former england captain alan shearer says it is possibly, might be hopefully coming home. ited i would love to hear alan's thoughts on embracing gareth southgate. i saw an interview he did when he was like, i am no david beckham. he is modest, but he has won asked over and you must be pleased, alan, for him?|j has won asked over and you must be pleased, alan, for him? i am delighted for him because he is a really nice guy and he has had to live in go through a lot. he has had nothing on a plate. worked for everything he has now he has an incredible opportunity with this team. ithink incredible opportunity with this team. i think they have energy, they give him everything. there is plenty of reason to be optimistic. i hope he does it because he is a nice guy who has worked incredibly hard to be in this position. we were in the dressing room of an fa cup game some seasons ago. alan gave the team a tea m seasons ago. alan gave the team a team talk and said one of you guys can bea team talk and said one of you guys can be a hero, this is a chance for you to be remembered for ev

alan shearer was pa rt penalty shoot out.d he has been really, really impressed. he believes in the southgate squad. iam very i am very confident. but england tea m i am very confident. but england team has made me confident. they are ona team has made me confident. they are on a roll, they have momentum and seem a very on a roll, they have momentum and seem a very happy bunch. i am really, really looking forward to the game and i think we are in with a very, very good chance. what about the croatians, what is there to be wa ry the croatians, what is there to be wary of? in modric they have one of the best midfielders in the world. and they have one of the best centre forwards in mandzukic, but i think we can take them. is your confidence based on what you have seen from england, based on gareth southgate, some of the stuff going on back home in england? a bit of everything. this england squad has given eve ryo ne this england squad has given everyone hope. they have the whole country in the palm of their hands. it is great t

last night, alan shearer said iam thing. your heads up high. harry kane, the captain. he has got six goals, he said it hurts a lot, we can be proud and will be back. harry maguire raheem sterling. and i think this morning, dream is the important word. you might need somebody today at work or school who will say why did you carried away? weighed you allow yourself to think england could win the world cup? i think you can politely tell them to shut up. this is what football and sport are all about, it is about daring to think what might happen, allowing yourself to think what it england win the world cup? football is not coming home, we know that, but the month of thinking it might has been worth it. how it the team feeling ahead of the play—off on saturday? it is an opportunity to either abandon the tea m opportunity to either abandon the team so to speak, or to say, right, we are getting behind you one last time, we want to see you fight the third place. i will be honest, it is the most pointless game in football ever. nobod

we will be joined by rio ferdinand, jurgen klopp, and alan shearer to be no waistcoats.kyle edmund takes centre stage. what a day for the british number one. the british number one's playing in his first ever third round match here, and he won't have it easy. he's playing the three—time champion, novak djokovic, on centre court. he may well be playing at the same time that england take on sweden in russia, causing a friendly rivalry between edmund and his swedish coach, fredrik rosengren. whilst lots of the games big stars have found the first week something of a struggle here at wimbledon, roger federer‘s still on for a record equaliing ninth title. he swept aside germany's jan—lennard struff in straight sets to cruise into round 4. as does the seven—time champion, serena williams. she passed herfirst proper test at this years tournament by beating france's kristina mladenovic. not such good news for sister venus though, who was beaten in her third—round match. england's cricketers have levelled their t20 series with india to set up a decider in bristol on sunday. eoin

alan shearer has been singing during the competition as well, hasn't he?s trapped in a cave in thailand. the group are under observation at chiang rai hospital where doctors say they are doing well. meanwhile, rescue workers who led the efforts were given a hero's welcome as they returned from their seemingly impossible mission. cheering and applause thank you! so well deserved. joining us now from the hospital is our correspondent sophie long. it was an extraordinary monumental rescue effort. how are the young boys doing now? this is the football team everyone is talking about here, the wild boars, all 12 have been reunited with their coach on the eighth floor in the building behind me and we had an update this morning, they all seem an update this morning, they all seem to be doing very well given the ordeal they have just been through. we were told the final four and their coach, who arrived last night, had very low temperatures but that's normalising and one has signs of slight lung inflammation. in terms of the other two groups, the four that arrived

