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Wayne Rooney in poor form / Image via skysports.com
Captain’s armband comes with great weight and bears a great deal of responsibility.
Wayne Rooney has been a good commander of his side ever since he was promoted captain in 2014. A leader on the pitch and in the locker room, Wayne Rooney has spent many years playing at top level which should be enough to help him realise the magnitude of the responsibility which comes with that piece of fabric that gets wrapped around your arm every time you step on the pitch.
Captain’s burden
It has long passed the point of just poor stretch as Wayne Rooney’s performances for Manchester United have been heavily criticised over the course of few months.
Naturally and originally a striker, Wayne Rooney has long be…
Callum Hudson-Odoi hopes the raw and fearless playing style of himself and childhood friend Jadon Sancho can prove a huge asset to England.
Chelsea winger Hudson-Odoi became the youngest England player to make his debut in a competitive international when he replaced hat-trick hero Raheem Sterling for the closing 20 minutes of Friday s 5-0 Euro 2020 qualification rout of the Czech Republic.
His shot brought about an own goal from Tomas Kalas to compound the visitors misery and cap a Three Lions display brimming with attacking verve.
Sancho, 18 like Hudson-Odoi, impressed on his first competitive start for Gareth Southgate s side, laying on Sterling s first-half opener.
From the days of playing against each other in the Watford and Chelsea youth set-ups,…
Trent Alexander-Arnold says he owes everything to Jurgen Klopp and believes the Liverpool manager’s impending departure could feed into the title-race drama.
Reigning champions Manchester City sit top of the Premier League pile with six matches remaining after second-placed Arsenal and the third-spotted Reds suffered shock defeats on Sunday.
Liverpool’s 1-0 home loss to Crystal Palace compounded Thursday’s 3-0 Europa League quarter-final defeat at the hands of Atalanta in what could prove Klopp’s final European night at Anfield.
Alexander-Arnold made his return from two months out with a knee injury in the Eagles encounter and expects more “twists and turns” as the popular German’s final season in charge comes to an end.
“I think experienc…
Milan Mandaric has sold Championship club Sheffield Wednesday to a Thai consortium, it was announced on Thursday.
A Thai consortium, headed by businessman Dejphon Chansiri, has completed their takeover of Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.
Chansiri, whose family own the Thai Union Frozen Group, have agreed a deal to purchase 100 per cent of Wednesday s shareholding from current owner Milan Mandaric.
Mandaric saved the Yorkshire club from the threat of administration when he acquired the club in November 2010 and under his ownership the team were promoted back to the second tier in the 2011-12 season.
However, the 76-year-old has always maintained he would relinquish control if the right proposition was put forward and he confirmed talks with Chansiri …
Celtic are interested in signing Kyle Edwards and Rekeem Harper on loan from West Bromwich Albion in the January transfer window, according to . 20-year-old midfielder Harper was close to joining Celtic in the summer of 2019, but the youngster decided to stay at the Baggies.
The report in the British tabloid has claimed that Celtic manager Neil Lennon personally scouted Harper in the Championship playoffs against Aston Villa and wants to add him to his squad at Celtic Park when the transfer window opens in January. Winger Edwards has fallen down the pecking order at The Hawthorns and is on the radar of the Hoops as well.
Celtic are second in the Scottish Premiership table at the moment with 34 points from 15 matches, as many as 16 points behind leaders and bitter Old Fi…
Brazil goalkeeper Ederson says the Selecao can only fulfil their World Cup dream if they have a victorious mentality over the coming weeks.
Tite s side are chasing a first success in football s most prestigious competition since 2002, with their campaign set to get underway on Thursday against Serbia in Group G.
Further challenges against Switzerland and Cameroon await them, as they look to end a two-decade wait at Qatar 2022, with many tagging them as the favourites.
But Manchester City stopper Ederson says any reputation will only be lived up to if they give it their all and keep their eyes on the prize.
We know how difficult it is, but we have a good team with total capacity of reaching the final and trying to win it, he told his club s official websi…
Mikel Arteta was praying Arsenal clung on as the Gunners held off a late Tottenham fightback to claim a 3-2 north London derby victory on Sunday.
Arsenal looked to be cruising at 3-0 up after a Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg own-goal put the Gunners ahead at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, before Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz extended the visitors lead.
However, a David Raya mistake allowed Cristian Romero to cut the deficit before a Son Heung-min penalty threw Arsenal s lead into further peril after Declan Rice brought down Ben Davies.
The Gunners held on, though, despite some late pressure, a period in which Arteta conceded he was fearing the worst.
I was praying, Arteta told reporters. It was a really emotional game.
3-0 up you re in control, and then an…
Bayer Leverkusen coach Sami Hyypia is demanding an improved performance when his side face Metalist in the Europa League on Thursday.
Leverkusen have made a slow start to the season, losing two of their three Bundesliga fixtures including a 3-0 defeat at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
Hyypia is aware that Metalist of Ukraine will pose a strong challenge and wants his side to lift their game, particularly in attack.
We played Metalist two years ago but the team has changed a bit since then, Hyypia said.
There are more South American players now. They did very well last season in the Europa League and I expect a difficult match tomorrow. All their players are technically very good. They re fast and quite strong so we need to play very well and compact. <…
Preston North End could turn to Jermaine Beckford as an impact substitute when they seek to spring a League Cup upset at home to Watford on Tuesday.
A former Premier League player with Everton, Beckford famously scored Leeds United s winner in an FA Cup third-round triumph over Manchester United in 2010.
And the striker may yet be tasked with delivering another knockout blow after returning from injury to make his first appearance of the campaign in Preston s 2-1 Championship defeat to Ipswich Town at the weekend.
North End boss Simon Grayson told the Lancashire Evening Post: Jermaine picked up a knee injury during the Motherwell game in pre-season.
We had to be careful that we did not bring him back too early. It s been disappointing that we have lo…