With 72 minutes on the clock, the thought occurred that Harry Kane had not had much service. It was partly because the England captain was trying to provide it for others, dropping back from his centre-forward’s position to pick his passes.It was time …
Wales 0-0 Estonia, Northern Ireland 0-0 Switzerland: World Cup qualifying – clockwatch!
Updates from tonight’s World Cup qualifying gamesFollow Poland v England – live!Get in touch! Email Scott with your thoughts on tonight’s matches 9.44pm BST FULL TIME: Greece 2-1 Sweden. 9.44pm BST FULL TIME: North Macedonia 0-0 Romania. Continue readi…
Poland 1-1 England: World Cup qualifier – live reaction!
Minute-by-minute updates from the Group I clash in WarsawWales v Estonia, Northern Ireland v Switzerland – clockwatch!Get in touch! Email or tweet Simon with your thoughts 9.43pm BST 90+4 mins: Having conceded in stoppage time England will be smarting,…
Real Madrid knock Manchester City out of Women’s Champions League
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What is the longest gap between two footballers facing each other? | The Knowledge
Plus: more goals created by rhyming footballers, the first English league team to wear all blue and moreMail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU“Last week, 42-year-old Kevin Ellison played against Theo Walcott in the League Cup game between New…
Lyndon Dykes penalty earns Scotland priceless away victory over Austria
The perfect night for Scotland. Tense, exhausting yet perfect. Victorious in Vienna thanks to Lyndon Dykes’ second winning goal in two games, Steve Clarke’s side seized control of their own destiny in Group F with a memorable triumph over Austria. Isra…
Pablo Fornals: ‘I’m in love with West Ham, the songs, the sign, the bubbles’ | Sid Lowe
The Spanish international has fallen for London and the club, an eventuality that didn’t always look likely given the departure of the manager who signed him and the isolation of the pandemicIt’s a long way from Spain’s east coast to London’s East End …
Ireland and Stephen Kenny’s World Cup hopes still alive after Serbia own goal
At last Stephen Kenny’s luck turned. Another dispiriting defeat loomed for the Republic of Ireland– along with the definitive end of their remote World Cup qualification hopes – until a freakish late own goal by Nikola Milenkovic. The defender could do…
Austria v Scotland, France v Finland and more: World Cup qualifying – live!
Updates from Tuesday’s qualifiers for World Cup 2022International schedule threatens players’ fitness warns ClarkeLive scoreboard: the latest from Tuesday night’s matchesAnd you can get in touch with Luke by email or Twitter 7.57pm BST In Vienna, Lyndo…
Manchester City and Gareth Bale speak out against biennial World Cup
Bale: ‘I don’t like every two years for a World Cup’Van der Sar warns players will leave pitch because of racismManchester City and Gareth Bale are the latest voices to oppose a biennial World Cup amid widespread anger at Fifa’s lack of consultation ov…