Eniola Aluko still believes England can secure qualification for Great Britain at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The Lionesses – who need to finish top of Nations League Group A1 to have a chance at claiming GB an Olympic spot – slipped to third after losing 3-2 in Belgium on Tuesday.
Sarina Wiegman’s side, with six points from four games, are three behind leaders the Netherlands and one behind second-placed Belgium.
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Their final two group fixtures see them play the Dutch at Wembley on December 1 and then Scotland at Hampden Park four days later.
Former England and Team GB forward Aluko said: “It is a tough group with the …
Manchester United produced a terrible performance to fall to a fifth consecutive away loss in the Premier League as Brighton and Hove Albion thrashed the Red Devils 4-0 at the Amex Stadium.
Moises Caicedo struck a fine first-half effort beyond David de Gea, but worse was to come for United after half-time as Brighton took advantage of a dismal performance from their visitors.
Marc Cucurella, Pascal Gross and Leandro Trossard each scored in quick succession, with the Belgium winger finishing with a goal and two assists.
The result marked a new low in the Red Devils woeful season, with their tally of 56 Premier League goals conceded this term representing their most in a single campaign in the competition s history.
56 Manchester United have conceded 5…
Harry Kane s efforts for Bayern Munich will be worthy of the Ballon d Or should the England captain break the Bundesliga goalscoring record, so says David James.
A week on from becoming the first player to score four hat-tricks in a debut Bundesliga season, Kane netted his 31st league goal of the campaign in Bayern s 5-2 win over Darmstadt on Saturday, seeing him surpass Uwe Seeler (from 1963-64) for the most goals in his first term in Germany s top tier.
Kane has now netted 37 goals in 35 appearances across all competitions for Bayern since his switch from Tottenham, outperforming his expected goals (xG) of 30.19.
Of players in Europe s big five leagues, only Kylian Mbappe has scored more goals (38) than Kane, whose tally of 47 goal contributions leads the way a…
Feyenoord head coach Arne Slot has become one of the main candidates for the soon-to-be-vacant managerial role at Liverpool, according to Paul Joyce of . The Eredivisie club have apparently canceled a press conference scheduled for Wednesday amid the uncertainty regarding the future of the man tasked with leading their team.
Slot previously had an 18-month stint at AZ Alkmaar, before taking over at Feyenoord in the summer of 2021, and there are still two years left on his contract as his team trail PSV Eindhoven at the top of the Dutch top flight by nine points at the moment. Last season, Feyenoord won their first Eredivisie title in six years under the command of the 45-year-old, and last week they won the KNVB Cup as well.
Liverpool were initially interested in Xabi A…
Ipswich Town have signed Manchester City forward Liam Delap in a deal reportedly worth up to £20million.
Kieran McKenna s side confirmed their fourth first-team arrival on Saturday, with Delap joining on a five-year deal after Jacob Greaves move from Hull City was announced the day before.
Delap and Greaves played together for the Tigers in the Championship last season, with the striker scoring eight goals in 32 appearances.
Ipswich have reportedly paid an initial £15m fee for the 21-year-old with a further potential for £5m in add-ons, as well as City holding a 20% sell-on clause on any future transfer.
We are delighted to bring Liam to the club, McKenna told Ipswich s official website.
We think he is a player with the qualities to help the …
Harry Kane believes Thomas Tuchel will bring a lot of energy to England s squad, after the German was confirmed as the Three Lions head coach.
Tuchel has signed an 18-month contract to succeed Gareth Southgate, and will begin his new role on January 1 with interim boss Lee Carsley overseeing the remainder of the ongoing Nations League campaign.
Only the third non-English coach to take charge of the Three Lions, the 51-year-old brings a wealth of experience and success to the Wembley dugout.
A Champions League and Club World Cup winner with Chelsea, he also won two Ligue 1 titles with Paris Saint-Germain and the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich.
He worked alongside England captain Kane last season, with the former Tottenham forward scoring 44 goals in 45 game…
Competition: Euro 2016
Market: Croatia to qualify
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Croatia enjoyed a successful international break, picking up a win and a draw from their two games in the last week. Preparations for this summer’s European Championships couldn’t be going better, but a difficult group won’t be easy for them to navigate their way out of.
Spain, Turkey and the Czech Republic are the three sides joining Croatia in Group D, and will all provide stiff competition. Ante Čačić’s side are no slouches, however, winning four and drawing one of their last six games, so they won’t be pushovers in the group by any means.
They boast a strong squad that delivered in the qualifiers, but will need to hit the ground running when the tournament starts in June so pre-…
Netherlands began their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a resounding 4-0 win over Belarus in Rotterdam on Thursday, with Memphis Depay playing a crucial role.
The hosts were always firm favourites and they had little difficulty living up to the expectations, as Depay led the way with two goals and a pair of assists to give Netherlands a fine start to life in Group C.
Belarus looked doomed inside the first minute when Depay punished a defensive error to become the youngest player to reach 14 Netherlands goals since Patrick Kluivert, and he went on to set up Georginio Wijnaldum for their second in the 21st minute.
Netherlands showed no sign of letting their control slip after the break and Depay extended the lead from the penalty spot following the interval, bef…
Reece James has suffered another injury setback ahead of the Premier League season after sustaining a hamstring injury.
The right-back reportedly felt some discomfort during a training session after returning from the club s pre-season tour of the United States, though it is thought to only be a minor issue.
James started all five of Chelsea s pre-season friendlies so far but has already been ruled out of their final preparation game against Inter at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
The Blues captain was already set to miss the first three games of the Premier League campaign, having received a second red card in the penultimate match of last season against Brighton, resulting in a four-match ban.
However, his latest injury could rule him out of Chelsea s upcom…
Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool must be “lucky” with the availability of their centre-backs this season as he hinted he was unlikely to add to his options before the transfer deadline.
Ibrahima Konate is a doubt for Sunday afternoon’s trip to Newcastle because of a muscular problem and Joe Gomez or Joel Matip could instead partner Virgil Van Dijk at the heart of the Reds’ defence.
Nat Phillips is another alternative but Klopp is well aware that a shortage of options and a spate of injuries could spell trouble as he had to get creative with his backline during the 2020-2021 season.
A total of 20 different combinations were used during the turbulent campaign and Klopp is keeping everything crossed that he does not have to deal with a defensive crisis in the…