LIVERPOOL 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 2 Double strike by Juan Mata seals victory for United Rooney penalty miss in added time Manchester United extend lead over Liverpool to five points Half-time sub Steven Gerrard sent off 38 seconds after coming on, apologises to his team-mates and fans afterwards Steven Gerrard’s final appearance for Liverpool in a game […]
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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 […]
England squad players get chance to stake claim against Costa Rica
NINE CHANGES FOR ENGLAND AS FRINGE PLAYERS GET A RUN OUT Roy Hodgson announced the England team to face Costa Rica tomorrow at Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, and will seek to restore some pride before flying straight home immediately after the game. The team will look to avoid an unprecedented whitewash in Brazil – three […]
England give youth a chance but Italy emerge victorious
ENGLAND 1, ITALY 2 (WORLD CUP GROUP D) ROY HODGSON GIVES YOUTH A CHANCE BUT ENGLAND ARE OUTFLANKED Former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli scored the decisive goal that won the game 2-1 for Italy after England were indeed guilty of spending too much time worrying about Andrea Pirlo to see Antonio Candreva exploiting space […]
England fail to beat 10-man Honduras after rain stopped play in Miami
ENGLAND 0, HONDURAS 0 (FRIENDLY AT MIAMI SUN LIFE STADIUM) England deserved a victory on the Duckworth-Lewis method against a very physical Honduras side, who lost Brayan Beckeles to a second yellow card after 65 minutes, but they failed to capitalise on their man advantage despite having a number of fresh players on the pitch in […]