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• A Tale Of Two Italy Managers | Paddy Agnew

  19-11-2019 16:48 via World Soccer
  
  Can Mancini's Italy team follow in the footsteps of Vittorio Pozzo's. Can Mancini's Italy team follow in the footsteps of Vittorio Pozzo's.
  
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• Luis Enrique set for Spain return as Roberto Moreno walks away in tears

  19-11-2019 01:28 via Football | The Guardian
  
  • Moreno has guided Spain to Euro 2020 finals
  • Luis Enrique stepped down to help look after his daughterLuis Enrique is set to return as Spain’s manager on Tuesday, five months after giving up the post. He left because his nine-year-old daughter, who subsequently died, was seriously ill with bone cancer. His former assistant, Robert Moreno, who took over as head coach in June and had previously run the side in Luis Enrique’s name, will leave immediately. Continue reading..
  
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• Gareth Southgate admits Euro 2020 is key to him remaining England manager

  18-11-2019 23:30 via Football | The Guardian
  
  • Southgate cautiously plans for Qatar World Cup in 2022
  • ‘I’m realistic about how quickly the tides can turn’Gareth Southgate has admitted that he will not remain in his job as England manager if his team fail at the Euro 2020 finals next summer. Southgate is under contract for a further three years and says he will travel to the Club World Cup in Qatar next month as part of his long-term planning for the World Cup there in November-December 2022.Southgate will foll
  
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• England’s Marcus Rashford back in the goal groove after confidence takes a hit

  18-11-2019 23:30 via Football | The Guardian
  
  • Manchester United striker emerges from ‘tough period’
  • Chelsea’s Fikayo Tomori stunned at his progress in past yearMarcus Rashford feels the confidence is flooding back into his game after a run of nine goals in 10 matches for Manchester United and England, casting aside what the forward admits has been a difficult spell.It was a fruitful international break for Rashford, who scored a slickly taken goal seven minutes from time in the 4-0 win over Kosovo, having rep
  
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• Euro 2020 roundup: Italy crush Armenia 9-1 while Spain hammer Romania

  18-11-2019 23:08 via Football | The Guardian
  
  • Seven goalscorers in Italian record victory
  • Switzerland win group with 6-1 win in GibraltarItaly produced the biggest win against European opposition in their history when they crushed Armenia 9-1 in Palermo. The Azzurri, who had already qualified for Euro 2020 as winners of Group J, had seven goalscorers with Federico Chiesa claiming their last goal in the 81st minute. Ciro Immobile and Nicolò Zaniolo were the only players to score twice.Spain enhanced their credentials as
  
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• Denmark beat Republic of Ireland to Euro 2020 spot despite late Doherty goal

  18-11-2019 22:53 via Football | The Guardian
  
  For their group finale Ireland produced their best performance of the campaign but, agonisingly for them, it was not quite good enough. They brewed up a mighty storm but precision eluded them and so, in the 73rd minute, did concentration. That allowed Martin Braithwaite to step in to send Denmark to Euro 2020 with their first shot on target.Ireland nearly forced a late twist after Matt Doherty headed an equaliser five minutes from time but, for all their valiance, scoring twice proved to be beyo
  
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• Russia could be banned from Olympics and Euro 2020 over drug anomalies

  18-11-2019 20:00 via Football | The Guardian
  
  • Wada expected to recommend Russia be found ‘non-compliant’
  • Data relates to period from 2012 to 2015Russia could be banned from next year’s Olympic Games and the European Championship in football after the World Anti-Doping Agency was expected to recommend it be found “non-compliant” over anomalies in drug testing results.Wada’s executive committee will meet on 9 December to assess the conclusion of its independent compliance review committee, whi
  
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• Emergence of young talent helps ease W-League into post-Sam Kerr era | Ella Reilly

  18-11-2019 18:00 via Football | The Guardian
  
  The performances of Mary Fowler and Shadeen Evans in the opening round point to a bright future After an off-season which seemingly stretched for a lifetime, the 2019-20 W-League is finally underway – to quite some relief. The first round kicked off a mere 24 hours after Australia’s best player confirmed her move to Chelsea and heralded a league desperately readjusting in the post-Sam Kerr era.The storylines thrown up by these opening exchanges – the face-off between last seaso
  
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• The Fiver | The 10th anniversary of that famous night in Paris

  18-11-2019 16:56 via Football | The Guardian
  
  Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Hell hath no fury like a knobbly stick-waving, Riverdancing Irish relative whose national team has been cheated out of a place at a major football tournament and Monday marks the 10th anniversary of the famous night in Paris that sent The Fiver’s cousin, Theme Pub O’Fiver, over the abyss and into the madness. With O’Ireland level on aggregate with France in a play-off for the 2010 World Cup finals and deep into the first half o
  
