England will play Scotland or Wales in Group B if either of them qualify for the World Cup in Qatar England have been drawn against USA, Iran, and the winners of the play-off between Wales and Scotland or Ukraine in Group B at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Gareth Southgate's side know they will kick-off their World Cup campaign against Iran on November 21 before facing the United States in thei...Full Story »

Cammy MacPherson returns to the St Johnstone squad for the visit of Livingston in the cinch Premiership.The midfielder missed the win over Motherwell before the international break through injury.Defender James Brown will be assessed after returning from international duty with Malta while Craig Bryson, Chris Kane and David Wotherspoon remain on the sidelines.Livi boss David Martindale has no fr...Full Story »

Harrogate will check on the fitness of Alex Pattison ahead of Saturday’s visit of Colchester in Sky Bet League Two.Pattison was forced off late on during last weekend’s win over Scunthorpe and boss Simon Weaver will make a late call on his fitness.Captain Josh Falkingham (foot), Brahima Diarra (ankle), Lewis Page (foot) and Lewis Richards (groin) all remain sidelined.Sunderland loane...Full Story »

MK Dons will be boosted by the return of Troy Parrott, Conor Coventry and Kaine Kesler Hayden for their home game against Shrewsbury.Parrott, Coventry and Kesler Hayden have all been away on international duty and are expected to be available.Wing-back Tennai Watson and fellow defender Aden Baldwin both remain sidelined through injury.Striker Connor Wickham returned to action off the bench in th...Full Story »

England and Chelsea youngster Callum Hudson-Odoi is considering switching his international allegiance from England to Ghana ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. It has been two and a half years since the Chelsea player received a call up to represent England, playing his last game for the country against Kosovo on the 17th of November 2019, during the qualification period for the 2020 Euro...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate said it was an “absolute joke” that Harry Maguire was jeered by some England fans and Jack Grealish called the treatment of his team-mate “ridiculous”.Having kicked off World Cup preparations with a 2-1 comeback win against Switzerland at the weekend, the Three Lions boss made 10 changes for the friendly against Ivory Coast on Tuesday.Under-fire Mancheste...Full Story »

Stand-in skipper Raheem Sterling set up one and scored another as England cruised to victory in a friendly against Ivory Coast that felt more like a training match after Serge Aurier’s sending off.Gareth Southgate made 10 changes from Saturday’s comeback win against well-drilled Switzerland as World Cup preparations continued with a first-ever senior international meeting of these na...Full Story »

Ben Chilwell has been videoed tussling with a caged tiger Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell has faced criticism from the RSPCA having been seen tussling with a caged tiger. Chilwell is believed to be in Tampa, Florida, in footage obtained by The Sun as he plays a game of tug of war with the tiger. The injured player is seen with at least three friends as they pull a rope while the tiger battles to...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate was pleased by the way England came through their testing friendly with well-drilled Switzerland as skipper Harry Kane continued his march towards the national team’s scoring record.Preparations for this year’s World Cup got under way in front of a sell-out Wembley crowd in the Alzheimer’s Society International against the team 14th in the FIFA world rankings.S...Full Story »

Harry Kane edged closer to England’s all-time scoring record as Gareth Southgate’s side began World Cup preparations with a comeback win against Switzerland.Just a matter of days before finding out their opponents in Qatar, the Three Lions kicked off an international year unlike any other in front of a sell-out crowd at Wembley on Saturday evening.Switzerland, ranked 14th in the worl...Full Story »

Wayne Brown praised teenager Junior Tchamadeu after he came off the bench to score a dramatic stoppage-time winner to seal Colchester a 1-0 victory over Tranmere.Tchamadeu slammed home from the edge of the area after Alan Judge had hooked Tom Eastman’s pass into his path in the fifth minute of time added on.U’s interim boss Brown said: “Credit to Junior, coming off the bench.&l...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate has questioned the benefits of England boycotting the World Cup finals in Qatar over the country's human rights record. Concerns over the treatment of migrant workers and members of the LGBTQ+ community have prompted Southgate and his players to consider taking some sort of action to highlight the issues. Southgate held a 30-minute meeting at St George's Park on Tuesday to dis...Full Story »

England Under-21 boss Lee Carlsey vowed to keep attacking and wants more from his Young Lions despite a 4-1 win over Andorra.Folarin Balogun, Jacob Ramsey, Morgan Gibbs-White and Anthony Gordon eased the Young Lions to victory and ensured they made it 50 European qualification games unbeaten.Albert Rosas pulled a goal back mid-way through the second half but the Young Lions kept Group G leaders ...Full Story »

England Under-21s eased past Andorra to keep up the pressure in the race for Euro 2023.Folarin Balogun, Jacob Ramsey, Morgan Gibbs-White and Anthony Gordon sealed a 4-1 victory as the Young Lions made it 50 qualifying games unbeaten.Albert Rosas pulled a second-half goal back for Andorra in Bournemouth but they were second best throughout on Friday.A convincing #U21EURO qualifying win for our #Y...Full Story »

Timothee Dieng is touch-and-go for Exeter this weekend as they welcome Stevenage to St James Park for their Sky Bet League Two fixture.Dieng was forced off late on in last Saturday’s 2-0 win at Oldham because of a hamstring complaint, which sidelined him for the goalless draw at Port Vale in midweek, and he is once again a doubt.The Grecians are still reeling from the news fellow midfielde...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate’s 25-man England squad to face Switzerland and Ivory Coast is now down to 24, after Arsenal star Bukayo Saka was forced to withdraw. Saka, 20, has been forced to withdraw from the England set up after returning a positive result for Covid-19. The Arsenal winger would have likely been in line to start the game seeing as he is this England squad’s only natural rig...Full Story »

Colchester will be without Tyreik Wright for the visit of Tranmere on Saturday.The 20-year-old winger has been called up for international duty by the Republic of Ireland Under-21s in their upcoming European Championship qualifier with Sweden.The U’s are also without Tommy Smith and Armando Dobra who are also away on international duty.Defender Ryan Clampin remains out with a long-term kne...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED and England star Luke Shaw is set to welcome his second child with partner Anouska Santos. In an Instagram post alongside first child Reign London, 2, Anouska can be seen sporting a significant baby bump. Shaw posed for a picture with son Reign London and partner Anouska, sporting a baby bumpCredit: Instagram @anouskasantos The couple announced they were expecting a second c...Full Story »

Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster is set to receive his first England call-up since 2017, the PA news agency understands. Sam Johnstone was brought into the squad on Monday as replacement for Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, who withdrew with a hip injury. The West Brom goalkeeper missed training on Tuesday and is now expected to leave Gareth Southgate’s squad, with Forster set f...Full Story »

Forest Green boss Rob Edwards felt his side deserved their three points after ending their seven-game winless streak with a 1-0 triumph at Colchester.Matty Stevens headed in Daniel Sweeney’s cross from close range in the ninth minute to score the game’s only goal and extend Rovers’ advantage at the League Two summit to eight points.“We could have had more goals and it is ...Full Story »