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Monday evening s FA Cup third-round clash at the DW Stadium promises an enticing encounter as League One side Wigan Athletic prepares to host the formidable English powerhouse Manchester United.
Wigan Athletic s memorable FA Cup triumph in the 2012/13 season, notably defeating Manchester City in the final, remains a significant highlight for the club. Meanwhile, Manchester United boasts an impressive record in the competition, having secured the trophy on 12 occasions, with their most recent triumph occurring in 2015/16.
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Entering the highly anticipated fixture on Monday, Wigan heads into the match following a 1-1 draw against Barnsley in League One, where Jonathan Smith s goal canceled out Devante Cole s first-ha…
Harry Kane is confident he will be fit to represent England at Euro 2020 as he targets a return for Tottenham in April.
England captain Kane has been sidelined since January 1 due to a hamstring tear that required surgery.
Having previously suggested it was unlikely the striker would return until May, Spurs boss Jose Mourinho last week confirmed he was back in training ahead of schedule.
Kane believes he could be on the pitch in just over a month and will be ready to lead his country at the European Championship.
In my head, I am definitely at the Euros, Kane told ES Magazine.
Unless something pretty drastic happens between now and then, I ll be there. I m still not back training with the first team, but I m working hard in the gym, I m getting …
Manchester City put a difficult week behind them as they cruised to a 3-1 victory over Aston Villa.
The build-up to Sunday s meeting at the Etihad Stadium was dominated by news of the Premier League accusing City of breaking over 100 financial regulations between 2009 and 2018.
Pep Guardiola, managing his 250th Premier League game, delivered an impassioned defence of his club and his players performed as they returned to winning ways following their loss at Tottenham last week.
Rodri s header, Ilkay Gundogan s tap-in and Riyad Mahrez s penalty had City 3-0 up by the break, and though Ollie Watkins pulled one back for Villa, the champions comfortably closed the gap on Arsenal to three points ahead of Wednesday s crunch meeting between the top two.
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In a year that no one could have predicted, the enduring brilliance of Robert Lewandowski has been almost comforting.
While social distancing, wearing masks and limitations to our lives have become the norm, seeing some things remain the same has helped to lift the tension.
Lewandowski has been one such example of continued excellence and on Thursday the Bayern Munich striker goes up against Barcelona great Lionel Messi and Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in the battle to be crowned The Best FIFA Men s Player for 2020.
Despite the quality of his rivals, Lewandowski really should be considered the worthy winner of the award – particularly given the absence of the prestigious Ballon d Or being awarded this year denied him the opportunity to scoop that prize…
Brighton and Hove Albion have tied highly rated striker Evan Ferguson down to a new five-year contract.
Ferguson has enjoyed a promising breakthrough season in the Premier League this term, attracting admiring glances from other clubs.
But Brighton, so respected for their development of youth prospects in recent years, look set to continue shaping the 18-year-old.
Ferguson made his Premier League debut in February last year but has established himself as a regular first-team option in the 2022-23 campaign.
A powerful and athletic forward, Ferguson has made 13 top-flight appearances and scored four goals – across all competitions, he has netted eight times in 19 games.
Ferguson also made the breakthrough at international level this season, becomi…
Competition: Euro 2016
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Germany striker Mario Gomez is expected to lead the line for the Eagles in their Euro 2016 quarter-final clash against Italy at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux tonight.
He’ll be hoping to continue his fine run in front of goal to help the World champions to the semi-finals.
Gomez has scored in each of his last two games for Germany, and will be spearheading the attack once more as a result. The experience centre-forward is a physical threat in the final third, and provide a direct target to hit in the box from crosses out wide.
Still cool and composed on the ball, Gomez has vindicated his manager’s faith in him with goals in each of his last two tournament starts, and he’ll be lo…
Roy Hodgson has announced his England squad for the Euros. As expected, there are many surprises. To be fair, the ex-Liverpool manager didn’t get much time to study the players in depth. Let us have a look at the 23 English players that will leave for the Euros in the coming month.
Goalkeepers: Hart, Green, Ruddy.
Defenders: Baines, Cahill, Cole, Johnson, Jones, Lescott, Terry.
Midfielders: Barry, Downing, Gerrard, Lampard, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Parker, Walcott, Young.
Strikers: Carroll, Defoe, Rooney, Welbeck.
Stand-by: Butland, Jagielka, Henderson, Adam Johnson, Sturridge.
Criticizing someone is easy here. Despite the fact that the new manager claimed it is a balanced squad, few questions immediately comes into mind. But, one h…
The World Cup was ushered in on Thursday after a short ceremony that featured the unlikely duo of British pop star Robbie Williams and Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Williams initially took centre stage ahead of the tournament opener between the hosts and Saudi Arabia by performing three of his greatest hits, one alongside Russian soprano Aida Garifullina.
Putin then addressed the crowd at the Luzhniki Stadium and the millions watching around the world, saying: We are sincerely happy to host the World Cup in our country.
Football is truly loved here. Russia is an open, hospitable and friendly country. Whatever traditions we hold, football brings us together in one single team and we are united by our affection for this spectacular and vibrant game.
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The chances of Spain being expelled from the Euro 2008 championships decreased on Tuesday when it was reported the government-run Spanish Sports Council had backed down on controversial plans to force the Spanish football federation to hold elections before Euro 2008.
In December 2007 the government ordered all sporting federations not involved in the Olympics to hold elections before the Games begin in Beijing in August.
However, the football federation said such a plan would be impractical this year because of the timing of the Euro 2008 finals.
Spanish media reports said that the government had agreed to make an exception for the football federation and it could now hold its elections at the end of the year.
The disagreement over the timing of the…
France insist they have everything in their own hands ahead of Friday s battle against Euro 2012 co-hosts Ukraine.
Laurent Blanc s men, who are unbeaten in 22 games, were held to a 1-1 draw by England in their opening clash, while Ukraine prevailed against Sweden.
And speaking before their next match, French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris said destiny was in his team s hands, while reflecting on previous experiences, noting the side had come a long way since the 2010 World Cup.
Taking stock, things have gone well and been pretty positively up until now, especially when compared to South Africa 2010, which still weighs heavily on our shoulders, Lloris told FIFA.com.
We could have defeated England, and if we beat Ukraine, we ll be top of the group. The chance is…