Tuesday, March 27, 2018

English football now ahead of 'struggling' Italy - Gianfranco Zola

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English football now ahead of 'struggling' Italy - Gianfranco Zola
Gianfranco Zola has said English football is ahead of the Italian game as the two nations prepare to meet in a friendly at Wembley

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Saturday, March 24, 2018

Police arrest 100 England supporters in Amsterdam before Netherlands friendly

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Police arrest 100 England supporters in Amsterdam before Netherlands friendly
One hundred England fans were arrested in Amsterdam on Friday after trouble ahead of a friendly against Netherlands. England won the match

Friday, March 23, 2018

Sports quiz of the week: England v Netherlands, Gareth Bale and meat

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Sports quiz of the week: England v Netherlands, Gareth Bale and meat

Who hit the heights in London? Who scored at Wembley? And who collapsed?

Related: José Mourinho or Donald Trump: who said it?

Ronald Koeman begins his tenure as the Netherlands manager against England at Wembley this weekend. In which year did Koeman score the winning goal in a European Cup final at Wembley?

1988

1990

1992

1994

What was the score the last time England played the Netherlands in a competitive fixture?

England 0-1 Netherlands

England 4-1 Netherlands

England 2-3 Netherlands

England 1-3 Netherlands

What happened for only the third time in rugby union history?

England lost a three games in a row

Ireland won a grand slam

Romania qualified for a Rugby World Cup

Italy beat Scotland

Which team finished second in the Six Nations?

England

France

Ireland

Italy

Scotland

Wales

Which player scored the most points in the tournament?

Jacob Stockdale

Maxime Machenaud

Owen Farrell

Johnny Sexton

Gareth Bale scored his 27th, 28th and 29th goals for Wales against China this week to become his country’s all-time leading goalscorer. Whose record did he break?

Ryan Giggs

John Charles

Mark Hughes

Ian Rush

Complete this sequence: 6, 6, 16, 18, 18, 18, 23, 23, 27 …

29

58

74

99

Who wants his opponent to take a lie detector test to prove he is telling the truth about Mexican meat?

Gennady Golovkin

Lewis Hamilton

Conor McGregor

Anthony Joshua

Southampton have only won the FA Cup once, in 1976. Which of this season’s semi-finalists did they overcome in the final?

Chelsea

Manchester United

Tottenham Hotspur

The F1 season begins this weekend. Which race is returning to the calendar for the first time in a decade?

French Grand Prix

Hungarian Grand Prix

Spanish Grand Prix

Russian Grand Prix

1 and above.

A disastrous score

2 and above.

An embarrassing score

3 and above.

A dire score

4 and above.

Sorry but it's not a great score

6 and above.

Decent. That's not a great score but it's acceptable

5 and above.

Meh. Must try harder

7 and above.

That's pretty good. You deserve to have a happy weekend

8 and above.

You have excelled. Well done

9 and above.

A wonderful score. Well done

0 and above.

A total and absolute failure

10 and above.

Perfection. You are incredible

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Thursday, March 22, 2018

Guardiola's Man City rivals stunning €400M Real Madrid plans for Neymar

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Guardiola's Man City rivals stunning €400M Real Madrid plans for Neymar
Guardiola's Man City rivals stunning €400M Real Madrid plans for Neymar

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City are ready to challenge Real Madrid in a world record battle to land PSG star Neymar.

It's been reported in Madrid that Real officials met with Neymar's father earlier this month, where it was relayed they were willing to bid 400m this summer to bring the Brazil captain back to Spain.

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Jaap Stam: Reading sack manager with club 20th in Championship

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Jaap Stam: Reading sack manager with club 20th in Championship
Jaap Stam: Reading sack manager with club 20th in Championship
Championship club Reading sack manager Jaap Stam following a run of just one win in 19 league games.