‘Oh now you want to talk,’ muttered Hugo Lloris under his breath as he declined interview requests in the aftermath of England’s heartbreaking defeat to France in the World Cup. His response was noticeably terse, almost bitter. It has since transpired Lloris took umbrage at assertions made ahead of the quarter-final that he was a … Read more
Marcus Rashford credits ‘completely different mindset’ at Man United for his incredible turnaround in form after scoring in win over Nottingham Forest… and the forward is now targeting his best-ever season at Old Trafford Marcus Rashford put in an expert display as Man United beat Nottingham Forest England forward grabbed a goal and an assist … Read more
The FA have confirmed that Gareth Southgate will stay on as England manager following the World Cup and is set to lead the Three Lions until at least Euro 2024. Sportsmail reported on Saturday night that there was growing optimism from within the FA that Southgate would remain as national team boss. And on Sunday, … Read more
‘The England manager should ALWAYS be English!’: Jamie Carragher insists the FA should NOT consider Mauricio Pochettino, Thomas Tuchel or Brendan Rodgers as the next Three Lions boss should Gareth Southgate step down By Sam McEvoy For Mailonline Published: 09:10 GMT, 13 December 2022 | Updated: 13:12 GMT, 13 December 2022 Jamie Carragher waded in … Read more
To win the World Cup, you must have several world-class players. Previous winners fit this pattern; England did not in 2018 or 2022 under Gareth Southgate. Are the Three Lions really underachieving? Where would someone like Mauricio Pochettino or Thomas Tuchel get them? It’s time to sit down and realize what you are expecting from … Read more
Before we all choke on the gushing about how lion-hearted heroes were done for by atrocious refereeing and terrible bad luck, a little perspective for sanity’s sake. The reality on this ice-cold morning after the two nights before the classically English celebration of defeat is that Gareth Southgate has failed now to capitalize on this … Read more
Joey Barton has called for Gareth Southgate to leave his role as England manager, claiming the FA has got to ‘stop rewarding failure’. Southgate is believed to be pondering his future in the role after the Three Lions’ heartbreaking exit from the World Cup at the hands of France on Saturday. The 52-year-old has been … Read more
For a man who often errs on the side of the anodyne (no player can truly retire until it has been declared to 1.3m Twitter followers that said player was always a ‘class act’), The Times’ Henry Winter is bizarrely vitriolic about Gareth Southgate. In June, he wrote that the spittle-flecked fans at Molineux were … Read more
Irish budget airline Ryanair faces backlash after mocking England’s World Cup exit with cheeky ‘they’re coming home’ tweet The Irish budget airline mocked England’s World Cup mantra on Twitter Customers were divided, with many fans responding with returning jibes One wrote: ‘You’ve just lost a lot of customers with this tweet’ By Harry Howard For … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo said “there’s no point in reacting in the heat of the moment,” as he responded to Portugal’s World Cup elimination, as doubt continues to swirl over his international future. Meanwhile, Neymar says he is ‘psychologically destroyed’ by Brazil’s World Cup failure, but Brazil great Pele urged him not to retire from the team. … Read more
