Portugal U21s 2-0 England U21s: Another early exit beckons

Toothless England Under-21s are on the brink of another early exit at the European Championship after a limp 2-0 defeat to Portugal. Dany Mota’s strike and a Francisco Trincao penalty saw Portugal win the Group D clash on Sunday. England had already lost 1-0 to Switzerland and another defeat in Ljubljana pushed them further towards […]

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Albania 0-2 England: Three Lions cruise to victory

A goal in either half from Harry Kane and Mason Mount secured England a comfortable victory over Albania. Having kicked off the road to Qatar with a straightforward 5-0 triumph against San Marino, the Three Lions headed to Tirana for their final match on foreign soil before what they hope will be a Euro 2020 […]

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Northern Ireland 0-2 USA: Pulisic scores at Windsor Park

Chelsea star Christian Pulisic doubled the USA’s lead from the penalty spot against Northern Ireland. Gio Reyna, the 18-year-old born in the north east of England when his father Claudio was playing for Sunderland, opened the scoring with a deflected strike before Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic doubled their advantage before the hour with a disputed penalty. […]

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Southgate: England have ‘areas to improve’ after beating Albania

England boss Gareth Southgate was pleased that his side controlled it against Albania but he admitted that they should have killed the game off. There was a slow start as chances were few and far between in the opening half an hour. England were clinical though as they took the lead in the 38th minute. […]

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Rating the players: Albania 0-2 England

An England side that is very good at efficiently winning awkward qualifiers without playing particularly well has shocked everyone by efficiently winning an awkward qualifier without playing particularly well. Harry Kane got a goal and an assist, just to add to the bizarro world feel as England ran out 2-0 winners in Tirana. NICK POPE […]

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Hayes hails Chelsea ‘telepathic’ duo Kerr, Kirby after beating Villa

Chelsea boss Emma Hayes has heaped praise on Sam Kerr and Fran Kirby after their 2-0 win over Aston Villa. As expected, the Blues dominated from the start and the first goal came in the 23rd minute when Kerr headed home a Kirby cross. The second was once again the result of a Kirby cross […]

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Bayern Munich star admits he could follow Thiago in leaving

Bayern Munich midfielder Thomas Muller has admitted that it would be “no problem” for him to leave the club before he retires. Muller has spent his entire career with Bayern Munich. He has played just short of 600 times for the German giants since making his senior debut during the 2008/09 season. The midfielder has […]

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