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1. Spain Group H UEFA (1/16) World Ranking: 2 Best Result: Winners (2010) Fixtures: Cape Verde (15th June, 5PM) Saudi Arabia (21st June, 5PM) Uruguay (27th June, 1AM) Since that dominate era between 2008-2012 where they won a World Cup and consecutive Euros and were probably the greatest international side most of us have seen in our lifetimes, Spain have underwhelmed. They were embarrassingly knocked out in the group stage in 2014, despite being reigning Euro and World champions, lost in the last-16 on penalties to Russia and Morocco at the following World Cups and lost to Italy in back-to-back Euros, in the last-16 in 2016 while the Semi-Final run in 2020 being their only minor success. However, just when people were beginning to stop considering them as a top side, they made a mockery of that at Euro 2024 where they won the competition without a draw, loss or penalty shoot-out. Like the golden era of old, this team is a possession-based side but where they differ to the legends is out wide where they have tricky wingers who love to take their defenders on and are not afraid to shoot. Where they used to rely on a diminutive playmaker (David Silva, Cesc Fàbregas, Juan Mata), they’re threat now mainly comes from out wide (Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams). Aside from a disappointing Nations League final defeat to Portugal and a draw with Turkey in qualifying, they haven’t really let up since beating England in Berlin and go into this tournament as big favourites. The Manager: Luis de la Fuente He’s been in management since taking charge of lower-league Portuguese side Portugalete in 1997 but his ascension to Spain manager in 2022 was a shock to many and it wasn’t until then (and more specifically in 2024) when he started to become a world-renown, respected coach. His only senior, first team role in Spain before this was three months in charge of third-division side Deportivo Alavés in 2011, the same club he concluded his playing career with. He worked his way up through the youth sides of Spain, managing the under 19s, 21s and 23s before being offered the top job. During that time, his u19s won the 2015 Euros but he suffered defeats in the final of the 2019 Under 21s Euro final and 2020 Olympic final. As a player, he represented Athletic Bilbao and Sevilla winning two league titles with the former. Key Player: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) 16 years old when Euro 2024 kicked-off, Yamal became the youngest ever player to feature in the tournament and was a crucial part of his team’s domination, picking up the trophy just after his 17th birthday. Currently 18 years old, the same age that Mbappé was when he lit up the 2018 tournament and solidified himself as one of the top players of the World on way to the trophy. Despite still being a teenager, a lot of people already consider him to be the best player in the world and he finished 2nd at the most recent Ballon d’Or awards. This season he was rewarded with the #10 shirt at Barcelona and helped them to a League and Supercopa de España double, after they won a domestic treble the season before. He hasn’t played since getting injured in April and the rumours suggest he won’t be fit until the final group stage match against Uruguay, but this just means he will be fresh for the knock-out stages. Why they're actually not going to win it: They’re World Cup pedigree of late has been non-existent and their lack of a proper striker could come to bit them, especially with Yamal and Williams carrying injuries.

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2. France Group I UEFA (2/16) World Ranking: 1 Best Result: Winners (1998, 2018) Fixtures: Senegal (16th June, 8PM) Iraq (22nd June, 10PM) Norway (26th June, 8PM) Champions in 2018 and only a penalty shoot-out (or Kolo Muani scoring a late 1-on-1) away from retaining their title in 2022, France have lost some of the key names from those sides (Lloris, Varane, Pogba, Griezmann, Giroud) but have found just as strong replacements. That is where the key strength of this French side lays, the sheer depth of talent that they possess, especially in attacking areas. Who else would be able to leave a player like Camavinga and at home? With PSG finally living up to their potential and winning back-to-back Champions League titles, this feels like a bit of a golden time for French football with five of this side playing their trade there, including reigning Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembélé. The only reason why they’ve not topped this list was their poor showing at Euro 2024 where they looked lethargic and never got going, despite reaching the Semi-Finals. The Manager: Didier Deschamps The longest reining manager at this tournament, Deschamps has seen it all in his 14-year spell as France’s manager where he has notably become only the third man to win the World Cup as both a player and a manager. It will be the end of an era this time around as he leaving the side after his contract expires next month. Despite his huge success, he has not always been the most popular manager and has faced many spells of criticism, especially after their poor showing at the last Euros and when they were unable to win the trophy at home in 2016. A legendary defensive-midfielder as a player, he captained the first French team (Marseille) to win the Champions League in 1993 and captained the first French side to win the World Cup in 2018. He also had a brief spell in English football with Chelsea in 1999. Key Player: Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) He was the star of the show when he won the World Cup at the age of 18 and stole plenty of the headlines away from winners Argentina four year later when he became the second player to bag a World Cup hattrick. It’s safe to say that Mbappé embraces the biggest stage. In fact, he’s equaled Pelé’s record of scoring 12-goals in 14 World Cup matches and is only four goals behind Miroslav Klose as being the top ever scorer at the World Cup. You wouldn’t bet against him at-least equaling that record by the end of July. Despite having an insane goal record wherever he’s been at, he’s never quite become the next-generation Ballon d’Or dominator after Ronaldo and Messi’s dominance we all expected after he tore up World Cup 2018 and he’s still yet to win the top honour. His move to Real Madrid (who had won 6 of the last 11 Champions League when he joined) was meant to be the moment for him but it’s all went a bit wrong as he’s gone trophyless for two seasons while his old team, PSG, have become the top team in Europe. Why they're actually going to win it: On paper, they have the strongest side and their recent World Cup experience will be vital.

It seems to be playing in a lot of Picturehouse cinemas.

