Gareth Southgate revealed his England stars are fed up of racism controversies overshadowing their strong performances – but vowed they would not back down.
England are on a high after reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup, the same stage in the Nations League, and then marching to the Euro 2020 final.
It should be a time when their achievements are being splashed across coverage of the team.
Yet the disgusting treatment that England s black players have frequently received at away games has meant the team s positive results have been accompanied by reporting of the problems they have encountered, often overshadowing on-field success.
FIFA has launched an investigation and opened disciplinary proceedings against the Hungarian FA after Englan…
The Premier League season is already throwing up plenty of drama. Five rounds in and the Premier League season shows no signs of being anything other than its usual self.
Liverpool managed to keep their revival on track with a last-gasp injury time win over Newcastle United, making it two victories on the bounce after failing to notch a three-point haul in their first game.
Manchester City continue to suggest they could romp to a third successive title under Pep Guardiola after Erling Haaland netted a second hat-trick in as many games against Nottingham Forest.
Arsenal maintained their perfect record for the new campaign with a win over Aston Villa too, while Tottenham missed the chance to keep pace with a frustrating draw against West Ham,
But befo…
After speculation about his future at the club, Kieran McKenna has signed a new four-year contract at Ipswich Town.
McKenna took over at Ipswich in December 2021, with the club in League One, and has since led them to back-to-back automatic promotions.
The Tractor Boys finished the Championship season in second, just one point behind champions Leicester City, to secure Premier League football for the first time in 22 years.
That feat also earned McKenna the League Managers Association’s Manager of the Year award, as he beat Pep Guardiola to the award.
Since then, the Northern Irishman has been linked to a move away from Ipswich, with Brighton, Chelsea and Manchester United all thought to be interested in him at some stage.
We are delighted to an…
Eden Hazard has announced his retirement from international football in the wake of Belgium s disappointing performance at the World Cup.
The Red Devils were underwhelming in an opening 1-0 win over Canada but defeat to Morocco and a draw with Croatia saw them exit Group F.
Head coach Roberto Martinez, who four years previously had led Belgium to the semi-finals in Russia, confirmed his departure after that game.
Real Madrid winger Hazard has now also called time on his spell with the national team, announcing his decision on Instagram.
A page turns today… Thank you for your love. Thank you for your unparalleled support, he wrote.
Thank you for all this happiness shared since 2008. I have decided to put an end to my international career. The s…
Even though their place at the European championship next year had already been secured, Italy pulled no punches on Tuesday as they put the ball into the net five times away to Liechtenstein. Federico Bernardeschi, Andrea Belotti (twice), Alessio Romagnoli and Stephan El Shaarawy were all on target.
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Jens Cajuste has joined Ipswich Town on loan from Napoli for the 2024-25 season.
The midfielder, who made 35 appearances for the Partenopei in all competitions last season, will be available for Ipswich s second Premier League outing against Manchester City.
Cajuste joined Napoli in August 2023 from Reims, signing a five-year contract in a deal reported to be worth €12million.
This feels great, and I m happy to be here, Cajuste told TownTV.
It took a little while with the negotiations, but I m finally here, and I m very excited.
You Juste love to see it.
— IPSWICH TOWN (@IpswichTown)
I ve had great conversations with the manager, and this seems like a very interesting project. It s an ambitious club and a team that is prog…
Barcelona forward Ansu Fati has suffered a foot injury during a pre-season training session after returning from an underwhelming loan spell at Brighton and Hove Albion.
Hopes were high for Fati when he enjoyed a breakout 2019-20 season, eventually being handed the Blaugrana s iconic number 10 shirt when Lionel Messi departed in 2021.
However, he has struggled with injuries in the ensuing years, making a total of 21 starts in La Liga from the start of 2020-21 to the end of 2022-23.
Fati joined Brighton on loan last season in a move widely viewed as a coup for the Seagulls, but he only started three league games for the club, totalling 514 minutes across 19 appearances and scoring twice.
He has now been prevented from travelling to the United States for Ba…
Antoine Griezmann starred as Atletico Madrid returned to winning ways in LaLiga with a 3-0 victory over Real Valladolid.
Three goals in 10 first-half minutes at the Civitas Metropolitano put Diego Simeone s side in control en route to their first league victory of 2023.
Griezmann s stellar assist set up Alvaro Morata s opener, with the France international then adding his own name to the scoresheet with a cheeky finish.
It was also Griezmann s delivery that led to Mario Hermoso firing home on the rebound as Los Colchoneros set down a marker in the fierce battle for a top-four finish.
3 have scored 3 goals in the first 30 minutes of a single game for the first time since April 2017 v Las Palmas, and for the third time v Valladolid after September 1980 Oc…
A Milan derby awaits in the Champions League semi-finals after Inter made it past Benfica with a 3-3 draw on Wednesday, sealing a 5-3 aggregate victory.
Following Milan s passage to the final four after they eliminated Napoli on Tuesday, Inter just had to see out their quarter-final second leg against the Lisbon side having taken a 2-0 lead into the clash at San Siro.
As he did in the first leg, Nicolo Barella gave Inter the lead with an excellent finish, before Fredrik Aursnes equalised for the visitors with a powerful header before half-time.
Lautaro Martinez put Inter back in front, before substitute Joaquin Correa added another with a fine effort, though late goals from Antonio Silva and Petar Musa meant Roger Schmidt s men at least ended their recent losing …
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The highlight match in Major League Soccer on Wednesday sees Supporters Shield leaders Inter Miami taking on reigning MLS Cup champions Columbus Crew at Chase Stadium.
An injury-time goal on Saturday secured a 2-1 victory for the Herons against the Philadelphia Union, while Columbus emerged victorious with a 3-2 win over New York City FC.
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Coming from behind has become a weekly routine for Inter Miami throughout this domestic campaign, and they did it again on Saturday.
Seven of the Herons 11 league victories this season have been achieved after conceding the opening goal, contributing to more than half of their points in the league (21 out of 38).
Their win against the Union was their sixth away v…