Malcolm MacDonald put on a one-man show for England against Cyprus on this day in 1975, when he scored all five of England’s goals in a 5-0 win. In scoring five goals, MacDonald equalled the record amount of goals scored by a single player in a game. His first was an easy header from a […]
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Pundit’s ‘child prodigy’ tip for Engand role is madness – former Chelsea star is ideal
Pundit’s ‘child prodigy’ tip for Engand role is madness – former Chelsea star is ideal – originally posted on Sportslens.com It has been a few days since we’ve added someone to our ‘barely a day goes by in football without someone spouting nonsense’ hall of shame, so let’s put that right. The news that Aidy […]
Ally McCoist urges Gareth Southgate to pick Manchester United man
Ally McCoist urges Gareth Southgate to pick Manchester United man – originally posted on Sportslens.com Ally McCoist has weighed in on England’s right-back situation, believing that Aaron Wan-Bissaka should be in the squad for this summer’s European Championships. Wan-Bissaka has been a regular for Manchester United this season, starting 29 of their 31 Premier League […]
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Jude Bellingham Profile: Borussia Dortmund & England’s teenage sensation
Jude Bellingham Profile: Borussia Dortmund & England’s teenage sensation – originally posted on Sportslens.com What a week this has been for Jude Bellingham! The Borussia Dortmund midfielder scored his first Bundesliga and Champions League goals in the last two matches, which were certainly well deserved after his phenomenal performances throughout the season. Despite being 17-years-old, […]
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On This Day – 11th April
Billy Wright leads England out against Scotland at Wembley in his 100th appearance for his country It was on this day in 1959 that England captain Billy Wright won his 100th England cap. In doing so, he became the first player in world football to be capped 100 times by their country. Wright’s century was […]
On This Day – 6th April
Gordon Banks made his England debut on this day in 1963. It came in a British Home Championships match at Wembley against Scotland. Sadly for Banks, England lost the game 2-1 but he would go on and make a total of appearances for England. Three years later, the Leicester City goalkeeper played in all six […]
Declan Rice possibly ruled out of Euro 2020 with knee injury
Declan Rice possibly ruled out of Euro 2020 with knee injury – originally posted on Sportslens.com Declan Rice has sustained a knee injury which could keep him out of this summer’s European Championships, reports the Telegraph. The midfielder apparently sustained the injury around the hour mark of England’s narrow 2-1 win in World Cup qualifying […]
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March International Break Round-Up – Manchester City
March International Break Round-Up – Manchester City – originally posted on Sportslens.com With the March international break reaching its conclusion, players only have a short amount of time before they’re expected to be back in action with their club sides over the Easter weekend. Manchester City visit Leicester City on Saturday, and we’re going to […]
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March International Break Round-Up – Manchester City
March International Break Round-Up – Manchester City – originally posted on Sportslens.com With the March international break reaching its conclusion, players only have a short amount of time before they’re expected to be back in action with their club sides over the Easter weekend. Manchester City visit Leicester City on Saturday, and we’re going to […]
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Maguire: England have ‘areas to build’ and versatility is key
Harry Maguire has insisted that it is important that England are capable of flipping between formations ahead of this summer’s European Championships. Gareth Southgate has been routinely asked questions about whether he intends to start this summer’s rearranged European Championship with a back three or a back four. England reached the 2018 World Cup semi-final […]
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