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Keir Starmer’s Intervention: A Game-Changer for England’s World Cup Kick-Off Time
Starmer Steps In Against FIFA’s Proposal
In a surprising move, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has intervened to oppose FIFA’s plan to shift the kick-off time for England’s World Cup match against Mexico. The proposal to move the match from 1am UK time to an earlier slot raised concerns that it would provide an unfair advantage to the host nation, particularly given the high-altitude conditions in Mexico City.
Test for Table 1
| Date | Clubs (From - To) | Finance |
|---|---|---|
| The window closed at 23:00 BST on Tuesday, 2 September | ||
| AFC Bournemouth | ||
| 1st July | Marcos Senesi (AFC Bournemouth - Tottenham Hotspur) | Free |
| 13th July | Alex Paulsen (AFC Bournemouth - Motherwell, Scotland) | Loan |
| 14th July | Álvaro Rodríguez (Elche, Spain - AFC Bournemouth) | £25,700,000 |
| 16th July | Alex Jimenez (AFC Bournemouth - Fiorentina, Italy) | Loan |
| 1st August | António Silva (Benfica, Portugal - AFC Bournemouth) | £25,700,000 |
| 6th August | Archie Harris (AFC Bournemouth - Wigan Athletic) | Undisclosed |
| 6th August | Juanlu Sanchez (Sevilla, Spain - AFC Bournemouth) | £10,400,000 |
| 7th August | Alfie Merrit (AFC Bournemouth - Newport County) | Loan |
| 13th August | Enes Unal (AFC Bournemouth - Getafe, Spain) | Free |
| 25th August | Michele di Gregorio (Juventus, Italy - AFC Bournemouth) | Loan |
| 26th August | Will Dennis (AFC Bournemouth - MK Dons) | Undisclosed |
| Arsenal FC | ||
| 25th June | Piero Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany - Arsenal) | £34,500,000 |
| 1st July | Karl Hein (Arsenal - Werder Bremen, Germany) | £2,600,000 |
| 1st July | Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal - FC Porto, Portugal) | £18,900,000 |
| 9th July | Illan Meslier (Leeds United - Arsenal) | Free |
| 15th July | Leandro Trossard (Arsenal - Besiktas, Turkey) | £15,300,000 |
| 23rd July | Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge, Belgium - Arsenal) | £34,000,000 |
| 5th August | Christian Nørgaard (Arsenal - Everton) | £7,000,000 |
| 8th August | Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United - Arsenal) | £75,000,000 |
| 21st August | Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa - Arsenal) | £55,000,000 |
| 1st September | Fabio Vieira (Arsenal - Hamburg, Germany) | £8,600,000 |
| 1st September | Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal - Barcelona, Spain) | £8,600,000 |
| 1st September | Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal - Borussia Dortmund, Germany) | Loan |
| 1st September | Tommy Setford (Arsenal - Stevenage) | Loan |
| Aston Villa | ||
| 2nd July | Sil Swinkels (Aston Villa - Sheffield Wednesday) | Undisclosed |
| 7th July | Cole Ramsey (Aston Villa - Tottenham Hotspur) | Undisclosed |
| 9th July | Louie Barry (Aston Villa - Sheffield Wednesday) | Undisclosed |
| 14th July | Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa - Manchester United) | £35,000,000 |
| 16th July | Andres Garcia (Aston Villa - Getafe, Spain) | Loan |
| 17th July | Sam Proctor (Aston Villa - Shrewsbury Town) | Loan |
| 17th July | Johan Manzambi (Freiburg, Germany - Aston Villa) | £59,500,000 |
| 20th July | Joao Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers - Aston Villa) | £38,000,000 |
| 21st July | Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa - Chelsea) | £117,000,000 |
| 23rd July | Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea - Aston Villa) | Loan |
| 28th July | Joe Gauci (Aston Villa - Lincoln City) | Loan |
| 9th August | Lucas Digne (Aston Villa - Paris St-Germain, France) | £8,500,000 |
| 12th August | Evann Guessand (Aston Villa - Crystal Palace) | Loan |
| 14th August | Samuel Iling-Junior (Aston Villa - Bolton Wanderers) | Loan |
| 19th August | Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid, Spain - Aston Villa) | £17,000,000 |
| 19th August | Zion Suzuki (Parma, Italy - Aston Villa) | £30,000,000 |
| 19th August | Kosta Nedeljkovic (Aston Villa - Rangers, Scotland) | Loan |
| 21st August | Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United - Aston Villa) | Loan |
| 21st August | Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa - Arsenal) | £55,000,000 |
| 27th August | Leon Goretzka (Unattached - Aston Villa) | Free |
| 28th August | Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea - Aston Villa) | £65,000,000 |
| 30th August | Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa - Chelsea) | £7,500,000 |
| 30th August | Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa - Al-Hilal, Saudi Arabia) | £51,000,000 |
| 30th August | Benjamin Broggio (Aston Villa - Stevenage) | Loan |
| 31st August | Josh Feeney (Aston Villa - Peterborough United) | Loan |
| 31st August | Lino Sousa (Aston Villa - Shrewsbury Town) | Loan |
| 1st September | Aidan Borland (Aston Villa - Accrington Stanley) | Loan |
| 1st September | Ibrahim Mbaye (Paris St-Germain, France - Aston Villa) | £47,000,000 |
| 1st September | Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton - Aston Villa) | £29,000,000 |
| 1st September | Brad Burrowes (Aston Villa - Wigan Athletic) | Loan |
| Brentford FC | ||
| 29th June | Frank Onyeka (Brentford - Coventry City) | Undisclosed |
| 30th June | Ethan Brierley (Brentford - Huddersfield Town) | Undisclosed |
| 1st July | Jannik Schuster (Red Bull Salzburg, Austria - Brentford) | £12,000,000 |
| 2nd July | Joseph Wheeler-Henry (Chelsea - Brentford) | Undisclosed |
| 7th July | Jaidon Anthony (Burnley - Brentford) | £17,000,000 |
| 9th July | Callum Wilson (West Ham United - Brentford) | Free |
| 13th July | Ben Krauhaus (Brentford - Falkirk, Scotland) | Loan |
| 20th July | Sam Sene-Richardson (Chatham Town - Brenford) | Undisclosed |
| 21st July | Ryan Trevitt (Brentford - Wigan Athletic) | Undisclosed |
| 25th July | Matthew Cox (Brentford - Barnet) | Loan |
| 1st August | Mamadou Sangare (Lens, France - Brentford) | Undisclosed |
| 3rd August | Jordan Henderson (Brentford - Chelsea) | Free |
| 3rd August | Conor McManus (Brentford - Gillingham) | Undisclosed |
| 11th August | Julian Eyestone (Brentford - Rotherham United) | Loan |
| 12th August | Benjamin Arthur (Brentford - Portsmouth) | Loan |
| 12th August | Donal O'Connor (Cork City, Republic of Ireland - Brentford) | £145,000 |
| 15th August | Darwin Guagua (Independiente del Valle, Ecuador - Brentford) | Undisclosed |
| 17th August | Ben Wilson (Glenavon, Northern Ireland - Brentford) | Undisclosed |
| 18th August | Yunus Konak (Brentford - Lincoln City) | Loan |
| 21st August | Josh Stephenson (Brentford - Crewe Alexandra) | Loan |
| 26th August | Ethan Pinnock (Brentford - Coventry City) | Undisclosed |
| 28th August | El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham United - Brentford) | £40,000,000 |
| 1st September | Jayden Meghoma (Brentford - Portsmouth) | Loan |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| 6th June | Zadok Yohanna (AIK Stockholm, Sweden - Brighton & Hove Albion) | £21,500,000 |
| 15th June | Costinha (Olympiacos, Greece - Brighton & Hove Albion) | £11,000,000 |
| 18th June | Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton & Hove Albion - Tottenham Hotspur) | £52,000,000 |
| 25th June | Jacob Slater (Brighton & Hove Albion - Tranmere Rovers) | Free |
| 30th June | Pascal Struijk (Leeds United - Brighton & Hove Albion) | Undisclosed |
| 2nd July | Michael Svoboda (Venezia, Italy - Brighton & Hove Albion) | Undisclosed |
| 13th July | Brajan Gruda (Brighton & Hove Albion - RB Leipzig, Germany) | Loan |
