ENGLAND 2, SLOVAKIA 1 Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford was villain turned hero as England took another giant stride towards qualification for the World Cup finals. The Reds’ striker was at fault for Slovakia’s opening goal at Wembley, but redeemed himself by scoring the matchwinning goal and also being named man of the match. Rashford showed […]
Jill Scott and Izzy Christiansen agree new deals with Manchester City
Jill Scott and Izzy Christiansen have both extended their contracts with Manchester City Women ahead of the 2017/18 FA WSL season. Both of the England midfield Lionesses have won plenty of silverware with City, winning the FA WSL Continental Tyres Cup in their first season at the club, also collecting a domestic SSE Women’s FA […]
Ousmane Fane’s costly sending off as Oldham Athletic lose seven games in a row
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 3, CHARLTON ATHLETIC 4 Ousmane Fane’s sending off proved Oldham Athletic’s undoing as they were beaten at home by Charlton Athletic in Sky Bet League One. Latics had battled from 2-0 down to draw level and had the momentum with them until midfielder Fane was dismissed in the second half. The Addicks […]
Harry Kane’s September double in Malta helps England stay top of World Cup Group F
MALTA 0, ENGLAND 4 September heralded the return to goalscoring form for Harry Kane who scored twice against a stubborn Malta side in a forgettable game in Valletta. England had endured a tough first half, and it wasn’t until the ineffective Raheem Sterling was replacing by the more direct running Marcus Rashford that Gareth Southgate’s […]
Oldham Athletic not spot on in penalty shootout loss to Port Vale in Checkatrade Trophy
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0, PORT VALE 0 (Port Vale won 4-2 on penalties) Oldham Athletic lost in a penalty shootout to Port Vale in the Checkatrade Trophy, but still picked up a point from their group D clash at SportsDirect.com Park. It was a dour goalless draw in which neither goalkeeper had a serious shot to […]