5th June 2026 - 7th June 2026 1. (NE) Scary Movie - £4,188,570 Weeks: 1 (£4,188,570) 2. (NE) The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act - £2,684,963 Weeks: 1 (£2,684,963) 3. (NE) Masters Of The Universe - £2,654,784 Weeks: 1 (£2,654,784) 4. (01) Backrooms - £2,253,638 (-47%) Weeks: 2 (£8,651,881) 5. (04) Obsession - £1,925,958 (+22%) Weeks: 4 (£10,333,517) 6. (02) Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu - £1,382,768 (-48%) Weeks: 3 (£13,987,387) 7. (03) Michael - £1,357,610 (-23%) Weeks: 7 (£50,400,463) 8. (06) The Sheep Detectives - £554,289 (-23%) Weeks: 5 (£9,233,957) 9. (05) The Devil Wears Prada 2 - £543,049 (-38%) Weeks: 6 (£33,330,224) 10. (07) Tuner - £433,924 (+20%) Weeks: 2 (£1,092,879) Falling out: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (9 weeks) Power Ballad (1 week) Passenger (2 weeks) I teased it yesterday but three debuts and strong holdovers mean that we have 7-films passing £1 million for the first time since July 2017 when ‘Dunkirk’ held at #1 with £8,235,532 while ‘Cars 3’ was at #7 on its third week with £1,013,547. This week sees three debuts all at the top with the winner being ‘Scary Movie’ (£4,188,570). This is a great result for a comedy as the genre has struggled on the big screen in recent years. The last comedy to open bigger was ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy’ (£12,298,966, #1) in February last year. The sixth entry in the franchise, this is the biggest debut for the franchise yet, beating ‘Scary Movie 3’ (£3,490,585, #1) from all the way back in 2004. In fact, this opening is above the full gross of ‘Scary Movie V’ which only closed with £2.5 million in 2013. This should end up becoming the biggest movie overall but it will need to reach the £10.5 million of the first ‘Scary Movie’ from 2000. The return of the Wayan Brothers and originally stars Anna Faris and Regina Hall has been a masterstroke. I love the first three films but this one looks atrocious so I’m a bit dismayed at its success. It would have only been #5 without previews but opening early has helped YouTube sensation ‘The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act’ (£2,684,963, £1.8 million without previews) debut at #2. This is the final two episodes of the darkly comic/horror Australian animation series which debuted on YouTube in 2023 before being added to Netflix. It’s about a group of humans who get trapped in a virtual circus. I’d literally never heard of it before this week but you can’t help but be impressed by those numbers. Along with the success of ‘Iron Lung’ earlier in the year and ‘Backrooms’ last week, we’re starting to see YouTube become a major force in Hollywood and Gen Z being tempted to the big screen which can only be a brilliant thing for cinemas. The final new entry really highlights the swing in cinema habits of the new generation and is ‘Masters Of The Universe’ (£2,654,784, £2.1 million without previews) at #3. Coming from director Travis Knight this a rough opening for a film whose budget is somewhere in the $175-200 million range. Based on the popular Mattel 80s toy range, this is the second attempt to make the film a franchise after 1987’s cult classic of the same name. This is the third feature from Knight who has already gained a reputation for making really well-received films that underperform against their budget with his past efforts ‘Kubo And The Two Strings’ making $78 million worldwide against a $60 million budget and ‘Bumblebee’ being the lowest-grossing ‘Transformers’ film at $460 million. I wouldn’t worry about him too much though; he is the son of Nike co-founder Phil Knight and is a billionaire. The toys were famously made by Matel after they rejected the opportunity to make Star Wars toys and we’re left with egg on their face after that became the biggest franchise of all-time. So it’s quite poetic that this is struggling at the same time as ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu’ which loses 48% in week 3 as it drops all the way to #6. I’m now not sure it’s even going to have enough to beat ‘Solo’ and not be the worst-performing live-action Star Wars film. ‘Star Wars’ and He-Man are both being shown up by the two horrors films made on budgets of $1 million and $10 million. ‘Obsession’ climbs again (22%) in week 4 to have its best weekend yet with just under £2 million. With £10 million in the bank already, it is the biggest horror of the year so far and should do enough next week to outgross last year’s ‘Weapons’ (£11.8 million) which felt like an insane performance in itself. ‘’Backrooms’ opened bigger and isn’t quite showing the same legs but when you made that much in week 1, a 47% drop is nothing to be sniffed at and a total over £8.5 million in two weekends is also crazy for a low-budget, independent horror. It’s now A24’s biggest hit in the UK, overtaking the £6 million gross of Best Picture winner ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’. With these legacy 80s blockbusters being embarrassed by small, independent horrors, it really feels like this week is the passing of the torch and we’ve entered a new era of the box office. It’s such an exciting time and it’s going to be fascinating to see how Hollywood, and the massive studios, react. The seventh-and-final film to make £1 million+ was ‘Michael’ in week 7. To only drop 23%, despite the massive competition is brilliant and helps it pass a massive milestone in £50 million. It’s the 54th film to do so in the UK and the £55 million of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is feeling closer and closer. ‘Tuner’ deserves a lot of praise too as its expansion sees it climb 20% in business (+54% without previews), despite the 3-place fall in the chart. It has already passed £1 million in total which is a great result for any small-budget UK film. The final two holders: ‘The Sheep Detectives’ (-23%) and ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ (-38%) both land within £1k of each other. There are four further new entries in the #11-15 section: ‘Peddi’ (#11), ‘Savage House’ (#13), ‘Mollywood’ (#14) and ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ (#15). Next week sees the openings of ‘Disclosure Day’, ‘Solo Mio’, ‘Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway’ and ‘The Fall Of Sir Douglas Weatherford’. We also see a re-release of ‘Boogie Nights’, ‘Strictly Ballroom’ and ‘Pink Narcissus’. Can any of them top the charts? ~ Travis Knight openings: Kubo And The Two Strings (£844,027, #5, 2016) Bumblebee (£5,103,382, #2, 2018) Masters Of The Universe (£2,654,784, #3, 2026) _ Summer Box Office Top 5: 1. (01) The Devil Wears Prada 2 - £33,330,224 2. (02) Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu - £13,987,387 3. (04) Obsession - £10,333,517 4. (03) The Sheep Detectives - £9,233,957 5. (05) Backrooms - £8,651,881 Same top 5 as last week but Obsession overtakes The Sheep Detectives with Backrooms not far behind.

3. Argentina Group J CONMEBOL (1/6) World Ranking: 3 Best Result: Winners (1978, 1986, 2022) Fixtures: Algeria (17th June, 2AM) Austria (22nd June, 6PM) Jordan (28th June, 3AM) The defending World Champions and there’s no reason to believe that they can’t do it again. Since their epic penalty shoot-out victory against France in Qatar, they’ve bagged another Copa América title, became the first ever team to win away to Brazil in a qualifier and qualified easily for this tournament, finishing top by 9-points. Who could have foreseen all this when they were on the wrong end of the World Cup’s biggest ever upset in their opening game last time around against Saudi Arabia? They’re not always the prettiest to watch but they have a lot of determination and grit and are quite happy for games to turn into a fight; just rewatch the highlights of the Netherlands game in 2022. They’re coming into this tournament looking in better shape than they did in 2022 and will be a team that everyone will want to avoid. The Manager: Lionel Scaloni In his first senior managerial role, Scaloni has won the World Cup with his home country. He’s practically completed football management in one role so where is there really to go from here? His two Copa América wins either side of that mean that he’s won the last three tournaments he’s entered so he has the best, most experienced international CV in this tournament, despite still only being 48. As a player, his World Cup experience was much more limited. He was a shock inclusion in Argentina’s 2006 squad but only made one appearance, against Mexico in the Last 16. He got into that squad after impressing in a 4-month loan at West Ham in the Premier League. Key Player: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) I think most people thought we’d saw the last of Messi at World Cups when we saw the image of him lifting the trophy aloft in 2022. It felt like the perfect way to retire from international football but the greatest players always want more and here he is again at the age of 38. What do you really need to say about him? 8 Ballon d’Ors, 8 FIFA Player of the Year titles, 2 World Cup Golden Balls, 4 Champions Leagues and a World Cup. At the last World Cup, he played a role where he sacrificed doing any defensive duties so he had the energy to come alive on the attack. Expect to see him do something similar again. Why they're actually going to win it: They look stronger than when they won 4-years ago and Scaloni has already proved himself to be a tournament specialist.

