Mount fit for Poland test, says Southgate amid injury fears

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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McLean confident Scotland can still qualify for 2022 World Cup

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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Riise optimisic Parris can still join England squad

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 star Lewandowski ruled out for ‘four weeks’

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 urges England to join Qatar-World Cup protests

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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Ancelotti outlines how Everton can improve moving forward

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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Clarke: Scotland not taking Faroe Islands lightly

Scotland manager Steve Clarke has insisted that there is no “negativity” in the camp ahead of their World Cup qualifier against the Faroe Islands. The Scots will play in their first major finals for the first time since 1998 when they face England, Croatia and the Czech Republic in the delayed 2020 Euros this summer. […]

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Former Man City man names Aguero’s ‘perfect’ replacement

Ex-Man City midfielder Trevor Sinclair has insisted that Erling Haaland is the “perfect candidate” to replace Sergio Aguero. The 20-year-old is currently one of the highest-rated youngsters in world football. He made the move to Borussia Dortmund in December 2019 and he has 49 goals from 49 games for them. It is expected that Haaland […]

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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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