Slovenia 0, England 0: Southgate satisfied with points haul after inheriting a “mess” following Allardyce departure October 11, 2016 Interim England boss Gareth Southgate declared himself satisfied with his side’s haul of four points from his first two qualifiers in charge despite the Three Lions disappointing in their stalemate with Slovenia. England were indebted to goalkeeper Joe Hart as they escaped Ljubljana with a point – the first time they had failed to win [...]
Slovenia 0, England 0: England player ratings as Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions drop points October 11, 2016 Joe Hart: 9 Proved a point after his unceremonious discarding by Manchester City – and saved England one too. Made four vital stops, including one physics-defying effort, and showed leadership qualities by talking Gary Cahill and Jesse Lingard out of red cards in a fractious finish. Kyle Walker: 6 The least culpable for a sloppy defensive performance [...]
Gareth Southgate backs Jordan Henderson to shine in role as England captain October 10, 2016 Interim England boss Gareth Southgate has backed Jordan Henderson to transpose the experience of taking the Liverpool captaincy from Steven Gerrard to his newly-acquired position as Three Lions skipper. Henderson has been handed the captain’s armband for England’s World Cup qualifier against Slovenia in Ljubljanaon Tuesday after Southgate opted to axe record goalscorer Wayne Rooney from [...]
I’m not ready to bow out yet, insists Three Lions skipper Wayne Rooney after England axing October 10, 2016 England skipper Wayne Rooney is adamant that his Three Lions career is not over despite being axed by interim boss Gareth Southgate for Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Slovenia in Ljubljana. Rooney is set to be ousted by Tottenham’s Eric Dier in a deep-lying midfield role but has insisted he will continue to fight for his [...]
World Cup 2018: A guide to England’s opponents Slovenia October 10, 2016 Past meetings England have won all four of their previous meetings with Slovenia. Fabio Capello’s Three Lions defeated the Purples 2-1 in a friendly at Wembley in September 2009 and then 1-0 in Port Elizabeth a year later to reach the knockout stage of the 2010 World Cup. Former Tottenham and West Ham striker Jermain [...]
Three Lions midfielder Jordan Henderson accepts England deserve criticism from fans October 9, 2016 England midfielder Jordan Henderson insists the Three Lions must embark on a charm offensive to win back public support after his side’s unconvincing victory over Malta on Saturday ended with a chorus of boos. Skipper Wayne Rooney was deployed in a deep-lying central midfield role for the World Cup qualifier and was jeered by a [...]
Premier League shirt sponsors quiz: Do you know what these Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham and Sunderland sponsors do? October 7, 2016 Shirt sponsorships generate Premier League clubs millions in commercial revenue every season. According to industry estimates, last season the Premier League's clubs made a massive £260m from splaying corporate brand names and logos across their sacred sporting tapestries. Read more: Why Chelsea parting ways with Adidas makes financial sense After enough hours in front of Sky [...]
Real Madrid fail to reclaim football’s richest crown from Barcelona despite posting club record breaking revenue October 7, 2016 Real Madrid posted the highest revenue figures in the club's history last season, with income breaking the €600m mark for the first time and reaching €620.1m (£560m). Yet the 7.4 per cent rise in income from €577.7m in the 2013/2014 campaign, the Spanish giants were unable to match the record €679m enjoyed by Barcelona last season. It [...]
Chris Coleman hails fighting spirit as Wales secure precious World Cup qualifying point October 6, 2016 Wales manager Chris Coleman revelled in his side’s fighting spirit as the European Championship semi-finalists emerged from their World Cup qualifier in Vienna with a precious point after drawing 2-2 with Austria. The visitors twice held the lead courtesy of a 20-yard half-volley from Stoke midfielder Joe Allen and unfortunate own goal by Tottenham centre-half [...]