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Burak Yilmaz scored a hat-trick as the Netherlands slumped to a surprise 4-2 defeat to Turkey in the first game of their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign. Yilmaz’s deflected shot put Turkey ahead in the 15th minute and the 35-year-old Lille forward struck his second in the 34th minute before sealing his hat-trick with an […]
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This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ got the nation whipped up into a World Cup frenzy ahead of the 1990 tournament in Italy. The music band New Order were rewarded with the honour of producing England’s 1990 World Cup song. It would become something of a cult classic and many of the fans who remember the tournament […]
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 […]
England vs San Marino – World Cup 2022 Qualifier Preview, Team News & Predicted Line-ups – originally posted on Sportslens.com England’s World Cup 2022 Qualification campaign gets underway on Thursday as they welcome FIFA’s worst-ranked nation San Marino to Wembley Stadium. Gareth Southgate will become the seventh manager in history to reach a 50-game milestone […]
It was on this day in 2005 that Umbro unveiled England’s new home shirt, that would be used in the following year’s World Cup in Germany. The previous shirt that was produced for fans was reversible. On the inside was a blue and white ‘leisurewear’ shirt that could be worn as well as the shirt […]
European World Cup Qualifiers Preview – March 2021 – originally posted on Sportslens.com Club football goes dormant for a fortnight as national teams return to action for the first time since November 2020. The European section of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification gets underway on March 24. All 55 UEFA national teams seeded into […]
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FIFA generated more revenue from video games than football in 2020 – originally posted on Sportslens.com FIFA have managed to generate more revenue from video games than football according to the governing body’s newly published 2020 financial statements. The Coronavirus pandemic massively affected physical football and ended up costing FIFA financially. Several footballing events had […]
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5 games to watch during the international break – originally posted on Sportslens.com It’s international break time, much to the dismay of fantasy football players all around the world. The international break tends to divide opinion. There are some who love watching their national side, while others just can’t wait for club football to return. […]
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France’s Benjamin Pavard scored the greatest goals in the 2018 World Cup. It came in a seven-goal thriller against Argentina and it is that goal that features is this week’s ‘Greatest Goal’. Pavard made his debut for the French national team the previous November, which was sixteen months after France’s defeat to Portugal at Euro […]