In an exclusive interview, former Brazilian defender Aldair shares his thoughts on Brazil's performance, Neymar's return, and his experiences with football legends Totti and Ronaldo. He discusses the challenges facing the Selecao, the ambitions of Roma under Gasperini, and the ongoing struggles of Benfica, alongside insights from his illustrious career and a new documentary about his life.

Chris Kirkland never made it to a major tournament with England. He was close, painfully close, before a broken wrist at Liverpool cost him a place at Euro 2004. But he knows the England environment well: the call-ups, the training camps, the names on the next peg along, and the strange little pressures that build before the football even starts.

Former Norway international Henning Berg is preparing for a World Cup that, for the first time in a generation, arrives with genuine expectation rather than relief. The ex-Blackburn and Manchester United defender, now in charge of Omonia in Cyprus, sat down with Flashscore to talk Erling Haaland, his Premier League title-winning days, life under Sir Alex Ferguson and a coaching journey that has run from Glasgow to Warsaw to Nicosia.

Shakhtar Donetsk legend and current sporting director Darijo Srna has backed Tottenham prospect Luka Vuskovic to become one of the defining defenders of European football, telling Flashscore the teenager already plays with the assurance of a 25-year-old ahead of Croatia's World Cup meeting with Thomas Tuchel's England.

Austria's long-awaited return to the World Cup is not merely about participation; it's about ambition and potential. Central defender Kevin Danso shares the team's aspirations and the excitement of representing their nation on the grandest stage of football.