Frank Lampard admitted Tuesday that England fans have yet to see the best of him and Steven Gerrard but dismissed suggestions their failure to gel has been the root cause of the side s under-performance over recent years.
The Chelsea midfielder and his Liverpool counterpart look set to be given another chance to prove they can form an effective partnership in central midfield when England face Kazakhstan in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday.
But Lampard believes there is little to be gained from another round of discussion over whether the two players are too similar to be played together.
My view is that it is very important to talk about the team it is not about individuals, he said after England s first training session ahead of the Kazakhstan match and ne…
Italian giants Fiorentina and Roma are locked in the battle for Malaga winger Joaquin, .
The 31-year-old has been one of star performers in what has been the most successful season in Malaga s recent history and his scintillating displays did not go unnoticed.
Marca understands that Fiorentina and Roma are stepping up their interest in the player s services, while Rubin Kazan are also keen.
Joaquin has a contract until June 2014 at La Rosaleda and a €20 million release clause, and this could be his last opportunity to earn another lucrative deal.
With Malaga going through financial difficulty at the moment, the former Spain international is likely to be interested in a move abroad.
Joaquin, who joined los Boquerones from Valencia in the summer …
Maurice Edu has completed a return to MLS side Philadelpha Union to end his unsuccessful spell at Stoke City.
The United States international initially moved to the Britannia Stadium in 2012 from Rangers but struggled to make an impact in the Premier League making just one substitute appearance for Stoke in October that year.
Loan spells at Bursaspor and Union followed, with the 28-year-old returning to the league he started in with Toronto FC.
Edu named in the MLS All-Star Team during his recent loan spell at PPL Park moves ahead of the new MLS campaign and explained his delight at returning to Philadelphia.
I couldn t be happier to permanently return to Philadelphia and to play in front of our great fans, he told the club s official website.
Manchester City were forced to struggle against Bournemouth – something Ilkay Gundogan feels will benefit the Premier League champions in the long run.
The Germany midfielder sealed a 3-1 win 11 minutes from time after Callum Wilson cancelled out a lead earned for the hosts by Bernardo Silva and restored by Raheem Sterling.
As in the midweek 2-2 draw against Lyon in the Champions League, where Pep Guardiola s men twice game back from behind, Gundogan felt his team-mates responded well when their character was called upon.
We tried to play better because we started quite well in the beginning, moved the ball very quickly and scored, he said.
After 25 minutes we stopped a little bit, played too sloppy and missed easy, simple balls.
We conceded …
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Canada and Cuba will lock horns with each other in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup this week. The match between John Herdman’s side and Pablo Elier Sánchez’s team will be held at the Shell Energy Stadium in Houston and is scheduled to kick off at 11:30pm UK time on Tuesday.
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Canada have one of the best teams at the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but they are not having the best of times at the competition at the moment. There is a very good chance that John Herdman’s side will not end up in the top two of the group and could get eliminated.
John Herdman’s team are third in 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group D at the moment with two points from two matches. Canada are two points behind Guadeloupe…
Cristiano Ronaldo netted against former club Manchester United as Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw in their Champions League last-16 clash.
Cristiano Ronaldo netted against former club Manchester United as Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw in their Champions League last-16 clash.
Danny Welbeck opened the scoring for the Premier League leaders with a 20th-minute header to deliver United a crucial away goal in Wednesday s first leg in Madrid.
Ronaldo equalised with a header of his own 10 minutes later to set up a finely balanced second leg when Real travel to Old Trafford on March 5.
Ronaldo came up against United for the first time since leaving for the capital club in 2009, but he could not find a second goal as the Spanish giants prospects of a l…
Spain made a fantastic start to their 2018 World Cup qualification campaign as Diego Costa, Alvaro Morata and David Silva all scored twice in a 8-0 hammering of Liechtenstein.
The 2010 world champions beat Belgium 2-0 last Thursday in their first match under new coach Julen Lopetegui – who replaced Vicente del Bosque after Euro 2016 – and they made it two out of two with a devastating display on Monday.
Costa hit out at what he perceived to be the Spanish media s negative attitude towards him following an impressive display against Belgium that earned him the nod up front for the Group G opener.
The Chelsea striker backed up his remarks with only his second goal for Spain to open the scoring in the 10th minute, before adding another midway through the seco…
Arsenal are interested in signing Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that intermediaries have made contact with Arsenal and have told them that Sesho is available for a move in the middle of the season.
Sesko joined RB Leipzig from RB Salzburg in the summer of 2023. The two clubs had agreed a £20 million deal for the 20-year-old forward back in the summer of 2022. 90min has claimed that Leipzig would be open to selling the Slovenia international forward in the January transfer window if they receive £40 million for him.
The young forward has made two starts and six substitute appearances in the Bundesliga for RB Leipzig so far this season, scoring three goals in the process. Sesko has scored one goal in…
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