Tag: England
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Difficult to play under Jose Mourinho – Rashford
Marcus Rashford has admitted that it was difficult for him to play his best football under former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho. Rashford burst onto the senior stage at United when Louis van Gaal was in charge at Old Trafford in 2016, before having to adjust to life under a new boss after the Dutchman’s…
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I’m getting faster and stronger – Chelsea defender
Chelsea fullback Reece James is delighted with his form this season. James says key to his progress has been his fitness. He told the club’s website: “Physically I’m feeling good. Last season I had an injury at the start of the season so it took a while getting into it, but this season I’m happy…
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Tottenham set to replace Lloris with England goalkeeper
Tottenham are ready to replace Hugo Lloris with an England goalkeeper this summer. The Sun says Dean Henderson (Manchester United), Nick Pope (Burnley) and Sam Johnstone (West Brom) are in Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions squad that met up on Monday. And the trio are all on Spurs’ shortlist to replace Lloris as their No 1. The…
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Prince Harry reveals main reason for leaving Britain
Prince Harry said a large part of the reason he and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, left England for a life in the United States was racism in Britain. In new footage aired on Monday from the interview on U.S. television network CBS, Oprah Winfrey asked if the couple left because of racism, the prince replied:…
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COVID-19: UK PM announces England-wide lockdown
Nearly 56 million people in England will return to a full coronavirus lockdown, possibly until mid-February, to try to cut spiraling infection rates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. The measures, which include the closure of primary and secondary schools, will come into effect Wednesday, he said in a televised address, after Scotland announced…
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England cancel Germany friendly after positive COVID-19 test
The England women’s football team have called off Tuesday’s friendly against Germany in Wiesbaden after a member of their backroom team tested positive for COVID-19. “While we all wanted to play Tuesday’s game, this was absolutely the right course of action. “I thank Germany’s staff for their understanding and our FA colleagues for their support,”…
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Chelsea’s Reece James sets unwanted England record
Chelsea youngster Reece James has become the first England player to be sent off on his starting debut as Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions again suffered issues with their discipline in the 1-0 Nations League loss to Denmark on Wednesday. James was shown a red card after the final whistle for dissent against referee Jesus Gil…
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Arsenal star Nketiah breaks all-time England U21 scoring record
Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah is now the number one goalscorer of all time for the England Under-21 team. The youngster did miss a penalty during his team’s 2-1 win over Turkey’s Under-21s in the European Championship qualifiers. But he redeemed himself, netting his 14th goal at that level in the 88th minute, taking him past…
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Nations League: England beat world’s top-ranked team Belgium
England came from behind to overcome the world’s top-ranked team Belgium and record an important Nations League victory at Wembley. Belgium took a lead their early superiority deserved when Romelu Lukaku sent England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford the wrong way after the striker had been brought down by Eric Dier’s poor challenge. England were on the…
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Its official! Arsenal winger, Bukayo Saka not for Super Eagles
Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka will not be playing for Nigeria’s Super Eagles in the future as he has been invited to play for England. The young Arsenal star, was among the new faces invited by Coach Gareth Southgate, to the Three Lions squad for the first time. England are scheduled to take on Wales in…