ARGENTINA 0, PORTUGAL 1 RAPHAEL GUERREIRO INJURY TIME HEADER WINS IT FOR PORTUGAL AGAINST RUN OF PLAY LIONEL MESSI AND CRISTIANO RONALDO PLAY 45 MINUTES EACH MESSI HITS THE POST WHILE RONALDO CAN’T FIND WAY PAST LUCAS BIGLIA MEXICAN WAVE AND PITCH INVADER THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE SECOND HALF UNTIL THE GOAL A half full […]
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Wayne Rooney scores and leads England to victory on the night he won his 100th cap
ENGLAND 3, SLOVENIA 1 Wayne Rooney marked his 100th cap by captaining England to victory against Slovenia in their Euro qualifier at Wembley. England made it four wins out of four in their qualification campaign, but not without a struggle in the battle of the top two teams in group E. While England eventually came […]
Rooney on the mark as England hit five in Euro qualifier against San Marino
ENGLAND 5, SAN MARINO 0 Wayne Rooney continues to inch ever closer to England’s goal scoring record after finding the net in their Euro qualifier victory against San Marino at Wembley. The Manchester United striker moved to within three goals of legend Jimmy Greaves who is third on the all-time list. Rooney’s penalty was his […]
Danny Welbeck double sinks Switzerland
SWITZERLAND 0, ENGLAND 2 (EURO 2016, GROUP E) DANNY WELBECK SCORES TWICE; JOE HART WITH CONFIDENCE BOOSTING SAVES; ENGLAND TOP GROUP E AFTER BEATING SWISS IN BASEL Two second half goals for Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck propelled England to an encouraging victory in Basel against Euro 2016 Group E rivals Switzerland – it was the […]
Sturridge injury blow for England
THIGH INJURY RULES OUT DANIEL STURRIDGE; FEARS IT COULD BE LONG TERM Daniel Sturridge has been ruled out of England’s first Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland on Monday with a thigh injury that could see him out of action for two or three weeks. Sturridge, who had been one of England’s better players against Norway at […]