ENGLAND 2, FRANCE 0 Never had a football match been so unimportant yet also important as England played at Wembley four days after the deadly terrorist attack in Paris. After initial doubts whether this international friendly would go ahead, it was a night after defiance and solidarity and the freedom to watch a game of […]
David Beckham completes UNICEF challenge with game at Old Trafford
David Beckham completed a remarkable challenge of playing seven football matches on seven continents in the space of nine days in aid of UNICEF, the children’s charity. It includes games in Papua New Guinea, foothills of Nepal, streets of Buenos Aires, desert plains of Djibouti and on the high level pitches of Miami and rounded […]
England under-19s produced a five-goal showing against Japan in an international friendly at Manchester City’s Football Academy Stadium
ENGLAND U19 5, JAPAN U19 1 England gave the public of Manchester an exciting glimpse into the future as the under-19 national team convincingly beat Japan in an international friendly. Manchester City’s Academy Stadium hosted the international that featured two home players in the England starting line up, central defender Tosin Adarabioyo and wide player […]
Oldham Athletic given helping hand as they win at Chesterfield to stay unbeaten on their travels in League One
CHESTERFIELD 1, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2 Goalkeeper Tommy Lee, so often the scourge of Oldham Athletic, literally handed them a much-needed Sky Bet League One victory at Chesterfield. The ever-reliable stopper was at fault for both Latics’ strikes, the second of which has been debited as an own goal. It was a big win for Latics […]
Sir Alex Ferguson’s Great Britain & Ireland side beat the Rest of the World 3-1 at Old Trafford in an UNICEF charity match for children
GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND 3, REST OF THE WORLD 1 Sir Alex Ferguson made a winning return to Old Trafford as the Great Britain & Ireland team he managed defeated the Rest of the World in the UNICEF match for children. Michael Owen scored twice for the Reds while Paul Scholes also found the net […]