Tag Archives: England team

Why can’t England’s squad ever get their hotel choice quite right?

If an excellent team hotel is the key to a successful international tournament, England could have a good month ahead of them. For the upcoming Euros, Gareth Southgate has booked the England squad to Golfresort Weimarer Land in central Germany for a rumored fee of around £800,000. The hotel is in line with previous tournament… Read More »

Jack Grealish’s fall from grace mirrors that of Paul Gascoigne; but he’s not really Jack Gazza

“I would love to be like Gazza.” This was Jack Grealish’s stated mission as he launched his senior career in England. Four years later he may see this as a quest completed, in the most unfortunate sense. A player who draws many parallels with Paul Gascoigne, both for his audacity as a playmaker and the… Read More »

England have ‘Scholes dilemma’ with Cole Palmer; this is how you solve it

Will trying to get Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Cole Palmer into the England squad be Gareth Southgate’s ‘Paul Scholes moment’? To suggest that Foden and Palmer should start for England at this summer’s European Championship after scoring a hat-trick in midweek is not jumping on the bandwagon. The cases that have emerged throughout the… Read More »

Gareth Southgate’s top 10 record isn’t as bad as you might think; Here are the numbers to prove it

Gareth Southgate defended his record against the world’s best teams and pointed to evidence of progress made over the last six years – Michael Regan/The FA via Getty Images The first quiet murmurings of doubt about Gareth Southgate date back to the World Cup meeting with Belgium in 2018, when fans changed the lyrics of… Read More »

England vs Brazil LIVE: All the latest team news and line-ups ahead of tonight’s Wembley friendly

England will face Brazil at Wembley this evening, with Gareth Southgate’s side continuing their preparations for Euro 2024 with an important friendly match. The Three Lions suffered an injury crisis in their penultimate game before Southgate named his training squad for this summer’s European Championship; captain Harry Kane and winger Bukayo Saka are among those… Read More »

Ireland are authoritarian but Wales win the wooden spoon – What we learned from the Six Nations

The 2024 Guinness Six Nations Championship was decided by events on the opening night as Ireland defeated France in Marseille. Although the Irish later lost to England at Twickenham, they successfully defended their title by five points from runners-up France, while Wales went to the bottom with the wooden spoon. Here the PA news agency… Read More »

England’s Euro 2024 squad: Who’s on the plane to Germany?

Gareth Southgate has some tough choices to make With Euro 2024 fast approaching, Gareth Southgate’s England squad is starting to take shape. Ahead of matches against Brazil and Belgium, Telegraph Sport assesses what the squad would look like if selected now: Goalkeepers Jordan Pickford establishes himself as England’s No1 – Getty Images/Ben Stansall He was… Read More »