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Why every title race ends up as a three-way argument in your group chat
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Jamie Rowe · 2 Oct 2026 · 6 min read
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Your England 26: the squad debate that ends friendships
Pick your squad, defend your bolters and prepare to be told you know nothing. Our editors went first so you can rip them apart.
Priya Shah · 2 Oct 2026
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