England Under-21s reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2023 as Group C winners following a comfortable 2-0 victory against Israel.
Anthony Gordon’s header put them in front in the 15th minute before Emile Smith Rowe doubled the lead in the second half.
Lee Carsley’s side, guaranteed top spot after beating the Czech Republic in their opening match, will meet Germany in the final group game on Wednesday.
After starting brightly, England nearly took the lead after some quick passing around the box was finished by Smith Rowe, but his backheeled effort was ruled out for offside.
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They continued to attack with Gordon firing a promising ball into the box and Curtis Jones’ shot was well defended by Gil Cohen.
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Hoping to make an immediate return to winning ways in midweek, Napoli will welcome Bologna to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Thursday night.
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Starting with the hosts, while Napoli would have been disappointed to have only collected a single point over the weekend, the mood in the Blues camp should be at a red-hot high. Playing out a 0-0 stalemate away at Roma, Luciano Spalletti s squad have only continued to gain a host of plaudits from across Italy since opening the 2021/22 campaign. Managing to muster a staggering points tally of 25 and with their sights set on making a shock charge for the Serie A title this season, their new boss has been filled with praise for his side s remarkable start. While Gli Azzurri might have…
the Chelsea could attempt to resign Romelu Lukaku from Everton.
The Belgium international scored twice as the Toffees beat the Blues in the quarter finals of the FA Cup on Saturday afternoon.
That brace took his season’s tally to twenty-five in all competitions ten more that Chelsea hitman Diego Costa, who has been linked with a summer move away from Stamford Bridge.
Lukaku moved to Goodison Park, initially on loan in the summer of 2013 and has since racked up one hundred and seventeen appearances in all competitions, scoring sixty-one goals.
Whilst he was at Chelsea, he failed to score in fifteen senior appearances though he did have a successful season-long loan spell at West Bromwich Albion in 2012/13.
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Brazil captain Neymar has reiterated his desire to represent his country at their home Olympics in Rio this year, despite a hectic close-season schedule.
Barcelona star Neymar could feature for Brazil at the Copa America Centenario starting in June, before the Olympics get under way in Rio in August.
It remains to be seen whether he will play in both tournaments, with Brazil coach Dunga set to meet Barca counterpart Luis Enrique to discuss the forward s commitments.
But Neymar, who would qualify as one of Brazil s three over-23 players in Rio, says he is desperate to play his part in the country s quest for a first Olympic gold in football.
For me, to play once again at the Olympics would be a dream, a great honour to represent Brazil once again at th…
Stoke City could face a battle to keep Marko Arnautovic after the Austria international expressed his desire to play in the Champions League.
Arnautovic enjoyed his best season in the Premier League in 2015-16 as he formed part of an attacking trio with Bojan and Xherdan Shaqiri.
The 27-year-old, who moved to the Britannia Stadium in 2013, scored 11 times for Mark Hughes side in a campaign that saw Stoke finish ninth.
Arnautovi, who has one year left on his deal, has been linked with Paris Saint-Germain, the Ligue 1 club reportedly keen to take advantage of an apparent £12.5million release clause.
And a move to the French champions would help Arnautovic achieve his dream of playing in Europe s elite club competition.
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Rob Page has hit back after Cardiff manager Erol Bulut complained over the lack of communication from Wales about including Aaron Ramsey in their Euro 2024 play-off squad.
Wales captain Ramsey has not started a game for six months and had played only 72 minutes in that time when Page named him in his squad for Thursday’s semi-final against Finland.
Bulut was unhappy Wales did not contact Cardiff before recalling Ramsey, saying he had expected to speak to Page or a member of his management team.
Ramsey returned from a calf strain to play 18 minutes at Swansea last Saturday, and the 33-year-old midfielder is expected to be on the bench against Finland.
Asked about Bulut’s comments, Page said: “I don’t know what all the fuss is about to be honest.