I’m trying not to spoil myself too much but it’s been impossible to avoid everything. I’ve only seen photos so far but I love the black outfit!

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(2026) One Battle After Another (2025) Supertramp: Crime Of The Century: In Concert At Hammersmith Odeon 1975 (1975) Sinners (2025) Tron: Ares (2025) Alien: Romulus (2024) Innerspace (1987) Mortal Kombat (2021) Dune: Part Two (2024) Hamnet (2025) The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) The Lord Of The Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (2001-2003) Interstellar (2014) Lawrence Of Arabia (1962) Cold Storage (2026) Wicked: For Good (2025) The Dollars Trilogy (1964-1966) The Batman (2022) Nightbreed (1990) Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol. 3 (2023) Scary Movie Trilogy (2000-2003) Over The Garden Wall (2014) Weapons (2025) Dogma (1999) Masters Of The Universe (1987) Return To Silent Hill (2026) Now You See Me: Now You Don’t (2025) Dungeon & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (2023) Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) Send Help (2026) Heat (1995) Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2003) Thunderbolts* (2025) No Time To Die (2021) Bring Her Back (2025) The Cars That Ate Paris/The Plumber (1974-1979) Sisu: Road To Revenge (2025) The James Bond Collection (1962-2015) Avatar (2009) Prey (2022) Drive (2011) Jaws (1975) Minority Report (2002) The Mandalorian: The Complete Third Season (2023) Hammer: Heroes, Legends And Monsters (2024) Dune (2021) Memories Of Murder (2003) Boogie Nights (1997) Sirât (2025) Highlander (1986) Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Legend (2015) John Wick: Chapters 1-4 (2014-2023) Alien (1979) Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning (2025) Barbarella (1968) Battleship Potemkin (1925) They Live (1988) The Housemaid (2025) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny (2023) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season Three (2025) Heart Eyes (2025) The Running Man (1987) Salem’s Lot (1979) Gladiator II (2024) Wuthering Heights (2026) Tombstone (1993) Ballerina: From The World Of John Wick (2025) Insomnia (1997) Blade Runner (1982) The Terminator (1984) The Substance (2024)

31st May 2026 - 6th June 2026 Combined DVD & Blu Ray Doctor Who: The Movie (1996) Fallout: Season Two (2025-2026) It: Welcome To Derry: The Complete First Season (2025) Shelter (2026) Nightbreed (1990) The Bride! (2026) Diablo (2025) Cold Storage (2026) Diabolic (2025) Goat (2026) Wicked: For Good (2025) Wuthering Heights (2026) 28 Years: The Bone Temple (2026) Wasteman (2025) Predator: Badlands (2025) Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025) The Cars That Ate Paris/The Plumber (1974-1979) Insomnia (1997) Sinners (2025) Send Help (2026) The Running Man (2025) Hamnet (2025) Return To Silent Hill (2026) Wicked: 2-Film Collection (2024-2025) Zootropolis 2 (2025) F1: The Movie (2025) The Housemaid (2025) Mission Alarum (2025) Superman (2025) Song Sung Blue (2025) Anaconda (2025) Zootropolis: 2-Movie Collection (2016-2025) Sirât (2025) Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 (2025) A Minecraft Movie (2025) The Strangers: Chapter 3 (2026) The Anacondas (2025) Sisu: Road To Revenge (2025) Now You See Me: Now You Don’t (2025) Paprika (2006) The Devil’s Candy (2015) Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) Nobody 2 (2025) Mortal Kombat (2021) Billy Joel: The 100th: Live At Madison Square Garden: The Complete Concert (2024) 28 Years Later: 2-Movie Collection (2025-2026) Heroes Two (1974) Weapons (2025) Le Professionnel (1981) Avatar: The Way Of Water (2022) Fight Club (1999) Whistle (2025) Primate (2025) The Ginger Snaps Trilogy (2000-2004) One Battle After Another (2025) The Choral (2025) The Fifth Element (1997) Supertramp: Crime Of The Century: In Concert At Hammersmith Odeon 1975 (1975) Five Nights At Freddy’s: 2-Movie Collection (2023-2025) The Dollars Trilogy (1964-1966) Boogie Nights (1997) Tron: Ares (2025) The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants (2025) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season Three (2025) Mercy (2026) I Swear (2025) Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning (2025) Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025) Karate Kid: Legends (2025) Dune: Part Two (2024) The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) The Nice Guys (2016) Alien: Romulus (2024) Ballerina: From The World Of John Wick (2025) Ghost In The Shell (1995) Thunderbolts* (2025) The Naked Gun (2025) Top Gun: Maverick (2022) How To Train Your Dragon (2025) Gladiator II (2024) Marty Supreme (2025) Prey (2022) The Cure (2026) The Equalizer 3 (2023) Fallout: Season One (2024) Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol. 3 (2023) Nobody (2021) Harry Potter: The Complete Collection (2001-2011) The Equalizer: 3-Movie Collection (2014-2023) Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Peter Hujar’s Day (2025) Over The Garden Wall (2014) Hamlet (2025) The Batman (2022) Lilo & Stitch (2025) Surrender (2025) Dracula (2025) Predator: Wastelands (2025) DVD Fallout: Season Two (2025-2026) Diablo (2025) Shelter (2026) Cold Storage (2026) Diabolic (2025) The Bride! (2026) Goat (2026) It: Welcome To Derry: The Complete First Season (2025) Wuthering Heights (2026) Wicked: For Good (2025) Mission Alarum (2025) 28 Years Later: Bone Temple (2026) Wicked: 2-Film Collection (2024-2025) Hamnet (2025) Zootropolis 2 (2025) Predator: Badlands (2025) Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025) Song Sung Blue (2025) Zootropolis: 2-Movie Collection (2016-2025) The Housemaid (2025) The Anacondas (2025) Wasteman (2025) The Running Man (2025) Sinners (2025) Send Help (2026) Anaconda (2025) The Strangers: Chapter 3 (2026) Return To Silent Hill (2026) A Minecraft Movie (2025) Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 (2025) Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) Whistle (2025) Sisu: Road To Revenge (2025) 28 Years Later: 2-Movie Collection (2025-2026) Now You See Me: Now You Don’t (2025) The Choral (2025) F1: The Movie (2025) The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants (2025) Five Nights At Freddy’s: 2-Movie Collection (2023-2025) Primate (2025) Nobody 2 (2025) Mercy (2026) Superman (2025) The Cure (2026) Karate Kid: Legends (2025) Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025) I Swear (2025) How To Train Your Dragon (2025) The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season Three (2025) Surrender (2025) Predator: Wastelands (2025) Beyond Paradise: Series Four (2026) Lilo & Stitch (2025) Harry Potter: The Complete Collection (2001-2011) Paprika (2006) Fallout: Season One (2024) The Naked Gun (2025) Kangaroo (2025) Mortal Kombat (2021) Nobody (2021) One Battle After Another (2025) Weapons (2025) Tron: 3-Movie Collection (1982-2025) The Equalizer 3 (2023) Avatar: The Way Of Water (2022) Ballerina: From The World Of John Wick (2025) Billy Joel: The 100th: Live At Madison Square Garden: The Complete Concert (2024) Grace: Series Six (2026) Adopted (2024) Dead Of Winter (2025) M3GAN 2.0 (2025) Looney Tunes: The Day The Earth Blew Up (2024) Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection (1975-1979) The Equalizer: 3-Movie Collection (2014-2023) Call The Midwife: Series Fifteen & Christmas Special (2025-2026) Now You See Me: 3 Film Collection (2013-2025) The Black Phone (2021) Giant (2025) It Ain’t Half Hot Mum: Complete Collection (1974-1981) Marty Supreme (2025) Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning (2025) Dracula (2025) Hamlet (2025) Gladiator II (2024) Tron: Ares (2025) The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Nosferatu (2024) The Long Walk (2025) Gladiator (2000) The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) Vanished (2025) The Bad Guys 2 (2025) Moonwalker (1988) Death In Paradise: Series Fifteen (2026) Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (2025) Thunderbolts* (2025) Bottom 1-3 (1991-1995) Prey (2022) Blu-Ray Doctor Who: The Movie (1996) Fallout: Season Two (2025-2026) It: Welcome To Derry: The Complete First Season (2025) Nightbreed (1990) The Cars That Ate Paris/The Plumber (1974-1979) Insomnia (1997) Sirât (2025) Wasteman (2025) The Devil’s Candy (2015) Heroes Two (1974) Le Professionnel (1981) Fight Club (1999) The Ginger Snaps Trilogy (2000-2004) 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) Predator: Badlands (2025) Supertramp: Crime Of The Century: In Concert At Hammersmith Odeon 1975 (1975) The Dollars Trilogy (1964-1966) Superman (2025) Boogie Nights (1997) The Bride! (2026) The Fifth Element (1997) F1: The Movie (2025) The Nice Guys (2016) Billy Joel: The 100th: Live At Madison Square Garden: The Complete Concert (2024) Shelter (2026) Paprika (2006) Mortal Kombat (2021) Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025) Return To Silent Hill (2026) Weapons (2025) Avatar: The Way Of Water (2022) Cold Storage (2026) Sinners (2025) Over The Garden Wall (2014) Send Help (2026) Alien: Romulus (2024) Tron: Ares (2025) The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) Diabolic (2025) Ghost In The Shell (1995) Kingdom Of Heaven (2005) Wicked: For Good (2025) The Running Man (2025) Invaders From Mars (1953) Dune: Part Two (2024) One Battle After Another (2025) The Mandalorian: The Complete Third Season (2023) Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning (2025) Transcending Dimensions (2025) Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2003) The Batman (2022) Innerspace (1987) Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol. 3 (2023) Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994) One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) Aliens (1986) Inception (2010) Minority Report (2002) Barry Lyndon (1975) Naruto Shippuden: Volume 4 (2008-2009) Interstellar (2014) Top Gun: 2-Movie Collection (1986-2022) Point Blank (1967) Peter Hujar’s Day (2025) Dune (2021) Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) Wuthering Heights (2026) The Mandalorian: The Complete First Season (2019) Thunderbolts* (2025) Dogma (1999) The Hours (2002) Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell (1974) Some Like It Hot (1959) All The President’s Men (1976) The Lord Of The Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (2001-2003) Prey (2022) Now You See Me: Now You Don’t (2025) Heat (1995) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) House Of Wax (1953) Legend (2015) Dog Soldiers (1999) Sisu: Road To Revenge (2025) Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 (2025) Drive (2011) The Mandalorian: The Complete Second Season (2020) The Running Man (1987) Nobody 2 (2025) The Thing (1982) Alien (1979) Gladiator II (2024) Hammer: Heroes, Legends And Monsters (2024) Marty Supreme (2025) Dungeon & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (2023) Tombstone (1993) Suzume (2022) Avatar (2009) Cowboy Bepop: The Movie (2001) Masters Of The Universe (1987) Hamnet (2025)

