It was one of those sliding doors moments that arise so often in professional sport.
At the time, of England's two strikers for the Under-19s European Championship qualifier with Switzerland in May 2012, Will Keane seemed most likely to eventually be preparing for a World Cup semi-final this week, not Harry Kane.
Belgium players appeared to mock US President Donald Trump and FIFA after eliminating co-hosts USA from the World Cup.
The PR circus surrounding FIFA's decision to rescind Folarin Balogun's red card and Donald Trump's involvement in the supposedly independent process had dominated the headlines ahead of the last-16 clash in Seattle. However, it appeared only to galvanise Belgium as they thrashed USA 4-1 to book a quarter-final with Spain.
It seems a long time ago now, but go back to the day that Liverpool sealed the Premier League title under Arne Slot in 2025 and there is a lovely clip of Alexis Mac Allister.
Rory McIlroy believes the Genesis Scottish Open is the "perfect" preparation for The Open and should be used as a "blueprint" in incorporating national opens into the new PGA Tour schedule.
An extremely frustrating British Grand Prix weekend for Max Verstappen has done little to calm speculation around the four-time world champion making a potential exit from Red Bull at the end of the season.
Jude Bellingham has entered the race for the World Cup Golden Boot after striking twice against Norway to send England into the semi-finals.
Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi lead the way on eight World Cup goals this summer. Knocked-out Erling Haaland scored seven, while Harry Kane and Bellingham lead the chase behind with six apiece.
Martin O’Neill is anticipating Celtic's transfer business to accelerate after Camilo Duran became the club's first new summer signing.
The 24-year-old joined the Hoops for a fee in the region of £6m following a fruitful 2025-26 campaign with Qarabag during which he scored five goals in the Champions League.
Tammy Beaumont will retire from international cricket at the end of the Rothesay Test match against India, live on Sky Sports.
Beaumont, who has made 260 appearances for her country since debuting in 2009, retires as England Women's leading ODI centurion with 12 hundreds to her name.