Euro 2020 – Group E preview
Spain start as favourites to qualify from Euro 2020’s Group E, where La Roja will face Sweden, Poland and Slovakia in their bid to…
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Euro 2020 – Group F preview
Euro 2020’s ‘Group of Death’ features world champions France, holders Portugal and perennial contenders Germany, with Hungary bidding to more than make up the…
Euro 2020 – Group D preview
England and Scotland will meet in a fascinating all-British match-up in Group D at this summer’s European Championship, the latter having reached a first…
Euro 2020 – Group C preview
Previewing Group C of this summer’s European Championship, as the Netherlands face Ukraine, Austria and debutants North Macedonia as the Dutch make their major…
Euro 2020 – Group B preview
Euro 2020’s Group B features the world’s number-one ranked nation according to FIFA, as Belgium’s ‘Golden Generation’ look to end the nation’s wait for…
Latest unnecessary international break has been an omnishambles for football
The international break is unfairly maligned in this writer’s mind. It’s dismissed as a supposedly second rate version of the sport, an unnecessary distraction…
Tough Times: Five of England’s WC semi-final squad who are struggling at club level
English football has so often been associated with false dawns and crushing disappointments, but the 2018 World Cup at least saw the nation’s long-suffering…
Appreciating the 14 African Footballer of the Year winners to play in the Premier League
African football has produced some of the game’s most exciting talents of modern times, a whole host of the continent’s leading names having thrived…
Picking a best Premier League XI who won’t be at the Euros next summer
European football’s leading nations will compete to be crowned as the continent’s champions next summer, the final line-up for the delayed European Championships completed…
The Blues: Five French World Cup winners who’ve fallen on hard times at club level
France were crowned as champions of the world for a second time just two years ago following their World Cup victory in Russia, a…
True Greats: Appreciating five of the best Spanish footballers of modern times
Sergio Ramos made history during the international break after becoming the most capped male player in the history of European football, the defender representing…
The youngest players to make their England bow in the Premier League era
The youngest players to make their international bow for the England football team since 1992, the year the Premier League broke away from the…
It’s coming home? FA in talks with UEFA about being sole hosts of Euro 2021
Could football finally be coming home once again? Well, it is being reported that talks are underway about the UK hosting next summers European…
Southgate excited for ‘humdinger of a game’ as Scotland qualification sets up England clash at Euro 2021
Gareth Southgate admits he is relishing a ‘humdinger of a game’ after Scotland’s qualification set up a huge clash with England at next summer’s…
Granny Rule XI: The best English-born footballers to play for Ireland in each position
For decades the Republic of Ireland national team has drawn on the diaspora for its football players, the descendants of Irish men and women…
From Italia 90 to Euro 2016 – Five of the best Ireland jerseys of all-time
This week new kits were revealed for the Republic of Ireland’s national teams that they will start wearing during November’s internationals. There was a…
Five of the best Caribbean-born footballers to play in the Premier League
As it is Black History Month, this article is part of a series celebrating the best black players to feature in British football. The…
Five of the most remarkable international debuts in the modern era
Representing your country should be one of the greatest honours for any football player, or at least it used to be. The waning importance…