I'm not going to give any spoilers for tomorrow but this weekend is looking crazy so far. Potentially 7 films all doing above £1 million 😮

4. England Group L UEFA (3/16) World Ranking: 4 Best Result: Winners (1966) Fixtures: Croatia (17th June, 9PM) Ghana (23rd June, 9PM) Panama (27th June, 10PM) Two Euro finals, and a Semi-Final and Quarter-Final in the World Cup, Gareth Southgate revitalised English hopes during his spell as manager, especially after the embarrassing loss to Iceland in 2016, but faced criticism for playing it too safe and not being able to take the final step and get it past the line. The Tuchel era got off to great start with England winning all of their qualifiers without conceding a goal but, in the past year, England have lost their first ever matches against African and Asian competition after friendly defeats to Senegal and Japan. The squad selection has been controversial too with some big names left out (Maguire, Alexander-Arnold, Palmer, Foden, Gibbs-White, Bowen) and some unfancied players being called up (Burn, Quansah, Spence, Henderson, Madueke) but there’s still plenty of quality there and the country will be hoping that the decisions were correct. The Manager: Thomas Tuchel Despite the mixed-results detailed above, the FA are very confident in Tuchel and extended his contract in February to last until after the next Euros which will be co-hosted by England. He’s a manager who knows exactly what he wants and he’s picked a side he feels is capable of playing the system he wants instead of picking the most inform or best players. It’s a system that’s worked for him before with him famously being in charge of the Chelsea side that beat Man City in the 2020/2021 Champions League final when they certainly were not the favourites. He also added the Super Cup and Club World Cup at Chelsea and has won league titles and cups in both France (with PSG) and his native Germany (Dortmund and Bayern Munich). He was a player in his younger days too but was forced to retire at 25 after suffering a knee-injury. Key Player: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) England’s top ever goalscorer, a World Cup Golden Boot winner already and coming into the tournament off the back of his best-ever season where he bagged 36 Bundesliga goals in 31 games. This is the weapon that England have when compared to the other top sides and, if England are going to win, it will be largely due to him. The three teams ranked above would bite your hand off to have Kane in their side with all of their top attacking talent being wide-players. For the longest time, he was clowned for never winning a trophy with multiple final defeats with Tottenham and England and when Bayern’s Bundesliga streak ended in his first season, it looked like the curse was real. But he’s finally put that to bed now with two league titles and a cup now in his cabinet. If we see him lifting the trophy next month, a Ballon d’Or is surely on the way. Why they're actually going to win it: It's coming home!!!