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• Gareth Bale says Wales attack in better shape now than at Euro 2016

  18-11-2019 16:44 via Football | The Guardian
  
  • Kieffer Moore, Harry Wilson and Daniel James add to options
  • ‘To qualify is the main goal – you can’t qualify with one player’Gareth Bale has said Wales’s attacking armoury is stronger than when they reached the Euro 2016 semi-finals and denied there is a burden on him to help his country to a third major tournament.Bale played 60 minutes as Wales beat Azerbaijan 2-0 in Baku on Saturday and will start against Hungary in Cardiff on Tuesday, when victory
  
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• No sweat for England, Ronaldo's 99th and the WSL weekend – Football Weekly

  18-11-2019 16:37 via Football | The Guardian
  
  Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and John Brewin discuss England winning at a canter, Wales’s Hungarian shootout, Ireland’s Groundhog Day, debutants scoring goals and keepers hitting light fittingsJoin the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.We take a look back at the weekend’s football, starting with England’s two Euro 2020 qualifying wins over Montenegro and Kosovo. Continue reading...
  
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• Gareth Southgate has made England likable again but slackness remains | Richard Williams

  18-11-2019 14:48 via Football | The Guardian
  
  The manager has brought decency and modesty back but even a 4-0 win in Kosovo showed defensive quality is still lackingTo these eyes, at least, it was not in a stadium that the saga of the England football team in the modern era reached its lowest point. It was not Kevin Keegan resigning in the Wembley washroom in 2000, or Steve McClaren watching helplessly from beneath an umbrella as Croatia denied his team a place in the Euro 2008 finals, or the stumbling capitulation to Iceland in Nice three
  
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• ‘There is an anger’: where did it all go wrong for Scotland? | Ewan Murray

  18-11-2019 14:37 via Football | The Guardian
  
  It’s 21 years and counting since Scotland last qualified for a major tournament – if they don’t reach Euro 2020 it would be the most severe blow yetThe latest depressing snapshot – for the greater good see alien concept – preceded the conclusion to a Scotland Euro 2020 section that will be met equally with sighs of relief and shrugs. The Scottish Professional Football League is resisting a call to postpone matches immediately before Steve Clarke guides his team into
  
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• Grimsby Town: Michael Jolley left club after expletive-laden rant at reporters

  18-11-2019 14:31 via Football | The Guardian
  
  • Club director: Jolley was due to attend disciplinary hearing
  • Manager reportedly swore 58 times in four-minute tirade
  Michael Jolley’s foul-mouthed tirade towards local journalists played a part in him losing his job as Grimsby Town manager, the director John Fenty has said.The League Two side announced on Friday that Jolley had left the club by mutual consent following a seven-game winless run. Fenty, the club’s majority shareholder, has revealed that Jolley’s dep
  
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• Brazil Secure Under-17 World Cup Victory | Tim Vickery

  18-11-2019 13:19 via World Soccer
  
  Thanks to two late goals, Brazil defeated Mexico in the final over the weekend.Thanks to two late goals, Brazil defeated Mexico in the final over the weekend.
  
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• Football quiz: leading international goalscorers

  18-11-2019 12:55 via Football | The Guardian
  
  How much do you know about some of international football’s sharpest shooters? Cristiano Ronaldo has moved up to second in the list of all-time goalscorers in the men's international game after scoring 99 goals for Portugal. Which player stands above him? Ferenc Puskás (Hungary/Spain)Ali Daei (Iran)Kunishige Kamamoto (Japan)Hussein Saeed (Iraq)Who is the all-time leading women's international goalscorer with 184 goals in 256 games?Marta (Brazil)Christine Sinclair (Canada)Carli Lloyd
  
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• Football transfer rumours: Dayot Upamecano to Manchester City?

  18-11-2019 10:07 via Football | The Guardian
  
  Today’s piffle is blinded by the lightBeing a child of the 70s, The Mill knows that you can only build something meaningful with Mecano if you’re an absolute obsessive. So when we heard that Pep Guardiola was interested in Dayot Upamecano it made perfect sense. The Manchester City manager is is just the right kind of studious nerd to be able to grab his tools and bolt the Leipzig centre-back on to his broken defence in time for a renewed tilt at defending their Premier League title i
  
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• Football gossip: Emery, Upamecano, Rakitic, Edouard, Skriniar, Young, Chong

  18-11-2019 00:18
  
  Arsenal deadline, Manchester City eye French defender, Barcelona reject midfielder offer, plus more.
  
