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Don’t understand why there are ever any doubts about Jordan Pickford. Consistently excellent for England. And doesn’t get enough praise for his quality performances, week in week out, for Everton. Big personality and a top class keeper.

Top Premier League ref Anthony Taylor has criticised the "expectation of perfection" culture that match officials are now subject to, telling me his family no longer go to his matches because of the abuse he receives. bbc.co.uk/sport/football…

The people questioning whether England need Jude Bellingham will definitely find out that England very much need Jude Bellingham when it’s a close game against a top ranked nation at the World Cup next year.

The inside story of Edgar Davids' time at Barnet - including insight from a player, director of football, chairman and assistant boss bbc.co.uk/sport/football…

Busy afternoon for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in World Cup qualifying. He’s scored 4 goals for Gabon v the Gambia. And he’s been sent off!

The way Senegal executes business when they need to is immense. 5 nil against South Sudan today. In absolute control of their world cup qualifying group. Nice.

Footballer Hector Bellerin was recognised at the BBC Green Sports Awards, so should more athletes be speaking up about sustainability in sport? 🌍♻️ John Bennett, Lew Blaustein and Pragnya Mohan discuss on More Than The Score. 🎙️ Listen 🎧 bbc.com/audio/play/p0m…

Remarkably, Benin are now one win away from World Cup qualification for the first time in their history. They won 1 nil v Rwanda today. Beat Nigeria on Tuesday and Benin qualify. Nigeria need to win to stand a chance. & Benin’s manager is former Nigeria boss Gernot Rohr 😮

Too bad, they won’t win in Uyo. Either a draw or a loss. 😁

NFF statement: Aircraft’s cracked windscreen delays Super Eagles’ arrival in Uyo 😱😱

Amazing night of penalty misses: Haaland x2, Ronaldo, Ferran Torres and Retegui

Harry Kane continues to break records with regularity for clubs and country as he maintains a career of stunning consistency. And yet, is England's "humble superstar" still under-valued? bbc.co.uk/sport/football…

Congratulations Ghana 🇬🇭 World Cup spot booked! The 18th team to qualify for next year’s tournament. It means they’ve reached 5 of the last 6 World Cups. Sadly no Afcon to look forward to for Ghana but they’ll be in the USA, Mexico & Canada in 2026.

Fantastic to see the huge interest in a game between Cape Verde and Eswatini… I know many football fans get bored/frustrated by international breaks but the gems (with extremely intense drama) are out there if you look for them.

🇨🇻HISTORY! Cabo Verde have qualified for their first ever #FIFAWorldCup! #WeAre26

Amazing! A reminder that they didn’t qualify for the Afcon but have qualified for the World Cup 😮

The greatest moment in Cabo Verde’s history

Benin, Nigeria and South Africa fans - how are we thinking today goes then? Incredible drama ahead. I think it’ll be wins for Nigeria & South Africa which would mean Bafana Bafana head to the World Cup. But anything could happen!

We all need a bit of the Cape Verde story in our lives! So have a listen to the latest "More Than The Score" pod. I'm joined by Georges Santos & Ali Howorth. What can other nations learn from their story? How will Cape Verde perform at the World Cup? tinyurl.com/3wjyh5kz