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...
by Connor Tibbetts | Nov 7, 2020 | Articles
Just like that, all’s right with the world. Chelsea? Doesn’t know how to concede a goal. Manchester City? Dominated a struggling Blades side that was lucky to concede only one goal. Liverpool? Clawed their way back from a 1-0 deficit to take all three...
by Adam Williams | Nov 2, 2020 | Articles
Slowly, as the years perform their terrible dance, we are losing them. Nobby Stiles passed away on Friday, 30 October, after a battle with both late-stage dementia and prostate cancer. Illness is no 50-50. If it was, Nobby would still be with us, his afflictions...
by Connor Tibbetts | Oct 29, 2020 | Articles
Despite already equaling a third of last season’s losses and draws in their first six matches, Liverpool are back in first place (tied with Everton). On a day where they did not look particularly convincing, Klopp’s side forced their way to three points...