Barnes picks out key attribute England are missing

John Barnes thinks England are lacking “strong defenders” because the country tried to develop defenders who are good on the ball. The Three Lions have got off to the perfect start in the World Cup qualifying group with two wins out of two against San Marino and Albania, while a tougher test awaits them against […]

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UEFA delays decision on Champions League format changes

UEFA have announced that they will now make their final decision on proposed format changes for the Champions League in April. It had been expected that UEFA’s executive committee would approve an increase of 100 matches on Wednesday in a new-look format to come into effect from 2024. However, UEFA said on Tuesday that the […]

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Mount a doubt for Poland clash after sitting out England training

Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount is a doubt for England’s World Cup qualifier against Poland on Wednesday. The 22-year-old has started seven straight matches for the Three Lions, including last Thursday’s 5-0 win against San Marino and Sunday’s 2-0 victory in Albania. Mount wrapped up victory in Tirana with a fine finish but the Chelsea man […]

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Gundogan aims to achieve ‘incredible things’ before Aguero goes

Ilkay Gundogan is hoping that Manchester City are able to win more trophies before Sergio Aguero leaves in the summer. Gundogan joined Man City in 2016 and at this point, Aguero had already been there for five years. The forward signed for £35m from Atletico Madrid in 2011. He has gone onto establish himself as […]

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Messi vows to sign new deal if Barcelona sign City legend Aguero

Lionel Messi is ready to put pen to paper on a new deal at Barcelona if they sign Sergio Aguero on a free transfer this summer, according to reports. Aguero yesterday announced that he would be leaving City at the end of the current season with rumours that he could join Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Paris […]

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James, TAA and Chilwell all out of my England squad for Euros…

Get your mails into the editor@football365.com…   My England squad for Euro 2020… After headlining The Mailbox this morning with a prediction on the 23 players Gareth Southgate will take to Euro 2020, I am back with my squad were I to be making the decision. I will be playing (on paper) a combination of […]

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Wenger: Kane can achieve his ambitions with Tottenham

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has suggested that Tottenham can be “ambitious” and win trophies with Harry Kane. Kane has been Tottenham’s first-choice striker since the 2014/15 campaign. In this time, he has scored 20-plus goals a season for seven straight years. The Englishman has 215 goals from 327 appearances for Spurs. He has won […]

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Chelsea Champions League quarter-final legs to be played in Seville

Both legs of Chelsea’s Champions League quarter-final against Portuguese side Porto will be played in Seville. Covid-19 travel restrictions mean the match cannot take place in Portugal, so Porto’s home leg will be next Wednesday with Chelsea’s taking place six days later. UEFA said: “UEFA is able to officially confirm that the UEFA Champions League […]

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Houghton, Parris to miss England’s upcoming friendlies

Steph Houghton and Nikita Parris have been ruled out of England’s friendlies against France and Canada in April. Houghton misses out due to injury – the defender has not been involved in Manchester City’s last four matches because of what has been described by the club’s boss Gareth Taylor as a problem “in the Achilles […]

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Pundit claims ‘tied up’ Liverpool transfer is ‘nowhere near’ Salah, Mane

Reports in Spain have claimed that Wolves winger Adama Traore is on the verge of signing for Liverpool but former Premier League striker Noel Whelan doesn’t think is anywhere near the standard required. The Spain international developed into one of the most dangerous attackers in the Premier League last season, scoring four goals and creating […]

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