It was the sort of friendly that could easily have slipped from memory. Played early in the season against Kazakhstan, who had only recently joined Uefa, the fixture took place in front of a sold-out crowd of just 8,000 fans and on a pitch so shabby that the grass had to be painted to improve […]
When England’s manager at the time, Gareth Southgate, was asked in 2020 whether there was ever a possibility of Haaland playing for the Three Lions, he shut it down pretty quickly. “With players like him, they’re quite clear where they want to play,” Southgate said. “He feels that allegiance to the country that he’s playing […]
Chiedozie Ogbene netted a second half equaliser for the Republic of Ireland in a 1-1 draw against Canada in Montreal. The World Cup co-hosts took the lead through a Jake O’Brien own goal, but were pegged back by Ogbene who was quickest to react when Troy Parrott’s penalty was saved as it finished honours even […]
Watch the best of the action as Romania defeat Wales 2-1 in Bucharest. Source link
Watch the goals as Scotland score four in the first half to beat Bolivia in their final World Cup warm-up. Source link
McTominay got the second and Adams the third and fourth following fine work from Ben Gannon-Doak, who was another positive for Clarke. His run downfield was a big part of Adams’ fourth. The Bournemouth youngster is still raw, still searching for consistency with his final ball, but he looked sharper here. The head coach said […]
Available for 29 days England and Scotland acclimatise to conditions in the US ahead of the World Cup. Gordon Smart is joined by Ian Dennis and Stephen Warnock in Tampa and Kenny Crawford and Kris Boyd, who watched Scotland beat Bolivia. TIME CODES: 0:24 England win, but it was more like a training session […]
Tuchel has to take his own share of responsibility for this situation, having made some experimental selections leading up to these final preparations, including in the friendlies against Uruguay and Japan at Wembley in March. Manchester City’s Phil Foden played up front against Japan. In the Uruguay game, Tuchel fielded Foden, Everton’s James Garner and […]
Wales had 57% of possession in Bucharest and managed nine shots on target. But the likes of Ethan Ampadu, Brennan Johnson and substitute Lewis Koumas were guilty of spurning chances. Defeat means Wales are without a win in four matches in 2026, with their stunning 7-1 triumph over North Macedonia in November the last time […]
Arsenal could face competition from Paris St-Germain for Morgan Gibbs-White, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is the mystery player wanted by Real Madrid, and new Real coach Jose Mourinho is eyeing Bernardo Silva. Nottingham Forest‘s Morgan Gibbs-White, 26, is on Arsenal‘s shortlist as a possible alternative to another England forward, Aston Villa‘s 23-year-old Morgan Rogers, but the Gunners […]