| 14th July | Luka Vušković (Tottenham Hotspur - Brighton & Hove Albion) | £46,000,000 |
| 16th July | Diego Coppola (Brighton & Hove Albion - Paris FC, France) | Undisclosed |
| 17th July | Nils Ramming (Brighton & Hove Albion - Rochdale) | Loan |
| 17th July | James Beadle (Brighton & Hove Albion - Birmingham City) | Loan |
| 1st August | Danny Welbeck (Brighton & Hove Albion - Chelsea) | Undisclosed |
| 1st August | Tommy Watson (Brighton & Hove Albion - Leicester City) | Loan |
| 4th August | Carl Rushworth (Brighton & Hove Albion - Coventry City) | £22,500,000 |
| 6th August | Joel Veltman [(Brighton & Hove Albion - West Ham United) | Free |
| 13th August | Harry Howell (Brighton & Hove Albion - Leicester City) | Loan |
| 18th August | Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise, Belgium - Brighton & Hove Albion) | Loan |
| 25th August | Carlos Baleba (Brighton & Hove Albion - Manchester United) | £70,000,000 |
| 25th August | Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys, Switzerland - Brighton & Hove Albion) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Caylan Vickers (Brighton & Hove Albion - Burton Albion) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Freddie Simmonds (Brighton & Hove Albion - AFC Wimbledon) | Loan |
| 1st September | Charlie Tasker (Brighton & Hove Albion - Rochdale) | Loan |
| 1st September | Mark O'Mahony (Brighton & Hove Albion - Burton Albion) | Loan |
| 1st September | Kamari Doyle (Brighton & Hove Albion - Leicester City) | Loan |
| 1st September | Amario Cozier-Duberry (Brighton & Hove Albion - Middlesbrough) | Loan |
| 1st September | Chema Andres (Stuttgart, Germany - Brighton & Hove Albion) | £15,500,000 |
| 1st September | Igor Julio (Brighton & Hove Albion - Burnley) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Eiran Cashin (Brighton & Hove Albion - Derby County) | Loan |
| Chelsea FC | ||
| 15th June | Marc Cucurella (Chelsea - Real Madrid, Spain) | £51,800,000 |
| 18th June | Jimmy-Jay Morgan (Chelsea - West Bromwich Albion) | Undisclosed |
| 1st July | Marco Palestra (Atalanta, Italy - Chelsea) | £47,000,000 |
| 1st July | Emmanuel Emegha (Strasbourg, France - Chelsea) | £22,000,000 |
| 2nd July | Joseph Wheeler-Henry (Chelsea - Brentford) | Undisclosed |
| 8th July | Geovany Quenda (Sporting, Portugal - Chelsea) | £40,000,000 |
| 13th July | Andrey Santos (Chelsea - Manchester United) | £48,000,000 |
| 17th July | Kaiden Wilson (Chelsea - Rochdale) | Loan |
| 21st July | Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa - Chelsea) | £117,000,000 |
| 23rd July | Harrison Bettoni (Wigan Athletic - Chelsea) | Free |
| 23rd July | Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea - Aston Villa) | Loan |
| 30th July | Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace - Chelsea) | £52,000,000 |
| 31st July | Ollie Harrison (Chelsea - AFC Wimbledon) | Loan |
| 1st August | Danny Welbeck (Brighton & Hove Albion - Chelsea) | Undisclosed |
| 2nd August | Valentin Barco (Strasbourg, France - Chelsea) | Undisclosed |
| 3rd August | Jordan Henderson (Brentford - Chelsea) | Free |
| 9th August | Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea - Como, Italy) | £30,000,000 |
| 11th August | Ishe Samuels-Smith (Chelsea - Notts County) | Loan |
| 12th August | Pep Chavarria (Rayo Vallecano, Spain - Chelsea) | £16,300,000 |
| 14th August | Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Chelsea - Portsmouth) | Loan |
| 14th August | Dastan Satpayev (Kairat, Khazakstan - Chelsea) | £3,400,000 |
| 14th August | Dastan Satpayev (Chelsea - Burnley) | Loan |
| 19th August | Reggie Walsh (Chelsea - Wigan Athletic) | Loan |
| 19th August | Alfie Osborne (Heart of Midlothian, Scotland - Chelsea) | Free |
| 25th August | Omari Kellyman (Chelsea - Strasbourg, France) | Undisclosed |
| 26th August | Axel Disasi (Chelsea - Crystal Palace) | Loan |
| 27th August | Liam Delap (Chelsea - Nottingham Forest) | £50,000,000 |
| 28th August | Caleb Wiley (Chelsea - Preston North End) | Loan |
| 28th August | Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea - Aston Villa) | £65,000,000 |
| 30th August | Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa - Chelsea) | £7,500,000 |
| 31st August | David Datro Fofana (Chelsea - Servette, Switzerland) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Marc Guiu (Chelsea - RB Leipzig, Germany) | £14,600,000 |
| 1st September | Dujuan Richards (Chelsea - AFC Wimbledon) | Loan |
| 1st September | Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea - Tottenham) | £12,000,000 |
| 1st September | Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea - Manchester City) | £125,000,000 |
| 1st September | Dario Essugo (Chelsea - Strasbourg, France) | Loan |
| 1st September | Robert Sanchez (Chelsea - Como, Italy) | Loan |
| 1st September | Deivid Washington (Chelsea - Strasbourg, France) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea - Tottenham Hotspur) | Loan |
| Coventry City | ||
| 29th June | Frank Onyeka (Brentford - Coventry City) | Undisclosed |
| 7th July | Isaac Moore (Coventry City - Walsall) | Loan |
| 11th July | Loum Tchaouna (Burnley - Coventry City) | £20,000,000 |
| 11th July | Brad Collins (Coventry City - Bristol City) | Free |
| 16th July | Aurele Amenda (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany - Coventry City) | £17,100,000 |
| 21st July | Callum Perry (Coventry City - Cambridge United) | Loan |
| 22nd July | Norman Bassette (Coventry City - KVC Westerlo, Belgium) | Loan |
| 4th August | Carl Rushworth (Brighton & Hove Albion - Coventry City) | £22,500,000 |
| 7th August | Caleb Yirenkyi (Nordsjaelland, Denmark - Coventry City) | £25,600,000 |
| 11th August | Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United - Coventry City) | Undisclosed |
| 17th August | Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest - Coventry City) | £9,000,000 |
| 19th August | Sidiki Cherif (Fenerbahce, Turkey - Coventry City) | Undisclosed |
| 21st August | Dan Bentley (Wolverhampton Wanderers - Coventry City) | Undisclosed |
| 26th August | Ethan Pinnock (Brentford - Coventry City) | Undisclosed |
| 28th August | Kai Andrews (Coventry City - Oxford United) | Loan |
| 30th August | Stephen Mfuni (Manchester City - Coventry City) | Loan |
| 1st September | Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Coventry City - Burton Albion) | Loan |
| 1st September | Liam Kitching (Coventry City - Sheffield United) | Loan |
| Crystal Palace | ||
| 5th June | Craig Farquhar (Crystal Palace - Barnet) | Free |
| 4th July | Hindolo Mustapha (Crystal Palace - Wigan Athletic) | Loan |
| 9th July | Oscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo, Spain - Crystal Palace) | Free |
| 25th July | Jackson Izquierdo (Crystal Palace - Crawley Town) | Free |
| 25th July | Owen Goodman (Crystal Palace - Dundee, Scotland) | Loan |
| 29th July | Danny Imray (Crystal Palace - Wrexham) | Undisclosed |
| 30th July | Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace - Chelsea) | £52,000,000 |
| 7th August | Takehiro Tomiyasu (Ajax, Netherlands - Crystal Palace) | Free |
| 11th August | Dwight McNeil (Everton - Crystal Palace) | Player Swap |
| 11th August | Brennan Johnson (Crystal Palace - Everton) | Player Swap |
| 11th August | Rio Cardines (Crystal Palace - Bristol City) | Loan |
| 11th August | Hindolo Mustapha (Crystal Palace - Notts County) | Loan |
| 12th August | Evann Guessand (Aston Villa - Crystal Palace) | Loan |
| 15th August | Anan Khalaili (Union Saint-Gilloise, Belgium - Crystal Palace | £21,000,000 |
| 18th August | Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake, United States - Crystal Palace) | £11,100,000 |