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• Luxembourg 0-2 Portugal: Holders qualify for Euro 2020 as Ronaldo targets world record

  17-11-2019 23:53
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo vows to break the world record for men's international goals after scoring his 99th Portugal goal to clinch their place at Euro 2020.
  
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• Netherlands ‘back where we belong but must be humble’, says Van Dijk

  17-11-2019 23:30 via Football | The Guardian
  
  Liverpool defender relieved to reach major finals after two failures but says Dutch still have room for improvementIt is heartening that the scaling of individual and domestic heights have not doused Virgil van Dijk’s appetite for a national cause. Qualification by the Netherlands for next summer’s European Championship marked another milestone for the Liverpool centre-back, who barring injury will appear in a major tournament for the first time. Dutch failure to reach Euro 2016 and
  
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• Kosovo 0-4 England: Three Lions a tough game for anyone - Gareth Southgate

  17-11-2019 23:30
  
  England manager Gareth Southgate says any team facing his side at Euro 2020 will be in for "a tough game" after their 4-0 win over Kosovo.
  
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• Gareth Southgate: 'Whoever plays us knows they're in for a tough game' – video

  17-11-2019 23:18 via Football | The Guardian
  
  England finished their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a less than convincing victory over Kosovo, despite the heavy scoreline it wasn't until the 79th minute before Southgate's side got their second of the match. Goals from Winks, Kane, Rashford and Mount were the difference at the Fadil Vokrri StadiumEngland’s late flurry of goals put gloss on win in first trip to Kosovo Continue reading...
  
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• Euro 2020 qualifiers: Who needs what in final games?

  17-11-2019 23:07
  
  Who needs what in the final block of Euro 2020 qualifiers to reach next summer's tournament?
  
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• Gareth Southgate says England 'further ahead' than after last qualification campaign

  17-11-2019 22:57
  
  Gareth Southgate says his England side are "further ahead" than they were at the corresponding stage of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.
  
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• Albania 0-2 France: Tolisso and Griezmann ensure world champions top group

  17-11-2019 22:51
  
  France complete their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a comfortable victory over Albania to finish as Group H winners.
  
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• ‘You can see the confidence’: Southgate hails England after Kosovo victory

  17-11-2019 22:40 via Football | The Guardian
  
  • Manager says side are more advanced than for 2018 World Cup
  • England end Euro 2020 qualifiers with record 37 goalsGareth Southgate believes England are more advanced at this point of their Euro 2020 campaign than they were for the World Cup in 2018, when they reached the semi-final, as he relished the conviction that is running through his young team.The manager watched them round off qualification for the finals next summer with a 4-0 win over Kosovo in Pristina, a result that was
  
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• Virgil van Dijk: Netherlands captain out of Estonia qualifier for personal reasons

  17-11-2019 21:22
  
  Virgil van Dijk will not play in the Netherlands' final Euro 2020 qualifier at home to Estonia on Tuesday due to "personal circumstances".
  
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• Raheem Sterling stays cool as Kosovo warmth puts his week in perspective | Nick Ames

  17-11-2019 21:14 via Football | The Guardian
  
  The England attacker consigned a dramatic few days to history on a poignant night that was about more than just footballIt was, in more than one sense, an evening where everyone could play happy families. England may never again be welcomed into an opponent’s bosom as they were by the people of Kosovo in Pristina. Meanwhile, there will, one hopes, be no further occasions upon which Raheem Sterling is required to reintegrate after starting a fracas with a teammate.There was never any doubt
  
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• Kosovo 0-4 England: Southgate's side conclude Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with win

  17-11-2019 20:34
  
  England conclude their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a comfortable win over Kosovo in Pristina.
  
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• Record crowd sees Miedema seal 2-0 Arsenal win in WSL north London derby

  17-11-2019 20:24 via Football | The Guardian
  
  The joint Tottenham manager Karen Hills hopes that interest in the women’s game will continue to grow. Goals from Kim Little and Vivianne Miedema earned victory for Arsenal in the first Women’s Super League north London derby that attracted a league-record attendance of 38,262.“The players deserve to be playing in front of these big crowds,” she said. “Hopefully it won’t just be an occasion, hopefully it will be the norm.” Continue reading...
  
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• Scotland: Eamonn Brophy replaces Lawrence Shankland in squad

  17-11-2019 19:29
  
  Eamonn Brophy is called up to the Scotland squad after Lawrence Shankland is ruled out of the final Group I Euro 2020 qualifier with Kazakhstan.
  
