Non-League Paper

REFRESHING ANT IS ALL THE TALK

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
21 June 2026

Matt BADCOCK

AN INFORMED AND ENTERTAINING READ

DOUBLE ACT: England manager Thomas Tuchel, top, and assistant Anthony Barry
PICTURE: Alamy

ANTHONY BARRY delivered a half-time assessment of England’s performance that was straight out of Non-
League. “I think a lot of nervous energy early on,” the Three Lions assistant lamented to ITV on a “complicated and confusing” opening 45 minutes against Croatia. “Maybe that should be accepted, and maybe expected in the opening game of a World Cup.
“From there, then we made some decisions wh...

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