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Wayne Rooney hailed Sergio Aguero’s “outstanding” Premier League career, but snubbed the Argentinian in naming the best foreign striker to play in England. Rooney played with the likes of Ruud van Nistelrooy and Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United but hailed Thierry Henry as the very best foreign import in the Premier League. OPINION: Why Konate […]
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He went on to lead a golden generation of heroes who will forever be cast in solid green, white and gold, yet there was venom in the animosity directed towards Jack Charlton’s when he was appointed as Republic of Ireland manager in 1986. An Englishman being handed the keys of power in Irish football was […]
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Joachim Low insisted Timo Werner “must put that ball away” following the Chelsea striker’s shocking miss in Germany’s 2-1 defeat to North Macedonia on Wednesday. Goran Pandev put North Macedonia in front before half time before Ilkay Gundogan’s penalty drew the Germans level on the hour mark. With ten minutes left Werner had the chance […]
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Roy Keane and Ian Wright disagreed over who was to blame for the sloppy goal England conceded against Poland on Wednesday, with Wright claiming Nick Pope was at fault and Keane insisting John Stones simply got “bored”. England game through their toughest test of the international break, but had to rely on a late Harry […]
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Roy Keane has labelled those criticising Mason Mount as “idiots” as he sung the Chelsea star’s praises for his “outstanding” performances for club and country. The 22-year-old started his eighth consecutive England game for Gareth Southgate’s side as the Three Lions maintained their 100% record in the World Cup qualifiers with a 2-1 victory over […]
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Germany have lost 2-1 to North Macedonia which is their first defeat in World Cup qualifying since 2001 which came against England. Eljif Elmas struck five minutes from time to secure a major upset in Duisburg and move the visitors level on six points with Joachim Low’s side in Group J. The four-time world champions […]
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John Stones dropped his first clanger in some time but did at least atone for his mistakes. One player set their reputation back an awful lot. NICK POPE Somewhere, perhaps staring at a big hole with Ian Woan, Sean Dyche must have been furiously wolfing down his worms while wondering what England have done […]
Northern Ireland remain winless in their World Cup qualifying group as they are held to a goalless draw by Bulgaria. The hosts were by far the better side at Windsor Park but they were unable to make the most of their chances on the night. They are winless from their opening two group games and […]
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John McGinn (x2) and Che Adams got on the scoresheet to help Scotland to victory over the Faroe Islands. The Aston Villa man scored either side of half time before Adams and Ryan Fraser extended their advantage. This was Adams’ first international goal for Scotland. This is their first win in Group F after they […]
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Manchester City boss Gareth Taylor is saddened that they “came up a little bit short” as Barcelona knocked them out of the Champions League. A week on from losing the first leg of the quarter-final tie 3-0 in Monza, City’s hopes of turning things around at the Academy Stadium were boosted in the 20th minute […]
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