England manager Gareth Southgate’s Euro 2024 selection headaches could soon ease a little as UEFA considers whether to return to 26-man squads.
Teams have been back to preparing for 23-strong selections this summer after being allowed expanded groups to help cope with the knock-on impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
But a return to 26 is understood to have been backed by the majority of coaches at a Euro 2024 workshop on Monday, with UEFA saying it will make a final decision in the coming weeks.
Previous expanded selections allowed Southgate to take a calculated gamble on the fitness of Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson at Euro 2020 as the pair recovered from injury.
The same went for Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips at the 2022 World Cup as they worked…
England men’s boss Gareth Southgate wished the Lionesses well ahead of tonight’s World Cup final but admitted he had “no advice” to offer a team that has accomplished what his has not.
Should they beat Spain tonight in Sydney, England’s women, managed by Sarina Wiegman, could be crowned world champions for the first time since the men’s team triumphed in 1966, just under 13 months since they secured the European championship title – something the men have never done.
Wiegman is the first coach to lead two nations to a women’s World Cup final, having also done so with the Netherlands four years ago, and would join just Sir Alf Ramsey on a list of managers who have won a global title with England.
Southgate, speaking in a video posted on the Lioness…
Four goals in the first 30 minutes helped Milan ease the pressure on Paulo Fonseca in a resounding 4-0 win over Venezia on Saturday.
Milan had a disappointing start to the Serie A season, with two draws and a loss, but they delivered an impressive performance to secure their first win of the campaign.
Theo Hernandez gave Milan the lead after just 88 seconds with a shot from a tight angle which deflected off Venezia keeper Jesse Joronen s legs and into the net.
The hosts doubled their lead 14 minutes later when a low corner found its way to Youssouf Fofana, who fired into the net.
Two quick penalties, first from Christian Pulisic in the 25th minute and then from Tammy Abraham four minutes later, put the match out of reach for the newly promoted visitors.
Former Three Lions boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has said that England have big possibilities to make the Euro 2012 semi-final or final.
I don t know if the Three Lions have big possibilities, but anything can happen in a tournament. After all, Greece won the European Championships in 2004 after beating hosts Portugual 2-1 in the final.
Why not win it? With a little bit of luck, not a lot of injuries and players not too tired, they have a chance,” the former England manager told BBC Radio 5 live’s Sportsweek show.
England have been drawn in Group D with France, Sweden, and the co-hosts Ukraine.
The Three Lions will face a renovated France side in their first game.
“They [France] have changed everything since the last World Cup…
Arsenal are keen on handing William Saliba a new contract amid interest from Real Madrid, according to . The report has claimed that Spanish and European giants Madrid are keen on signing Saliba, and that Arsenal are keen on keeping the defender at the Emirates Stadium.
TEAMtalk has reported that “reveal that there is absolutely no intention from Arsenal to sell Saliba in the coming windows as he is vital to their plans”, adding that the Gunners “are keen to tie him down to a new deal, with the centre-back’s current contract running until June 2027”.
Saliba has been on the books of Arsenal since 2019 and has now established him as one of the best centre-backs in the Premier League and is a key figure for the North London club. The 23-year-old France internatio…
Milan have completed the signing of Spain captain Alvaro Morata from Atletico Madrid.
The striker, who will wear the number seven shirt with the Rossoneri, has put pen to paper on a four-year deal at San Siro, with the option of an additional year.
Morata is fresh from leading Spain to their record-breaking fourth European Championship triumph at Euro 2024, following a 2-1 victory over England in the final.
The 31-year-old becomes Paulo Fonseca s first major signing since replacing Stefano Pioli in the Milan dugout.
This will be Morata s second spell in Italy, having scored 59 goals in 185 appearances across two separate stints with Juventus, where he won successive Serie A titles in 2015 and 2016.
He could make his debut when Milan host Torino in…
There will be capacity crowds for the Wimbledon finals next month and around 45,000 people are set to be allowed into Wembley for the Euro 2020 semi-finals and final.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced a four-week delay in lifting coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England to July 19 due to rising cases of the Delta variant.
However, Wimbledon and the European Championship are being treated as test events, so there is set to be a full house of 15,000 on Centre Court for the championship matches on the weekend of July 10-11.
The grass-court grand slam will be the first outdoor sporting event to have a capacity crowd since the start of the pandemic.
When the tournament, which was not staged last year due to the COVID-19 crisis, starts on …
Gareth Southgate chose the right time to end his England tenure, though he will go down as a Three Lions legend .
That is according to Southgate s former international team-mate Darren Anderton.
The Football Association (FA) confirmed on Tuesday that Southgate had decided to walk away from his role following the 2-1 Euro 2024 final defeat against Spain.
Southgate, who took charge in 2016, guided his national side to the World Cup semi-finals in 2018, as well as back-to-back Euros finals – becoming the first manager to lose two European Championship showpiece matches.
Anderton, a team-mate of Southgate with England at Euro 1996, believes the time was right.
I think he s been getting a lot of stick. He s been involved since 2011 with the FA and n…
that Neymar will move to Europe from Santos after next summer’s World Cup in Brazil.
It is thought that the 21-year-old is focusing on his career at Santos right now and is trying to stay in fine form for the World Cup, which he is desperate to win.
The Brazilian will then want a new challenge after competing in the biggest tournament of them all and Chelsea could be the team that he heads to.
The European Champions have been keen on the forward for a while now, but his desire to stay at Santos has meant a deal had never materialised.
However, in the summer of 2014, they could land one of the best players that the world has to offer right now and it would be a cracking bit of business.
One of the main reasons for Chelsea leading the way is tha…
Gareth Southgate insists Euro 2024 is not just about England playing well as the Three Lions manager lauded the character shown in their penalty shoot-out victory over Switzerland in the last eight.
England were once again unconvincing in Dusseldorf and fell behind to Breel Embolo s 75th-minute opener, only for Bukayo Saka to level shortly after on Saturday.
Penalties followed at Dusseldorf Arena as Jordan Pickford denied Switzerland s first spot-kick from Manuel Akanji, before Trent Alexander-Arnold coolly slotted in the winning effort to seal a last-four place.
Since Euro 1996, England have played 11 knockout matches at the European Championship and eight of those have gone to extra-time, including the last four in a row.
That may be apportioned to thei…