England manager Gareth Southgate is reportedly set to personally check in on Declan Rice as the decision over the 20-year old’s international future edges over closer. According to ESPN FC, Southgate will be attending West Ham’s clash with Wolves in the Premier League on Thursday night and will make a big play to secure his international services amidst competition from …
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Gareth Southgate has insisted his work as England manager was far from done as he indicated he had no interest in taking charge at Manchester United any time soon. A recent report in Britain’s Sunday Telegraph said Southgate was on a shortlist being drawn up by Old Trafford chiefs as they sought a permanent replacement for the sacked Jose Mourinho. …
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Fabian Delph will captain England in their friendly against the United States on Thursday, manager Gareth Southgate has announced. It will be the first time the Manchester City midfielder has led his country, although Delph has confirmed he will pass the armband over to Wayne Rooney when the striker comes off the bench for his farewell England appearance. Delph succeeds …
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West Ham midfielder Declan Rice is set to turn his back on the Republic of Ireland and switch his allegiances to England according to reports. According to The Daily Star, Gareth Southgate met with Rice earlier this month at St George’s Park and was presented with a wide range of statistical data showing him how he could fit into the England …
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Joe Hart believes his form for Burnley warrants a recall to the England squad after recovering from the hurt he felt at missing out on the World Cup finals he told The Times. The 31-year-old goalkeeper is back garnering positive headlines for his new club after a nomadic couple of years once Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola told him he …
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Gareth Southgate believes English players have been hampered by the Premier League starting so soon after the World Cup. England’s top flight began on Friday August 10, less than a month after England had been knocked out by Croatia in the semi-finals in Russia. The first divisions in France and Italy began on the same weekend, but La Liga in …
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Gareth Southgate has backed England’s young guns to deal with the “strange” situation of playing in an empty stadium when they bid to avenge their World Cup semi-final loss against Croatia. Southgate’s side were beaten by Croatia in Russia earlier this year when they stood on the cusp of their first World Cup final appearance since 1966. That heartbreaking loss …
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England manager Gareth Southgate expects Dele Alli to be fit for Tottenham’s clash against Liverpool on Saturday after the midfielder was forced to withdraw from the squad to face Switzerland. Alli was injured in England’s Nations League defeat against Spain on Saturday and has pulled out of Tuesday’s friendly with the Swiss in Leicester. But Southgate played down fears of …
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Luke Shaw insisted he is “doing fine” after being stretchered off with a nasty-looking head injury on his first England start for three years in a 2-1 defeat to Spain on Saturday. The Manchester United left-back took to Twitter to reassure England fans of his condition following the game. “Thank you for all the love and support I am doing fine …
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England manager Gareth Southgate has challenged his young squad to build on their World Cup success by beginning to beat the world’s top nations, starting with their first ever Nations League tie at home to Spain on Saturday. Southgate’s men reached the World Cup semi-finals for the first time in 28 years in Russia to spark wild excitement back in …
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England’s Luke Shaw admitted watching the World Cup from afar provided the motivation he needed to grow up and start delivering on his potential for Manchester United. Shaw was the world’s most expensive teenager when he signed for United from Southampton for a reported £27 million in 2014, weeks after representing England at the World Cup in Brazil. However, after …
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Gareth Southgate has opened up on the Declan Rice controversy and has admitted that the West Ham midfielder has “a really difficult decision” to make. Rice has dominated the headlines this week when it emerged that he wasn’t in the Republic of Ireland squad for the upcoming friendlies with Wales and Poland. Martin O’Neill confirmed that England had spoken to …
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Gareth Southgate has officially unveiled his 23-man squad for next month’s UEFA Nations League. England’s World Cup campaign, though unsuccessful, managed to fill an entire nation with an infectious sense of belief in their team’s chances. It was a young and talented group that were led by fantastic performances from the likes of Harry Kane and Harry Maguire and while …
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England’s Football Association wants Gareth Southgate to stay on as manager beyond Euro 2020 but knows it cannot compete on wages if a Premier League club makes an approach. Southgate took England to the World Cup semi-finals in Russia, boosting his stock within the game and ending a run of miserable failures at major tournaments for the national side. “Gareth …
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England manager, Gareth Southgate is one of eleven nominees for FIFA’s Men’s Coach award 2018. Southgate was hailed for his role in getting England to the World Cup semi-final where they lost out to Croatia. OFFICIAL | The nominees for #TheBest FIFA Men’s Coach 2018:Massimiliano AllegriStanislav CherchesovZlatko DalicDidier DeschampsPep GuardiolaJurgen KloppRoberto MartinezDiego SimeoneGareth SouthgateErnesto ValverdeZinedine Zidane For the period 3 July …
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Belgium put paid to England’s hopes of leaving the World Cup with a medal with a 2-0 victory against the Three Lions in Saint Petersburg. The Three Lions were looking to rouse themselves once again having seen their dreams of the final crushed by an extra-time winner by Croatia on Wednesday, but they would face stiff opposition from a Belgium …
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England have finished fourth in the World Cup after going down to a 2-0 defeat to Belgium in Saturday’s play-off in Saint Petersburg. Gareth Southgate’s men, insisting that they were looking to finish on a high despite the deflating semi-final defeat to Croatia, looked brighter from open play than they had done at any other point since the clash with …
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Football’s not coming home, but it’s still taking a slight detour as England meet Belgium in the World Cup third/fourth place play-off on Saturday. Gareth Southgate’s side came close to reaching a first final since 1996 against Croatia on Wednesday night, only to be denied by a Mario Mandzukic winner in extra time. For today’s clash, a match that is …
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