England kick off their 2022 World Cup campaign against Iran on Monday and Alan Smith looks ahead to that opening Group B clash at the Khalifa International Stadium.
Gareth Southgate’s side are expected to progress from a group that also contains Wales and USA, however, they will be looking to get off to a winning start against
England will take a knee before their World Cup opener against Iran, manager Gareth Southgate has confirmed.
England kick off their 2022 World Cup campaign against Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium on Monday.
“We feel we should take the knee. We think it is
Gareth Bale insists his fitness is “right where I want to be” but Joe Allen will miss Wales’ World Cup opener against the USA.
Bale signed for Los Angeles FC in June to boost his fitness ahead of the Qatar tournament although he only started two matches for the MLS side, seeing the
Former Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool defender Kolo Toure is close to becoming the new Wigan Athletic manager.
Toure, 41, who is currently a Leicester City first-team coach, has held talks with the Championship side and has impressed the owners enough for them to offer him the job.
Manchester United are exploring ways to terminate Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract at the club following his explosive interview with Piers Morgan.
Ronaldo’s interview on TalkTV – aired in two parts on Wednesday and Thursday – saw the 37-year-old criticise the club and manager Erik ten Hag, who the player says
James Maddison insists he will be fit and ready to be called upon for England after shaking off an injury scare on the eve of the World Cup.
The midfielder, having scored in Leicester’s
France defender Raphael Varane said his Manchester United team-mates were obviously affected by Cristiano Ronaldo’s comments in a television interview that he did not respect manager Erik ten Hag and felt betrayed by the Premier League side.
In an explosive interview with TalkTV that has cast
Lionel Messi says Brazil, France and England are the biggest threats to his dream of finally getting a World Cup winners’ medal with Argentina.
The 35-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward will again shoulder Argentina’s hopes in Qatar as they bid to deliver the South American country’s third world
While Cristiano Ronaldo has slim pickings over his next move Manchester United are already targeting a new elite forward, says Melissa Reddy.
Speaking on a special edition of the Essential Football podcast, Sky Sports News senior reporter Reddy said a lack of interest from the likes of Napoli, Atletico Madrid and Chelsea, who had all courted Ronaldo in the summer, meant the vilified striker’s options of his
Home, sweet home.
Those are the words on the front page of Portuguese daily publication O Jogo in reference to a smiling Cristiano Ronaldo being back in Lisbon, away from the media spotlight of the baying British press.
Ronaldo, in the first clips released by TalkTV from a 90-minute interview with Piers Morgan, has accused Manchester United of betraying him and doubting the
