a year after receiving a £16,000 fine from FIFA based on one of England's youth players being spotting with a non-sponsored drink.

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT HEADINGLEY: England's victory halted a run of eight games without a win, six of which ended in defeat. And it eased pressure on Test coach Trevor Bayliss

Liverpool face the prospect of missing out on goalkeeper target Allison with the Roma star now ready to reject all other suitors in order to wait for Real Madrid, according to Spanish reports.

Real Madrid want to make a speedy appointment to replace Zinedine Zidane after accepting defeat in their pursuit of Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino.

SAUDI ARABIA 0-3 PERU: A brace from Paolo Guerrero after a finestrike from Andre Carillo saw Peru cruise past Saudi Arabia at the AFG Arena in St Gallan, Switzerland on Sunday evening..

Speaking ahead of a friendly against Holland on Monday night, Italy striker Balotelli explained: 'I'm here to score goals. You can also be a role model without wearing the armband.'

The selection of Jos Buttler for this series has been a massive tick for Ed Smith. The most notable thing is that Buttler has not been playing in one-day mode.

A group of young men were photographed trading blows at the traditionally quiet Northumberland track with reports on social media that more than 20 people were fighting in the car park.

The established pair were simply too clinical throughout the tournament, certifying their Dutch darting dynasty with another major honour to add to both of their glistening trophy cabinets.

France manager Didier Deschamps has insisted Paul Pogba must 'raise his level of play' after the Manchester United came in for more criticism during his nation's win over Italy on Friday night.

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah provided Egypt with a fresh fitness boost as he aims to return from injury in time to play in the World Cup. The forward had 'god feelings' after a shoulder resistance workout.

KIERAN GILL AT WEMBLEY: Southgate considered leaving Sterling out for his tardiness but felt the reaction to his gun tattoo meant he had to make a public show of support.

With the World Cup now a matter of days away, Sportsmail is on hand to bring you up to speed with all 12 stadiums in use this summer and what to expect from each.

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Samuel Umtiti has signed a five-year contract extension at Barcelona having rejected interest from Manchester United. Umtiti did have a release clause of around £53m, tempting United.

I'm all about the movement off the ball with England. And the movement off the ball in the first half at Wembley on Saturday night was as good as we've seen for a long time.

Carvalho provided four assists in 15 appearances last season, while Goncalves, who plays as a winger or striker, scored one goal and set up two in 18 matches last campaign.

A couple of superb strikes from Billy Gilmour and Oliver Burke sent Scotland Under-21s into the semi-finals of the Toulon Tournament for the second year in a row.

Just as one season ends another begins. Less than a week after the conclusion of the World Cup final Premier League sides will be back in action. Here is our guide to all the pre-season fixtures

Nick Kyrgios, Heather Watson and Dan Evans are in action at the Surbiton Trophy this week as the professional grass-court season leading into Wimbledon begins.

Warren Gatland has slammed Premiership Rugby’s decision to block Josh Adams from playing in Wales’s victory over South Africa as ‘a sad indictment of the game’s politics’.