ENGLAND fans were targeted with lasers during their clash with Greece. The Three Lions faced a hostile atmosphere in Athens as they looked to secure a win to keep alive their hopes of winning their Nations League group. Fans targeted England players with lasers in Greece Several players were hit by a green light Fans did the same when Chelsea visited Athens last month Few England players we...Full Story »

Lee Carsley was proud of the way England took control of their Nations League destiny and praised “great example” Harry Kane after surprisingly dropping the skipper for the must-win match in Greece.The interim boss’ bold selection backfired in the reverse fixture at Wembley, where the visitors’ historic 2-1 win helped put them in control of Group B2 heading into Thursday&...Full Story »

Interim boss Lee Carsley felt the 3-0 Nations League win over Greece showed England are “moving in the right direction”.Ollie Watkins justified his selection ahead of captain Harry Kane, who was dropped to the bench, with an early opener in Athens.Jude Bellingham’s shot went in off the post and Greece goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos before debutant Curtis Jones capped an impres...Full Story »

England are on course for promotion back to the Nations League top tier after debutant Curtis Jones’ fantastic flick completed an impressive 3-0 victory in Greece as Thomas Tuchel watched from afar.The Football Association’s decision for its new manager to start in the new year raised eyebrows, just as interim Lee Carsley’s penultimate selection did for Thursday’s must-wi...Full Story »

Philippe Clement admits it was “never an easy decision” to drop skipper James Tavernier ahead of Rangers’ 1-1 Europa League draw with Olympiacos.The 33-year-old has been almost an ever-present when fit since arriving in 2015 but there has been growing criticism over his performances this season and the Gers boss took a big decision to replace him with right-back Dujon Sterling ...Full Story »

Heimir Hallgrimsson has warned the Republic of Ireland they have to stop presenting gifts to their opponents if they are to qualify for major tournaments once again.Three days after Nathan Collins’ error had handed Finland a lead in Helsinki, keeper Caoimhin Kelleher blundered in Athens to allow Greece to ease to a 2-0 Nations League B2 victory.Ireland had rallied at the Georgios Karaiskak...Full Story »

Caoimhin Kelleher went from hero to villain as the Republic of Ireland slipped to a 2-0 Nations League defeat in Greece.The Liverpool keeper, who had made three fine first-half saves before being beaten by Tasos Bakasetas’ deflected 48th-minute shot, gifted the ball to substitute Petros Mantalos in stoppage time to allow him to seal the win.Victory maintained the Greeks’ 100 per cent...Full Story »

England returned to winning ways as Jack Grealish, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Declan Rice fired Lee Carsley’s side to a much-needed, if at times flat, Nations League victory in Finland.Reeling from Thursday’s alarming display and defeat against Greece at Wembley, the Euro 2024 runners-up could ill afford a slip up against the lowest ranked side in Group B2.England did not fully convi...Full Story »

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Lee Carsley sidestepped questions about whether he wants the England job on a permanent basis after the interim boss said he will “hopefully” be returning to his role with the Under-21s following next month’s fixtures.September’s promising Nations League wins against the Republic of Ireland and Finland were followed by boos from those left at Wembley after seeing Greece s...Full Story »

Lee Carsley’s chances of becoming Gareth Southgate’s permanent successor as England boss received a major blow as Greece paid tribute to George Baldock with a historic 2-1 Nations League win.The interim manager opened his reign with promising victories against the Republic of Ireland and Finland, but his bold, attack-minded selection came unstuck under the Wembley arch.Carsley played...Full Story »

Fotis Ioannidis and Christos Tzolis extended the Republic of Ireland’s Nations League misery as Greece emerged from their trip to Dublin with a 2-0 victory.Ioannidis’ accomplished 50th-minute finish was matched by Tzolis three minutes from time to leave Ireland pointless in League B2 after two fixtures under new head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson.It proved to be a familiar story for the ...Full Story »

Claudia Kowalczyk has made her name as a twerking champion, winning various dance competitions around the globe. Twerk queen Claudia Kowalczyk shows off her amazing dance moves in the seaClaudia has won various dance competitions around the globe twerkingJakub Kiwior and Claudia Kowalczyk got maried last year Going under the moniker 'Claudia Redheaded', she shares her dance moves on social med...Full Story »

Manchester United and England defender Harry Maguire was hoping to finally clear his name over a brawl in Mykonos in August 2020, but his appeal has been delayed once again Harry Maguire received a 21-month suspended sentence, which he appealed (Image: Steve Reigate/Daily Express) Harry Maguire's fight to clear his name over a brawl in Mykonos has been hit with another hiccup due to a lawyers'...Full Story »

Jamie McGrath’s 30-yard free-kick earned Aberdeen a point against PAOK in Greece but it was not enough to keep the Dons in the Europa Conference League beyond Christmas.McGrath struck soon after PAOK took the lead midway through the second half after fighting back from an early opener from Luis ‘Duk’ Lopes.The 2-2 draw in Thessaloniki earned Aberdeen their second point in Group...Full Story »

Beleaguered Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny declined to discuss his future after a deeply damaging 2-0 home defeat by Greece finally ended hopes of automatic qualification for Euro 2024.Ireland were decidedly second-best at the Aviva Stadium and will head for Gibraltar on Monday evening having taken just three points from their first six qualifiers.However, asked about his tenure, Kenny s...Full Story »

Hearts’ hopes of a second consecutive season of European group-stage football ended with a 4-0 thrashing to PAOK in Greece.The Edinburgh side lost 6-1 on aggregate in the Europa Conference League play-offs.A marginal offside had cost Hearts the chance to go 2-1 up at Tynecastle in the first leg before a long-range strike gave the Greek side the advantage, but any hopes of progress for Stev...Full Story »

Northern Ireland manager Ian Baraclough insisted his side are still making progress but there was no denying Tuesday’s 3-1 defeat to Greece in Athens was a step backwards.After the joy of Josh Magennis’ stoppage-time winner against Kosovo on Saturday there was the familiar feeling of a Nations League defeat at the Georgios Kamaras Stadium as second-half goals from Giorgos Masouras an...Full Story »

Northern Ireland slumped to their third defeat of a poor Nations League campaign as they were beaten 3-1 by Greece in Athens, only spared a relegation play-off as Kosovo thrashed Cyprus 5-1.Shayne Lavery quickly cancelled out Dimitrios Pelkas’ 14th-minute goal, but a scrappy, dis-jointed performance could muster no answer after Giorgos Masouras restored Greece’s advantage early in th...Full Story »

Northern Ireland’s wait for a Nations League victory goes on after their campaign began with yet another dispiriting result as Ian Baraclough’s side were beaten 1-0 at home by Greece.Despite the best efforts of another sell-out crowd at Windsor Park, Northern Ireland were too flat for too long, only raising their game when two 34-year-olds – Kyle Lafferty and Niall McGinn &ndas...Full Story »