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It was announced by the Football Association, earlier this week, that England’s Men’s U21 team will be hosting Romania’s at Wolverhampton Wanderers’ home Stadium of Molineux later this year. The historic fixture, which is due to take place on Saturday 23 March 2018, will be the third time that the young Three Lions have played […]
Paulo Fonseca’s Shakhtar Donetsk became the first team to defeat Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in any Competition this season in the last of the Champions League Group F ties last night. The hosts took the lead early in the first-half with Bernard getting on the scoresheet and Ismaily doubling the advantage just six minutes later, […]
Jupp Heynckes’ Bayern Munich capped off their Champions League Group Stage campaign with victory over a hapless Paris Saint-Germain under Unai Emery at The Allianz Arena yesterday evening. The home side went ahead early through prolific Polish forward Robert Lewandowski and that advantage was doubled by Corentin Tolisso just before the break. Young French sensation […]
Two of Europe’s most successful clubs were locked in a goalless draw in Italy last night in the form of Juventus and Barcelona as the race for top spot in Group F goes down to the wire. Both sides saw very few chances in a cagy affair, but the home team did have the better […]
Let’s take a look at the primary areas of discussion from Manchester City’s Champions League besting of Dutch side Feyenoord at The Etihad Stadium last night as Pep Guardiola’s men extended their lead at the top of Group F to six points. Unstoppable City Train Thunders On In the wake of the home triumph, The […]
Gareth Southgate’s England made it successive home goalless draws last night against the number one and two FIFA Ranked Nations against a strong Brazil side in the first ever Bobby Moore Fund International. But, it was another night of International Football that far from caught the eye in West London as the two teams played […]
Age Hareide’s Denmark pulled off arguably the shock of Europe’s 2018 World Cup Qualification campaign in the final game of it at The Aviva Stadium last night, by trouncing The Republic of Ireland 1-5 to Qualify for next summer’s Tournament. They did so in some fashion as Tottenham Hotspur’s Christian Eriksen netted an incredible hat-trick […]
In the first of a unique series of Bobby Moore Fund International games, Gareth Southgate’s England welcome Adenor Leonardo Bacchi’s Brazil to London for what promises to be an electric night of action under the stars. The Three Lions head into the match off the back of Friday night’s home friendly draw to Germany, whilst […]
Michael O’Neill’s Northern Ireland are out of the race to book a place at next summer’s Russian World Cup after a goalless draw away in Switzerland meant a slim aggregate defeat over their two legs of the play-ff. But, there was understandable jubilation for the Swiss, we will be seeing them playing in their ninth […]
A valiant performance from Michael Skibbe’s Greece was enough to hold a strong Croatia side to a 0-0 draw in Athens last night in the second leg of their World Cup Qualifying Play-Off. But, it all meant nothing in the grand scheme of things as Ante Cacic’s men were happy to sit on a three-goal […]
A string of superb saves from Republic of Ireland keeper Darren Randolph was enough for Martin O’Neill’s men to earn a draw with Denmark in the first leg of their World Cup Qualifying Play-Off in Copenhagen. The hosts had the better of the play throughout the 90 minutes but came up against a stern Irish […]
A dominant performance from Aidy Boothroyd’s England U21s was enough to secure a creditable away win over Ukraine’s young stars to extend their lead at the top of Qualifying Group Four for The 2019 UEFA U19 Championship to five points after as many games. The visitors needed only to strike twice either side of half-time, […]
Gareth Southgate’s experimental England side put in a credible performance to earn a 0-0 draw at the hands of Joachim Low’s reigning World Champions last night at Wembley Stadium. Both Nations had their chances, but these were few and far between and, more importantly, not taken, leaving the visitors the most frustrated after having the […]
In the first round of friendly warm-up matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Gareth Southgate’s England host Joachim Low’s World Champions on the night that International Football will remember the fallen. The Three Lions head into the tie after topping Group F in Qualifying and finishing the campaign with a 0-1 victory in Lithuania, […]
A contentious second-half penalty from Ricardo Rodriguez was enough to give the travelling Swiss side a one-goal advantage heading into the second-leg of their World Cup Qualifying Play-Off with Northern Ireland at Windsor Park last night. Despite being predominantly the better side over the duration of the match, the visitors, under Vladimir Petkovic, could have […]
On Matchday Five of Qualifying for the 2019 European U21 Championship, Aidy Boothroyd’s young England side make the tricky trip to The Ukraine for a Group Four clash, having extended their lead to four points with a victory in Andorra last time out. Whereas, the hosts come into the tie off the back of a […]
A physical Gillingham side battled well to overcome National League Leyton Orient yesterday at The Priestfield Stadium to sail into the next Round, despite a late comeback from The O’s. The hosts, who have never gotten further than The Quarter-Finals of The Competition, raced into the lead on 20 minutes with a Josh Parker header […]
A wonderful team performance from Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur condemned the Champions League Holders Real Madrid to a rare first European defeat in eight games to Qualify for the Last 16 from Group C and ensure a historic night for English Football. On an incredible night in West London, Spurs became the first English side […]
Antonio Conte’s Chelsea side were blown away by a Roma storm in the Italian Capital last night, as they slumped to their first defeat in The Champions League this term and had hopes of topping Group C critically damaged. The hosts, too hot to handle for their visitors, first took the lead after just 25 […]
A scrappy late winner from French forward Anthony Martial was just about enough to give Jose Mourinho’s Red Devils a first win in three over Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon. In a game of agonising missed chances mostly for the hosts, it would take 81 minutes for them to find the decisive […]
