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Rio Ferdinand has criticised Gareth Southgate for picking Man Utd captain Harry Maguire in his England squad for the Euros despite his fitness issues. Southgate has named Maguire and Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson in his European Championship squad but admits he must prepare as if the injured duo will not play in the tournament. Southgate […]
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Go on, then, let’s have a crack at England’s starting XI for their Euros opener against Croatia in a couple of weeks. Make ourselves look silly for your entertainment. Gareth Southgate has now confirmed his 26-man squad, so here’s our predicted team for that Wembley opener. GK: Jordan Pickford The Everton goalkeeper has been […]
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A great deal of time, effort and thought will be wasted today on coverage of Gareth Southgate’s England squad announcement. A great deal of it can be found on these pages, and in this piece. Sorry about that. But the key point is this: it doesn’t matter. When England’s quarter-final/semi-final heartbreak or group-stage humiliation comes […]
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You want more Harry Kane gossip and news of possible swap deals? Tough, you’re getting it anyway. Jesus + Sterling + Cash = Kane There’s an interesting story in the Mail today about how our Current Unprecedented Circumstances and resultant financial uncertainty mean that Premier League clubs are having to do things differently this […]
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Blackpool took a huge punt on appointing Liverpool youth-team coach Neil Critchley despite his lack of experience at senior level. It worked. At first glance, you would be hard-pressed to find similarities between Blackpool’s managerial situation and that of Champions League winner Thomas Tuchel, but following the Tangerines’ promotion back to the Championship, the […]
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A report claims that former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is out of the running for the Spurs job as he doesn’t fit Daniel Levy’s requirements. Conte left his role as Inter Milan manager last Wednesday despite leading the club to the Serie A title this season. The former Juventus, Chelsea and Italy boss ended Inter’s 10-year […]
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We have a Premier League XI – with two Villa and two Leeds representatives – without a single international cap between them. But one of them at least is likely to break that duck this week… Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, not Argentina) Called up but never yet capped is a Villa keeper picked […]
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The criteria is that they must not have played even a minute in the Premier League before…which ruled out most of Norwich and Watford’s squad. It also ruled out Ivan Toney, with his ten Newcastle minutes in 2015/16. We think we pretty much nailed it last year. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) Absolutely extraordinary in the […]
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Pep Guardiola still has not won the Champions League since 2011. He’s spent much of the decade since reinventing glorious ways of being knocked out and the City boss came up with a new on Saturday… Rafa Benitez once wrote a book called Champions League Dreams. For Liverpool, the trophy has always been an […]
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When Lincoln City take to the Wembley pitch in Sunday’s League One play-off final, it will represent the pinnacle of their sublime and ridiculous rise through the leagues in recent years. But win or lose, the Imps’ adventure will continue. With Michael Appleton’s side facing Blackpool, this final is delectable for the neutral. These are […]
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