While Manchester City players were hanging out on the Wembley pitch after the final whistle, Jack Grealish was standing on the sidelines. The club-record £100m signing, with his arms across his chest, was overlooked by Pep Guardiola. Even when City were 2-0 down at half-time, Guardiola, who later admitted that he had made the “game… Read More »
Gary O’Neil (right) tries to talk to the fourth official – Reuters/Molly Darlington Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Gary O’Neil was ejected from the referee’s room after arguing about a VAR decision that cost him a late equalizer in the 2-1 defeat to West Ham United at Molineux. O’Neil lost his temper after Max Kilman’s 99th-minute… Read More »
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 »
England’s front five of Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka and Harry Kane will be as good as anyone at Euro 2024, and Gareth Southgate can also rely on an experienced goalkeeper and wealth at right-back. With the return of Harry Maguire to Manchester United, even the manager’s concerns about the centre-back have… Read More »
England will host Brazil on Saturday in the first of two pre-Euro 2024 friendly matches in this international window as Gareth Southgate moves closer to naming his squad for the tournament. Ahead of the game, Tottenham striker Richarlison spoke of the benefits of seeing a therapist and welcomed Brazil’s decision to add a team psychologist… Read More »
For England’s hopefuls, all roads lead to Gelsenkirchen on June 16, where Gareth Southgate’s team will play in the opening match of the 2024 European Championship. The big question between now and then is: Who will go to Germany? Southgate is able to select a 23-man squad, meaning many deserving candidates will be missed. When… Read More »
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 »