England national football team
Organization in Soccer
England national football team has come up in 2 episodes across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Bill Simmons Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Ian WrightFormer Arsenal and England striker and UK football pundit
Wright argued England should build its attack around Jude Bellingham, as Argentina does around Messi.
“absolutely we should be looking to say listen this is the main guy and we want the main guy up there”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Messi Takes England Out of the World Cup, Plus Preparing for Christopher Nolan’s 'The Odyssey' With Ian Wright, Anthony Dabbundo, and Sean Fennessey (Jul 16, 2026) · Listen from 16:55
Wright rejected Tuchel's claim that the loss was not a structural problem.
“It was a structure problem, if you ask me, because we couldn't get out”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Messi Takes England Out of the World Cup, Plus Preparing for Christopher Nolan’s 'The Odyssey' With Ian Wright, Anthony Dabbundo, and Sean Fennessey (Jul 16, 2026) · Listen from 12:08
Wright argued that England's defensive switch to a 5-4-1 after scoring could not work against Argentina.
“His strategy to bring on the defensive guys in the 5-4-1, it's not going to work”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Messi Takes England Out of the World Cup, Plus Preparing for Christopher Nolan’s 'The Odyssey' With Ian Wright, Anthony Dabbundo, and Sean Fennessey (Jul 16, 2026) · Listen from 6:04
Podcasts
- The Bill Simmons Podcast · 2 episodes
Episodes
Spain Prevails, World Cup Winners and Losers, and Damon Vs. Leo With Chris Ryan and Anthony DabbundoThe Bill Simmons Podcast · Jul 20, 2026 · 1 h 50 min
Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan and Anthony Dabbundo react to Spain's 1-0 World Cup final win over Argentina, rank tournament winners and losers, and compare Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio.
- Messi Takes England Out of the World Cup, Plus Preparing for Christopher Nolan’s 'The Odyssey' With Ian Wright, Anthony Dabbundo, and Sean Fennessey
The Bill Simmons Podcast · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 h 51 min
Guest host Chris Ryan discusses England's World Cup semifinal loss to Argentina with Ian Wright, previews the Spain–Argentina final with Anthony Dabbundo, and talks Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' with Sean Fennessey.