“If a club did not offer what I believed I was worth, I would move on,” explains Zeph Thomas, whose remarkable 18-year career has included 39 transfers. The 36-year-old winger from Bradford has become one of football’s most travelled players. His career has included five periods with Rossington Main, four with Mickleover Sports and three […]
Continue ReadingWhen questioned about his view of the final 35 minutes after having time to ponder, Tuchel responded that he still felt “the same way—that we were far too passive.” “If you’re wondering whether I regret my choice, then let me be clear: I don’t regret the decisions I made,” he continued. “I sensed a shift […]
Continue Reading“I desired for it to be you. I desired it desperately.” As England’s World Cup ambitions fade into yet another chapter of sorrow, let down in Atlanta by the latest dashing, gaunt Mr. Perfect, a touch more melancholy, not much more enlightened, sunburned, broke, spooning Jägerbomb ice cream straight from the tub, this is an […]
Continue ReadingHarry Kane enjoyed the finest form of his career in the Bundesliga last term, netting 61 goals across all competitions. However, time is not on the side of the Bayern Munich forward, who will celebrate his 33rd birthday on 28 July. The captain, who found the net six times at the World Cup, remarked after […]
Continue ReadingEngland will go up against France in the third-place play-off on Saturday (22:00 BST) — a victory would give them their strongest men’s World Cup showing since 1966. “Getting this close and falling short is devastating,” Bullingham said. “The players and Thomas gave absolutely everything today and the entire group — coaches and backroom team […]
Continue ReadingSunderland have finalised the acquisition of seasoned Belgian right-back Thomas Meunier on a two-year contract as Régis Le Bris’s squad intensifies its build-up for a second straight Premier League season that also features a Europa League campaign. Fresh from his World Cup involvement, Meunier has won 83 caps for Belgium and was available on a […]
Continue ReadingThomas Tuchel expects England to encounter an Argentina side “driven by their past” in Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final in Atlanta. This marks the sixth World Cup meeting between the two countries, with the last three encounters taking place after the 1982 Falklands conflict. The most contentious clash occurred in the 1986 quarter-finals when Diego Maradona’s […]
Continue ReadingEngland secured a hard-fought victory over Norway in Saturday’s World Cup last-eight clash, yet head coach Thomas Tuchel expressed visible unease. “We created too many problems for ourselves,” Tuchel admitted. “The outcome is excellent, but I’m far from satisfied with how we played.” He did follow these remarks by praising the squad’s character: “The determination, […]
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