They are among the favourites for the tournament, having won it seven times before, more than any other nation.
He is reluctant to talk up his skills. The keeper dived the wrong way, that made it a little bit easier, he says.
Selection: “Coady I really like. He’s an organiser, I like him. He’s a Scouser so he’d get the club and what it is. Tarkowski, I saw him on Saturday [in a 1-0 defeat to Newcastle] and he didn’t play great. He’s just come back from a suspension, but those two are both in England squads and know the Premier League. They are players that I would definitely try and get. Tarkowski’s contract is up at the end of the season so you’re probably more likely to get him, but unless you go in for Coady then you never know. I think these are feasible and would fit in.”
If he continues to seize the opportunity placed in front of him, and is able to maintain or improve his current form, 2021/22 could be a very productive breakout year for the youngster.
And his last game in charge was Monday's 3-0 Scottish Cup last-16 defeat of Peterhead. 'Have Dundee been talking to someone else?' - analysis
Swansea made it four games unbeaten thanks to Joel Piroe's 18th goal of the season as they dented Millwall's top-six ambitions with a 1-0 win at The Den.
“By mid-November he had eleven goals, now it's 30 (!). A few weeks ago, in an interview with L'Équipe, he emphasized that he was not surprised by his development from a solid midfielder to a major performer. ‘It's no coincidence. My goal is to go even further. When I stop, I want to be able to say to myself: ok, there are no regrets, I have pushed all my limits.’
With 12 goals and three assists in 15 Primeira Liga matches this season, his form for Porto has left some of Europe’s elite on high alert.
That was after just 30 minutes without seeing the ball hit the back of the net, imagine if they actually fail to score in a game this season.
Physio Kunwar Bansil is the first employee fired during Yorkshire's Azeem Rafiq scandal to find a new role in cricket, having linked up with Nottinghamshire.
Ismahila Ouedraogo won it with the 18th kick of a shoot-out which saw five players miss or have efforts saved
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“Having been there, what you want as a goalkeeper is communication. A manager might say, 'Right, you are not going to play in these games' but as long as he's telling you when you will play, that gives you something to aim towards.
He marked his return to action in November after two months out with a stoppage-time equaliser against Brentford at Elland Road.
Norwich said it would impose the strongest possible sanctions against perpetrators of this behaviour.
Chelsea 0-1 Man City - Report and highlightsHow the teams lined up | Match statsJesus' goal came via a deflection but was the culmination of heavy pressure, one of half a dozen attempts on goal in the first 15 minutes of the second half.
He's got to use his man-management skills and they are one of the things that have needed improving since he's taken over at Arsenal, because he didn't really have any initially because he'd never been a manager.
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He has completed two 90 minutes [games] for the U23s, played some minutes behind closed doors and he's got no reaction on his knee.
“All OK for Liverpool on Thursday, Jamie Carragher sarcastically tweeted, when Arsenal confirmed that Sunday’s game would no longer go ahead.
All we can do is keep trying to win our games and keep trying to put pressure on and pick points up. Hull's Shota Arveladze: We had a positive attitude on making sure we didn't give up and playing until the last minute, this is all positive, which is great, but we have to keep working on not being too nice.
It will be fascinating to see where he goes from here. Brennan Johnson - Nottingham Forest GE: Johnson is one of many Forest players who stepped up under manager Steve Cooper.
A club statement on Twitter read: Everton condemns the homophobic chanting directed at a Chelsea player this evening at Stamford Bridge.
We will take a lot forward from this game. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said: We win the game because we have good players, don't estimate too much the decisions of the managers.
The Portuguese midfielder, making his debut for the Giallorossi, sent the goalkeeper the wrong way from the spot but though Roma were clearly the better side from this point onwards they could not increase the lead.
There's not a whole lot in it, but he made it look a foul and that's why the referee gave it. Tuchel calls for calm after object thrown at Rudiger Chelsea boss Tuchel urged football fans to curb their risky behaviour to protect English football's unique atmosphere.
He came off with a knock in the early stages of Tuesday's game against Liverpool and Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville questioned whether it was the last time we would see Pogba in a United shirt.
Scunthorpe face Doncaster Rovers at home in the FA Cup first round on Saturday, before the same opposition visit again in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday.
Premier League clubs may be able to delay releasing players to the Africa Cup of Nations until January 3.
Tuchel: He was a huge influence on all of usChelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel is another mentee, having been given his first coaching role by Rangnick with the under-15s at Ulm.
How Fulham were given a reality check at DeepdaleWith Aleksandar Mitrovic back after missing the midweek draw with Derby, Fulham received a huge boost - not least due to the fact he had scored more goals against Preston than any other team in his career.
Here, we run through the contenders, their festive schedules, injury lists, stats and more... The space was out wide for Liverpool but the midfielders were too slow to find it.