# Paul Hirst

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WORLD CUP DAY 12: Greatest Golden Boot race ever?

Lionel Messi is the all-time record goalscorer at World Cups and he is leading the Golden Boot race for this tournament with five goals but Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are hot on his tail.  Can Harry Kane keep pace? Jonathan Northcroft joins Tom Clarke to preview England's second match with Gh…

WORLD CUP DAY 15: Ecuador joy as Brobbey becomes unlikely hero

Ecuador stunned Germany in an eventful round of final group stage games, as they qualified for the knockout stage.  Tom Clarke hears from Times journalists across America as Paul Hirst reports on Netherlands 3-1 win against Tunisia, James Gheerbrant watches Sweden rescue a draw with Japan and Peter…

WORLD CUP DAY 19: Paraguay stun Germany

Germany have lost a World Cup penalty shootout for the first time in their history as Paraguay produced one of the stories of this tournament so far.  Tom Clarke hears from Michael Grant at the ground and is joined by Gregor Robertson to dissect that momentous win and also discuss Brazil's comeback…

WORLD CUP DAY 23: England kick off farce and Cape Verde drama

What a night of drama! FIFA threatened to change England's kick off time against Mexico due to storms only for discussions to break down, Matt Lawton joins Tom to offer the latest on a bizarre and farcical situation at this tournament. Drama on the pitch too as Cape Verde come agonisingly close to …

WORLD CUP DAY 26: Ronaldo out and Balogun can't save USA

So, it turns out Folarin Balogun didn't make a difference anyway. USA produced a dismal - and maybe distracted - display against a brilliant Belgium side, losing 4-1 to crash out of the tournament and mean that we have no co-hosts left.  Peter Rutzler and James Gheerbrant join Tom Clarke to discuss…

WORLD CUP DAY 31: Bellingham drags England to the Semi Final

That was tense! England beat Norway thanks to another brace from Jude Bellingham and possibly a bit of help from a spider cam. Tom clarke is joined by The Times head of Sport James Restall and Gregor Robertson for immediate reaction to England reaching a World Cup semi final. In part two Paul Hirs…

WORLD CUP DAY 35: England throw it away as Tuchel loses nerve

In the end England fell shore, again. One up with half an hour to go England sat back, ceded ground then succumbed as Argentina seized the initiative and scored two late goals.  Where did it go wrong this time? Did Tuchel lose his nerve, was it all down to Messi do England have an inferiority compl…

WORLD CUP DAY 38: Big final preview, as England take bronze

Well, if the final is as much as fun as that we're in for a treat.  England beat France 6-4 in a frankly bonkers match to take the bronze medal and finish third, their best World Cup performance since lifting the trophy in 1966. Tom Clarke is joined by Matt Lawton and Ian Whittell who offer their t…

Dead Bananas, Popped Bananas, Spare Bananas Everywhere

After a few weeks of off-the-field pressure following the guilty verdict in the Premier League charges, Manchester City returned to action with a 3-0 win at Anfield. David Mooney is joined by Paul Hirst from The Times and City fan Luke Stanley from the MCFC Lads podcast and socials to discuss the p…

Did the Stretford End save Michael Carrick?

Manchester United latest in part two. Part One Fleetwood, Dowman and Kane In front of a raucous five thousand fans at Highbury Fleetwood Town beat Arsenal on penalties - did the cold rainy night cliche play a part? Fleetwood managed to get under the skin of young star Max Dowman, was his red card a…