Jude Bellingham is England’s latest midfield star. Could he become the next top Englishman Arsenal sign?

The Borussia Dortmund man plays with a maturity beyond his age and has been a star for his country at the World Cup.

Prior to the competition, he was considered one of the best midfielders in Europe.

The likes of Liverpool and Real Madrid were favourites to sign him, but the competition is likely to increase with his fine performances at the WC.

Goal’s Charles Watts has now told the Gunners he will be the ideal replacement for Granit Xhaka.

What does the future look like for Qatar, football, and the people we’ve spoken to?

Kate finds out more about the precarious situation of the LGBTQ+ community in the country and speaks to the only publicly gay Qatari. After officials were in a standoff with Danish broadcasters this week, Kate also explores Qatar's media environment and asks whether this World Cup will – really – be a wake-up call for the football community. Once the spotlight moves on, there are simply no guarantees.

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England have a super coach boom, boom boom! On this final edition of Lions Watch, Marcus and Luke are on hand to predict how far England – and their super coach – will go at the World Cup and discuss what would constitute success for Gareth Southgate's gang.

We also hear your expectations for the Three Lions in Qatar and round-up the latest news coming out of the England camp!

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Two more sleeps until the World Cup! And you know what that means: a curtain-raising gig from Robbie Williams in an authoritarian state! 

Jules, Luke, Vish and Pete get stuck into England’s prospects, what Jogi Löw’s doing in that tent with time on his hands, and just how much meat Argentina have brought with them. Expect lots of frankly outrageous takes because, well, no one can @ us on Twitter anymore.

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On the pitch, this might be the best World Cup for a generation. But off the pitch, it couldn’t be worse.

Dotun and Andy are joined by Miguel Delaney to discuss these two ‘parallel’ World Cups. They explore the state of play for Europe’s elite and wonder whether the Cristiano Ronaldo sideshow will derail Portugal’s hopes. We also discuss how Qatar’s entrenched relationship with European football – and France especially – has led us to this point, as both France’s president and the captain of their national team call on fans to focus on the football.

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The World Cup has a funny habit of throwing up the most surprising heroes who write themselves into folklore, stay with us for decades – and then, inexplicably, go on to do absolutely nothing else!

Marcus, Jim and Vish celebrate some of the very best nations and players who have been there once and called it quits. From the man who scored five goals in a single World Cup game, to the South Korean star who became better known for presenting the TV show ‘Four Wheeled Restaurant’ – it’s all right here. This one’s for you, Toto Schillaci.

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What does this World Cup mean for Qatar? Kate goes inside the Qatar club game and finds signs of a very deliberate footballing project.

But are Qatar’s intentions going to survive their first contact with reality? We examine the tournament infrastructure for fans across Doha – from an unfinished fan park, to FIFA's luxury 'tent city' and desolate stadium surroundings – and find out that the World Cup is splitting Qatari society down the middle.

Our third and final episode of the series is out on Sunday November 20th.

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The Premier League has packed up for Christmas! Marcus, Vish, Pete and Andy are here to pore over all the weekend’s final fizzles.

Arsenal are officially Top at Daylight Savings™, joined at the King’s table by Newcastle United and a few Spurs lads. Elsewhere, Cristiano Ronaldo’s taken another humble step down the path to redemption and we plot a daring heist to get Ivan Toney to Qatar.

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The England squad has finally been unveiled!! Luke and Marcus are on hand to answer the big questions surrounding Gareth Southgate’s selection, including i) why has he picked Maguire and ii) who will Mr Sheen be supporting at the World Cup?

Elsewhere, we are joined by Iranian football expert Sina Saemian who explains why England shouldn’t underestimate Iran in their opening group game.

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Gareth’s Gang has been selected! James Maddison is officially declared a nice man after his call up, while Callum Wilson prepares to clean Harry Kane’s boots.

Marcus, Luke, Vish and Jim pore over that and the final weekend of Premier League fixtures, as Southampton hope to avoid a new manager trounce while Eddie Howe and Graham Potter enter Ru Paul’s Drag Race. The prize: to be the next England boss.

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Dotun and Andy are joined by Lars Sivertsen for another roundup of continental capers, with the Sevilla derby a traditionally fiery affair - three red cards anyone?

Elsewhere, we pick through the matchups for the Champions League’s knockout stages and Andy’s recent field trip to see Xabi Alonso’s struggling Leverkusen.

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Arsenal have clinched the win at Wolves this evening to send us five points clear of Manchester City in the Premier League table going into the World Cup.

The game started slowly, with Granit Xhaka taking a blow in the opening minutes, but he eventually run it off and was able to continue initially. 10 minutes later he had to be replaced by Fabio Vieira however.

We looked to have taken the early lead, with Gabriel Jesus being played in behind the defence and smashing it into the side netting, but he was rightly spotted to have been offside when he was played in.