| 26th August | Axel Disasi (Chelsea - Crystal Palace) | Loan |
| 31st August | Daniel Munoz (Crystal Palace - Nottingham Forest) | £22,000,000 |
| 1st September | Joe Whitworth (Crystal Palace - Wigan Athletic) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | David Ozoh (Crystal Palace - Derby County) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Ben Chilwell (RC Strasbourg, France - Crystal Palace) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Quinten Timber (Marseille, France - Crystal Palace) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Dario Osario (FC Midtjylland, Denmark - Crystal Palace) | Loan |
| 1st September | Honest Ahanor (Atalanta, Italy - Crystal Palace) | Loan |
| Everton FC | ||
| 15th June | Isaac Heath (Everton - Cambridge United) | Free |
| 26th June | Frankie Okoronkwo (Everton - Doncaster Rovers) | |
| 2nd July | Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough - Everton) | Undisclosed |
| 5th August | Reece Welch (Everton - Bradford City) | Free |
| 5th August | Christian Nørgaard (Arsenal - Everton) | £7,000,000 |
| 7th August | Tyler Onyango (Everton - Sheffield Wednesday) | Free |
| 11th August | Dwight McNeil (Everton - Crystal Palace) | Player Swap |
| 11th August | Brennan Johnson (Crystal Palace - Everton) | Player Swap |
| 11th August | Roman Dixon (Everton - Walsall) | Free |
| 31st August | Joel Catesby (Everton - Accrington Stanley) | Loan |
| 31st August | Adam Aznou (Everton - Malaga, Spain) | Loan |
| 1st September | Elijah Campbell (Everton - MK Dons) | Loan |
| 1st September | Iliman Ndiaye (Everton - Manchester City) | £65,000,000 |
| 1st September | Tim Iroegbunam (Everton - Hull City) | £22,000,000 |
| 1st September | Nathan Patterson (Everton - Torino, Italy) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon, France - Everton) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Jack Grealish (Manchester City - Everton) | Loan |
| Fulham FC | ||
| 9th June | Raul Jimenez (Fulham - Wolverhampton Wanderers) | Free |
| 13th June | Olly Sanderson (Fulham - Stevenage) | Undisclosed |
| 27th June | Jonah Kusi-Asare (Bayern Munich, Germany - Fulham) | Undisclosed |
| 8th July | Harry Wilson (Fulham - Leeds United) | Free |
| 20th July | Alfie McNally (Fulham - York City) | Loan |
| 22nd July | Issa Diop (Fulham - IpswichTown) | Undisclosed |
| 3rd August | Gonzalo Garcia (Real Madrid, Spain - Fulham) | £34,200,000 |
| 3rd August | César Palacios (Real Madrid, Spain - Fulham) | £8,560,000 |
| 8th August | Saša Lukić (Fulham - IpswichTown) | Undisclosed |
| 11th August | Shea Charles (Southampton - Fulham) | £30,000,000 |
| 14th August | Aaron Loupalo-Bi (Fulham - Fleetwood Town) | Loan |
| 15th August | Steven Benda (Fulham - Nottingham Forest) | Free |
| 19th August | Harvey Araujo (Fulham - Burton Albion) | Undisclosed |
| 21st August | Luke Harris (Fulham - Wigan Athletic) | Loan |
| 26th August | Matt Dibley-Dias (Fulham - Newport County) | Loan |
| 1st September | Hugo Larsson (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany - Fulham) | Loan |
| 1st September | David Affengruber (Elche, Spain - Fulham) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Manuel Angel (Real Madrid, Spain - Fulham) | £3,000,000 |
| Hull City | ||
| 2nd July | Jack Butland (Rangers, Scotland - Hull City) | Undisclosed |
| 2nd July | James Debayo (Hull City - Swindon Town) | Loan |
| 4th July | Kasey Palmer (Hull City - Luton Town) | Undisclosed |
| 10th July | Kyle Joseph (Hull City - Middlesbrough) | Undisclosed |
| 21st July | Oscar Zambrano (Maribor, Slovenia - Hull City) | Undisclosed |
| 23rd July | Matt Targett (Newcastle United - Hull City) | Free |
| 28th July | Harvey Cartwright (Hull City - Grimsby Town) | Loan |
| 31st July | Mason Burstow (Hull City - Sheffield Wednesday) | Loan |
| 1st August | Nathan Tinsdale (Hull City - Crawley Town) | Loan |
| 5th August | Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiacos, Greece - Hull City) | Undisclosed |
| 6th August | Thimothee Lo-Tutala (Hull City - Colchester United) | Loan |
| 7th August | Jens Hjerto-Dahl (Tromso, Norway - Hull City) | Undisclosed |
| 10th August | Abu Kamara (Hull City - Portsmouth) | Undisclosed |
| 12th August | Nobel Mendy (Rayo Vallecano, Spain - Hull City) | Undisclosed |
| 12th August | Lucas Harrington (Colorado Rapids, United States - Hull City) | Undisclosed |
| 14th August | Enis Destan (Hull City - Konyaspor, Turkey) | Undisclosed |
| 15th August | Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United - Hull City) | Undisclosed |
| 15th August | Lucas Gourna-Douath (Red Bull Salzburg, Austria - Hull City) | Undisclosed |
| 27th August | Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice, France - Hull City) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Robinio Vaz (Roma,Italy - Hull City) | Loan |
| 1st September | Sorba Thomas (Stoke City - Hull City) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Christos Mouzakitis (Olympiakos, Greece - Hull City) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Tim Iroegbunam (Everton - Hull City) | £22,000,000 |
| 1st September | Cody Drameh (Hull City - Roma, Italy) | £3,400,000 |
| 1st September | Ilyas Ansah (Union Berlin, Germany - Hull City) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Liam Millar (Hull City - Birmingham City) | Loan |
| Ipswich Town | ||
| 1st June | Arijanet Muric (IpswichTown - Sassuolo, Italy) | Undisclosed |
| 9th July | Emersonn (Toulouse, France - Ipswich Town) | Undisclosed |
| 13th July | Cieran Slicker (Ipswich Town - Barnsley) | Loan |
| 15th July | Elkan Baggott (Ipswich Town - Millwall) | Undisclosed |
| 16th July | Conor Chaplin (Ipswich Town - Leicester City) | Free |
| 21st July | Kayne van Oevelen (FC Volendam, Netherlands - Ipswich Town) | Undisclosed |
| 21st July | Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City - Ipswich Town) | £20,000,000 |
| 22nd July | Issa Diop (Fulham - IpswichTown) | Undisclosed |
| 24th July | Conor Townsend (Ipswich Town - West Bromwich Albion) | Free |
| 25th July | Daizen Maeda (Celtic, Scotland - Ipswich Town) | £10,000,000 |
| 29th July | Somto Boniface (Ipswich Town - Leyton Orient) | Loan |
| 1st August | Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town - Derby County) | Loan |
| 4th August | Florentino Luis (Burnley - Ipswich Town) | Undisclosed |
| 6th August | Wes Burns (Ipswich Town - Leicester City) | Undisclosed |
| 7th August | Finley Barbrook (Ipswich Town - Falkirk, Scotland) | Loan |
| 8th August | Saša Lukić (Fulham - IpswichTown) | Undisclosed |
| 14th August | Harry Clarke (Ipswich Town - Preston North End) | Undisclosed |
| 17th August | Abdoul Ouattara (Strasbourg, France - Ipswich Town) | £47,300,000 |
| 17th August | Julio Enciso (Strasbourg, France - Ipswich Town) | Combined |
| 20th August | George Hirst (Ipswich Town - Stoke City) | £10,000,000 |
| 21st August | Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town - Stoke City) | Loan |
| 26th August | Ali Al-Hamadi (Ipswich Town - Sheffield Wednesday) | Loan |
| 27th August | Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany - Ipswich Town) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Cameron Humphreys (Ipswich Town - Huddersfield Town) | Loan |
| 1st September | Chieo Ogbene (Ipswich Town - Lincoln City) | Loan |
| 1st September | Zian Flemming (Burnley - Ipswich Town) | £20,000,000 |
| 1st September | Tudor Mendel (Ipswich Town - Luton Town) | Loan |
| Leeds United | ||
| 30th June | Pascal Struijk (Leeds United - Brighton & Hove Albion) | Undisclosed |
