Football Blog (Page 44)

[ad_1] Antonio Conte’s spell at Tottenham has come to an end. Spurs have announced that they have parted ways with the Italian nearly 18 months after appointing him. It proved to be a bitter end for Conte, who lashed out at players and questioned the club’s ownership in his final press conference. But despite how disappointing this season has been, Conte did create some happy memories in north London. Here are the best moments of his tenure at Tottenham. Don’t you love it when grown men act like children? / Marc Atkins/GettyImages Okay, this is only a half-serious addition to the list, but it wasRead More →

[ad_1] Mateo Retegui was on the goalscoring sheet again as Italy recorded an important win over Malta on Sunday evening. Roberto Mancini’s side were in dire need of three points after a disappointing defeat to England in their Euro 2024 qualification opener, and they got just that thanks to first half goals from Retegui and Matteo Pessina. Amazingly inside the opening few minutes, Malta almost took an early lead through Alexander Satariano. The forward latched onto Joseph Mbong’s looping ball over the top of the Italian defence to fire a half-volleyed effort goalward from just inside the penalty area – an effort Gianluigi Donnarumma wasRead More →

[ad_1] Steven Gerrard has revealed he believes that Jude Bellingham is ‘ahead’ of where he was at 19 years of age after England’s win over Ukraine. Bellingham once again impressed for the Three Lions on Sunday evening, providing some much-needed class and creativity in midfield for England as they cruised to their second consecutive win of their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign. During Bellingham’s post-match interview with Channel 4‘s punditry panel – which Gerrard was a part of alongside Jill Scott, Joe Cole and Andriy Shevchenko – Gerrard was asked about comparisons between himself and the talented Dortmund midfielder, and he admitted that he believes BellinghamRead More →

[ad_1] There may not be a major tournament in 2023, but it’s still an important year for England as they look to book a spot in Germany for Euro 2024 next summer. They kicked off their qualification campaign in style with a 2-1 win over Italy in Naples and followed it up with a comfortable 2-0 win over Ukraine. Here’s who else the Three Lions will have to face in 2023. The England side last time they faced Malta / Julian Finney/GettyImages Malta and England have faced one another twice in recent times; in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. Gareth Southgate’s side won bothRead More →

[ad_1] Some of the best forwards in the world are competing in the Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, looking to fire their teams to Germany. Stars like Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane and Cristiano Ronaldo are all hoping to fire their nations to the next European Championship, where Italy will hope to defend the crown they won in 2021. Here’s which players have the most goals in the qualifiers thus far. Hojlund made the dream international debut / LISELOTTE SABROE/GettyImages Goals: 3Assists: 0Minutes per goal: 30 For all of the talent in their ranks in recent years, Denmark have lacked a top striker, but Rasmus Hojlund mayRead More →

[ad_1] Gareth Taylor isn’t letting Manchester City’s 2-0 victory over Chelsea in the WSL go to his head, with the manager claiming that there are ‘lots of challenges left’ for his team to overcome. Man City’s win over Chelsea takes them back to second in the league behind Manchester United on goal difference, and despite Taylor admitting that his emotions are running ‘high’ after the crucial victory, he wants his side to remain focused. “We’ve not done anything yet – six games left, lots of challenges left – but we go into it with high levels of confidence. READ NEXT “To get to a positionRead More →

[ad_1] England have confirmed that Phil Foden underwent surgery on his appendix on Sunday morning. The Manchester City star was expected to play some part for the Three Lions against Ukraine this weekend, but he has had to withdraw from the squad following a sudden bout of appendicitis. In a statement, England said: “Phil Foden has been ruled out of this evening’s UEFA EURO 2024 qualifier with Ukraine following surgery to remove his appendix this morning. “England manager Gareth Southgate has not called up a replacement, meaning he has 20 players to choose from after the earlier withdrawal of Reece James and Luke Shaw’s suspension.”Read More →

[ad_1] Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has boldly claimed the Blues rule London. The Ukraine international completed a sensational switch to Stamford Bridge during the January transfer window for a fee that could reach €100m. Despite heading to Chelsea, Mudryk had long been linked with a move to Arsenal. The 22-year-old made clear his desire to join the Gunners, while he continually dropped hints on social media suggesting his heart lied at the Emirates Stadium. But Arsenal’s offer to Shakhtar Donetsk was blown out of the water by Chelsea’s. Mudryk has played seven times for the Blues since his winter transfer, but is yet to scoreRead More →

[ad_1] Gareth Southgate has recognised England face competition from the United States to secure the international allegiance of Folarin Balogun. The Arsenal striker has spent the 2022/23 season on loan at Reims and has only been outscored in Ligue 1 by Kylian Mbappe and Jonathan David, registering 17 goals in 27 league games. Balogun was born in New York but moved to England when he was just two years old, making him eligible to play for the USMNT. Through his parents, he could also choose to represent Nigeria. After injury ruled him out of England’s Under-21 games this international window, Balogun jetted off for aRead More →

[ad_1] Full of confidence after their demolition of the Netherlands on Friday, France will look to build a winning streak when they travel to face the Republic of Ireland on Monday. Les Bleus, fresh off losing in the World Cup final, dismantled the Dutch to the tune of four unanswered goals, with new captain Kylian Mbappe kicking off his reign with two strikes of his own. Ireland’s preparations for this game came earlier in the international break with a 3-2 friendly victory over Latvia, with exciting young striker Evan Ferguson bagging his first goal for his country. Here’s all you need to know about thisRead More →