The countdown to the World Cup semi-finals is well underway and there’s no shortage of people willing to have their say on events in Russia.
From members of parliament blasting Martin Keown for his odd comments about book readers on the BBC, to Independent journalist Jonathan Liew writing on the size of Harry Maguire’s head, there’s plenty of weird and wonderful content coming out of the tournament.
Thankfully there’s also lots of voices of reason amongst the noise – none more so than a former England legend.
Shearer “convinced” England will win
For Newcastle United and England legend Alan Shearer has been one of the BBC’s better pundits this summer and his enthusiasm for England’s victory against Colombia on Saturday was infectious.