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Belgium hit eight in a ruthless destruction of Belarus in World Cup qualifying. Brighton forward Leandro Trossard and Club Brugge’s Hans Vanaken scored twice apiece for Roberto Martinez’s side while there were also goals for Michy Batshuayi, Jeremy Doku, Dennis Praet and Christian Benteke. Belgium are three points ahead of the Czech Republic at the […]
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James McClean’s first international goal for over three years handed the Republic of Ireland a friendly draw with Qatar as Stephen Kenny’s wait for a first win extended to 11 games. McClean fired Ireland, who were out to restore pride against the World Cup hosts after Saturday’s desperate qualifying defeat by Luxembourg, into a fourth-minute […]
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Daniel James’ late header gave Wales a 1-0 World Cup qualifying victory over the Czech Republic in a bad-tempered Cardiff affair. Both sides were reduced to 10 men as Connor Roberts and Patrik Schick saw red in separate second-half incidents. Schick was dismissed after tangling with Roberts three minutes after the restart, an incident which […]
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Declan Rice believes ‘healthy squad competition’ could be the key to success for England at this summer’s European Championships. Gareth Southgate has a vast array of talent at his disposal, giving England a good chance of going far in the tournament. The competition for places could see talented players like Leicester City’s James Maddison miss […]
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England boss Gareth Southgate has confirmed that midfielder Mason Mount will be available for Wednesday’s clash against Poland. The Three Lions face Paulo Sousa’s team in the third match of their World Cup qualifying campaign. Poland will be without talisman Robert Lewandowski after the striker was ruled out for a month with a knee injury. […]
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Scotland midfielder Kenny McLean has insisted that they have enough quality at their disposal to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Steve Clarke’s side began their qualification campaign with a 2-2 home draw with Austria last week and followed it up with a 1-1 stalemate in Israel. Scotland have already booked a place in this […]
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Interim England boss Hege Riise has revealed that Nikita Parris’s situation is “being assessed” as a Covid outbreak at Lyon ruled her out of England duty. Parris and injured skipper Steph Houghton were notable absentees from the 24-player Lionesses squad named on Tuesday ahead of friendlies against France in Caen on April 9 and Canada […]
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Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski will miss both legs of their Champions League quarter-final against PSG as a result of a knee injury. The Poland captain was ruled out of Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier with England earlier this week due to the problem. Club side Bayern have since diagnosed the extent of the issue, which […]
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Amnesty International would be “really pleased” to see England players following German and Dutch players in protesting. Players from Germany, Holland and Norway have already raised the issue at a number of World Cup qualifiers and there is an increasing focus on Gareth Southgate’s side to follow suit. “England players will obviously be guided by […]
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Carlo Ancelotti has admitted that despite all of his experience, he can still improve as a manager as he tries to take Everton to the next level. Ancelotti was announced as the new Toffees boss in December 2019. He has done a great job since then, as they have won 28 of his 57 games […]
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