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Gareth Southgate has warned his England squad that even captain Harry Kane is not ‘undroppable’. The Tottenham forward continued his fine goalscoring record for the national side with a hat-trick in Saturday’s 4-0 win over Bulgaria at Wembley, moving ahead of Sir Geoff Hurst in the all-time standings after scoring …

England midfielder Declan Rice has revealed he received ‘threats’ and ‘abuse’ after switching his international allegiance to the Three Lions from the Republic of Ireland. The West Ham star represented Ireland at various age groups and earned three senior caps, though with each cap coming in friendly fixtures, FIFA rules …

Ryan Giggs has hailed Daniel James after the winger’s stunning first-half goal gave Wales a 1-0 win over Belarus in Cardiff. The Manchester United winger continued his fine recent form and scored the game’s only goal after 17 minutes, cutting in from the left-wing and curling the ball brilliantly beyond goalkeeper …

Harry Kane says he is not focussing on breaking Wayne Rooney’s England goalscoring record.  Kane hit a hat-trick in England’s 4-0 win over Bulgaria on Saturday, the Tottenham forward moving to 25 goals in just 40 international caps. At just 26, many have suggested Kane could be the man to break …

Gareth Southgate believes England’s attacking options are as ‘exciting’ as any line-up in world football. England continued their perfect start to Euro 2020 qualifying with a 4-0 win over Bulgaria on Saturday, with captain Harry Kane hitting a hat-trick in a comprehensive win at Wembley. Manchester City star Raheem Sterling was …

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has revealed the ‘surreal’ feeling of watching England with the fans during the club’s run to the semi-final of the 2018 World Cup. The England international missed out on last summer’s tournament in Russia after suffering a serious knee injury, the 26-year-old now returning to the squad for the coming …

Manchester City’s John Stones has revealed he has had a summer of reflection as he bids to rediscover his form for club and country. Stones was part of the England squad which competed in this summer’s Nations League finals, with the defender’s costly mistake allowing the Netherlands to take the lead in …

Huge strides are being made in women’s football, but have the FAI already missed the boat to capitalise on the success of the World Cup for the betterment of Irish football? The Women’s World Cup comes to a conclusion this weekend. Sweden have claimed third place after their 2-1 win …

Ireland’s u21 team had some star performers during their impressive run in the preeminent youth football competition, the Toulon Tournament. A few years ago the organisers of the Milk Cup, a prestigious youth football tournament held every year in Northern Ireland, decided to change its name to SuperCupNI, a name …

Brazil defeated Ireland 2-0 in the semi-finals of the Toulon Tournament thanks to goals in either half from the irrepressible Paulinho and Matheus Cunha. Ireland’s adventure in France came to an end on Wednesday as the U21’s lost an energetic and technically superior Brazil outfit. Although there will be disappointment …