Football Blog (Page 45)

[ad_1] England manager Gareth Southgate has insisted he is fine with Marcus Rashford jetting off to the United States this international window having been ruled out of the Three Lions’ games with injury. Rashford – one of the Premier League’s standout players this season – was ruled out of contention for England’s Euro 2024 qualifiers this month with an ankle problem. Though it’s largely accepted that injured players head off on holiday while recovering, Rashford drew criticism from some corners after making a trip to New York this week. But Southgate – who admitted in recent days he was frustrated that the Manchester United forwardRead More →

[ad_1] The Euro 2024 qualification campaign is up and running, with the second round of matches getting underway this weekend. Sunday’s games feature big games group favourites and some cases of David vs Goliath that only international qualifiers can provide. Here’s all you need to know about them. England picked up a big win against Italy / Anadolu Agency/GettyImages England made a perfect start to Euro 2024 qualifying, beating Italy 2-1 in Naples courtesy of goals from Declan Rice and Harry Kane. Ukraine look likely to be their biggest threat asides from the Italians, and will be hoping to kick their qualification campaign off withRead More →

[ad_1] Euro 2024 hosts Germany kicked off their preparations for the tournament with a routine 2-0 victory over Peru in a friendly on Saturday. Hansi Flick went strong with his lineup in search of an early lead and they got exactly that as Niclas Fullkrug powered home from close range after 12 minutes, having seen an excellent header kept out just moments earlier. Peru stopper Pedro Gallesse was busy all evening and had to be sharp with a couple of excellent saves to keep Florian Wirtz and Timo Werner out, but Fullkrug proved to be too much to handle once again soon after. Marius Wolf’sRead More →

[ad_1] A late double from debutant Joselu handed Spain a 3-0 victory over Norway which was by no means as comfortable as the scoreline would suggest. Dani Olmo put Spain ahead early on but Norway enjoyed some excellent moments after that and could have easily secured at least a point from the game before Joselu netted twice in quick succession to put the game to bed. Predictably, Spain stamped their authority on the game almost immediately, and the first goal of the Luis de la Fuente era came 12 minutes in as Alejandro Balde’s low strike across the box was expertly flicked home by Olmo.Read More →

[ad_1] Leah Galton made her milestone 100th Manchester United appearance in the club’s 4-0 win against West Ham at Old Trafford on Women’s Football Weekend. Galton, who was one of the club’s original recruits when a first-team squad was reformed in 2018, is the fourth United player to get to the century mark after Ella Toone, Katie Zelem and Millie Turner, the latter reaching her 100th appearance in last month’s trip to Tottenham. Galton has been a hugely important player for United since the early days in the Women’s Championship. She had fallen out of love with football after a brief spell at Bayern MunichRead More →

[ad_1] Anthony Elanga has confessed to feeling frustrated towards his reduced role at Manchester United this season. The 20-year-old winger was a regular starter towards the end of last season but has tumbled down the pecking order under Erik ten Hag, starting just five Premier League games and struggling for minutes in cup competitions as well. There were plenty of rumours suggesting Elanga could leave United in January, with the likes of Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund both touted as suitors, but a move ultimately failed to materialise and the Sweden international has remained on United’s bench. “It is frustrating,” Elanga told Afton Bladet. “You wantRead More →

[ad_1] Not many things that have been in constant use since the 18th century can still catch people by surprise. The piano produces the same notes it always has, carbonated water still has its bubbles and a flushed toilet – when working – carries out the desired effect. However, England’s national anthem caught many people out after the lyrics were tweaked following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022. For the first time in seven decades, England’s patriots would have to pray for the saviour of the King, rather than the Queen. England and Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount was not alone in overlookingRead More →

[ad_1] The Houston Dynamo continue to strengthen their roster, signing Danish international defender Erik Sviatchenko from FC Midtjylland. He joins through the 2024 Major League Soccer season with an option for 2025. The deal was completed using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM).  “We entered this offseason looking to add more players with a winning pedigree and Erik has won at every stop in his career. He adds valuable experience to the spine of our team and provides another veteran presence in our locker room,” Dynamo general manager Pat Onstad said in a release. “He was excited by the vision of the club and the opportunity toRead More →

[ad_1] The United States men’s national team triumphed 7-1 over Grenada on Friday at Kirani James National Stadium, inspiring interim manager Anthony Hudson to his first competitive win with the American side.  The USMNT dominated from the get-go, opening up the scoring in the fourth minute with a strike by Ricardo Pepi. After failing to make Gregg Berhalter’s roster for the World Cup, Pepi returned to international action with a desire to prove his worth.  And he did just that, doubling his tally in the second half and inspiring two of the seven goals while also playing an integral part of the offensive action throughoutRead More →

[ad_1] Bayern Munich head coach Thomas Tuchel has revealed he wants to add Chelsea coach Anthony Barry to his backroom staff. The German champions surprisingly and swiftly parted company with Julian Nagelsmann at the end of this week, replacing him with Tuchel following a quick round of negotiations. Tuchel was unveiled as Bayern’s newest boss on Saturday, where he revealed that he plans on reuniting with Chelsea coach Barry in the near future. “The timing was surprising, I didn’t expect it and there was no contact beforehand. I assumed that I would continue my career abroad. The first interview was on Tuesday evening. The sizeRead More →