Sarina Wiegman is confident England are ready for the task ahead of them as they prepare for Friday’s must-win Nations League clash with the Netherlands at Wembley.
The Lionesses are third in Group A1 after four games, having been beaten 2-1 in September by the Dutch and 3-2 last month by Belgium, who they trail by three and one point respectively.
Failure to beat the Netherlands in their penultimate group fixture will end their hopes of the first-placed finish they require to have a chance of securing a Paris 2024 Olympics qualifying spot for Great Britain, and boss Wiegman told a press conference: “I think the team is ready.
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Harry Kane may struggle to resist the temptation to leave Tottenham in search of major honours at the end of the season, believes former Spurs striker Frederic Kanoute.
While Kane has hit 25 Premier League goals during another fine individual campaign, his quest to win a first major trophy never looked likely to end during a frustrating season for Spurs.
Tottenham sit nine points adrift of the top four after Sunday s dramatic 4-3 defeat at Liverpool, and chairman Daniel Levy has already sacked two head coaches in the form of Antonio Conte and his interim replacement Cristian Stellini.
With Kane about to enter the final 12 months of his contract, reports have suggested he could be targeted by Manchester United in the upcoming transfer window, while Paris Saint-Ger…
Former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha has made the jump over to Major League Soccer with Real Salt Lake. The 31 year old left Queens Park Rangers earlier this summer and was a free agent, but now, he s followed in the footsteps of many former Premier League stars who decided to test themselves in America. While the MLS has been ridiculed for the quality of the league itself for many years now, it seems as if they re slowly taking steps to rectify that.
Salt Lake s manager believes Onuoha will add the kind of experience that his club desperately needs, as they go in search of a second MLS Cup triumph following their inaugural victory back in 2009. The club also finished as runners up in the MLS Cup in 2013, and they ve also reached the final of the CONCACAF Champions Leag…
Leeds United could try to sign Andrey Santos from Chelsea in the January transfer window, according to journalist Ben Jacobs. Santos is back at his parent club Chelsea after a disappointing loan spell at Nottingham Forest.
The Brazil international defensive midfielder joined Forest on a season-long loan deal from Premier League rivals Chelsea in the summer of 2023. The 19-year-old failed to make an impact at the City Ground and was able to make only one substitute appearance in the Premier League this season.
Journalist Jacobs said on : “Crystal Palace are interested and there are Championship clubs as well. Ipswich may be one to watch and I think that Leeds are still in the market.
“Even though they made some replacements they lost Weston McKennie and t…
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann believes the Gunners are in danger of losing their identity, saying no-one knows which direction it is supposed to be going .
The Gunners finished fifth in the Premier League last season, meaning they will play in the Europa League for the third consecutive campaign.
Arsenal have only signed teenage Brazilian forward Gabriel Martinelli so far during the close season, while fan groups have joined together to call for major shareholder, Stan Kroenke, to reinvigorate the Gunners following what they see as a decade of decline.
Lehmann, who played for the Gunners between 2003 and 2008 before returning for a short spell in 2011, agrees with the fans view and has accused the team of drifting.
The club is certainly …
While the likes of European superstars such as Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane might have a huge amount of speculation surrounding their futures this summer, it has undoubtedly been Saudi Arabia that has stolen all of world football’s headlines.
In what feels like a watershed moment, the Middle Eastern giants have stormed their way into the conversation and have embarked on what has been a hugely controversial takeover attempt.
Since it was announced back in December that five-time Ballon d’Or winner and modern-day icon Cristiano Ronaldo would be joining Al Nassr following his second stint with Manchester United, the Saudis have gone into overdrive and are on a mission to sweep up all of Europe’s biggest names.
Welcoming now-former Real Madrid talisman Karim …
Erik ten Hag believes Andre Onana s penalty save was the turning point as Manchester United got back to winning ways with a commanding 3-0 victory over 10-man Southampton.
The Red Devils arrived at St Mary s on a two-match losing streak and almost fell behind in the 33rd minute, but Onana guessed correctly to keep out Cameron Archer s tame spot-kick.
The visitors capitalised on their reprieve as goals from Matthijs de Ligt and Marcus Rashford put them 2-0 up at half-time, before Alejandro Garnacho wrapped up the points later on.
Ten Hag was pleased with his team s response and also saluted Rashford, who netted his first goal since March.
The start was not easy, the United boss told BBC Match of the Day.
I think the penalty was the turning point…
Wayne Rooney roared onto the scene as a player but is taking a more patient approach to coaching as the Manchester United and England great strives to become a top manager.
Nobody could forget his stunning breakthrough as a teenager with Everton and then the national team, leading to his big-money move to Old Trafford in 2004.
Rooney was a force of nature that won trophies aplenty as records fell with United before winding down his career with spells at Everton, DC United and Derby.
The forward hung up his boots in January 2021 to take on the full-time managerial role at County, steering them through tough times during a rollercoaster start to his coaching career.
The 37-year-old decided to return to the USA and has overseen a marked improvement since tak…
Joao Felix wants to follow in Cristiano Ronaldo s footsteps by winning the Ballon d Or.
The 19-year-old became Atletico Madrid s record signing after they paid €126million to sign him from Benfica earlier this month.
Joao Felix made his name in the Primeira Liga and Europa League last term, then teamed up with Ronaldo as Portugal triumphed in the Nations League.
The attacker will be tasked with replacing Antoine Griezmann at Atletico, the France forward having finally completed a long-mooted switch to Barcelona.
And Joao Felix is hoping to emulate Ronaldo, who collected four Champions League titles after joining Real Madrid from Manchester United in 2009 and has five Ballons d Or to his name.
Cristiano Ronaldo has won five Ballon d Or trophies …
Juventus have decided their Maurizio Sarri experiment has not worked and for the second time in as many seasons the Bianconeri are on the hunt for a new head coach.
Sarri was the man chosen to succeed Massimiliano Allegri ahead of the 2019-20 campaign, an appointment that seems a lifetime ago in a season interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The former Napoli boss steered Juve to a ninth straight Serie A title, but the unconvincing nature of that triumph meant the Scudetto alone was never likely to be enough to convince the club s hierarchy Sarri would be the man to achieve the ultimate goal of winning the Champions League.
They fell short in Europe on Friday night, with Juve failing to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit to Ligue 1 side Lyon in the Champions Lea…