ENGLAND 2, SWITZERLAND 0 It was a night that belonged firmly to Wayne Rooney as he made history by becoming England’s all-time leading goalscorer. Rooney overtook the legendary Sir Bobby Charlton with his 50th senior goal for England in the Euro 2016 qualifying victory against Switzerland at Wembley. After what had been a frustrating night […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Swiss and French go through after Xherdan Shaqiri hat trick, Antonio Valencia sent off
ECUADOR 0, FRANCE 0 (WORLD CUP GROUP E) HONDURAS 0, SWITZERLAND 3 (WORLD CUP GROUP E) XHERDAN SHAQIRI HAT TRICK SENDS SWISS THROUGH, FRANCE KEEP TEN MAN ECUADOR AT BAY AFTER ANTONIO VALENCIA IS SENT OFF For large tracts of their final Group E game, both France and Ecuador cancelled each other out. The French didn’t […]