VOLGOGRAD, Russia -- Gareth Southgate has said the Volgograd venue for England's World Cup opener against Tunisia on Monday serves as a reminder that some things are "even bigger than football."

The Volgograd Arena, which hosts the Group G fixture, stands in the foreground of the Motherland Calls monument in the Russian city formerly known as Stalingrad, which was the scene of one of the most significant battles of World War II.

Almost two million people lost their lives during the six-month siege...

England captain Harry Kane has said he is ready to "show the world what I've got" at the World Cup and silence social media jibes about his lack of trophies by winning "a big gold one."

Gareth Southgate's team start their Group G campaign against Tunisia in Volgograd on Monday with Kane among those tipped as a potential tournament top scorer.

The Tottenham striker goes into the World Cup having never won a major trophy at club level, however, and was asked by Russian journalist whether the golden...

England full-back Danny Rose has labeled Gareth Southgate someone not to be trifled with as the Three Lions near the start of their 2018 World Cup campaign.

Southgate took over for Sam Allardyce in fall 2016 and immediately asserted his authority by dropping record goalscorer Wayne Rooney for an October World Cup qualifier against Slovenia in just his second match in charge.

"I definitely didn't expect the manager to drop him [Rooney] against Slovenia and as soon as we all saw that we knew...