Being called up to the England senior team for the first time is a day to remember for any player and can provide a platform for a player to become an important part of the national team. In the last few days, England manager Gareth Southgate announced his latest squad...
During the recent international break, England confirmed its qualification for the 2024 European Championships, to be held in Germany this summer, following a victory over defending champions Italy. While selecting some players into the Euros squad is considered a no-brainer, such as captain Harry Kane and world-class talent Jude Bellingham, other positions...
After a summer of football, the FIFA Women's World Cup came to a close on Sunday as the final played out at Sydney's Stadium Australia. The two teams facing off in this year's final were a Spain team subject to constant rumours of unrest, up against European Champions, England who...
We’re one day away from the highly anticipated 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final, where Jorge Vilda’s Spain will take on the reigning European Champions, Sarina Wiegman’s England. The path to the big game in Stadium Australia has not been an easy one for either side, with both demonstrating a...
Both Sarina Wiegman's England team and Lars Søndergaard's Denmark went into their second game in Group D, knowing that a victory would give them the best possible chance to secure their place in the first knockout round. In the opening group game, the Danes left it late to seal a...
After a thrilling ending due to Trafford's save from Abel Ruiz's penalty kick in the 98th minute, England secured their first U21 European Championship title in 39 years. The Young Lions showcased an outstanding performance throughout the tournament, maintaining clean sheets in every match — the first nation since Spain...
Despite losing to the eventual finalists in the quarter-final, England’s performance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup highlighted early signs of a golden generation. With Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, Man City’s Phil Foden, and Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham leading the line, the Three Lions have quality for years to come. Just...
2022 has been a notable year for football fans worldwide. The year has seen some top talent rise to prominence, and now, other top talents aim to follow in their footsteps and announce themselves on the big stage too. In this article, we will see one such player to watch...
England hit Iran for 6 in the Group B opener, with Gareth Southgate's secret system working an absolute treat in the build-up. Is the 4-2-3-1 system England's best chance at World Cup glory? Can this style of football work against the big teams in the latter stages of the tournament?...
With the World Cup just weeks away, the focus is turning towards the national team selection. Fikayo Tomori is a player who is regularly being called up to the England squad. Since his move away from England, Tomori has racked up over 60 appearances in all competitions for Italian giants...
2022 has already been a year to remember for England’s women’s football team, with their Euro 2022 win ending the country’s 56-year wait for a major trophy whilst also increasing national interest in the women’s game. With that in mind, the visit of double world champions the USA was always...
Is there a more polarising figure in football at the moment than Trent Alexander-Arnold? The 23-year-old Liverpool and England right-back is widely admired for his ability in the attacking phases and there are few if any players out there who have a more effective passing range than the young Englishman....
Ivan Toney has started this Premier League season in the same way he finished the previous campaign, with teams unable to stop his unique style of power and precision. While many people thought the resurrection of Brentford last season was due to Christian Eriksen's arrival, we explained that there was...
Saturday night saw Austria vs England in the FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We...
English football fans are undoubtedly one of the world’s most patient groups of people, with them having to endure 56 years of waiting for a major trophy and seeing each attempt to end that drought fail to come off. On Sunday evening, that patience was at last rewarded, with a...
Who Is Cole Palmer? With the Premier League implementing the five-subs rule in 2022/23, we are set to see an increase in minutes for fringe players and academy graduates looking to cement their place in senior squads. Due to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, this will be an unprecedented...
The England U19s continued their impressive recent record at the UEFA European Youth Championship by lifting the trophy for the second time in their last four attempts. The annual tournament, cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, has seen England win it twice and reach the semi-finals once...
Friday saw England once again crowned winners of the Under-19 European Championship after they came from behind to defeat Israel 3-1 after extra time in the Anton Malatinsky Stadium, in Trnava. It is the second time in five years England have won the competition, as they beat Portugal 2-1 in...
The distinctiveness of the March international friendlies is that, more often than not, they represent the final uncompetitive fixtures for managers to experiment with new formations and tactics ahead of a proceeding international tournament. England’s routine victory over a disappointing Ivory Coast side on Tuesday evening was no exception to...
So Euro 2020 has officially come to an end and the Italians reign as the champions of Europe. Across the tournament as a whole, it is difficult to argue that Italy are not deserving champions. Their coach Roberto Mancini has removed the shackles of tradition that so often surrounded the...
