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Why can’t England produce strikers, centre backs or goalkeepers? writes MATT

It was the morning after England was demolished by Germany in the final of Germany and Sir Trevor Brooking soaked through the rubble in a Malmo hotel. An obvious problem in the eyes of Brooking, when the technical director of the FA, in conversation with a small number of newspaper reporters, was that we did […]

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Why can’t England produce strikers, centre backs or goalkeepers? writes MATT

It was the morning after England was demolished by Germany in the final of Germany and Sir Trevor Brooking soaked through the rubble in a Malmo hotel. An obvious problem in the eyes of Brooking, when the technical director of the FA, in conversation with a small number of newspaper reporters, was that we did

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‘He’ll put Gaethje in a coma’… Former UFC BMF champion backs Ilia Topuria to ‘flatline’ Justin Gaethje in potential fight

It is fair to say that former UFC BMF champion, Jorge Masvidal, his aversion to UFC star, Justin Gaethje, retains. Former UFC star, Jorge Masvidal, became the first hunter in the history of the promotion that the BMF title won when he completed Nate Diaz in 2019. The title line was continued in 2023 after

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Nico Williams backs away from remaks about Netherlands – ‘I’m not like that’

'We are going to make them look like clowns' were the rather surprising comments that were attributed to Nico Williams after a 2-2 draw in Rotterdam on Thursday evening. Spain had initially taken an early lead by the Athletic Club wing player, but had to trust a late equalizer via Mikel Merino to save a

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‘Right those wrongs’… Leon Edwards teammate backs him to bounce back from Belal Muhmmad loss despite UFC London switch up

'Rocky' is reflected in the role of competition after his incredible win -streak ended the last time. Leon Edwards now focuses on recovering the Welterweight title after a one -sided loss in the main event of UFC 304 in July. A rematch with Belal Mohammed can only be one fight removed for Edwards, even if

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Van Dijk backs Liverpool team-mate to replace Alexander-Arnold at Wembley

Virgil van Dijk claims that Jarell Quansah has already proven that he can replace the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday against Newcastle. Alexander-Arnold will miss the ankle injury he sustained in the defeat of Champions League against Paris St Germain on Tuesday and Liverpool fears that the defender will be

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“Nobody deserves the Ballon d’Or more than Pedri” – Gavi backs his teammate

It was an emotional evening in the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Company on Tuesday, when Barcelona defeated Benfica 3-1 in the second stage of their Champions League round of 16 draw, which was their first game since the sudden death of Carles Miñarro Garcia last weekend. A moment of silence was observed prior to the kick-off,

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‘I have faith’ – Rooney backs Hojlund at Man Utd despite goal drought

Legend Wayne Rooney from Manchester United said he still has faith in striker Rasmus Hojlund and Hoop found in his replacement version in the draw of the Red Devils with Arsenal. After a bad first half, United took the lead just before the break with an excellent Bruno Fernandes-free staircase only for the Declan Rice

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Wayne Rooney backs under-fire Rasmus Hojlund – and explains what the £72m Man United striker has been missing

Wayne Rooney has shown confidence in Ramus Hojlund, despite the goal of the Manchester United striker during a gloomy season for his team. The Denmark striker has not found the Premier League just since his strike in the 3-2 defeat of Man United by Nottingham Forest on December 7. His last goals for the club

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Liverpool star backs VAR’s penalty call as PSG chief left fuming over decision

Ibrahima Konate insisted that he was innocent after he was spared by VAR in the victory of Liverpool versus PSG. The Reds provided a slim 1-0 success on Wednesday evening in the Parc des Princes. The late goal of Harvey Elliott sealed the victory despite the French champions that dominate most of the game. It

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