England manager Roy Hodgson will announce his squad for the World Cup on Monday May 12, a day after the conclusion of the Barclays Premier League season. Spurs winger Andros Townsend will join Arsenal wide-man Theo Walcott on the sidelines after being ruled out for 10 weeks with an ankle ligament injury. Southampton’s Jay Rodriguez […]
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Sturridge strikes as England leave it late
ENGLAND 1, DENMARK 0 A late goal from Daniel Sturridge ensured England’s penultimate home friendly before the finals of the World Cup was a winning one. It looked as though it would be a frustrating night for England before Sturridge’s 82nd minute header finally vanquished plucky non-qualifiers Denmark as he transferred his electrifying club form […]
Fernandinho scores his first international goal as Brazil rout South Africa
Fernandinho scored his first goal for Brazil as they routed South Africa 5-0 in Johannesburg. The Manchester City midfielder’s late powerful strike made it 4-0 before Neymar completed his hat trick in injury time after collecting a knock back by former City striker Jo who was on as a substitute. Chelsea play-maker Oscar had earlier […]
Barry and Johnson miss out on England call
Gareth Barry’s hopes of going to the World Cup Rio have taken a blow after he and former Manchester City winger Adam Johnson were not named in Roy Hodgson’s England 30-man squad for the game against Denmark at Wembley next Wednesday. Barry, 33, is on loan at Everton from City, has had an outstanding season […]
England handed kind Euro 2016 draw
England were handed a relatively kind France 2016 draw for the European Championships with Switzerland their main rivals for a place in the 24-team finals. The Swiss will join England in Group E along with San Marino, Lithuania, Estonia and Slovenia. Gibraltar will also feature in the qualifying draw for the first time after they […]