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And the bands play on. 6 hours into the Barceloneta bands marathon and they’re still passing where I’m staying. Off to #ANDENG now. Spoke to some #ENG fans, Travel Club members, top cappers, understandably annoyed at £50 match ticket. Very steep. 6,800 away fans still expected.

#ENG fanzine ⁦Free Lions⁩ always worth getting. Editorial rightly calls £50 ticket price set by Andorran FA as “extremely steep”. The FSA #ANDENG

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Not sure Jordan Henderson is exactly needed against Andorra. Otherwise, very attacking from Thomas Tuchel, inevitably against the 173rd ranked team in the world. Palmer, Rogers, Bellingham, Madueke supporting Kane.

Interesting tactical line-ups. Makes more sense Jones and James full-backs, Konsa and Burn switching c-b, and Palmer and Rogers further forward. #ANDENG #ENG

This from James Maddison is from the heart. Players have lost a manager that clearly many of them respected deeply. #THFC

End-to-end England fans #ENG #ANDENG

Jordan Pickford very loudly greeted by fans as "England's No 1". No doubt about it. #ENG #ANDENG

England fans sending out a very loud message of belief in the absent Phil Foden. #ENG #ANDENG

England fans singing “on our way, we’re on our way, to New York, we’re on our way”. On their way near to New York. World Cup final at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey. Long, long way to go. #ENG #ANDENG

England are drawing 0-0 with a ski resort. #ANDENG #ENG

Game crying out for Trent Alexander-Arnold’s passing. #ANDENG #ENG

Quicker, better, rewarded. Far swifter, and more incisive move from England. Konsa to Jones, superb ball behind Andorra defence for Kane, saved. Madueke sweeps ball back across for Kane to poach his 72nd goal in 106 internationals. #ENG #ANDENG

Deserved assist for Noni Madueke. Been the best of an average bunch for England. Played very well on the left. Now switched right as Eberechi Eze on. Promptly wins corner. Chelsea still chasing wingers. Madueke worth keeping on this form #ANDENG #ENG #CFC

World Cup starts a year on Wednesday. You look at Spain and France and the core of their sides - and identities - are established. How ready are England? Not very ready on this #ANDENG evidence. 1-0 to the England. Very, very disappointing. Boos at half-time, echoes of McClaren

Really strong comments by Thomas Tuchel to Faye Carruthers on talkSPORT about #ENG performance and “the lack of seriousness”. Pretty damning. Adds “not good enough”. Will tell players in debrief tomorrow. Thanks “outstanding” support. #ANDENG

Thomas Tuchel says he "didn’t hear" England fans’ abusive chant about PM Keir Starmer. On a lighter note, England fans spent the last 15 minutes of the game chanting in praise of the Andorra defender "Ian" (Olivera). #ANDENG #ENG

England players, inc Harry Kane, talking of physical and mental fatigue after a long season. Nine of Thomas Tuchel’s squad heading off soon to the Cash World Cup. Madness. Elite players need a proper break this summer to ensure freshness for the World Cup next summer. #ENG

No 1 Sunday Times bestseller for second week in a row. Thanks to all who’ve supported ‘Big Dunc’. Timely, in the run-up to Father’s Day, as Ferguson writes powerfully about his dad in the book. To understand Duncan you first have to understand his relationship with his father.

Always some drama in #GERFRA. Fontaine x4 in 58; Schumacher horror challenge on Battiston in 82 (still incredible to think gk wasn’t even booked); Brehme in 86 semi; Hummels in 2014 at Maracana (Digne on the bench). Griezmann x2 in Marseille 2016; Hummels og at the Allianz 2021.