Sorry, I really don’t have the time to join any contests atm but I do feel the need to clarify that I’m most certainly from England and not Scotland. 😄

5. Portugal Group K UEFA (4/16) World Ranking: 5 Best Result: Third-Place (1966) Fixtures: DR Congo (17th June, 6PM) Uzbekistan (23rd June, 6PM) Colombia (28th June, 12:30AM) The highest placed team not to have already won the trophy before, Portugal’s Eusébio-led 3rd place finish in 1966 was one of only two times they qualified in the first 16 editions of the World Cup (the other being a group-stage exit in 1986). However, since 2002 where they broke the duck before a group-stage knockout, they’ve become one of the top nations in the world, especially since the debut of one Cristiano Ronaldo in 2003, not missing a tournament since. And, at 41, he’s still going to dominate all of the headlines surrounding Portugal again. We have an iconic picture of Pelé holding the World Cup aloft, we have an iconic picture of Maradona holding the trophy, we finally got the image of Messi doing in last time around but we still don’t have that picture of Ronaldo and he will be DESPERATE to do that in his final chance. While he may not be at his peak, he might have the best team around him that he has ever had in a Portugal shirt and they looked good when winning the Nations League last year. The Manager: Roberto Martínez The only manager at this World Cup that I used to go and watch play when I was as a kid, Martínez never quite became a Chester legend during his one-and-a-half seasons there but he’s certainly a Wigan Athletic and Swansea City legend having played and managed both of the sides very successfully. As a player, he won the League One title and the Football League trophy at the former and League Two survival at the later. He took over as manager at Swansea at 33 and won them promotion again, this time to the Championship before taking over Wigan and keeping them in the Premier League for 3-seasons before, remarkably, winning the FA Cup with the side. This earned him the Everton job as Moyes’s replacement where he bagged a 5th placed finished before taking over the golden generation of Belgium. Despite keeping Belgium top of the World Rankings for three-whole years, his inability to win a trophy with Belgium means that his reputation is mixed and many were surprised to see Portugal give him the keys to their top side. A Nations League win was a good start but this is the tournament he will be judged by. Key Player: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) Ronaldo will be the focus and Vitinha will also be important but the reigning Premier League Player of the Season and record-breaking assist maker Fernandes is in the form of his career and his desire to always look forward and try to find an opening can help create goals out of nothing. If Portugal play anything like United, everything will come through him and Ronaldo, Leão and Conceição will be licking their lips every time he gets the ball. At 31, this is likely his last World Cup at his peak so, like Ronaldo, he has a lot to play for. Why they're actually going to win it: Ronaldo has won everything else in his career and this is the last one missing. Messi’s already done it so it feels like it’s now his time.

#1 single and the tour starts today. What a time to be an Ari stan!

6. Germany Group E UEFA (5/16) World Ranking: 10 Best Result: Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) Fixtures: Curaçao (14th June, 6PM) Ivory Coast (20th June, 9PM) Ecuador (25th June, 9PM) “Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win". So said, famously, by Gary Lineker after England’s penalty shoot-out defeat to West Germany in the semi-finals of World Cup 1990. And after their 7-1 rout of hosts Brazil on the way to the 2014 World Cup, this quote still felt very relevant. However, after consecutive group stage exits, they no longer have the same fear-factor. Their 2-0 defeat to Slovakia in the first qualifier this time around rang alarm bells but their 6-0 win against the same opposition in their final match put those fears to bed. At the previous Euros, where they hosted, they started to look like their old selves and were very unfortunate in their defeat to eventual winners Spain. But quarter-finals are not enough for Germany and their fans will be demanding more this time around. They certainly have the players to mount a challenge, Musiala and Wirtz are exciting and Manuel Neuer’s return will bring experience but the big question remark remains up top. Woltemade has been playing in midfield for Newcastle and they still haven’t found a replacement in the vein of Müller (Gerd or Thomas), Miroslav Klose or Jürgen Klinsmann. With three-teams progressing from most groups, they look unlikely to make it three group stage exits but the real questions will come when they face another of the big names. The Manager: Julian Nagelsmann After retiring from playing at 20 due to injuries, Nagelsmann became a revelation as a young manager after becoming Hoffenheim manager at 28. After joining them 7-points of safety, he managed to keep them up in his first few months before qualifying them for their first Champions League campaign in first full season. However, they drew Liverpool in the Play-Off and didn’t make the group stage. The following season, they qualified for the group stage directly after a 3rd place finish and, at 31, he became the youngest manager ever in the competition. This earned him a move to RB Leipzig where he reached the Champions League semi-finals. Bayern then paid a record-fee for a manager (€25 million) to bring him in but sacked him within 2-years, despite winning the league title. He was brought in to Germany before Euro 2024 (replacing Hansi Flick like he did at Bayern) and is starting to win over the German public. Key Player: Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich) The third ‘key player’ so far that was eligible to play for England and would certainly be in the squad had he chose them, Musiala played for England at each age bracket between 15-21 before committing to Germany’s senior side in 2021. He proved his worth to the national side at Euro 2024 where he was the joint-winner of the Golden Boot and played years above his age. Still only 23, his Bayern career has been injury-hit and a fractured fibula suffered at last year’s Club World Cup has sidelined him for more of this season. But when he’s on the pitch, he gives his side an extra dimension and his creativity will be vital for Germany this year as they struggle without a true centre-forward. Why they're actually going to win it: Bayern are back to playing some of their best football so it’s probably time for Germany to do so too.