| 7th July | Harry Gray (Leeds United - Sheffield Wednesday) | Loan |
| 8th July | Harry Wilson (Fulham - Leeds United) | Free |
| 9th July | Illan Meslier (Leeds United - Arsenal) | Free |
| 14th July | Karl Darlow (Leeds United- Manchester United) | Free |
| 16th July | Isaac Schmidt (Leeds United - Young Boys, Switzerland) | Undisclosed |
| 17th July | Tarik Muharemović (Sassuolo, Italy - Leeds United) | £34,100,000 |
| 5th August | Charlie Crew (Leeds United - Walsall) | Loan |
| 6th August | James Trafford (Manchester City - Leeds United) | £45,000,000 |
| 15th August | Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United - Hull City) | Undisclosed |
| 19th August | Joël Piroe (Leeds United - West Ham United) | Loan |
| 19th August | Sebastiaan Bornauw (Leeds United - Hamburg, Germany) | Loan |
| 19th August | Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach, Germany - Leeds United) | £8,500,000 |
| 24th August | Sam Byram (Leeds United - Middlesbrough) | Free |
| 29th August | Michael Zetterer (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany - Leeds United) | Undisclosed |
| 29th August | Lucas Perri (Leeds United - Torino, Italy) | Loan |
| 1st September | Sam Chambers (Leeds United - Northampton Town) | Loan |
| 1st September | Largie Ramazani (Leeds United - Burnley) | Loan |
| 1st September | Jean-Matteo Bahoya (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany - Leeds United) | Loan |
| 1st September | Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United - Fiorentina, Italy) | Loan |
| 1st September | Melvin Bard (Nice, France - Leeds United) | Loan |
| Liverpool FC | ||
| 5th June | Andy Robertson (Liverpool - Tottenham Hotspur) | Free |
| 1st July | Victor Munoz (Osasuna, Spain - Liverpool) | £34,500,000 |
| 1st July | Jérémy Jacquet (Rennes, France - Liverpool) | £55,000,000 |
| 1st July | Ifeanyi Ndukwe (Austria Wien, Austria - Liverpool) | £2,600,000 |
| 1st July | Mohamed Salah (Liverpool - Trabzonspor,Turkey) | Free |
| 1st July | Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool - Real Madrid, Spain) | Free |
| 2nd July | Luca Stephenson (Liverpool - Bolton Wanderers) | £700,000 |
| 23rd July | Armin Pecsi (Liverpool - TSV Hartberg, Germany) | Loan |
| 10th August | Ronald Araujo (Barcelona, Spain - Liverpool | Loan |
| 15th August | Calum Scanlon (Liverpool - Cardiff City) | Loan |
| 20th August | Kieran Morrison (Liverpool - Sheffield Wednesday) | Loan |
| 21st August | Curtis Jones (Liverpool - Inter Milan, Italy) | £30,000,000 |
| 31st August | Bradley Barcola (Paris St-Germain, France - Liverpool) | £123,000,000 |
| 31st August | Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool - Celta Vigo, Spain) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Lucca Brughmans (Genk, Belgium - Liverpool) | £30,000,000 |
| 1st September | Lucca Brughmans (Liverpool - Genk, Belgium) | Loan |
| 1st September | Harvey Elliott (Liverpool - Valencia, Spain) | Loan |
| 1st September | Keyrol Figueroa (Liverpool - Port Vale) | Loan |
| Manchester City | ||
| 17th June | Bernardo Silva (Manchester City - Real Madrid, Spain) | Free |
| 1st July | Oliver Whatmuff (Manchester City - Stockport County) | Loan |
| 2nd July | Isaac Smith (Manchester City - Barnsley) | Undisclosed |
| 2nd July | Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest - Manchester City) | £116,000,000 |
| 10th July | Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday - Manchester City) | Undisclosed |
| 10th July | Pierce Charles (Manchester City - Queens Park Rangers) | Loan |
| 18th July | Reigan Heskey (Manchester City - Cologne, Germany) | £8,000,000 |
| 21st July | Matty Warhurst (Manchester City - Northampton Town) | Undisclosed |
| 21st July | Spike Brits (Manchester City - Sutton) | Loan |
| 29th July | Christian McFarlane (Manchester City - Leicester City) | Loan |
| 30th July | John Stones (Manchester City - Inter Milan, Italy) | Free |
| 6th August | James Trafford (Manchester City - Leeds United) | £45,000,000 |
| 11th August | Divin Mubama (Manchester City - Southampton) | Loan |
| 11th August | Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United - Manchester City) | Loan |
| 12th August | Geronimo Rulli (Marseille, France - Manchester City) | Undisclosed |
| 14th August | Emilio Lawrence (Manchester City - Luton Town) | Loan |
| 14th August | Max Alleyne (Manchester City - Burnley) | Loan |
| 14th August | Finley Burns (Manchester City - Wigan Athletic) | Free |
| 14th August | Lakyle Samuel (Manchester City - Exeter City) | Loan |
| 18th August | Rodri (Manchester City - Barcelona, Spain) | £65,000,000 |
| 19th August | Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City - Al-Qadsiah, Saudi Arabia) | £52,000,000 |
| 20th August | Charlie Gray (Manchester City - Wigan Athletic) | Loan |
| 21st August | Divine Mukasa (Manchester City - West Ham United) | Loan |
| 25th August | Savinho (Manchester City - Tottenham Hotspur) | £85,000,000 |
| 26th August | Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille, France - Manchester City) | £81,400,000 |
| 26th August | Nico Gonzalez (Manchester City - Newcastle United) | £52,000,000 |
| 27th August | Omar Marmoush (Manchester City - Tottenham Hotspur) | Loan |
| 30th August | Stephen Mfuni (Manchester City - Coventry City) | Loan |
| 31st August | Allan Elias (Palmeiras, Brazil - Manchester City) | £34,400,000 |
| 1st September | Jaden Heskey (Manchester City - Sheffield Wednesday) | Loan |
| 1st September | Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea - Manchester City) | £125,000,000 |
| 1st September | Iliman Ndiaye (Everton - Manchester City) | £65,000,000 |
| 1st September | Jack Grealish (Manchester City - Everton) | Loan |
| Manchester United | ||
| 13th July | Andrey Santos (Chelsea - Manchester United) | £48,000,000 |
| 14th July | Karl Darlow (Leeds United- Manchester United) | Free |
| 14th July | Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa - Manchester United) | £35,000,000 |
| 20th July | Tynan Thompson (Tottenham Hotspur - Manchester United) | £8,000,000 |
| 30th July | Tyler Fredricson (Manchester United - Lausanne Sports,Switzerland) | Undisclosed |
| 7th August | Altay Bayindir (Manchester United - Celta Vigo, Spain) | Loan |
| 7th August | Sonny Aljofree (Manchester United - Rotherham United) | Free |
| 8th August | Radek Vitek (Manchester United - Middlesbrough) | Undisclosed |
| 13th August | Ethan Williams (Manchester United - Peterborough United) | Undisclosed |
| 18th August | Ethan Ennis (Manchester United - Stockport County) | Undisclosed |
| 24th August | Ethan Wheatley (Manchester United - Lincoln City) | Loan |
| 25th August | Carlos Baleba (Brighton & Hove Albion - Manchester United) | £70,000,000 |
| 30th August | Toby Collyer (Manchester United - West Bromwich Albion) | Undisclosed |
| 31st August | Jayce Fitzgerald (Manchester United - Rotherham United) | Loan |
| Newcastle United | ||
| 29th May | Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United - Barcelona, Spain) | £69,300,000 |
| 8th June | Kieran Tripper (Newcastle United - Wolverhampton Wanderers) | Free |
| 15th June | Ewen Jaouen (Reimes, France - Newcastle United) | £18,500,000 |
| 26th June | Charlie McArthur (Newcastle United - York City) | Free |
| 4th July | Bazoumana Toure (Hoffenheim , Germany- Newcastle United) | £43,000,000 |
| 6th July | Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United - Tottenham Hotspur) | £100,000,000 |
| 9th July | Sean Steur (Ajax, Netherlands - Newcastle United) | £23,000,000 |
| 9th July | Harrison Ashby (Newcastle United - Luton Town) | Loan |
