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After being tipped for a recall, Jack Butland has this afternoon been left out of the England squad for the upcoming friendlies against Brazil and Belgium. The Rangers goalkeeper earnt his first call up to the senior national team in 2012 after having only played senior football for Cheltenham Town but his wait for a […]
Photo Credit: Cheltenham Town FC/ Nizaam Jones With the international break currently going on, it saw six players from Gloucestershire clubs go out on international duty. Five came from Cheltenham Town Football club, and one from Forest Green Rovers. The internationals from Cheltenham allowed for their game against Wycombe to be postponed, while Forest Green […]
England have announced their squad for the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Italy and Ukraine. The Three Lions travel to Italy first the current European Championship holders on Thursday 23rd March, kicking off at 19:45 GMT, before hosting Ukraine at 17:00 BST on Sunday. Chelsea fullbacks Ben Chilwell are both back amongst the fold after […]
Gareth Southgate has announced his England squad for internationals against Italy and Ukraine next week as the Three Lions look to start their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign positively. Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has been omitted after his recent struggles at club level, with Reece James, Kyle Walker and Kieran Trippier Southgate’s preferred options at right-back. […]
With the final international break of the season looming, England will be announcing their squad for the upcoming clashes with Italy and Ukraine at 2pm today. With that in mind, let’s take a look at three players who have never been called up to the Three Lions Squad, who Gareth Southgate should consider getting on […]
Gareth Southgate has just named a 25 man England squad for international friendlies against Switzerland and the Ivory Coast Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi has been named in the squad for the first time, with the on-loan Chelsea defender impressing for Patrick Vieira’s side. There are some notable absences from the squad inlcuding Manchester United […]
England’s Chloe Birch and Jessica Pugh defeated Denmark duo Christine Busch and Amalie Schulz at the 2022 All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham. The English duo lost the first set 11-21 but levelled the contest after winning a tough second set 21-18 in the women’s doubles. Birch and Pugh then completed the comeback against […]
Seldom does a player eclipse a national team, especially one as highly covered as England. But yet on the eve of the Lionesses’ game against Latvia there is only one name on everybody’s lips, Ellen White. Back in 2015 when Kelly Smith retired, many thought her record would be untouched for decades. But just six […]
England Women boss Sarina Wiegman has praised Ellen White as she passed 100 caps for the Lionesses, and nears the all-time scoring record. White, who has 45 goals in 100 appearances, is one goal away from matching Kelly Smith’s record following a 40th minute strike against Austria in England’s World Cup qualifiers. Smith earned 117 […]