Marcus Rashford and Daniel Sturridge were today named in England’s final 23 for Euro 2016. Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater and Newcastle United winger Andros Townsend joined injured Manchester City midfielder Fabian Delph as the three players to miss out as Roy Hodgson opted to select five strikers and only three central defenders for his […]
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Kane and Vardy have party as England defeat Turkey in Euro 2016 warm-up game
ENGLAND 2, TURKEY 1 Kane and Vardy are having a party is the quirky name of a new charity Euro 2016 pop song. And the front pair had a party as they both scored against Turkey in a friendly at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium in the build up to next month’s Euro finals in France. […]
England back to earth with a bang following home defeat by Holland
ENGLAND 1, HOLLAND 2 The euphoria of England’s historic win against Germany three days earlier disappeared as they were beaten by Holland at Wembley in their latest warm-up game for Euro 2016. While there was disappointment among the fans, a contrast to the scenes of jubilation in Berlin, it is too easy to be swept […]
Fortune favours the bold as Roy Hodgson is rewarded for giving Dele Alli his first England start
Roy Hodgson was vindicated for his “bold” approach in selecting teenager Dele Alli for his first England start in their friendly win against France at Wembley. On a highly emotional night in the aftermath of the Paris terrorist attack, the young Tottenham midfielder capped a man-of-the-match display with a spectacular opening goal. England’s manager was […]
Walcott and Sterling goals make it nine Euro 2016 qualifying wins out of nine for England against Estonia
ENGLAND 2, ESTONIA 0 It was the night that Wayne Rooney was honoured for becoming England’s all-time leading goalscorer. Just a pity the Manchester United striker, who netted his 50th goal for England last month against Switzerland, was injured and unable to appear in the latest Euro 2016 qualifier against Estonia at Wembley. Rooney was […]