Having done more than most to step into the boots of talisman Gareth Bale, Harry Wilson still has time on his side. The forward, who has scored 17 international goals, will be 31 when the Euros come around and there is no real reason why he cannot build on the brilliant form he has shown […]

Harry Maguire, Lewis Hall, Adam Wharton, Eberechi Eze, Kobbie Mainoo, Cole Palmer, Danny Welbeck. Harry Maguire looks to have a fight on his hands to make the squad after Tuchel appeared to suggest four defenders were ahead of him in the pecking order, in Stones, Guehi, Konsa and – surprisingly – Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah. This […]

Analysis – Adam Johnson, BBC Radio Cumbria Barrow commentator The summer started with a lot of departures to the squad and a lot of wholesale changes. The club has admitted that they took a lot of gambles in terms of the players bought in and sadly those gambles have not paid off. At the same […]

Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson has urged Seamus Coleman to continue his international career. Everton defender Coleman, 37, has played just 12 minutes in the Premier League this season but won his 79th international cap in Tuesday’s 0-0 friendly draw against North Macedonia – having playing 96 minutes of their heartbreaking World Cup play-off […]

Scotland coach Steve Clarke is untroubled by speculation about his future, with his contract nearing its end. (Scotsman – subscription required), external Clarke says talks over any new deal have been put on hold. (Sun), external Venezuela could face Scotland in New Jersey in a final World Cup warm-up match on 6 June. (Sun), external […]

Four nations are set to make their World Cup debut this summer. The tiny Caribbean island of Curacao will become the smallest nation to participate in a World Cup when they take on Germany, Ivory Coast and Ecuador in Group E. Curacao, 37 miles off the Venezuela coast, has a population of a little more […]

Captain Andy Robertson discusses the reaction of a section of Scotland fans after the friendly defeats by Japan and Ivory Coast. Source link

One of the greatest strikers of the past 15 years – Poland’s Robert Lewandowski – is among the big names who will not be playing at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, the United States and Mexico. The 37-year-old Barcelona striker, who has scored 89 goals for his country, was not able to inspire his […]

Former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson, at Wembley for BBC Radio 5 Live, said: “This is the exact situation no England fan wants. We’ve talked about it for over a season with this World Cup coming up. What do England do without Harry Kane? “This is what England and Thomas Tuchel do not want. He doesn’t […]

Three top-20 sides faced by Thomas Tuchel’s England – and still no wins. The Three Lions breezed through qualification for the World Cup winning all of their eight games without conceding a goal. But after losing 1-0 to Japan, the world’s 18th-ranked side, at Wembley in England’s last match before Tuchel names his World Cup […]