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• Man arrested after Wycombe goalkeeper alleges he was target of homophobic abuse

  17-11-2019 18:26 via Football | The Guardian
  
  • Ryan Allsop reports incident during 2-0 win over Tranmere
  • FA awaiting the referee’s report before deciding on actionA man has been arrested after the Wycombe Wanderers goalkeeper, Ryan Allsop, alleged homophobic abuse was aimed at him during Sunday’s League One game at Tranmere.The Merseyside club confirmed an incident did occur during the match at Prenton Park - which Wycombe won 2-0 to move to the top of the division - and is being dealt with by police. It is understo
  
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• Everton’s Lucy Graham strikes to sink Liverpool in first WSL game at Anfield

  17-11-2019 18:15 via Football | The Guardian
  
  Everton’s encouraging start to the Women’s Super League season continued with a victory over their neighbours in a derby at Anfield – something their male counterparts have been unable to manage so far this millennium.A single goal at the end of the first half from the captain Lucy Graham allowed the visitors to climb to fourth in the table and left a Liverpool side still looking for their first win of the season stuck at the bottom with a single point. That was actually harsh
  
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• Sam Silvera, Louis D’Arrigo underline exciting future for homegrown talent | Jonathan Howcroft

  17-11-2019 18:00 via Football | The Guardian
  
  Their styles may be contrasting, but Sam Silvera and Louis D’Arrigo share a common bond. They are young, raw and the embodiment of an A-League future fuelled by local productWhatever ‘it’ is, Sam Silvera has got it. When the ball goes near the Central Coast Mariner you expect something to happen. He takes the game on at every opportunity, usually at breakneck speed, often with dazzling close control. He’s just turned 19 and his career is at that precious moment where he&r
  
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• Philippe Albert: ‘Keegan would buy fish and chips and the drinks for our Newcastle team’

  17-11-2019 13:26 via Football | The Guardian
  
  The former Newcastle defender on Asprilla, that goal against Manchester United and working as a greengrocer after football“When we travelled back to Newcastle from London, we often had five or six hours to kill on the coach. On the way Steve Watson used to bring videos and Viz comics. Even if we didn’t understand everything, Kevin and the whole team were always laughing. On the way back, before we got on the motorway, Kevin used to stop the coach at a petrol station, go and buy some
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo close to 100 Portugal goals: How many top international scorers can you name?

  17-11-2019 09:03
  
  As Cristiano Ronaldo approaches 100 international goals, can you name the all-time leading scorers for each of these 20 countries?
  
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• Football gossip: Bale, Pogba, Sancho, Lallana, Coman, Messi

  17-11-2019 08:47
  
  Manchester United and Real close to Bale-Pogba swap deal, PSG in for Dortmund's Sancho, Manchester City consider Coman, plus more.
  
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• Croatia 3-1 Slovakia: World Cup finalists top group to qualify for Euro 2020

  16-11-2019 23:02
  World Cup finalists Croatia book their place at Euro 2020 with victory over Slovakia, which sees them top Group E.
  
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• Germany 4-0 Belarus: Toni Kroos stars as Germany book place at Euro 2020

  16-11-2019 22:50
  Toni Kroos scores twice as Germany book their place at Euro 2020 with a routine win over Belarus in Monchengladbach.
  
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• Euro 2020 qualifier: Davis misses penalty as NI draw with Netherlands in Belfast

  16-11-2019 22:35
  Northern Ireland's slim hopes of qualifying automatically for the Euro 2020 finals are over as they draw 0-0 with the Netherlands in Belfast.
  
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• Preparing players for life after football should begin before the final whistle | Sid Lowe

  16-11-2019 21:00 via Football | The Guardian
  
  David Villa is ready to retire but many players battle with financial and emotional problems once they have stopped playing“I prefer to leave football before football leaves me,” David Villa said this week. Spain’s all-time top scorer once claimed he would play until he was 55 if he could. In the end he will make it to 38. For the past six seasons Villa has signed annual deals, delaying the inevitable, competitive as ever, but no more: he has announced his retirement. Over 19 y
  
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• Eight games called off as strike in Spanish women's top flight goes ahead

  16-11-2019 20:44 via Football | The Guardian
  
  Two Saturday games postponed, six more affected on SundayPlayers seek improved salary and minimum wage concessionsFootballers in the women’s Spanish top flight are pressing ahead with their planned strike this weekend, after failing to negotiate a new collective agreement with the clubs since voting to take action last month. Both of Saturday’s Primera División games were postponed with a further six matches affected on Sunday, including Barcelona’s trip to Real Sociedad
  