the former england player alan shearer highlighted the issue in a bbc documentary last year, including. the football association announced research based on medical records. now a new study is being funded by the independent drake foundation. what we are going to do that is unique is we are going to see the players in clinics like this, and that means we can do two things. we can get a very detailed playing history and we can try and work out not only how many concussions people have had, but also, how often they head the ball. can you just copy that drawing, please. the tests will be same as those carried out on some former england rugby players, like jonathan webb. cord. next. ache. a study of concussion in rugby began two years ago. astle nodding it on. the west brom and england footballer jeff astle developed dementia and died in 2002 at the age of 59. a coroner ruled that heading had contributed to the cause of death. since then, his family has campaigned for the sort of research announced today. we welcome it, and hopefully now we will get — it will be the start of some answers f

the former england captain, alan shearer, says gareth southgate should "respect, but not fear" croatiaworld cup semi final on wednesday. england of course through thanks to that quarter—final win over sweden in samara yesterday. shearer‘s confident that this current squad can continue to make history in russia. it is an incredible opportunity for gareth and for all of his staff and all of his players. they deserve to be in this position. they have been absolutely magnificent in everything they have said and everything they have done. they are enjoying it. they look as if they are having fun, which is great to see. and they are not ready to go home, yet, which for all of us, is an incredible opportunity. we're all enjoying it, as well. we certainly are. standing between england and a place in the world cup final is croatia after they knocked out hosts russia on penalties. it all started so well for russia, taking the lead through this cracker from dennis cherysev. croatia equalised, and then took the lead in extra time before russia equalised in the last few minutes. penalties then, and

we have seen alan shearer singing over the weekend... what are you going to ask me to do?!u both, have you got any world cup traditions? are you going to have to wear any special socks, anything like that? i do have... i can't believe i'm telling you this, i have a pairof pants believe i'm telling you this, i have a pair of pants that i wear when england are playing! do you have any traditions or superstitions when england are playing? when you were a player! no, this is a funny thing, my biggest superstition was not to have any, so that was my superstition. because it got ridiculous, you know, i had this saint christopher medal, lucky charms, i was carrying a big suitcase, so i decided, that is it, no more. i played to the end of my career no more. i played to the end of my career without having any superstitions, you have to focus, it is your moment. have you done the moonwalk everyday england have played? are used to dance before arsenal games, michael jackson, red boots, just to relax the lads!|j have boots, just to relax the lads!” have spoken to thierry henry about th

match of the day pundit alan shearer celebrated england's win with a rendition of three lions with someee words. it is coming home. a little bit of a party going on. three words. it is coming home. a little bit of a party going onm coming home! it's coming home! it's coming home! it's coming home! it's coming home! i think we will hear a spot of that in the next couple of days. it will be an earworm. hope lynott one that will mind. —— hopefully not one that we will mind. we'll bring you more world cup reaction throughout the programme. but in other news, further signs of tension within the conservative party have emerged over the prime minister's plan for future relations with the eu which was agreed by her cabinet on friday. the foreign secretary, boris johnson, is understood to have used colourful language at the meeting to criticise the proposal before later giving it his backing. theresa may says her plan would ensure that brexit is delivered. but critics say the plan would be "unworkable" and could cost the conservatives the next election. theink the ink is barely dry, but concerns

earlier on breakfast the former england striker alan shearer gave us his thoughts on the task in hands group. for what we lack in ability and we are probably not the best team, we more than make up with team spirit and togetherness and if you put that together you get a chance. gareth ellis have to live with missing a penalty since euro 96 and 110w missing a penalty since euro 96 and now he can forget about that. you can see the relief on his players and him and staff and if it goes again, they have nothing to fear. in a moment we'll speak to scott thorpe, an england fan in samara. first let's say hello to axel olsson, a sweden fan who'll be watching the match in stockholm. good morning and thank you for joining us on bbc breakfast. what is the atmosphere like in stockholm? people are starting to wake up. ever since the world cup started it has been ecstatic. all of the time we have had amazing weather, everyone is drinking too much beerfor regular days and we are enjoying the world cup. it sounds like what is happening in england! what of the hopes for sweden today? there is a lot to