| 16th July | Joe White (Newcastle United - Crewe Alexandra) | Free |
| 23rd July | Matt Targett (Newcastle United - Hull City) | Free |
| 24th July | Aladji Bamba (AS Monaco, France - Newcastle United) | £30,000,000 |
| 3rd August | Lukas Hornicek (Braga, Portugal - Newcastle United) | £25,700,000 |
| 8th August | Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United - Arsenal) | £75,000,000 |
| 17th August | Anthony Munda (Newcastle United - Swindon Town) | Loan |
| 18th August | Amar Dedic (Benfica, Portugal - Newcastle United) | £30,000,000 |
| 26th August | Nico Gonzalez (Manchester City - Newcastle United) | £52,000,000 |
| 27th August | John Ruddy (Newcastle United - Wolverhampton Wanderers) | Free |
| 29th August | Rory Finneran (Newcastle United - Notts County) | Loan |
| 1st September | Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United - Juventus, Italy) | Loan |
| 1st September | Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille, France - Newcastle United) | £51,400,000 |
| Nottingham Forest | ||
| 30th June | David Carmo (Nottingham Forest - Olympiacos, Greece) | Undisclosed |
| 2nd July | Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest - Manchester City) | £116,000,000 |
| 17th July | Danny Anisjko (Nottingham Forest - Chesterfield) | Free |
| 23rd July | Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig, Germany- Nottingham Forest) | Free |
| 11th August | Ousmane Diomande (Sporting, Portugal - Nottingham Forest) | £34,000,000 |
| 15th August | Steven Benda (Fulham - Nottingham Forest) | Free |
| 17th August | Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest - Coventry City) | £9,000,000 |
| 21st August | Omar Richards (Nottingham Forest - Aris, Greece) | Undisclosed |
| 26th August | Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest - Lille, France) | Loan |
| 27th August | Liam Delap (Chelsea - Nottingham Forest) | £50,000,000 |
| 27th August | Lamin Sillah (Nottingham Forest - Gillingham) | Loan |
| 29th August | Tyler Bindon (Nottingham Forest - Charlton Athletic) | Loan |
| 31st August | Daniel Munoz (Crystal Palace - Nottingham Forest) | £22,000,000 |
| 31st August | Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest - AC Milan, Italy) | Loan |
| 1st September | Josh Powell (Nottingham Forest - Northampton Town) | Loan |
| 1st September | Zach Abbott (Nottingham Forest - Southampton) | Loan |
| 1st September | Morato (Nottingham Forest - West Ham United) | Loan |
| Sunderland AFC | ||
| 18th June | Harrison Jones (Sunderland - Peterborough United) | Undisclosed |
| 26th June | Zak Johnson (Sunderland - York City) | Undisclosed |
| 30th June | Matty Young (Sunderland - Huddersfield Town) | Loan |
| 1st July | Dan Neil (Sunderland - Rangers, Scotland) | Free |
| 5th July | Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland - Rennes, France) | Undisclosed |
| 15th July | Thomas Meunier (Lille, France - Sunderland) | Free |
| 16th July | Timothee Pembele (Sunderland - Le Havre, France) | Undisclosed |
| 4th August | Ahmed Abdullahi (Sunderland - Eyupsor, Turkey) | Undisclosed |
| 11th August | Anthony Patterson (Sunderland - Wrexham) | Undisclosed |
| 12th August | Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland - Queens Park Rangers) | Free |
| 21st August | Dayann Methalie (Toulouse, France - Sunderland) | £25,700,000 |
| 24th August | Jules Ahoka (Royal Antwerp, Belgium - Sunderland) | £8,600,000 |
| 27th August | Jensen Seelt (Sunderland - Swansea City) | Loan |
| 1st September | Juan Riquelme Angulo (Independiente del Valle - Sunderland) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Luis Semedo (Sunderland - Clermont, France) | Undisclosed |
| 1st September | Malick Fofana (Lyon, France - Sunderland) | £30,000,000 |
| 1st September | Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur - Sunderland) | Loan |
| Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 5th June | Andy Robertson (Liverpool - Tottenham Hotspur) | Free |
| 1st July | Marcos Senesi (AFC Bournemouth - Tottenham Hotspur) | Free |
| 18th June | Pele Arganese-McDermott (Tottenham Hotspur - Crawley Town) | Free |
| 18th June | Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton & Hove Albion - Tottenham Hotspur) | £52,000,000 |
| 24th June | Martin Dúbravka (Burnley - Tottenham Hotspur) | Free |
| 25th June | Matthew Craig (Tottenham Hotspur - Port Vale) | Undisclosed |
| 27th June | Alejo Veliz (Tottenham Hotspur- Brahia, Brazil) | £7,800,000 |
| 1st July | Luca Gunter (Tottenham Hotspur - Boreham Wood) | Loan |
| 2nd July | Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United - Tottenham Hotspur) | £85,000,000 |
| 6th July | Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United - Tottenham Hotspur) | £100,000,000 |
| 7th July | Alfie Devine (Tottenham Hotspur - Preston North End) | Undisclosed |
| 7th July | Cole Ramsey (Aston Villa - Tottenham Hotspur) | Undisclosed |
| 9th July | Radu Drăgușin (Tottenham Hotspur - Fiorentina, Italy) | Loan |
| 11th July | Yusuf Akhamrich (Tottenham Hotspur - Leyton Orient) | Loan |
| 14th July | Luka Vušković (Tottenham Hotspur - Brighton & Hove Albion) | £46,000,000 |
| 20th July | Tynan Thompson (Tottenham Hotspur - Manchester United) | £8,000,000 |
| 21st July | Will Lankshear (Tottenham Hotspur - Middlesbrough) | £20,000,000 |
| 27th July | Maxwell Adedeji (Leicester City - Tottenham Hotspur) | Free |
| 5th August | Mason Melia (Tottenham Hotspur - Lincoln City) | Loan |
| 7th August | Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny (Tottenham Hotspur - Bristol Rovers) | Loan |
| 10th August | Manor Solomon (Tottenham Hotspur - West Ham United) | £7,000,000 |
| 12th August | Yang Min-Hyeok (Tottenham Hotspur - KVC Westerlo, Belgium) | Loan |
| 15th August | Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur - Atlético Madrid, Spain) | £34,200,000 |
| 15th August | Ashley Phillips (Tottenham Hotspur - Middlesbrough) | £20,000,000 |
| 15th August | Djed Spence.(Tottenham Hotspur - Inter Milan, Italy) | £27,000,000 |
| 18th August | Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur - Juventus, Italy) | Loan |
| 25th August | Savinho (Manchester City - Tottenham Hotspur) | £85,000,000 |
| 27th August | Omar Marmoush (Manchester City - Tottenham Hotspur) | Loan |
| 29th August | Jamie Donley (Tottenham Hotspur - Luton Town) | Loan |
| 1st September | Kota Takai (Tottenham - Sint-Truidense VV, Belgium) | Loan |
| 1st September | Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur - Juventus, Italy) | Loan |
| 1st September | Souza (Tottenham Hotspr - FC Porto, Portugal) | Loan |
| 1st September | Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur - 1. FC Köln, Germany) | Loan |
| 1st September | George Abbott (Tottenham Hotspur - Mansfield Town) | Loan |
| 1st September | Damola Ajayi (Tottenham Hotspur - Barnet) | Loan |
| 1st September | Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur - Sunderland) | Loan |
| 1st September | Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea - Tottenham) | £12,000,000 |
| 1st September | Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea - Tottenham Hotspur) | Loan |
| 1st September | Dane Scarlett (Tottenham Hotspur - Leyton Orient | Undisclosed |
Concerns Over Acclimatisation
The Football Association alerted the Prime Minister to the potential impact of an earlier kick-off on England’s acclimatisation process. With the match scheduled to take place at the iconic Azteca Stadium, the adjustment to the altitude is crucial for optimal performance. Starmer’s diplomatic efforts aimed to ensure that England’s players would have adequate time to adapt before the high-stakes encounter.
