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England 2 Slovakia 1: Bellingham's last-gasp overhead kick rescues Three Lions
AFTER 95 minutes of excruciating shambles, England were heading home from these Euros in disgrace.Then, just a couple of minutes of football later, Ga
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Cole Palmer went to watch England at World Cup.. they were out before he arrived
IF you need a decent dose of perspective about England’s progress at the Euros, listen to Cole Palmer.When Chelsea’s main man was just 12 years ol
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Southgate keeps getting luck of the draw - now is time to seize the opportunity
FOOTBALL hasn’t come home yet — but opportunity keeps knocking loudly on the front door for Gareth Southgateand England.Southgate is rarely
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England 0 Slovenia 0: Three Lions dire yet again as they scrape top spot
GARETH SOUTHGATE has the best players in the Premier League, the Bundesliga and La Liga at his disposal.And yet England still couldn’t defeat a team
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Kane fiercely defends his form and vows to silence doubters in Euro knockouts
HARRY KANE has launched a bullish defence of his own form and fitness.The England skipper and all-time record scorer has been widely criticised for su
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Southgate launches defence of Foden's 'incredible' work-rate at Euros
GARETH SOUTHGATE defended Phil Foden by hailing the under-fire England star’s ‘unsexy’ graft.Boss Southgate held a team meeting to help Three Li
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Kobbie Mainoo reveals FOUR positions he can play in England and Man Utd boost
KOBBIE MAINOO is such a confident and composed individual that you ­cannot imagine him losing his cool.Asked by a potty-mouthed journalist from one o
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Foden needs to justify his England spot, Southgate has shown enough faith
PHIL FODEN and his ­partner visited a mystic for a tarot-card reading before the Euros.Psychic medium Chloe Smith wouldn’t divulge exactly what she
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Brilliant Jude Bellingham gets Three Lions off to perfect start at Euro 2024
WE used to compare Jude Bellingham to other English footballers.To Wayne Rooney in 2004, to Paul Gascoigne in 1990.But now we’re beyond
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Germany 5 Scotland 1: Tartan Army silenced as hosts begin Euros in style
WELL, there’s good news and there’s bad news. The good news is that we will soon be experiencing the blessed sound of bagpipes retreating into th
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Jurgen Klinsmann tips England to win Euro 2024 - and Germans will toast victory
JURGEN KLINSMANN knowsmore than most about the fierce footballing rivalry between England and his homeland.The legendary German goal machine hel
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Lightning strikes twice as England go down to ANOTHER drab Iceland defeat
JUST as England were dreaming about emulating 1966 and all that, here was a horrific reprise of 2016 instead.Gareth Southgate’s men, favourite
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Our clubs are playthings of US wealth funds and billionaire Arabs who don't care
FEW people played a greater role than Ken Bates in revolutionising and globalising English football.During his controversial 21-year reign as chairman
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Jose is made for Istanbul... football needs villains & PL loss is Turkey's gain
WHILE manager of Galatasaray in 1996, Graeme Souness celebrated a cup final victory over Fenerbahce by planting his club’s flag in the centre circl
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Bellingham and Co withstand German onslaught to win Real's 15th Champions League
MAYBE it’s the sheer weight of history, maybe it’s supreme self-confidence, maybe it’s black magic from the men in white.But when Old Big Ears i
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I was Maresca's WBA manager - another Chelsea boss gave him lifts to training
WEST BROM’S team of 1998-99 may seem an unlikely breeding ground for future Chelsea managers.But Enzo Maresca is following in the footsteps of his
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Garnacho and Mainoo give Ten Hag perfect send-off in shock FA Cup final
HERE, in what was likely to be his last match as Manchester United manager, was Erik ten Hag’s ‘football bloody hell!’ moment.In one of th
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De Zerbi has gone from Europe's most-wanted to no job & an unwelcome reputation
WHEN Jurgen Klopp announced his Liverpool departure plan back in January, Roberto De Zerbi was installed as second favourite to succeed him.When the f
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Fury vs Usyk needs a rematch - but feeling is Gypsy King will pick another fight
IF ever a fight demanded a rematch, then it was this instant classic.Even the clamour for an all-British duel between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua wi
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Usyk beats Fury to become boxing's first undisputed heavyweight champ since 1999
TYSON FURY’S unbeaten record was ground to dust in the Saudi desert.Ukrainian warrior Oleksandr Usyk outpointed Fury to become the first undisputed
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Haaland double puts Man City on verge of title as Arsenal fans rue Son miss
THESE are likely to be a historic couple of weeks for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City machine.But before they could complete an unprecedented
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Man Utd 0 Arsenal 1: Nervy Gunners go top thanks to Trossard strike
THIS is what Manchester United supporters used to recognise as ‘Squeaky Bum Time’ back in the era when they were involved in title races.On a tens
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Arsenal stay top after thriller despite best efforts to throw away 3-0 lead
THE hallmark of champions, so they say, is the ability to win matches while not playing at your peak.So what of a team who lead 3-0 at half-time, away
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Klopp copied Fergie's 'biggest mistake' and it's derailed his final season
JURGEN KLOPP was genuinely surprised to hear it, on the January day when he announced his intention to quit Liverpool at the end of the season.It was
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Antony taunting Coventry stars sums up Prem arrogance - beautiful game is broken
AS an image to symbolise the arrogance, excess and utter crassness of the Premier League, it could not have been more cruel or more perfect.Here was a