alan shearer said earlier in the week that these matches shouldn't happen. at troubled, final preparations going on here, plenty of knowing, painting of lines, head of the final game of england's adventure here in russia. yes, this final match, can they get up yes, this final match, can they get upfor yes, this final match, can they get up for it? i think so, judging from what we saw of them at training yesterday. all 23 players involved, and also how the southgate will make changes to his starting line—up, we also think he will include the likes of harry kane, who is going for the golden boot. he will be playing against romalu lukaku, so a competition in its own right there. also dalton pictured in goal in contention to win the golden glove at this competition. —— jordan pickford. england have not finished as high as the bronze medal position ata as high as the bronze medal position at a world cup since 1966. of course there is the pain of the croatia match, they came so close, agony, but it has been a tournament of progress for england, uniting with theirf

and match of the day pundit alan shearer celebrated england's win with a rendition of three lions with. three words. it's coming home. a little bit of a party going on. football coming home! football's coming home. relatively mild mannered, isn't it? i think you get the message. we'll bring you more world cup reaction throughout the programme. but in other news — further signs of tension within the conservative party have emerged over the prime minister's plan for future relations with the eu agreed by her cabinet on friday. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is understood to have used some colourful language at the meeting to criticise the proposal. let's get more detail now from our political correspondent, pete saull who is in oui’ london newsroom. the stopwatch was always going to start running on friday night when his cabinet meeting broke up and there was apparent harmony before we heard that one ought to noises. plenty of unity around the england team, just a few cracks are starting to appear now a couple of days after that agreement at chequers on friday. boris johnson that a

so alan shearer thinks a very good chance but what of england's opponents, croatia? between them, four of which belonged to lu ka between them, four of which belonged to luka modric. he plays alongside in midfield and other superstar, ivan rakitic. there was to play for barcelona and real madrid, so some serious pedigree. and this man, marumatsu pitch, as played with luka modric for over a decade or so they know each other inside out. they maybe a little tired after two games going to extra time and two penalty shoot outs, but they will be ready for england. it is men's quarterfinal day at wimbledon. the big three are all in action. what is the latest? many thanks. four players will be booking their place in the men's singles semifinals later and that could include the big three of roger federer, rafa nadal and novak djokovic, who will begin on court number one, where roger federer is in action. unfamiliar surroundings having played his last 20 matches at wimbledon on centre court. court number one for him today, where he is currently two sets ahead against kevin and

the moment then, but one man who's starting to feel confident is the former england captain — alan shearer. they are on a roll, they have got momentum and they seem a very happy bunch. and i'm really, really looking forward to the game, and i think we're in with a very, very good chance. so what of england's opponents tonight — croatia? they have a squad with so much experience — their players have nine champions league titles between them — four of those belong to luka modric. he plays alongside another superstar ivan rakitic in midfield. those two play for spain's two leading sides real madrid and barcelona. rakitic, modric and striker mario mandzukic made their croatia debuts more than a decade ago — they've spent a lot of time playing together, unlike england's team. well, england and croatia know a win tonight would set up a world cup final meeting with france. that's after they beat belgium 1—0 in the first of the semi—finals last night. defender samuel umtiti got the only goal. it means there'll be no first world cup for the belgians, while for the french — it's now three finals in

commentary from the website will have updates and highlights on bbc one tonight with gary lineker, alan shearerrs. and away from football, serena williams is into the wimbledon semifinals and is favourite to win the title after coming from one set down to beat camila giorgi of italy will she was almost a breakdown in the second set but she fought back to ta ke second set but she fought back to take it in three sets. later today roger federer, novak djokovic and rafael nadal will all be playing for their place in the men‘s semifinals. that is all the sport, i will be back on monday with you so i‘m hoping we can celebrate together. don‘tjump hoping we can celebrate together. don‘t jump too far ahead! hoping we can celebrate together. don'tjump too far ahead! just planning! hoping. thank you. we‘re going to talk to two england fans. alan sugar is on a speedboat somewhere, we don‘t know where! and josh widdicombe will be with us. and former england defender lindsey johnson who played for england 43 times. before that gareth southgate has said that england — the country as opposed to the team — has