Wes Brown is confident Manchester United teenager Kobbie Mainoo possesses the temperament to take his rapid ascent to the England squad in his stride.
The 18-year-old was this week called up by England boss Gareth Southgate for the friendlies against Brazil and Belgium, just four months after making his first Premier League start as Erik ten Hag’s side won 3-0 away to Everton.
Midfielder Mainoo has gone on to make 20 appearances this season and 44-year-old Brown, who has personal experience of coming through the youth ranks at United before going on to play for England, does not expect the youngster to get carried away by his remarkable rise.
“You can see from the way he plays that he’s very calm,” Brown told the PA news agency as he helped promote United…
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Looking to punch their European Championship semi-final ticket and extend on their famous summer romp, Georgia will meet Israel on Saturday evening.
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Starting with Georgia, while the Crusaders might have opened their summer adventure tipped as a real underdog to claw a route out of Group A, Ramaz Svanadze s young squad have only continued on a historic European Championship run. Opening their summer adventure with a stunning 2-0 victory against Portugal, the Whites have gained a string of plaudits from across the continent. Eventually falling England out of Group A and springing an almighty upset, the mood in Georgia’s camp should be at a red-hot high. Likewise, signing off their pre-tournament preparations with a routine…
According to The Telegraph, Chelsea FC are reportedly in negotiations to bring Portuguese midfielder Joao Moutinho and Uruguayan left-back Alvaro Pereira to Stamford Bridge.
It comes as no surprise that Chelsea are targeting Porto players. Mainly because their knew boss, André Villas-Boas, managed the Portuguese giants last season. He enjoyed tremendous success at FC Porto in 2010-11, winning the Portuguese domestic league, the domestic cup, and the UEFA Cup. Villas-Boas was hired by Roman Abromovich in order to bring the success that Jose Mourinho brought to Chelsea back to West London.
Can he do the job? I think he can, and he may just pull it off sooner than expected. But in order for Villas-Boas to return Chelsea to their past glories, he …
Australian strikers Josh Kennedy and Alex Brosque has credited Japan s J.League for some of the best form of their careers.
The pair was speaking in Sydney ahead of Australia s friendly with Malaysia in Canberra on Friday, and a World Cup qualifier with Oman in Sydney on Tuesday.
Kennedy, 29, joined Nagoya Grampus in 2009 and has scored 15 times this term, leading them to third place in the J.League, and the 194cm front man has been in sterling form for the Australian national side as well.
He has scored three goals in the Socceroos last two World Cup qualifiers, and Kennedy said his time in Japan, after nine years plying his trade in Germany, has improved his international form.
I ve been enjoying my football, Kennedy said. I missed a couple of games a…
Liverpool are set to send out Danny Ward on a season-long loan to Huddersfield Town, .
The twenty-two year old moved to Anfield from Wrexham in January 2012, but only made his Premier League debut in last month’s 2-1 win over Liverpool before getting a second run out in Sunday’s defeat to Liverpool.
He had been on loan at Scottish Premiership outfit Aberdeen but was recalled by manager Jurgen Klopp, who had no qualms over throwing the shot-stopper in at the deep end.
Ward, who is currently competing with Simon Mignolet and Adam Bogdan with the Merseyside outfit also had a brief spell at Morcambe last season while he spent some time with Tamworth before moving to Liverpool.
Internationally, he has represented Wales at U19 and U21 level before bein…
Chelsea captain John Terry has signed a new one-year deal with the club.
Terry s future had been subject to much speculation, with Chelsea announcing last Friday that they had offered their long-serving captain fresh terms to continue his 18-year playing career at Stamford Bridge.
The former England skipper subsequently revealed that he would take time to consider the different role on offer from his boyhood club before making a decision, before then offering an emotional on-pitch statement after Chelsea s final game of the season on Sunday.
And Chelsea confirmed on Wednesday that the 35-year-old has opted to stay put following discussions with incoming manager Antonio Conte, who will take over after leading Italy at Euro 2016.
Terry told the club s offic…
According to a report from Bild, German giants Bayern Munich are currently tracking the progress of RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano ahead of the summer transfer window. The 20 year old, who has been tipped to be a major player in the France national team over the course of the next few years, joined Leipzig from Red Bull Salzburg back in 2017. Since then he’s been able to establish himself as the kind of defender who is wise beyond his years, which is always going to attract the attention of a club like Bayern.
Manchester United are also said to be interested, whereas Bayern have really doubled down on the idea of signing him. He’s widely considered to be one of the most exciting young defenders in European football right now, and if Bayern play their cards right, they …
West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic is under immense pressure already this season, with his side having started the campaign in abysmal fashion.
United are flirting with the bottom three ahead of their clash with title-chasers Tottenham and could find themselves in the relegation zone if they come unstuck.
It could be West Ham’s fourth league defeat of the season already, potentially making Bilic’s position untenable. He could be in trouble if his side fall short.
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Slaven Bilic was already in the bad books of the board and supporters after West Ham United finished 11th last season with 45 points. Being so close to a top-half place was misleading given how poor the London side were throug…
Kingsley Coman wants Bayern Munich to replicate their treble from last season but seal the achievement in front of their fans this time around.
The coronavirus pandemic meant supporters across most of the globe were unable to attend matches when football resumed, with Bayern winning the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Champions League inside empty stadiums.
Coman scored the only goal in the Champions League final success over Paris Saint-Germain in August, as the Bavarian giants became the first team in the competition s history to lift the trophy after winning every game.
Bayern extended their record victorious streak in Europe s premier club competition to 12 matches by beating Atletico Madrid 4-0 in their Group A opener. Next up are Lokomotiv Moscow on Tuesd…
Diego Perotti scored twice and set up another as Roma ended Juventus long unbeaten home Serie A run with a 3-1 win just six days before the Bianconeri s crucial Champions League tie with Lyon.
Gonzalo Higuain had put Juve in front in Saturday s Serie A finale but Perotti set up Nikola Kalinic s equaliser and put Roma ahead from the penalty spot before half-time at the Allianz Stadium.
The winger gave fifth-placed Roma a cushion early in the second half as Juventus succumbed to a first home Serie A defeat since a 1-0 reverse to Napoli in April 2018 – a run of 39 games.
It means champions Juve, who rested several players including Cristiano Ronaldo, finish the campaign with back-to-back losses before aiming to overturn a last-16 deficit against Ligue 1 Lyon.