It’s been an autumn of ups and downs for international football. The repercussions of the FIFA bribery scandal continue to emerge, casting a long shadow over the sport’s reputation and damaging public faith in the beautiful game. However, the conclusion of the Euro 2016 qualifiers saw four home-nation sides heading to France – the largest […]
The first overseas coach to guide England has now begun his work to repair the squad after the host nation’s embarrassing exit from the recent Rugby World Cup. His four-year deal extends to the 2019 World Cup in Japan, the country he guided to that extraordinary 34-32 upset of South Africa back in September of […]
More than 100,000 fans, possibly double that, will head from England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to France for the European Championships. Some will make short trips, taking in one game, flying in and out, or making Eurostar dashes, but others will stay longer, touring a beautiful country. France’s famous vineyards will […]
Every couple of years we see how sporting tournaments bring a nation together. A football World Cup, the Euros, the Ashes, the 6 Nations or the Rugby World Cup – whenever these major tournaments roll around something quite spectacular happens to the national psyche. United by their sporting teams, countries are brought together as they share in […]
With less than two months until the opening game at Twickenham, the question hanging over Stuart Lancaster is who will be in England’s Rugby World Cup line-up? Only 31 players will be chosen when the deadline for selection takes place in September. The current squad, who have just returned from a two-week high-altitude training camp […]
A massive summer of sport awaits but can inspiration be the winning formula for England’s sports teams? The national sport – football – has hardly led by example over the last few years. Sadly the England Under 21s failed to buck the trend with an early exit from the European Championships this week. But it’s […]
No sooner was the ink dry on Gareth Southgate’s England Under 21 squad than the debate started raging about who else would pull out. Pressure from clubs or fitness concerns have already led to Ross Barkley, Jack Wilshere, Raheem Stirling and Luke Shaw’s omission from the initial 27-man party for the European Championships, which kicks off in […]
Unbeaten, free-scoring and on their way to the UEFA under 21 championships in Czech Republic, the England under 21’s football team qualified in style for this summer’s Euro Finals. The team will be oozing confidence as they enter the championships having totally dominating Group 1 in the qualifying stages. Now England have to focus on the […]
Friendly? Is that even a word when it comes to England and Scotland football games? There were a lot of questions to be answered in the run up to this game, which took place a year after their last encounter at Wembley, which England won 3:2. Would Wayne Rooney break Sir Bobby Charltons 49 international […]
Victory for England after beating Estonia on Sunday with a 1-0 win. The match took place in Tallinn. Estonia lost their captain, Ragnar Klavan during the start of the second half, due to a second yellow card giving way to England. Estonia had been holding up in defense prior to this with England dominating possession, […]
