Ruthless England defeated Senegal 3-0 to set up a quarter-final with defending champions France at the Qatar World Cup. Senegal had started the game well and had the better of the first 30 minutes, creating a couple of good opportunities and limiting England to very little in attack. In the 31st minute Senegal had a […]
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Chelsea co-owner, Todd Boehly, has revealed the real reason why Thomas Tuchel was relieved of his duties at Chelsea. Boehly said he sacked manager Thomas Tuchel because of the German’s unwillingness to buy into a shared vision. Recall that Boehly, along with co-owners Behdad Eghbali and Jose E. Feliciano, had made the shock decision to […]
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Italy beat England in a penalty shootout to win the European soccer championship on Sunday in London, dashing England’s hopes of winning its first major title since the 1966 World Cup. The shootout was a dramatic conclusion to a gripping day at Wembley Stadium that saw an early England goal by Luke Shaw, a second-half […]
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Nearly 56 million people in England will return to a full coronavirus lockdown, possibly until mid-February, to try to cut spiralling infection rates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. The measures, which include the closure of primary and secondary schools, will come into effect Wednesday, he said in a televised address, after Scotland announced […]
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The draw for the FA Cup first round due to be played the weekend of November 7, 2020, were conducted on Monday night. The clubs are to receive £22,629 prize money if they win their games. There will not be any replays in this season’s edition of the FA Cup as a result of the […]
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Former England captain, Rio Ferdinand, has been appointed as the English Football Association’s lead ambassador for Euro 2020. Ferdinand also disclosed that he is open to the technical director’s job at his former club, Manchester United. United coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, is said to be prepared to work with a technical director to “split responsibilities”. […]
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British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday said she would delay a crucial vote on her Brexit deal scheduled for Tuesday, saying she had listened to the concerns of critics. May said she would seek “assurances” from other European leaders ahead of an EU summit later this week in a bid to try to win […]
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Harry Kane fired England into the Nations League semi-finals as Gareth Southgate’s side scored twice in the last 12 minutes to seal a dramatic 2-1 victory over Croatia on Sunday. England were on the brink of relegation to the second tier of the competition after Andrej Kramaric gave Croatia the lead against the run of […]
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Former England and Chelsea midfielder, Joe Cole, has retired from professional football at the age of 37. Cole came through West Ham’s youth system before playing for Chelsea, Liverpool, Lille, Aston Villa and Coventry City. He has played for United Soccer League side, Tampa Bay Rowdies, since 2016. “It has been a dream come true. […]
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Liverpool youngster Sheyi Ojo has indicated interest in representing Nigeria at senior international level if given the opportunity to do so. The England U20 World Cup winner is on loan in France with Reims. Ojo has 43 caps representing England from the U16 to U21 levels. But he is still eligible to play for his […]
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