The game got quite scrappy after that, with neither side able to create much space in attack, and there was a number of physical challenges being allowed by the referee. We went into the break level, but the ref did eventually start dishing out the cards, with both Toti and Boubacar Traore going into the book.

We didn’t have to wait too long after the break to get our opener however, with Fabio Vieira’s run in behind the defence being the key factor, with the midfielder beating the goalkeeper to leave Odegaard with a tap-in close to the line.

Martin Odegaard has scored his second of the game to put Arsenal 2-0 up on course to victory at Wolves.

The Gunners struggled to find space in the opening half, with the home side proving difficult to break down, but it didn’t take too long after the break for us to find the opener.

With just 15 minutes left on the clock however, we have managed to add a second, with Wolves struggling to clear the ball from danger one too many times, with the Norwegian taking his chance well.

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC!

It's Odegaard again! pic.twitter.com/IuIIpQXhOT

Arsenal have finally taken the lead away at Wolves thanks to a fine team move, with Martin Odegaard credited with the final touch.

The Gunners have struggled to create many clearcut chances this evening, with Wolves proving to be extremely physical and difficult to break down.

After 55 minutes however we have taken our chance, with a perfectly timed pass into Fabio Vieira allowing us to get in behind their defence, before the Portuguese found both Bukayo Saka and Odegaard in the centre to fight over the touch which sent it into the net.

ODEGAARD!

A fifth PL goal this season for Arsenal's captain pic.twitter.com/JL7VkvP4fq

The teams are finally out for Arsenal’s final Premier League game before the players head off for the World Cup in Qatar, with us to take on Wolves today.

The Gunners arrive on the back of a defeat to Brighton in the EFL Cup in midweek, but with our first-team returning to the line-up things should go differently today.

Wolves may have that new manager bounce, with Julen Lopetegui having joined at the beginning of the week and starting life with a win against Leeds in the EFL Cup. This is a whole other level however, and it would be a huge result if they were to pick up any points this evening.

We Predicted the below Arsenal XI in our team news earlier on today, and as you can see, there were no shocks.

Ramsdale
White Saliba Gabriel Zinchenko
Partey Xhaka
Saka Odegaard Martinelli
Jesus

Jack Wilshere has recalled his time on loan at Bournemouth when he was a teammate of Aaron Ramsdale.

Ramsdale made a name for himself on the book of the Cherries before earning two big money moves, firstly to Sheffield United and then Arsenal.

He is now one of the best goalies in England and he is battling Jordan Pickford to become the first choice for the Three Lions.

The 24-year-old has had a storied career despite being so young and he has been relegated twice from the Premier League.

Wilshere remembers him and Bournemouth and recalls how “humble” he was.

Paul Merson has predicted Arsenal’s game against Wolves this weekend, which is their last game before the World Cup.

Mikel Arteta’s men have won 11 of 13 league games so far and they remain at the top of the EPL table.

They will play Wolves this evening before the long World Cup break and will want to go into it with another win.

Wolves have been struggling this season and they have sacked Bruno Lage as their manager.

They remain without a manager as Julen Lopetegui only takes over after this game.

Mikel Arteta spent time as Pep Guardiola’s assistant manager at Manchester City after hanging up his playing boots.

The ex-midfielder was still working with the Premier League champions when Arsenal offered him the job as their manager.

He has since proven to be a good appointment and his team tops the EPL table now.

City has dominated the competition in the last few seasons and is just behind the Gunners on the league table.

Interestingly, master and student are both chasing the league title now and most fans attribute Arteta’s success to the time he spent with Pep.

Arsenal will take on Wolverhampton Wanderers this evening with the chance to build a gap on Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table.

The Citizens slipped up by letting Brentford claim all three points at the Etihad after seeing Ivan Toney score the winner deep into injury time, leaving us top of the table even before we play tonight.

We also go into this evening with plenty of our squad available, with Mo Elneny and Oleksandr Zinchenko both having returned to fitness, but Takehiro Tomiyasu is a doubt today. Emile Smith Rowe is our only remaining long-term absentee.

Predicted Arsenal XI:

Ramsdale
White Saliba Gabriel Zinchenko
Partey Xhaka
Saka Odegaard Martinelli
Jesus

Arsenal’s Beth Mead 50th cap as England Lionesses beat Japan 4-0 in Spain By Michelle

Oh, what a night!  England’s Lionesses made their 4-0 win over Japan look easy..

Before the 7pm kick-off, players of England and Japan paid their respects as they observed 2 minutes silence for Remembrance Day.

There was a false start when Ella Toone took the kick off and then remembered the players are supposed to take the knee.

Beth Mead won her 50th cap for England, and her Arsenal teammate Mana Iwabuchi started for Japan.