Gareth Southgate said that he will shoulder the responsibility for England’s terrible run of form after the manager was booed by his own supporters following his side’s insipid 1-0 defeat to Italy last night. England’s World Cup preparations suffered another dent after Giacomo Raspadori’s superb winner condemned them to relegation from the top tier of the Nations League. The Euro 2020 finalists...
Gareth Southgate has admitted that having two years left on his contract will not protect him from the sack if England flop at the World Cup this winter. Southgate, whose deal runs until December 2024 and takes in that year’s European Championship, is under growing pressure before England close their disastrous Nations League campaign by hosting Germany at Wembley on Monday evening. The manager...
Welcome to the reckoning up. Global sport has spent much of the past two years in a state of jet lag, frazzled by bubbles and firebreaks, by dates that aren’t really dates, events that seem to be taking place in the wrong timeline. Well, here comes the centrepiece: Qatar 2022, the one non-negotiable, the fixed point around which this state of flux has revolved. Check the watch in your pocket...
GARETH SOUTHGATE has named his 27-man England squad for the FOUR upcoming Nations League matches. The Three Lions boss sprung a few surprises as he prepares to give some fringe players a shot and resting some big-name players – no doubt with one eye on the 2022 World Cup this winter. Of course, Southgate wants to win the Nations League. Success breeds success after all. But after reaching...