Impact on Match Atmosphere
England’s match against Mexico was marked by a tense atmosphere, compounded by the challenges of playing at altitude. Despite these hurdles, England emerged victorious, securing a thrilling 3-2 win. Starmer’s intervention not only affected the players’ preparation but also played a role in the overall match experience for fans and players alike.
Government Support for Fans
This is not the first time Starmer has taken proactive steps to support England’s World Cup campaign. Recently, the government passed emergency legislation allowing pubs to stay open later for knockout matches, ensuring that fans could enjoy the game without interruption. Starmer’s comments at a recent Downing Street reception highlighted his commitment to supporting England’s footballing endeavours.
Test for Table 2
| # | Fixture | Date | Comp | Ven | F | A | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 44 | 46 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 89 | Mins Off | Notes | |
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| Vicario | Drăgușin | Danso | Palhinha | Simons | Bissouma | Richarlison | Maddison | Tel | Ugogie | Gray | Bergvall | Vušković | Romero | Solanke | Kudus | Kulusevski | Johnson | Gallagher | Porro | Spence | Takai | Solomon | Odobert | Sarr | Bentancur | Kinský | Davies | Van de Ven | Souza | Kolo Muani | Austin | Scarlett | Gunter | Olusesi | Thompson | Kyerematen | Cassanova | Hardy | Byfield | W-Barnett | Akhamrich | King | Rowswell | Wilson | Hall | OG | |||||||||
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 13.08.25 | UEFA Super Cup | N | 2 | 2 | 90 | Injured | 90 | 72 | Transfer | Discipline | 72 | Injured | 11 | Injured | 18 | 1 | US | 90 | 18 | 79 | Injured | US | 90 | 90 | Injured | Injured | US | 89 | 90 | US | US | 90 | Loan from | US | US | (Pens 3-4) Udinese, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Burnley | 16.08.25 | PL 1 | H | 3 | 0 | 90 | Injured | US | 10 | from | Injured | 71 | Injured | 5 | Injured | 71 | 80 | US | 90 | 19 | 85 | Injured | 80 | 90 | 90 | Injured | Injured | 10 | 90 | 19 | US | US | 90 | Paris | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Manchester City | 23.08.25 | PL 2 | A | 2 | 0 | 90 | Injured | 1 | 89 | Red Bull | Injured | 78 | Injured | US | Injured | US | 4 | US | 90 | 12 | 86 | Injured | 78 | 90 | 90 | Injured | Injured | 12 | 90 | 90 | US | US | 90 | Saint- | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 30.08.25 | PL 3 | H | 0 | 1 | 90 | Injured | US | 54 | Leipzig | Injured | 90 | Injured | 14 | 19 | US | 36 | Loan to | 90 | Injured | 90 | Injured | 54 | 71 | 90 | Injured | US | 36 | 76 | 90 | US | US | 90 | Germain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | West Ham United | 13.09.25 | PL 4 | A | 3 | 0 | 90 | Injured | 10 | 90 | 71 | Injured | 19 | Injured | 79 | 19 | 80 | Hamburg | 90 | Injured | 90 | Injured | 10 | 90 | 71 | Injured | Loan to | 11 | 90 | US | US | US | 80 | US | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Villarreal | 16.09.25 | CL GS 1 | H | 1 | 0 | 90 | Ineligible | 1 | 21 | 77 | Ineligible | 77 | Ineligible | Ineligible | 21 | US | 89 | 90 | Injured | 90 | Ineligible | 13 | 90 | 69 | Ineligible | Villarreal | US | 69 | 90 | US | US | 90 | 13 | US | US | Ineligible | Ineligible | US | Ineligible | Ineligible | 1 | Luiz Júnior OG | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20.09.25 | PL 5 | A | 2 | 2 | 90 | Injured | US | 90 | 29 | Injured | 90 | Injured | US | 90 | 1 | 89 | 90 | Injured | 90 | Injured | 18 | 89 | 1 | Injured | 72 | US | 61 | US | Injured | 90 | Injured | US | 1 | van Hecke OG | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 24.09.25 | FLC R3 | H | 3 | 0 | Injured | 90 | 90 | 61 | Injured | 29 | Injured | 87 | 15 | 90 | 29 | Injured | Injured | 90 | 90 | 75 | Injured | 61 | Injured | 90 | 90 | Injured | US | Injured | US | US | US | US | 3 | 1 | McGrath OG | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27.09.25 | PL 6 | H | 1 | 1 | 90 | Injured | US | 90 | 78 | Injured | 90 | Injured | 6 | 84 | US | 78 | 90 | Injured | 90 | Injured | 28 | 27 | 63 | Injured | 12 | 12 | 62 | US | Injured | 90 | Injured | US | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Bodø/Glimt | 30.09.25 | CL GS 2 | A | 2 | 2 | 90 | Ineligible | 90 | 21 | 30 | Ineligible | 90 | Ineligible | Ineligible | 8 | 8 | 60 | Injured | Injured | 30 | Ineligible | 60 | 90 | 82 | Ineligible | 90 | 69 | 82 | US | US | 90 | Injured | US | US | Ineligible | Ineligible | US | Ineligible | Ineligible | 1 | Gundersen OG | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Leeds United | 04.10.25 | PL 7 | A | 2 | 1 | 90 | Injured | 5 | 90 | 74 | Injured | 16 | Injured | 73 | 90 | US | US | 90 | Injured | 89 | Injured | 1 | 90 | US | Injured | 85 | 17 | 90 | US | US | 90 | Injured | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Aston Villa | 19.10.25 | PL 8 | H | 1 | 2 | 90 | Injured | 90 | 90 | 79 | Injured | 30 | Injured | 60 | Injured | US | 11 | Injured | Injured | 90 | Injured | 4 | 90 | 86 | Injured | 79 | 4 | 86 | US | Injured | 90 | 11 | US | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | AS Monaco | 22.10.25 | CL GS 3 | A | 0 | 0 | 90 | Ineligible | 90 | 90 | 30 | Ineligible | 70 | Ineligible | Ineligible | Injured | 90 | 60 | Injured | Injured | 79 | Ineligible | 21 | 90 | 11 | Ineligible | 69 | 30 | 60 | US | Injured | 90 | 20 | US | US | US | US | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Everton | 26.10.25 | PL 9 | A | 3 | 0 | 90 | Injured | 90 | 90 | 61 | Injured | 28 | Injured | 1 | Injured | US | 29 | Injured | Injured | 78 | Injured | 89 | 90 | 90 | Injured | US | 12 | 90 | US | Injured | 90 | 62 | US | US | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Newcastle United | 29.10.25 | FLC R4 | A | 0 | 2 | Injured | 90 | 90 | 90 | Injured | 78 | Injured | 12 | Injured | Injured | 90 | Injured | Injured | 25 | Injured | 65 | 90 | 90 | Injured | 90 | 65 | 90 | Injured | US | 25 | US | US | US | US | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Chelsea | 01.11.25 | PL 10 | H | 0 | 1 | 90 | Injured | 90 | 90 | 83 | Injured | US | Injured | US | US | Injured | 7 | US | Injured | 90 | Injured | US | 90 | 90 | Injured | US | 90 | 90 | US | Injured | 90 | 90 | US | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Copenhagen | 04.11.25 | CL GS 4 | H | 4 | 0 | 90 | Ineligible | 17 | 29 | 61 | Ineligible | 18 | Ineligible | 73 | Injured | Injured | 73 | Injured | Injured | Ineligible | 57 | 90 | 17 | Ineligible | 80 | 90 | 90 | US | Injured | 90 | 72 | US | 10 | US | US | US | 33 | Johnson Red 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Manchester United | 08.11.25 | PL 11 | H | 2 | 2 | 90 | Injured | 2 | 79 | 79 | Injured | 90 | Injured | 11 | 23 | Injured | Injured | 88 | Injured | Injured | Injured | 90 | 67 | 90 | Injured | 45 | 90 | 11 | US | Injured | 90 | 45 | US | US | US | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Arsenal | 23.11.25 | PL 12 | A | 1 | 3 | 90 | Injured | 45 | 90 | 45 | Injured | 90 | Injured | US | 90 | US | US | 90 | Injured | 78 | Injured | 12 | 12 | 78 | Injured | 66 | 24 | 66 | US | Injured | 90 