Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has warned Gareth Southgate s side of the extremely difficult task they face to break down Sweden s defence in Saturday s World Cup quarter-final.
The Three Lions are on a high after Tuesday s penalty shoot-out victory over Colombia following a 1-1 draw, which booked them a trip to Samara to face a Sweden side Eriksson rates highly for their defensive resilience and team ethic.
Janne Andersson s men have won three of their four World Cup matches so far, scoring six goals and keeping a trio of clean sheets as they topped Group F and beat Switzerland 1-0 in the last 16.
Eriksson, who managed England to 40 victories and only 10 defeats between 2001 and 2006, said his home nation would prove a stern test for his former emplo…
Ajax duo Frenkie De Jong and Matthijs De Ligt would like to play for Barcelona, according to fellow Netherlands international Jasper Cillessen.
Midfielder De Jong, 21, has been heavily linked with Barca, Tottenham and Manchester City after impressing in his breakout season last term.
Despite being two years younger, defender De Ligt has established himself as a key member of the first team and started their Europa League final defeat to Manchester United in May 2017.
Cillessen believes the pair would be delighted to make the switch to Camp Nou and revealed he has spoken to De Ligt about the club.
Everybody in the national team would like to play for Barcelona because it s one of the best teams in the world, the Barca goalkeeper told Sport.
I di…
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is just getting started and has the quality to make Napoli dream this season , according to team-mate Victor Osimhen.
Kvaratskhelia, who joined from Dinamo Batumi in July, has played an instrumental role in the Partenopei s blistering start to the season.
The Georgia international has scored seven goals and provided eight assists in all competitions as Luciano Spalletti s side have raced to the Serie A summit, while qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages with two matches to spare.
The 21-year-old registered his eighth direct goal involvement of the Serie A campaign by setting up substitute Osimhen for the winner as Napoli defeated Bologna 3-2 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Sunday.
I am really happy for him, he…
Marcelino in pole position to take over at Inter / Image via skysports.com
Spanish tactician Marcelino Garcia Toral is being widely touted as the next Inter Milan boss.
Former Villarreal manager and Serie A fallen giants have both endured difficult times of late and their potential partnership could ultimately prove to be of symbiotic effect.
Inter Struggles
The Nerazzurri prepare to take on Crotone on Sunday afternoon on the back of two successive defeats, first of which resulted in manager Frank De Boer getting a sack after only 89 days in charge of the Italian club.
De Boer’s 14 games in charge were by no means enough for the attack-minded Dutchman to impose his tactical ideas and put his stamp on Inter’s play, but result-driven new owners were n…
Chris Wilder is the new Northampton Town manager, less than 24 hours after his departure from Oxford United was confirmed.
Wilder opted to leave Oxford, currently in a play-off place in League Two, after five years in charge in favour of signing a three-and-a-half-year deal at Sixfields, the two clubs having agreed a compensation package over the weekend.
Northampton are bottom of the Football League and six points adrift of safety, but Wilder who guided Oxford into League Two via the play-offs in 2010 is being backed to turn around the club s fortunes.
I am delighted to be able to appoint Chris, said Northampton chairman David Cardoza.
We were looking for a manager who has the experience required to guide us out of our current position and one who is ambitious a…
Menez hints at Serie A return
Paris Saint-Germain winger Jeremy Menez has moved to confirm reports linking him with a summer switch to Italian Serie A.
The highly rated footballer is widely expected to leave the Saints when his contract expires in the summer and he has a long list of suitors among Italy s top clubs.
Having enjoyed a lot of success during his time at Roma, Menez is still held in high regard in Italy, with Juventus and Inter Milan reportedly leading the chase.
The France international admits a return to Italian elite division could be on the cards, citing a preference for Juventus.
I had a great time in Rome, Menez . I already speak the language. I know Serie A, I know everything about it. The adaptation would be easy. I am looki…
The Premier League is back after the international break, with plenty more thrills and spills to keep everyone entertained.
Manchester United got back to winning ways with a sweeping 3-0 win over Southampton, while Nottingham Forest stunned Liverpool at Anfield.
Manchester City continued their perfect start with a comeback win over Brentford, and on Sunday Arsenal claimed bragging rights in the North London derby.
But who were the lucky winners and the unlucky losers to emerge from this weekend s set of fixtures, according to the underlying metrics?
With the help of Opta data, let s find out.
1995 1969 Nottingham Forest have won four consecutive away Premier League matches for the first time since March/April 1995, with today’s win their first a…
Wout Faes scored two own goals as Liverpool came from behind to beat Leicester City 2-1 at Anfield.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall capitalised on poor defending to give Liverpool an early lead but Jurgen Klopp s side were gifted a fourth consecutive Premier League win by Faes.
The defender inexplicably hit the target at the wrong end twice in the first half on Friday to put Liverpool in front.
Liverpool were not at their fluent best, but moved just two points behind fourth-placed Tottenham with a win from their final match of 2022, with new signing Cody Gakpo watching on.
2 Wout Faes is the fourth player with two own goals in a single Premier League game, after Jamie Carragher (1999, Liverpool vs Man Utd), Michael Proctor (2003, Sunderland vs Charlton) and Jonatha…
Tickets for the World Cup to be held in South Africa in 2010 will go on sale on 2 February 2009.
The announcement was made by David Will, chairman of the FIFA sub committee in charge of ticketing for WC 2010.
In an effort to beat the black market sales, more tickets will be on sale for the genuine soccer fan. Added to this FIFA will allow only four tickets per customer per seven matches.
The allocation for supporters of teams participating in World Cup games has been increased from eight to 12 percent.
The price of tickets has not yet been decided but the cheapest tickets are likely to be affordable to the South African public.
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