(49-67-76) JENNIE - You & Me (60-77) Ariana Grande - the boy is mine (65-78) bbno$ - lil’ freak (71-80-79) Maisie Peters - Lost The Breakup (38-48-62-80) Camila Cabello & María Becerra - Hasta Los Dientes - (47-66-81) Watsky feat. Rachel Zegler - MILE AWAY (24-36-50-68-82) Summer Walker feat. JT - Ex For A Reason (46-54-69-83) Kendrick Lamar - N95 (31-43-61-84) Anitta - Boys Don’t Cry (NE) Ariana Grande - twilight zone (25-39-58-70-86) ITZY - LOCO (77-87) Ashe & Suki Waterhouse - Pushing Daisies (51-71-88) Madison Beer - Spinnin (41-53-72-89) Charli XCX feat. Rina Sawayama - Beg for You (NE) JENNIE feat. Dominic Fike - Love Hangover - (34-42-60-75-91) ROSÉ - On The Ground (62-76-92) Tate McRae - greedy (81-93) JENNIE - Mantra (40-59-74-94) BLACKPINK - Ready For Love (61-78-95) Dave & Central Cee - Sprinter (67-79-96) Avelino - Daily Duppy (45-63-82-97) Dave - Starlight (64-70-86-98) Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense (36-54-68-84-99) grouptherapy. - raise it up! (92-100) Charli XCX - Guess Two songs from 2025 make their debuts in this section, coming from JENNIE and Ariana Grande. I'm more of a solo-fan but the Billie remix of Guess has grown on me too. I think she feels slightly awkward on the track but it just about works. It’s not a deep song in any way and was only tagged on to the deluxe version of ‘BRAT’ but I was on board with its bluntness straight away. The Dare does a good job on the production making it sound fresh. Now called PARTYOF2 after two of their members left leaving them as a duo, grouptherapy. had the best song I ever submitted to BJSC so it still stings that it was done dirty. The chorus of raise it up! does sound a little goofy the first time you hear it but it really charmed me and become one of my biggest earworms of recent times. An experimental rap track, the instrumental is delightfully off-kilter with the poppy-bleeps adding so much personality. Of course it was another song to come that really broke Sabrina through, but Nonsense is, in my opinion, the root of the current sounds of pop music. I have to be honest, the ‘bleh-bah-blee’ line did put my off on my first listen but everything else is just so camply perfect and on-the-nose that it didn’t take me long to fall in love. This was the moment pop music dared to be fun again and it’s all the better for it. The different outros for each night of the tour were iconic and I’m so glad I got on the Sabrina train early enough to hear a couple of them live. Dave proved that he can really do it all Starlight; a laidback, love song over a relaxing pitched sample of ‘Fly Me To The Moon’. It’s not the hard-hitting, social-consciousness of a‘Black’ or nor the club-ready banger of a ‘Funky Friday or but he’s perfected this sound too with ‘Raindance’ being further proof. He can really do it all and still finds chance to throw in some of his stereotypically great bars while crooning. The Daily Duppy series has given us some great freestyles over the years (Fredo & J Hus’s are two I go back to regularly) but Avelino’s second is undoubtedly the strongest. This is just four-and-a-half minutes of pure brilliance. There’s not a single wasted line and Avelino deliveries it expertly in his signature deadpan style. He makes this feel effortless with some schemes (the rapper scheme, the Nas album scheme) pushed way beyond where you feel is possible. This is absolutely elite lyricism which leaves you thinking about it for weeks afterwards. He’s not the most popular on this website, but Cench stepped up for his joint-EP with Dave with Sprinter becoming THE UK rap song of the 2020s. It’s more Central Cee than Dave but that doesn’t mean that Dave doesn’t fit like a glove showing off some of his more braggadocious lyrics. The perfect song for the summer, the Latin vibes in the production is different for these two. Ready For Love feels like BLACKPINK on auto-pilot and could have easily been released 5 years before it was but it was the first track they released in 2-years so the hype ensured that I loved it. It’s ‘KILL THIS LOVE’ lite but it still has everything I love about the group. Being on the album saved it because I think I would have forgotten it amogst their discography otherwise. Poor JISOO has been dirty by the animators in the video, the other 3 have strong resemblance but she looks like someone else completely. JENNIE gets her bad-bitch anthem with Mantra which also feels like a pretty typical BLACKPINK track which is what made it the perfect lead single for the album where she experimental with many different inspirations with a particularly R&B twinge. I can see why she named the song the way she did as it does feel like a set of affirmations to make yourself more confident. It wasn’t her first hit but greedy was the star-making performance from Tate. It’s so confident that you find it hard to believe it comes form the same person who made low-fi sad-girl hits like ‘you broke me first’ and ‘feel like shit’. While she’s not adverse to dipping back into that well, I’m so happy that she’s committed to the full choreo, unashamedly-pop banger style because it suits her skills so well. Amy Allen, Ryan Tedder and Jasper Harris handle the production and they certainly have a fair few hits between them. I don’t think it’s any secret that I’m a BLACKPINK stan, but it’s still a lot that On The Ground makes it 4 out of the last 5 to be related to them. With 3 albums and an EP last year, it’s now hard to remember that a solo track from the girls was a rare occurrence. This was only the 2nd solo song ever, coming three years after JENNIE’s ‘SOLO’ became the first so my excitement was off the charts and it delivered, spending 3 weeks atop my chart. Being the only native English speaker, it’s no surprise that this feels like the most ‘western’ of their efforts (especially with Amy Allen popping up again, this time on writing duty) and it’s slower, soft-rock vibes feels very her. Charli’s ironic sell-out era was, ironically, just really good with Beg For You proving that nostalgia-bait interpolations can be done very well. Dance classic ‘Cry for You’ by September is used but with a Garage twist. If I were to share one criticism, I think their vocals sound so similar that it negates the point of a feature in some ways. I do love how ‘classic’ Spinnin feels. There are definitely some modern additions but the core of the actual song feels like it could have been released at any point. It has a timeless feel and Madison sounds gorgeous. She’s massively underrated when it comes to vocals in the current batch of pop girls. The video is very classy too. Pushing Daisies was released as a one-off single only a few months after an album, I wasn’t expecting to love this so much. I’ve never quite clicked with Suki’s voice before and I’m still not 100% sold on this but the chorus has just worked its way into my soul and her vocals actually sounds great when harmonising with Ashe’s. For a song with a dark lyrical metaphor, it bops along so nicely and feels so warm. I do find it difficult to articulate exactly what I love about my favourite K-Pop songs sometimes. I like just how fun they are and appreciate how maximalist and experimental and diverse the influences in the production are but those qualities usually apply to the one’s I don’t enjoy too. I guess that sometimes it just works more than with others and LOCO certainly works. The chorus is probably safer than some of their others and has quite a traditional feel but it very catchy. There’s some guitar and keyboards you can hear in the back which elevate it for me.Anitta really seemed to try to crack American in 2022 and released this English-language bop (there’s even a Miley Cyrus remix). Boys Don't Cry is basic as hell and was definitely trend-chasing with The Weeknd and Dua Lipa making this 80s synth-revival all the range but my god if it isn’t infectious. I haven’t gone back to it much which is which is why it is low for an EOY top 10-er but, listening to it now, it is going OFF. Banger! N95 finished 7-positions behind Anitta in my 2022 chart but has remained a firm favourite in my Spotify playlists and honestly feels like it hasn’t aged a day. It gets me just as hyped listening to it today than it did 4-years ago. There’s some pretty dense material in the lyrics if that’s your thing (using the idea of the COVID mask to talk about the other ‘masks’ we were) but the genius of the song is how well it also works as an explosive, work-out jam if you don’t listen to the words. It was the perfect choice for lead single. I love a lot of Summer’s more traditional R&B songs but I’m all here for her raising the tempo and going pop. Ex For A Reason is so danceable and the hook stays in your head for weeks to come. There’s something so fun about mixing Summer’s heavenly vocals and JT’s rachet, fierce verse sitting next to each other. Not that Summer is averse to going into some very messy areas lyrically. She may be very unpopular on certain areas on the internet but I think Rachel Zegler is wonderful so I was very intrigued to see her feature with one of my favourite underground artists of my teenage years, especially with this coming so early in her career. She is very theatrical with her vocals coming from the stage so it felt like an odd combo but MILE AWAY really works. Watsky’s conversational raps about a lost love feel all the more impactful when Zegler belts out the chorus. Unrelated to the song, but I was lucky enough to see her in Evita last year and she deserves all the awards! Camila’s top song for me this decade, Haste Los Dientes was a rare fully-foreign language track to smash in my charts. With the Korean tracks, there’s usually a smutting of English so I can work out the message but I have no clue what this one’s about really. It has a great, hummable melody and has come more classic Latin vibes which really feel quite different for her. Argentinian artist, Maria Becerra is a great addition too and very briefly became a massive crush for me. I haven’t really jelled with any other music I’ve heard from her though unfortunately. A rarity in the fact that Lost The Breakup was the big single off my favourite album of the decade but never reached #1 in my chart. It’s made up for it by having some brilliant holds in this list, including this small climb. You can see why it’s a fan favourite. The joy of building up to “I won the breakup” line and then going straight into the final chorus is pure euphoria. lil’ freak is completely goofy and the sample feels like it could have easily overpowered the song but it somehow works a treat. bbno$ knows what he’s making. He’s all about being tongue-in-cheek and viral-ready. It can be annoying when it doesn’t work but it’s irrefutably fun when it does. The flow is actually decent and there’s some standout lines but it’s the sample and the singalong hook that makes it. Now one where the sample isn’t as obvious. the boy is mine reimagines the Brandy and Monica track of the same name and even got them on board for a remix. It was the obvious choice for the third-single but it wasn’t until the music video until I was fully sold on how great it is. While it’s nowhere near the craziness of her old albums, it was great to hear Ari with some incredibly high-pitched vocals that she makes sound so silky. A bit of a ‘baddie’ song by her and makes me wish we could have got a 90s R&B album from her. She would have killed that era. It felt like You & Me was teased for so long. I heard it performed thrice by JENNIE as part of the BORN PINK World Tour and Hyde Park Festival before it was officially released but it left a great impression on me and I was so ready to love the studio version. The highlight from the live performances was the choreo so I was delighted to see this kept for the video. The verses are really good, especially the final rap but the one criticism some had was the weird sound effect in the back of the chorus. It’s pretty marmite and it would be the production choice I would have chosen but the greatness of JENNIE on the hook outweighs any weirdness.