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Paris Saint-Germain | 26.11.25 | CL GS 5 | A | 3 | 5 | 90 | Injured | US | 14 | 6 | Injured | 90 | Injured | 6 | 76 | 76 | 90 | Injured | 14 | Injured | Suspended | 90 | 84 | Injured | 6 | 84 | 90 | US | US | 90 | 84 | US | US | US | US | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Fulham | 29.11.25 | PL 13 | H | 1 | 2 | 90 | Injured | 90 | 60 | 30 | Injured | 60 | Injured | 5 | 85 | 60 | 77 | Suspended | Injured | 90 | Injured | US | 90 | US | Injured | 30 | 13 | 30 | US | US | 90 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Newcastle United | 02.12.25 | PL 14 | A | 2 | 2 | 90 | Injured | 90 | US | 13 | Injured | 13 | Injured | 13 | 90 | 3 | 77 | 90 | Injured | 87 | Injured | 77 | 90 | US | Injured | 3 | 87 | 90 | US | US | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Brentford | 06.12.25 | PL 15 | H | 2 | 0 | 90 | Injured | 9 | 25 | 90 | Injured | 90 | Injured | US | Injured | 90 | US | 81 | Injured | 80 | Injured | US | 90 | 90 | Injured | 16 | 10 | 65 | US | US | 90 | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Slavia Prague | 09.12.25 | CL GS 6 | H | 3 | 0 | 90 | Injured | US | 90 | 90 | Injured | 68 | Injured | 31 | Injured | 59 | 14 | 90 | Injured | 59 | Injured | 68 | 90 | Injured | 76 | 31 | US | US | 22 | 90 | 22 | US | US | US | 1 | Zima OG | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Nottingham Forest | 14.12.25 | PL 16 | A | 0 | 3 | 90 | Injured | US | 31 | 90 | Injured | 90 | Injured | 10 | Injured | 59 | 31 | 90 | Injured | 80 | Injured | 10 | 90 | 59 | Injured | US | US | 59 | US | 31 | 90 | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Liverpool | 20.12.25 | PL 17 | H | 1 | 2 | 90 | US | US | 19 | 33 | AFCON | 10 | Injured | US | Injured | 71 | 71 | 89 | Injured | 58 | Injured | 32 | 90 | 90 | Injured | 19 | AFCON | 90 | US | US | 90 | 80 | 58 | Simons & Romero Reds | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Crystal Palace | 28.12.25 | PL 18 | A | 1 | 0 | 90 | 5 | 90 | 27 | Suspended | AFCON | 90 | Injured | US | Injured | 85 | 63 | Suspended | Injured | 85 | Injured | 5 | 90 | 90 | US | 27 | AFCON | 90 | US | US | 90 | 63 | US | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Brentford | 01.01.26 | PL 19 | A | 0 | 0 | 90 | US | US | 80 | Suspended | AFCON | 90 | Injured | 10 | Injured | 90 | 90 | Injured | 90 | Injured | Transfer | 90 | 90 | 67 | AFCON | 90 | US | US | 90 | 23 | US | US | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Sunderland | 04.01.26 | PL 20 | H | 1 | 1 | 90 | US | US | US | Suspended | AFCON | 90 | Injured | 90 | Injured | 90 | US | 90 | Injured | 19 | Injured | Transfer to | from | 90 | US | Loan to | 90 | AFCON | 90 | US | 90 | 90 | 71 | US | US | |||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | AFC Bournemouth | 07.01.26 | PL 21 | A | 2 | 3 | 90 | US | US | 90 | 90 | AFCON | 23 | Injured | 90 | Injured | 4 | 57 | 90 | Injured | Injured | Injured | Crystal | Atlético | 90 | 90 | Borussia | 33 | AFCON | 86 | US | US | 90 | 67 | US | US | |||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Aston Villa | 10.01.26 | FAC R3 | H | 1 | 2 | 90 | US | 90 | 90 | 90 | AFCON | 31 | Injured | 78 | US | 90 | Injured | Suspended | 7 | Injured | Injured | Palace | Madrid | 83 | 7 | MG | 83 | AFCON | Injured | US | 90 | 90 | 59 | 12 | US | US | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | West Ham United | 17.01.26 | PL 22 | H | 1 | 2 | 90 | US | US | Injured | 90 | 45 | Injured | Injured | 62 | US | 45 | 1 | 90 | 28 | Injured | Injured | 90 | 90 | 71 | 89 | AFCON | Injured | US | 19 | 90 | Transfer | 90 | US | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Borussia Dortrmund | 20.01.26 | CL GS 7 | H | 2 | 0 | 90 | Ineligible | 90 | Injured | 90 | Ineligible | Injured | Injured | Ineligible | 90 | 90 | 62 | 90 | 70 | Injured | Injured | Ineligible | 90 | 90 | 90 | AFCON | Injured | US | Injured | Suspended | from | 20 | US | US | US | US | US | 28 | US | US | US | |||||||||||||
| 34 | Burnley | 24.01.26 | PL 23 | A | 2 | 2 | 90 | 1 | 78 | Injured | 90 | 78 | Injured | Injured | 12 | 45 | 12 | Injured | 89 | 90 | Injured | Injured | 85 | 45 | 90 | 90 | Injured | US | Injured | 90 | Santos | US | 5 | US | US | Loan to | |||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 28.01.26 | CL GS 8 | A | 2 | 0 | 90 | Ineligible | 90 | 90 | 90 | Ineligible | Injured | Injured | Ineligible | 89 | 90 | Injured | 90 | 17 | Injured | Injured | Ineligible | Injured | 90 | 73 | 90 | Injured | US | Injured | Injured | Ineligible | 84 | US | 6 | US | US | US | 1 | Injured | Bristol | US | US | ||||||||||||
| 36 | Manchester City | 01.02.26 | PL 24 | H | 2 | 2 | 90 | 90 | Injured | 90 | 90 | 68 | Injured | Injured | 22 | 90 | 90 | Injured | 45 | 89 | Injured | Injured | 90 | Injured | Injured | 22 | 45 | Injured | US | Injured | Injured | US | 68 | Loan to | US | US | 1 | Rovers | US | ||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Manchester United | 07.02.26 | PL 25 | A | 0 | 2 | 90 | 58 | Injured | 80 | 90 | 10 | Injured | Injured | 10 | 55 | 90 | Injured | 29 | 80 | Injured | Injured | 80 | Injured | Injured | 32 | 90 | Injured | US | Injured | 90 | 35 | 10 | Hibernian | US | US | US | 61 | Romero Red | ||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Newcastle United | 10.02.26 | PL 26 | H | 1 | 2 | 90 | 90 | Injured | 45 | 90 | 45 | Injured | Injured | 55 | Injured | 90 | Injured | Suspended | 90 | Injured | Injured | 70 | Injured | 90 | 35 | 90 | Injured | US | Injured | 90 | US | 20 | US | US | US | US | ||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Arsenal | 22.02.26 | PL 27 | H | 1 | 4 | 90 | 90 | Injured | 82 | 90 | 90 | 28 | Injured | 8 | Injured | 90 | Injured | Suspended | 28 | Injured | Injured | 62 | Injured | 90 | Injured | 90 | Injured | Injured | 90 | US | 68 | US | US | US | US | |||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Fulham | 01.03.26 | PL 28 | A | 1 | 2 | 90 | 89 | 1 | 90 | 58 | 80 | 32 | Injured | 32 | Injured | 90 | Injured | Suspended | 90 | Injured | Injured | 58 | 90 | Injured | Injured | 32 | Injured | US | Injured | 90 | 10 | 58 | US | US | US | |||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Crystal Palace | 04.03.26 | PL 29 | H | 1 | 3 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 16 | 47 | 16 | Injured | 90 | Injured | 90 | Injured | Suspended | 74 | Injured | Injured | 47 | 74 | Injured | Injured | 90 | Injured | US | Injured | 38 | 43 | 43 | US | US | US | US | 52 | Van de Ven Red | |||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Atlético Madrid | 10.03.26 | CL R16 L1 | A | 2 | 5 | 73 | US | 90 | 22 | 7 | Injured | 68 | Injured | 45 | Injured | 90 | Injured | 90 | 45 | Injured | Injured | 45 | 90 | 83 | Injured | 90 | Injured | 17 | Injured | 90 | 45 | US | US | US | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Liverpool | 14.03.26 | PL 30 | A | 1 | 1 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Injured | 34 | Injured | 89 | Injured | 75 | Injured | 90 | Injured | Injured | 90 | Injured | Injured | Injured | 90 | 76 | Injured | 90 | Injured | US | Injured | Injured | 56 | 15 | US | 14 | 1 | US | ||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Atlético