Scotland’s Stephen O’Donnell has revealed the bizarre tactics he used to unsettle England’s Jack Grealish: complimenting his good looks, muscular calves and lovely hair mid-match. Grealish was brought on in the 63rd minute of England’s 0-0 draw with Scotland at Wembley on Friday and was up against O’Donnell. The Motherwell right-back was booked for fouling Grealish, … Read more
Gareth Southgate has all but written off England’s chances of winning Euro 2020 chances as he admitted they were not at the “standard” of other nations. The England manager playing down public expectations after a flat performance in the 0-0 draw with Scotland at Wembley is perhaps understandable. However the man who’s been in charge of England since … Read more
Every team’s chances of winning Euro 2020 have been revealed by Opta’s detailed Stats Perform prediction model – and England are only eighth on the list of likely winners. Each country competing has now played two matches and, going into the final group games, the brains at Opta have delivered a breakdown of the most likely … Read more
Robin Gosens dropped a masterclass in Germany’s 4-2 win over Portugal – and he’ll no doubt have been pleased to have taken the headlines away from Cristiano Ronaldo. The Atalanta star was named ‘Star of the Match’ by UEFA after capping off a marauding display up and down the left flank with two assists and a goal. … Read more
Bruno Fernandes was on the receiving end of a rinsing from former Arsenal defender Lee Dixon for his lack of urgency in Portugal’s 4-2 loss to Germany. Despite going 1-0 up through Cristiano Ronaldo in the 15th minute, the European Championship holders were especially poor at the Allianz Arena. Fernandes in particular was below par and did not showcase … Read more
Jose Mourinho slammed England for being afraid and said the hosts were just “set up not to lose” in their 0-0 draw with Scotland at Wembley. Gareth Southgate played the same team that beat Croatia 1-0, except with new full-backs in Reece James and Luke Shaw. However Mourinho said the team had no desire to … Read more
Graeme Souness unloaded on England following their 0-0 draw with Scotland on Friday night and told his fellow ITV pundits that football “ain’t coming home”. Many hoped the Three Lions would kick on after an impressive showing against Croatia in their first Group D game. But Scotland looked the better side for large parts of the game and both … Read more
Harry Kane could hardly hear the questions in his post-match interview following England’s 0-0 draw with Scotland as the fans at Wembley drowned it out with boos. The England captain was being interviewed for TV inside the stadium and struggled to make himself heard – or hear what was being said – due to the thunderous noise … Read more
Ian Wright said what every England fan was thinking after the Three Lions were held to a 0-0 draw with Scotland at Wembley. Following up on their 1-0 triumph against Croatia, England failed to create much, with John Stones’ finest opportunity coming in the first half, when he headed against the post after an … Read more