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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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‘Maybe one day, yes’: Liverpool star hints at future move, could seek to leave the club in summer – originally posted on Sportslens.com Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah has once again suggested that he could be willing to play in Spain in the future. Salah has been frequently linked with a move to Real Madrid, and […]
Manchester City’s Foden and Silva expected to make their mark on the international stage – originally posted on Sportslens.com As we reach the final international break before the end of the Premier League season, players are travelling worldwide to join up with their respective national teams. Manchester City have been on a fantastic run of […]
Man Utd hoping Fernandes, Rashford and co return injury-free from the international break – originally posted on Sportslens.com As we reach the final international break before the end of the Premier League season, players are travelling worldwide to join up with their respective national teams. Manchester United are a side with more international players than […]
‘Christ, here come the injuries’: Some Leeds fans react to official tweet about ‘magnificent’ player – originally posted on Sportslens.com Leeds United defender Diego Llorente has been named in Luis Enrique’s Spain squad for their upcoming games against Greece, Georgia and Kosovo. Llorente picked up a muscle injury whilst on international duty back in October and […]
England played Spain on this day in 1987 at the Bernabeu and won 4-2, with Gary Lineker who scoring all four of all England’s goals.Lineker was in red-hot form, having scored a hat-trick for Barcelona in the El Classico three weeks earlier. He had joined Barcelona the previous summer for £2.8 million and had already […]
Paolo Rossi died on Wednesday at the age of 64. I wrote an obituary for him and this can be found here. The Italian striker scored a fantastic hat-trick for Italy against Brazil in the 1982 World Cup second stage against Brazil. The match is widely considered to be one of the greatest football matches […]
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ is Robin van Persie’s wonderful diving header for Netherlands against Spain in the 2014 World Cup. The Dutch were out for revenge after Spain had beaten them four years earlier to win the 2010 World Cup Final in South Africa. It was the furthest that a Netherlands had gone in a […]
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ was scored by the mercurial Mark Hughes in a World Cup Qualifier for Wales against Spain.The match was played at the Racecourse Ground, home of Wrexham on 30th April 1985 and the home side won 3-0. Wales were 1-0 up after Ian Rush had given Wales the lead in the first […]
Ricardo Zamora was one of the greatest goalkeepers of all-time. He was well-known for his quick reflexes and bravery in goal. He played without fear, doing anything in order to prevent the opposition from scoring. Many players have their own trademark look, such as Socrates who I mentioned in his ‘Hall of Fame’ entry. The […]
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