England’s draw with the USA was NOT a disaster, says Martin Samuel
MARTIN SAMUEL – CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The level of despondency because Gareth Southgate’s players are not marching imperiously into the last 16 is extreme. »
MARTIN SAMUEL – CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The level of despondency because Gareth Southgate’s players are not marching imperiously into the last 16 is extreme. »
The Scottish giants sacked Giovanni van Bronckhorst earlier this week after falling nine points behind Celtic at the top of the table and failing to earn a single point in their Champions League group. »
Alex Iwobi is set to be rewarded for his impressive start to the season at Everton with a new contract which would see the player’s wage rocket. »
Roy Keane believes Cristiano Ronaldo can silence his critics by letting his football do the talking against Ghana on Thursday in the week that saw him leave Old Trafford with immediate effect. »
World Cup news from the 4pm GMT / 11am ET kick-offAnd you can get in touch with Barry by mail or on Twitter Ghana: Itβs difficult to know what to expect from Ghana, who are outside the top 60 of Fifaβs rankings and had an unspeakably bad African Cup of Nations in January, finishing bottom of their group with just one point, suffering the humiliation of defeat at the hands of Comoros along the way. That disa... »
Kuyt, who scored 71 goals in 286 matches for Liverpool between 2006 and 2012, was hopeful of a successful start to management but endured a turbulent time instead. »
All eyes will be on Cristiano Ronaldo following his bombshell two-part interview with Piers Morgan, with the future of the Manchester United star still up in the air. »
I’m afraid that injustice wasn’t what inspired me to go into refereeing! But I’ve loved every edition since. England had no referees at the 2018 World Cup but I was actually asked by FIFA to go to Russia. »
Argentina legend Sergio Aguero would have hoped for a quiet and relaxing flight to Qatar for the World Cup, though some excitable Brazilian supporters had other ideas. »
As David Beckham faces brutal attacks from fans who are aghast at his work with Qatar, the man widely regarded as Australia’s greatest ever player has enjoyed a smooth ride in the lead-up to the Cup. »