ENGLAND 3, SLOVENIA 1 Wayne Rooney marked his 100th cap by captaining England to victory against Slovenia in their Euro qualifier at Wembley. England made it four wins out of four in their qualification campaign, but not without a struggle in the battle of the top two teams in group E. While England eventually came […]
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Rooney on the mark as England hit five in Euro qualifier against San Marino
ENGLAND 5, SAN MARINO 0 Wayne Rooney continues to inch ever closer to England’s goal scoring record after finding the net in their Euro qualifier victory against San Marino at Wembley. The Manchester United striker moved to within three goals of legend Jimmy Greaves who is third on the all-time list. Rooney’s penalty was his […]
Wembley to host European Championship Final in 2020
Wembley wins Final and semi-finals; Germany drop bid to concentrate on Euro 2024; Glasgow and Dublin to host group games and knockout game Wembley Stadium has been announced as the venue for the Final and both semi-finals of the 2020 European Championship. Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland, and Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland will also host last 16 […]
Danny Welbeck double sinks Switzerland
SWITZERLAND 0, ENGLAND 2 (EURO 2016, GROUP E) DANNY WELBECK SCORES TWICE; JOE HART WITH CONFIDENCE BOOSTING SAVES; ENGLAND TOP GROUP E AFTER BEATING SWISS IN BASEL Two second half goals for Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck propelled England to an encouraging victory in Basel against Euro 2016 Group E rivals Switzerland – it was the […]
Wayne Rooney is Captain Fantastic for England
ENGLAND 1, NORWAY 0 Wayne Rooney was England’s match-winner on the night he captained his country for the first time. The striker, also recently made skipper at Manchester United, marked the occasion with his 41st international goal. And the second-half penalty was a timely lift before Monday’s Euro 2016 qualifier in Switzerland. It was a […]