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It was a Thursday, apparently…Thursday December 2, 2010. Just 12 years but a lifetime ago at the same time.

In his poem Die Lorelei, Heinrich Heine touched on the stillness of the Rhine in his portrait of the legendary mermaid who lured sailors to their doom on the rocks along the river. Just shy of 200 years after Heine's masterpiece, no siren songs have been required to attract footballers…

Atlanta United star Thiago Almada has been called up to the Argentina squad following injuries to Joaquin Correa and Nicolas Gonzalez, and will be looking to help Lionel Messi win the World Cup

Argentina and Brazil are popular choices to triumph in the Guardian writers’ predictions for the World Cup and Jude Bellingham could be the outstanding individual even if England fall short

LeedsLive have compiled a round-up of who pundits from Sky, BT, ITV and the BBC have backed to win the World Cup

A debate over who is better out of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo has been long-running and former Man Utd forward Wayne Rooney has once again shared his opinion of the pair

A look at some of the greatest to ever play the game who have never tasted ultimate international glory.

EXCLUSIVE: England will aim to end their gruelling 56-year wait for a major trophy in men's international football when the 2022 Qatar World Cup starts on Sunday

The Inside Track looks ahead to the action in Group C as Lionel Messi and Argentina prepare for the tournament as one of the main favourites but first they need to see off Mexico, Poland and Saudi Arabia