Wednesday, June 27, 2018

England vs. Belgium: Top spot on the line, but do Southgate, Martinez want it?

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England vs. Belgium: Top spot on the line, but do Southgate, Martinez want it?
Paul Mariner reveals his grades for England's starting XI vs. Panama and explains why they can't let up despite having already advanced. Free-Kick: Race for Golden Boot heats up as Kane overtakes Ronaldo and Lukaku Group G's winners will be decided on Thursday, but considering the benefits of finishing second, it promises to be an intriguing clash in Kaliningrad. A potentially smoother draw as well as a longer rest could be on offer for the runners-up, but you can't put a price on momentum ahead of the knockout rounds.  Liam Twomey (England) and Sven Claes (Belgium) take a look at the match as the final games in the group stage come to a close. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.playbuzz.com/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); What's at stake?  Liam Twomey: Top spot...

Monday, June 25, 2018

World Cup 2018: Groups A and B get set for finales, Argentina news – live updates!

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World Cup 2018: Groups A and B get set for finales, Argentina news – live updates!
Live updates from Russia before final games in Groups A and BTen talking points from the second round of matchesAny comments? You can email or tweet @DanielHarris

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I wonder what will happen to Lingard next season, though. If Mourinho is desperate to include Matic every game, with Fred and Pogba also around, there’s no midfield space, so he might need to play from the right. He’s capable of it, but a decent right-back would make it much easier.

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Jesseh Lingard, then. There’s still plenty of work to do - he has a tendency to disappear from games, and needs more consistency in his finishing of easy chances. But he makes the players around him play better, has excellent pace and movement, can do special things, and isn’t scared. Alex Ferguson, Louis van Gaal, Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes, Jose Mourhino and Gareth Southgate all rate him - it might not matter so much that your da/boyfriend/you don’t.

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Sunday, June 24, 2018

Sterling to start for England and reaction to Germany's win: World Cup 2018 – as it happened

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Sterling to start for England and reaction to Germany's win: World Cup 2018 – as it happened
Follow England v Panama – live!The Englishman behind Panama’s World Cup dreamWorld Cup Daily: Germany leave it late, Mexico wait
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Those confirmed teams, and the launch of Rob Smyth’s England v Panama live coverage, with the match kicking off at 1pm BST concludes this blog for the day. Thanks for joining us. We’ll be back tomorrow.

Related: World Cup 2018: England v Panama – live!

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England team confirmed: Pickford, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Lingard, Henderson, Trippier, Young, Loftus-Cheek, Sterling, Kane.

Panama meanwhile: Penedo, Murillo, Roman Torres, Escobar, Davis, Barcenas, Cooper, Gomez, Godoy, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Perez.

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Saturday, June 23, 2018

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Soccer-From school kids to warriors, Germany must get serious - Khedira

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Soccer-From school kids to warriors, Germany must get serious - Khedira
Germany Sweden Fox 3:00 PM UTC Match 27 Game Details Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » GameCast Lineups and Stats SOCHI, Russia, June 21 (Reuters) - Germany will need to transform from a schoolboy team to a fighting unit if they are to have any chance of progressing in the World Cup, midfielder Sami Khedira said on Thursday.The reigning world champions suffered a shock opening Group F defeat by Mexico, leaving their hopes of making the knockout stage in the balance.They must now beat the Swedes, who have three points, on Saturday as any other result could potentially see them eliminated. Germany play South Korea...