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• Nuneaton Borough keeper shanks his penalty into stands and breaks a light – video

  16-11-2019 20:22 via Football | The Guardian
  
  With the scores still 0-0 in the 60th minute, Nuneaton Borough called upon an unlikely player to take a penalty in their Southern Premier Central clash with Stratford Town – step forward goalkeeper Tony Breeden. The bold move did not pay off, with Breeden hitting the penalty high and wide into the stands – and smashing a light in the process. The miss did not prove too costly for Nuneaton, who won 2-0 thanks to a goal from defender Joel Kettle and a late penalty from Callum Powe
  
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• Vincent Kompany: ‘You never learn as much as when you get your arse kicked’

  16-11-2019 12:10 via Football | The Guardian
  
  The former Manchester City captain – ‘100% Congolese, 100% Belgian, 100% Manc’ – on the ‘beautiful adversity’ of his new challenge at Anderlecht, racism and Brexit“Every chapter in my life has started with a setback and a struggle,” Vincent Kompany says, “but there has been success or glory at the end. That doesn’t come by doubting yourself. It doesn’t come by giving up in difficult circumstances. Quite the opposite. It’s le
  
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• Hansi Flick to stay as Bayern Munich head coach 'at least until Christmas'

  16-11-2019 01:15 via Football | The Guardian
  
  ‘We trust him,’ Karl-Heinz Rummenigge tells club AGMHerbert Hainer elected president, replacing Uli HoenessHansi Flick will continue as Bayern Munich’s interim head coach “until further notice”, although the club have stopped short of offering the 54-year-old a permanent contract.“Uli Hoeness, Hasan Salihamidzic and I publicly announced after the Dortmund match last Saturday that Hansi Flick is our head coach until further notice,” Karl-Heinz Rummenigge,
  
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• Mark Bright: ‘You have to be lucky – bad things happen to people in care’

  16-11-2019 01:01 via Football | The Guardian
  
  The former Crystal Palace forward on his tough childhood, being an outsider and his part in the fight against racism in football‘I found myself a little bit,” says Mark Bright. “It was no secret.” We are sitting in a cafe around the corner from BBC Broadcasting House in central London after Bright has completed what he estimates is his 30th interview in five days to promote his autobiography My Story: From Foster Care to Footballer.Having spent most of the week rememberin
  
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• England’s Euro 2020 side takes shape but Southgate will keep options open | David Hytner

  15-11-2019 23:30 via Football | The Guardian
  
  Manager is confident England have solved any problems going forward but wants improvement on keeping top sides at bayEngland is home to millions of wannabe national team managers, as Gareth Southgate knows only too well, and now, with qualification to the Euro 2020 finals sewn up after Thursday night’s 7-0 Wembley win over Montenegro, that most popular of pub pursuits can begin in earnest: picking an England XI for the tournament.What would Southgate do? Well, if the opening group game at
  
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• Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain feels he is almost back to his best after injury

  15-11-2019 23:30 via Football | The Guardian
  
  • England midfielder: ‘I am trying to pick off where I left off’
  • ‘I was starting to get into positions I was before I was injured’Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain believes he is getting back to his best after continuing his comeback from a serious knee injury by maintaining his fine goalscoring form during England’s 7-0 win over Montenegro.The Liverpool midfielder is making up for lost time after missing the 2018 World Cup and the 26-year-old, who has five goals
  
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• Harry Kane backs Gareth Southgate’s handling of Raheem Sterling incident

  15-11-2019 23:29 via Football | The Guardian
  
  • Kane: ‘We made decision we wanted and we did it as a group’
  • England captain says boos aimed at Joe Gomez ‘really confusing’Harry Kane has shed light on his role in Raheem Sterling’s exclusion from England’s victory over Montenegro and admitted emotions were running high after the Manchester City forward’s clash with Joe Gomez.England’s captain said senior players calmed the situation after Sterling’s altercation with Gomez, who
  
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• Finland seal historic Euro 2020 place with victory over Liechtenstein

  15-11-2019 21:11 via Football | The Guardian
  
  • Teemu Pukki double secures first major finals appearance
  • Sweden also qualify thanks to a 2-0 win in Romania
  Teemu Pukki scored twice as Finland beat Liechtenstein 3-0 in Helsinki to book a place at Euro 2020 and reach the finals of a tournament for the first time in the country’s history.Jasse Tuominen scored after 21 minutes before Pukki converted a penalty early in the second half and wrapped up the win with their third goal 15 minutes from time. The victory secured Finland
  
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