Five Things We Learned: England win shootout over Colombia
As the dust settles on a memorable night in Russia earlier this week, Hal Walker looks back on a stoic England performance and picks out the five key points we learned about [...]
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England, Japan, Kylian Mbappe: Five days at the World Cup
The 2018 World Cup moved into the knockout rounds with plenty of draws and penalty shootouts. Russia proudly warned competing teams that this might well be the ‘underdog [...]
World Cup – Belgium 1 – 0 England: Five things we learnt
England lost 1-0 to Belgium in their final game of the group stages. A sumptuous goal by Adnan Januzaj sealed the defeat for Gareth Southgate’s men, confirming their place [...]
World Cup: Why Chelsea’s Eden Hazard is key for Belgium
Following Belgium’s 3-0 win over Panama in their opening World Cup group game, Maryam Naz looks at why Eden Hazard could be key for his country, if they are to prove their [...]
Why Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling is key for England at the World Cup
Continuing our series looking at Premier League stars who are key for their World Cup side, Maryam Naz profiles Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling. Name: Raheem [...]
Sven Goran Eriksson Talks of Buying a Football Club and What to Expect in the World Cup
Former England Manager Sven Goran Eriksson has just turned 70, but the Swede is showing no signs of slowing down. With talk about potentially buying a football club he also [...]
Europe Well-Represented at Russia 2018
“Germany lifts the 2014 World Cup” by Marcello Casal Jr (CC BY-SA 3.0) The qualifying stages for Russia 2018 are now over with and we know the names of the 32 [...]
Why Bournemouth’s Eddie Howe won’t consider the England job yet
The south coast manager remains focused on defying expectations in the league whilst expressing his concern that it’s getting harder for English managers to make it in [...]
Plans for league restructure scrapped by FA, Dier brands alleged Herrera elbow ‘ridiculous’ and Newcastle coach struggles with Geordie lingo
1. Football League officials have scrapped plans to introduce a fifth league into the professional game and take the number of clubs from 92 to 100 after the proposal, which [...]
Charlton and Mansfield in battle over manager Steve Evans, Gerrard to leave LA Galaxy when season ends and Pogba celebration used in French maths question
1. Representatives from both Mansfield Town and Charlton Athletic are in talks with former Leeds United and Rotherham manager Steve Evans over becoming their new manager. [...]
The Offside Rule 