3 h. ago Thomas Tuchel plays down pressure of England job after Andorra near miss: ‘I have felt more’

Tuchel was furious with England’s performance against Andorra but insists he has confidence his squad will bounce back

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3 h. ago Tuchel insists ‘no harm done’ by honest criticism of England win over Andorra

‘They know they underperformed,’ says England managerEngland to face Senegal at City Ground on TuesdayThomas Tuchel has said his England ­players must accept his straight-­talking criticisms if they are to advance to World Cup glory. The manager did not hold back after the lacklustre performance in the 1-0 qualifying win against Andorra in Barcelona on Saturday, questioning their attitude and body language.The result followed wins against Albania and Latvia at Wembley in March during Tuchel’s first camp and means England have maximum points in Group K. They have also kept three clean sheets. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Thomas Tuchel responds to critics after dismal England win with hint on next starting XI

Thomas Tuchel saw his England side scrape past minnows Andorra in their third World Cup qualification match, with the German insisting he is ready for the pressure coming his way

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4 h. ago England beat West Indies by four wickets: second men’s T20 – cricket live

Over-by-over report from T20 match in Bristol‘Harry’s team now’ Brook makes instant impactHe’s got him first ball! A snorter of a yorker beats Lewis for pace and bangs him right in front. The batter reviews but it’s more in hope than anything. Maybe he thought he made contact with the ball as he attempted to dig it out, but there’s a gap between leather and willow. A stunning start for Wood and England.The players are now geared up and ready to roll. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago England chasing 197 to beat West Indies: second men’s T20 – cricket live

Over-by-over report from T20 match in Bristol‘Harry’s team now’ Brook makes instant impactHe’s got him first ball! A snorter of a yorker beats Lewis for pace and bangs him right in front. The batter reviews but it’s more in hope than anything. Maybe he thought he made contact with the ball as he attempted to dig it out, but there’s a gap between leather and willow. A stunning start for Wood and England.The players are now geared up and ready to roll. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Italy boss Luciano Spalletti announces his OWN sacking two days on from dismal 3

Spalletti, 66, sensationally announced his own departure while speaking to reporters ahead of the Azzurri's World Cup qualifier against Moldova.

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7 h. ago Italy boss Luciano Spalletti announces his own SACKING and storms out of spiky press conference

Spalletti, 66, sensationally announced his own departure while speaking to reporters ahead of the Azzurri's World Cup qualifier against Moldova.

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7 h. ago Luciano Spalletti claims he has been sacked by Italy after Norway humiliation

Manager makes announcement at fiery press conference‘I had no intention of giving up I’ll be there against Moldova’Luciano Spalletti has been sacked from his role as Italy’s coach, the manager said on Sunday, following their heavy loss to Norway, but will take charge of Monday’s game against Moldova.Spalletti made the announcement at a press conference after Norway stunned Italy with a 3-0 win on Friday, handing the visitors a humiliating start to their World Cup qualifying campaign. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Lions set to be without 16 players as England star called into squad

The British & Irish Lions will be without 16 players for their first training camp

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7 h. ago Luciano Spalletti storms out of press conference after announcing Italy sacking

Luciano Spalletti has spent less than two years in charge of Italy but has been sacked after a dire loss to Norway in their opening game of qualification for the 2026 World Cup

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9 h. ago Italy fans call for Claudio Ranieri as Fabio Capello points finger amid World Cup fears

Claudio Ranieri's is the people's choice to take the coaching job after the shocking 3-0 defeat to Erling Haaland's Norway with Luciano Spalletti's position under threat

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9 h. ago Italy fans call for Claudio Ranieri as Luciano Spalletti unceremoniously sacked

Claudio Ranieri's is the people's choice to take the coaching job after the shocking 3-0 defeat to Erling Haaland's Norway with Luciano Spalletti having been sacked by the FIGC

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10 h. ago Craig Bellamy: ‘I loved living in Brussels it gave me freedom and allowed me to breathe’

Coach learned his trade under Vincent Kompany at Anderlecht, now he leads Wales back to Belgium for a World Cup qualifierThe last of Craig Bellamy’s 78 Wales caps came in Brussels in October 2013 and although that 1-1 draw concluded an underwhelming World Cup qualifying campaign, the Belgian capital is where he considers his coaching career achieved liftoff. He spent a little more than two years working at Anderlecht alongside his former Manchester City teammate Vincent Kompany, first as the under-21 coach and then as Kompany’s assistant, a springboard that has led him to representing his country at the King Baudouin Stadium for another qualifier, this time as a manager.It is a city Bellamy remembers fondly, despite leaving Anderlecht in September 2021, before the end of his contract, to return to Cardiff to deal with depression after struggling being away from his family. “I loved living in Brussels,” he says. “It gave me a good step back. I was completely unrecognisable – no one h...

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10 h. ago Peter Kyle says England fans calling Keir Starmer a c*** was ‘in the spirit of the game’

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle brushed off a new football chant where England fans reportedly called Keir Starmer a c*** during the World Cup qualifier against Andorra on Saturday (7 June).

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15 h. ago England’s drab display against Andorra shows football’s real problem

Andorra 0-1 England: An uninspiring showing left Thomas Tuchel furious but highlighted that England’s players need a break

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26 h. ago Thomas Tuchel tears into lacklustre England: ‘I didn’t like the attitude’

Kane’s goal secures 1-0 win over minnows Andorra‘We lacked seriousness. I didn’t like the body language’Thomas Tuchel admitted England had “played with fire” in their 1-0 win over Andorra, risking the concession of an equaliser and a draw that would have registered as perhaps their greatest humiliation since defeat to the USA in 1950. “I felt it was like a cup game where the favourites don’t see the danger,” he said.England won thanks to Harry Kane’s 50th-minute goal, leaving them top of the group on nine points without having conceded a goal. No previous England manager has ever begun with three successive victories to nil, but Tuchel was clearly very unhappy with the performance. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Roy Keane slams England stars' attitude in tame Andorra win: 'They looked bored'

Manchester United legend withering in assessment of Three Lions players after only scoring once against minnows in World Cup qualifier

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26 h. ago ‘I didn’t like the attitude’: Thomas Tuchel lays into England squad after drab 1

England 1-0 Andorra: Tuchel’s men played out an uninspiring game with Harry Kane’s second-half goal the difference

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26 h. ago Thomas Tuchel agrees with Roy Keane in worrying assessment of his England players

Thomas Tuchel openly criticised his players after England laboured to an uninspiring 1-0 win over minnows Andorra in their World Cup qualifier in Barcelona on Saturday

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26 h. ago England were dismal against minnows Andorra but it really doesn’t matter | Jonathan Wilson

Tuchel’s target is to win the World Cup and a scintillating performance would not have made lifting the prize in New Jersey any more likelyHow bad was it? Bad enough to be England’s worst result in seven games against Andorra. Bad enough for players used to operating at the highest of levels for the best clubs in the world to find themselves unable to weight simple passes or deliver crosses with precision. Bad enough that Andorra’s 37-year-old left-back Marc García nutmegged Noni Madueke in injury time. But, beyond the potential problems it may cause with goal difference, it doesn’t matter at all in terms of the main issue: the winning of the World Cup next summer.England could have played scintillating football and beaten Andorra 10-0 and it wouldn’t have made them any more likely to be lifting the prize in New Jersey next July. That’s not to excuse a dismal performance, just to say it’s irrelevant. The game was won, the box ticked, and Thomas Tuchel hopefully learned something fro...

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