Defending champions Germany and the Three Lions of England have qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The German side emphatically booked a place in Russia after beating runners up in Group C, Northern Ireland 3-1, making it a perfect nine in the qualifiers. They have 27 points to Northern Ireland’s 19 points. The Germans will […]
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“He has an excellent passing range, an ability not to lose the ball. He is the future of English football”. These were the words of Spanish legend, Xavi. Such high praise some might say but it was hard not to agree at the time. A couple of years before then, Jack Wilshere was strutting his […]
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Ousmane Dembele scored the winner as 10-man France beat England 3-2 in an entertaining friendly on Tuesday. Harry Kane had scored twice for the visitors and France’s Raphael Varane was sent off early in the second half. Winger Dembele sealed the victory with an angled shot from inside the box 12 minutes from fulltime after […]
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England have won the U20 World Cup after Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s goal gave them a tense 1-0 win over Venezuela in Suwon. Everton forward Calvert-Lewin scored the only goal, following up on a rebound to slot home from close range on 35 minutes, after Venezuela’s Ronaldo Lucena had hit the post with a sublime 45-yard free-kick. […]
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Harry Kane’s injury-time goal gave England a 2-2 draw in a crazy finish to their World Cup qualifier against hosts Scotland on Saturday in Glasgow. England were heading for a first qualifying defeat since October 2009 after Leigh Griffiths struck two glorious late free-kicks to wipe out substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s 70th-minute opener. But in a […]
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Chelsea captain, John Terry has confirmed he will leave the club at the end of the season after more than 20 years there. Terry is Chelsea’s most decorated individual, with four Premier League titles, one Champions League, five FA Cups, a Europa League and three League Cups. He has made 713 Chelsea appearances since his […]
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The Football Association (FA) has charged Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger with misconduct in the wake of Sunday’s game with Burnley. Wenger was sent to the stands by referee Jon Moss for complaining about the decision to award Burnley a penalty. He had a heated exchange with fourth official Anthony Taylor before walking to stand in […]
Continue ReadingThe Football Association has confirmed that Sam Allardyce has vacated his position as England manager after just 67 days and one game in charge.News of Allardyce’s departure came on Tuesday evening after a day of talks between him and the FA over allegations that he discussed how to circumvent rules on player transfers while speaking […]
Continue ReadingEngland manager, Roy Hodgson, has quit his job after an embarrassing UEFA Euro 2016 defeat at the hands of Iceland.“I’m extremely disappointed, of course, about tonight’s result and ultimately our exit from the competition,” Hodgson said. “We haven’t progressed as far as I thought we were capable of, and that’s obviously not acceptable. I am actually proud […]
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister, David Cameron, in a conversation with Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday described Nigeria and Afghanistan as “fantastically corrupt” countries.Cameron is due to host an international anti-corruption summit on Thursday aimed at stepping up global action to combat corruption in all walks of life. In a pooled video feed made available to the ITN […]
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