I'll have 28 please!

7. Brazil Group C CONMEBOL (2/6) World Ranking: 7 Best Result: Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) Fixtures: Morocco (13th June, 11PM) Haiti (20th June, 1:30AM) Scotland (24th June, 11PM) The most iconic and successful team in World Cup history, Brazil have won the tournament on five occasions but are currently going through their record drought if they cannot win this year. The days of Pelé, Zico, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho are long gone but they’ve been hampered by their determination to try to relive those days. Their whole preparation for this tournament has been overshadowed by one question: Neymar - in or out? He’s their last remaining icon and record top goalscorer but is 34 now and has spent more time injured than playing for Al-Hilal and now Santos since the last World Cup. In the end, he’s been picked ahead of Chelsea’s João Pedro (you have to imagine, mainly because the reaction in Brazil would have been horrific if he wasn’t) which feels to outsiders like a poor decision. Disappointing (and embarrassing) recent results (the 7-1 verses Germany at home, letting Croatia counter-attack them in the last 5 minutes in 2022) has seen them turn to a foreign-manager for the first time which felt impossible at one point. Who would have thought when it was announced that the World Cup was expanding to 48- teams that Brazil would be the main benefactors? A poor qualifying campaign saw them finish 5th and would have sent them to an Intercontinental Play-Off previously. The worst part is, they only finished above Paraguay on goal difference so would have been very close to missing out altogether in past years. The Manager: Carlo Ancelotti One of, if not the, most legendary currently-active managers in World Football, Ancelotti has won it all before: 5 Champions Leagues, 3 Club World Cups, 2 La Ligas, a Bundesliga, a Scudetto, a Ligue Un title, an FA Cup and a Premier League. All of that and he’s never been more animated than when doing his signature eyebrow curl. But with this being his first international role, there’s one trophy missing from his cabinet. With his insane success as a manager, it’s easy to forget that he was a brilliant footballer too. He’s one of only 7-people to win the Champions League as a player and a manager after winning back-to-back titles with AC Milan between 1989-1990. Injury stopped him from being picked for World Cup 1982 and meant he didn’t get off the bench 4-years later. It wasn’t until Italia 1990 until he made his tournament debut, playing three times. Key Player: Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) Many people believed he was robbed in 2024 when Rodri pipped him to the Ballon d’Or title and he’s never really recovered from that disappointment since. He’s took the brunt of the blame after Real Madrid’s collapse in the past two years. His position at the club is now looking rough after José Mourinho’s hiring after the Portuguese manager had been very critical of his actions after Vini reported being racially abused by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni. He’s also been frequently criticised for never living up to his potential for his country. So far only scoring 8 goals in 47 appearances. But if there’s one man who knows how to get the best out of him, it’s Carlo Ancelotti. During their time together, Vinícius became much more aware of his defensive duties, became a lot more consistent at decision making in the final-third and reached a point where he was legitimately a contender as being the best player in the world. Why they're actually going to win it: They’re Brazil. You can never rule them out. And any team that names 9 attackers while only picking 5 midfielders is going to score goals.

1. Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me (1) 2. Maisie Peters - Questions (1-2) 3. Maisie Peters - Old Fashioned (2-3) 4. Maisie Peters - Vampire Time (4-4) 5. Maisie Peters - Flat Earther (3-5) 6. Kim Petras - Brutalist (6) 7. Maisie Peters - Girl's Just Flying (5-7) 8. Olivia Rodrigo - the cure (9-8) 9. Alessi Rose - Skin (11-9) 10. Maisie Peters - My Regards (1-1-1-2-1-2-2-1-1-1-2-4-4-4-4-6-10) 11. Megan Moroney - Traitor (Roles Reversed) (10-11) 12. Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead (1-2-2-1-1-7-12) 13. Gracie Abrams - Hit the Wall (10-18-13) 14. Maisie Peters & Julia Michaels - Kingmaker (1-3-2-2-8-14) 15. Kim Petras - Need For Speed (3-1-3-3-12-15) 16. Maisie Peters - Houses (13-16) 17. Madison Beer - lovergirl (14-7-15-17) 18. Maisie Peters - You Then Me Now (18) 19. LISA, Anitta & Rema - Goals (19) 20. Kacey Musgraves - Abilene (8-8-9-19-20) Falling Out This Week Are: Kacey Musgraves - I Believe In Ghosts (5-5-5-14) Kacey Musgraves - Mexico Honey (6-6-6-16) Kacey Musgraves - Back On The Wagon (9-9-8-17) ITZY - Motto (20) Retro Top 10 1. Reneé Rapp - Leave Me Alone (1-1) 2. Addison Rae - Fame is a Gun (2) 3. Tate McRae - Just Keep Watching (3) 4. Alessi Rose - Same Mouth (1-2-4) 5. Tate McRae - Miss possessive (15-12-13-17-(x9)-5-5) 6. ROSÉ - Messy (1-2-3-6) 7. Tate McRae - Revolving door (10-7) 8. Kylie Cantrall - Denim (11-4-6-3-3-4-8) 9. Hailee Steinfeld - Dangerous (3-1-1-2-5-8-9) 10. Stormzy - SORRY RACH! (4-4-6-10) Album of the Week 2026: 7th January 2026: Laufey - A Matter of Time 14th January 2026: Laufey - A Matter of Time 21st January 2026: Madison Beer - locket 28th January 2026: Madison Beer - locket 4th February 2026: Madison Beer - locket 11th February 2026: J. Cole - The Fall-Off 18th February 2026: J. Cole - The Fall-Off 25th February 2026: Megan Moroney - Cloud 9 4th March 2026: BLACKPINK - DEADLINE (EP) 11th March 2026: J. Cole - The Fall-Off 18th March 2026: Megan Moroney - Cloud 9 25th March 2026: J. Cole - The Fall-Off 1st April 2026: Megan Moroney - Cloud 9 8th April 2026: Megan Moroney - Cloud 9 15th April 2026: Laufey - A Matter of Time 22nd April 2026: Megan Moroney - Cloud 9 29th April 2026: Megan Moroney - Cloud 9 6th May 2026: Kacey Musgraves - Middle of Nowhere 13th May 2026: Kacey Musgraves - Middle of Nowhere 20th May 2026: Kacey Musgraves - Middle of Nowhere 27th May 2026: Maisie Peters - Florescence 3rd June 2026: Maisie Peters - Florescence This Week's Number One Highest New Entry (not number one)

1. Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me (1) 2. Maisie Peters - Questions (1-2) 3. Maisie Peters - Old Fashioned (2-3) 4. Maisie Peters - Vampire Time (4-4) 5. Maisie Peters - Flat Earther (3-5) 6. Kim Petras - Brutalist (6) 7. Maisie Peters - Girl's Just Flying (5-7) 8. Olivia Rodrigo - the cure (9-8) 9. Alessi Rose - Skin (11-9) 10. Maisie Peters - My Regards (1-1-1-2-1-2-2-1-1-1-2-4-4-4-4-6-10) 11. Megan Moroney - Traitor (Roles Reversed) (10-11) 12. Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead (1-2-2-1-1-7-12) 13. Gracie Abrams - Hit the Wall (10-18-13) 14. Maisie Peters & Julia Michaels - Kingmaker (1-3-2-2-8-14) 15. Kim Petras - Need For Speed (3-1-3-3-12-15) 16. Maisie Peters - Houses (13-16) 17. Madison Beer - lovergirl (14-7-15-17) 18. Maisie Peters - You Then Me Now (18) 19. LISA, Anitta & Rema - Goals (19) 20. Kacey Musgraves - Abilene (8-8-9-19-20)

1. Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me (1) 2. Maisie Peters - Questions (1-2) 3. Maisie Peters - Old Fashioned (2-3) 4. Maisie Peters - Vampire Time (4-4) 5. Maisie Peters - Flat Earther (3-5) 6. Kim Petras - Brutalist (6) 7. Maisie Peters - Girl's Just Flying (5-7) 8. Olivia Rodrigo - the cure (9-8) 9. Alessi Rose - Skin (11-9) 10. Maisie Peters - My Regards (1-1-1-2-1-2-2-1-1-1-2-4-4-4-4-6-10) 11. Megan Moroney - Traitor (Roles Reversed) (10-11) 12. Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead (1-2-2-1-1-7-12) 13. Gracie Abrams - Hit the Wall (10-18-13) 14. Maisie Peters & Julia Michaels - Kingmaker (1-3-2-2-8-14) 15. Kim Petras - Need For Speed (3-1-3-3-12-15) 16. Maisie Peters - Houses (13-16) 17. Madison Beer - lovergirl (14-7-15-17) 18. Maisie Peters - You Then Me Now (18) 19. LISA, Anitta & Rema - Goals (19) 20. Kacey Musgraves - Abilene (8-8-9-19-20)

8. Netherlands Group F UEFA (6/16) World Ranking: 7 Best Result: Final (1974, 1978, 2010) Fixtures: Japan (14th June, 9PM) Sweden (20th June, 6PM) Tunisia (26th June, 12AM) The greatest footballing nation to never win the World Cup, Netherlands have made three finals without ever picking up the trophy and there’s optimism in the country that this could be the time they put that right. They dropped to their lowest World Rankings position of 36 when they didn’t qualify for the 2018 World Cup but have worked their way back up and have been in the top 10 for 5 years straight now. They’ve come agonisingly close at the last two tournaments, their loss on penalties to Argentina in the quarter-finals in 2022 followed a 3-3 draw which was one of the games on the tournament and it was only a late Ollie Watkins winner that stopped them reaching the Euro final. They are in a tough group but they have a great mix of technical players and players with great pace which should see them do well. They will have one of the most-familiar squads to fans in England with 20 of their 26 players either currently playing or has previously played in the Premier League. The Manager: Ronald Koeman A curious manager who doesn’t seem too popular anywhere he goes. Koeman is on his second spell at Netherlands manager having previously took charge in 2018 and seeing them qualify for Euro 2020. However, he left to join Barcelona before the delayed tournament could kick-off. His time in Spain didn’t go well, lasting just over a season and seeing the club go trophyless. After van Gaal retired, he has been brought back to the Dutch side and reached the Euro semi-final. His most successful manager spells have been in the Netherlands (where he won titles with Ajax and PSV) and at Southampton where he led them to their highest Premier League finish (6th). As a player, his reputation is much more secure. Despite being a defender, he was known for his goalscoring ability and powerful long-shots which saw him score 192 league goals in his career across spells at Groningen, Ajax, PSV, Barcelona and Feyenoord. Most centre-forwards can only dream of stats like that. Key Player: Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) I was considering choosing Denzel Dumfries who always seems to play his best football for his national side but I’ve gone with de Jong who missed Euro 2024 through injury and is the biggest difference going into this tournament. There was a time where he was constantly linked to Manchester United wen Barca were struggling with their finances but he fought to remain at the club and has been rewarded with three La Liga titles after not winning in his first three seasons. The typical classy Dutch midfielder (in the vein of Sneijder, Seedorf and Gullit, he dictates the way his team plays and first shot to fame as part of the Ajax side that caused shockwaves across Europe in 2018/19, reaching the Champions League semi-finals at 21. Why they're actually going to win it: It feels crazy that they’ve never won one before and their squad this time certainly looks capable.

I met Maisie at the HMV signing in Manchester today. I was so nervous but did congratulate her on getting the #1 album!