LONDON: The 2026 World Cup has bucked the trend of international football’s struggles to compete with the riches of the club game when it comes to securing some of the world’s best coaches. Here are five of the big names who have been lured by the quest for World Cup glory: Thomas Tuchel (England) The former Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain boss has become the English Football Association’s latest gun for hire in a bid to end a wait to win a major tournament that stretches back to 1966.

LONDON: The 2026 World Cup has bucked the trend of international football’s struggles to compete with the riches of the club game when it comes to securing some of the world’s…

The Three Lions are finalising plans for this summer’s 2026 World Cup, but first Thomas Tuchel must cut his options down to just 26 players before travelling to the USA for a tilt…

Here we are then, at the gates of North America, 26 Englishmen tasked with winning a football tournament on 19 July. Cue two months of febrile debate, anxiety and at the end of it…