by Adam Williams | Jun 14, 2021 | Articles
Adam Williams, Gadsby’s England Football Writer Euro 2020 England 1:0 Croatia (Sterling 57’) The whistle peeps and the fog clears. It isn’t until the opening throes of a tournament that we know what an England team is really about. We’re only...
by Adam Williams | Apr 1, 2021 | Articles
Don’t prime the confetti cannons just yet. The headline is another three points and another international break navigated without damage beyond the paintwork. But this was a match which finished with Jesse Lingard and Dominic Calvert-Lewin – two...
by Adam Williams | Nov 19, 2020 | Articles
England 4-0 Iceland Rice (20′), Mount (24′), Foden (80′, 84′) Saevarsson (OFF 54′) England knew they were finishing 3rd. Iceland knew they were finishing 4th. This was a dead rubber, a dead rubber so dead it was practically fossilised....
by Adam Williams | Nov 16, 2020 | Articles
Belgium 2-0 England Tielemans (10′), Mertens (23′) The Premier League has come to feel like the semi-spiritual home of the Belgium national team. Philippe Albert, Vincent Kompany, Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen – some...
by Adam Williams | Nov 13, 2020 | Articles
England 3-0 Republic of Ireland Maguire (18′), Sancho (31′), Calvert-Lewin (56′ pen) If England’s 54 years of major tournament hurt are excruciating heartache, the 35 years without victory over Ireland were a nagging headache. Enter...