Madrid | 17.03.26 | CL R16 L2 | H | 3 | 2 | 90 | 66 | 9 | Injured | 90 | Injured | Injured | Injured | 81 | 24 | 81 | 16 | 81 | Injured | Injured | Injured | 9 | 74 | 90 | Injured | 90 | Injured | US | Injured | 90 | 90 | US | 9 | US | US | |||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Nottingham Forest | 21.03.26 | PL 31 | H | 0 | 2 | 90 | US | 90 | US | US | Injured | 90 | Injured | 90 | US | 90 | US | 90 | 90 | Injured | Injured | US | 90 | 90 | Injured | 90 | Injured | US | Injured | 90 | US | US | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Sunderland | 11.04.26 | PL 32 | A | 0 | 1 | Injured | US | 20 | 28 | 5 | US | 62 | Injured | 28 | 90 | 62 | 62 | 70 | 90 | Injured | Injured | 85 | 90 | US | Injured | 28 | Injured | 90 | Injured | 90 | 90 | US | Roberto De Zerbi 1st game | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18.04.26 | PL 33 | H | 2 | 2 | Injured | US | 90 | 23 | 90 | 57 | US | US | 33 | 76 | 33 | 14 | Injured | 90 | Injured | Injured | 76 | 90 | 14 | Injured | Injured | 67 | 90 | Injured | 90 | 57 | US | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25.04.26 | PL 34 | A | 1 | 0 | Injured | 1 | 90 | 28 | 63 | 62 | 50 | US | 45 | Injured | US | 27 | Injured | 40 | Injured | Injured | 89 | 90 | 90 | Injured | Injured | 90 | 90 | Injured | 90 | US | 45 | US | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 49 | Aston Villa | 03.05.26 | PL 35 | A | 2 | 1 | Injured | US | 90 | 90 | Injured | 23 | 89 | US | 89 | 90 | US | 1 | Injured | Injured | Injured | Injured | 90 | 90 | 24 | Injured | 1 | 67 | 90 | Injured | 90 | US | 66 | US | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Leeds United | 11.05.26 | PL 36 | H | 1 | 1 | Injured | US | 90 | 90 | Injured | US | 90 | 5 | 85 | 85 | US | 9 | Injured | Injured | Injured | Injured | 90 | 90 | 5 | Injured | US | 81 | 90 | Injured | 90 | US | 90 | US | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Chelsea | 17.05.26 | PL 37 | A | 1 | 2 | US | US | 90 | 69 | Injured | US | 90 | 21 | 90 | 69 | US | US | Injured | Injured | Injured | Injured | 90 | 90 | 21 | Injured | 21 | 90 | 90 | Injured | 90 | US | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Everton | 24.05.26 | PL 38 | H | 1 | 0 | US | 1 | 90 | 90 | Injured | US | 73 | 8 | 73 | 89 | 8 | US | Injured | US | Injured | Injured | 82 | 90 | 90 | Injured | 17 | 82 | 90 | Injured | 90 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Minutes Played | 3,853 | 581 | 2,358 | 2,898 | 2,563 | 605 | 2,648 | 34 | 1,711 | 1,605 | 2,286 | 1,401 | 2,625 | 1,157 | 1,921 | 894 | 1,238 | 3,940 | 3,067 | 1,609 | 2,211 | 2,579 | 827 | 252 | 3,988 | 144 | 2,197 | 33 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 204 | 51,486 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 42 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 7 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 34 | 18 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 26 | 571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Used Substitute (Bold) | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 212 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Appearances | 43 | 11 | 36 | 44 | 40 | 11 | 42 | 3 | 38 | 26 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 47 | 43 | 32 | 37 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 45 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 783 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unused Substitute (US) | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 252 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Squad Appearances | 45 | 24 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 15 | 43 | 6 | 44 | 28 | 47 | 36 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 36 | 40 | 36 | 47 | 20 | 48 | 12 | 42 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1,020 | |||||||||||||||||
| Goals Scored (Clean Sheets for Goalkeepers) | 13 CS | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 CS | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 76 | Total Goals Scored | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Goals For-Against | 76 | 75 | Vicario | Drăgușin | Danso | Palhinha | Simons | Bissouma | Richarlison | Maddison | Tel | Ugogie | Gray | Bergvall | Vušković | Romero | Solanke | Kudus | Kulusevski | Johnson | Gallagher | Porro | Spence | Takai | Solomon | Odobert | Sarr | Bentancur | Kinský | Davies | Van de Ven | Souza | Kolo Muani | Austin | Scarlett | Gunter | Olusesi | Thompson | Kyerematen | Cassanova | Hardy | Byfield | W-Barnett | Akhamrich | King | Rowswell | Wilson | Hall | |||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 44 | 46 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 89 | ||||||||||
Economic Boost from England’s Victory
The excitement surrounding the match and Starmer’s intervention also had positive ramifications for the hospitality industry. Following England’s win, pubs reported a significant increase in sales, with figures showing a remarkable rise in both drink and food sales compared to the previous year. This surge reflects the broader economic impact of England’s World Cup success on the night-time economy.
Political Reactions to Starmer’s Actions
Starmer’s involvement in the kick-off time controversy did not go unnoticed by political opponents. Some Conservative sources have questioned his previous absence on football-related issues, suggesting that his recent actions may be politically motivated. Nonetheless, his focus on supporting the national team has resonated with many fans and stakeholders in the sport.
Final Thoughts
As England progresses in the World Cup, Starmer’s intervention highlights the intersection of politics and sport. With the stakes higher than ever, the Prime Minister’s actions reflect a commitment to ensuring that the national team has the best possible chance of success. Fans will be watching closely as the tournament unfolds, eager to see how these developments impact England’s journey.
Sources
- Keir Starmer intervened to oppose Fifa’s plan to move England kick-off time
- Keir Starmer intervened to oppose Fifa’s plan to move England kick-off time – The Guardian
- Revealed: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s role in convincing FIFA against changing Mexico-England kick-off time – Goal.com
- The shock action Keir Starmer took to help England beat Mexico at the World Cup – Football League World
- Starmer stepped in to stop Fifa moving England kick-off – Yahoo News UK
- Keir Starmer intervened in row over Mexico-England kick-off time – BBC
- Starmer stepped in to stop Fifa moving England kick-off – Northwich Guardian
- Pubs waiting to learn if England’s kick off against Mexico will move forward – Wimbledon Guardian
About the author: ric
Ric Hawkins is a football writer and journalist with a keen interest in the history, statistics and stories that shape the game. He has produced a wide range of content covering major tournaments, legendary players, iconic matches and football's rich heritage. Combining detailed research with a clear and engaging writing style, Ric creates informative articles that appeal to both dedicated…