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Tony Bellew says that Tyson Fury needs to simply accept that Oleksandr Usyk is better than him, something he doesn’t feel Fury has been capable of doing yet. Usyk, who faces Rico Verhoeven this Saturday in Egypt, beat Fury twice in 2024. Since then, Fury has complained about being robbed by the judges in either […]
Paul Gilham/Getty Images Roy Hodgson has named his squad for the upcoming matches against Lithuania and Italy. Of note is the inclusion of Harry Kane in his first call up to the senior squad. The English national team will be playing Lithuania in a European Championships qualifier in London on March 27, before heading to Turin, Italy to face the Italian national team on March 31. For those matches, Roy Hodgson has named 24 players. In general, there aren't exactly a lot of surprises. With...
Kane celebrates yet another goal this season. | Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Past criticisms of Kane lamented his lack of pace. Martin Keown has compared his quick thinking to Teddy Sheringham. When you've got a footballing brain, who needs pace? Footballing intelligence is severely underestimated in the modern game. With an increasing focus on stats and sports science, football has lost an appreciation for the quick thinkers of the game. You can measure how fast a player runs,...
Paul Gilham With two Euro qualifiers fixture coming up, Roy Hodgson has to make do without several key squad members. After a winning start against Switzerland last month, England will be hoping to go on a three-game winning streak as they face San Marino and Estonia in the upcoming international break. However, Roy Hodgson will be with our several key members of the squad heading into both games. In the back, Glen Johnson and Kyle Walker is not available due to injuries, while upfront, D...
Laurence Griffiths Gareth Southgate has called for reinforcements from the senior squad. The international break is not just a chance for the senior side to perform, but also for the juniors. With the senior team having just begun their qualifying campaign for Euro 2016 in France, the young Three Lions is in the final stage of the qualification campaign with a two-legged tie against Croatia coming up. With that in mind, manager Gareth Southgate has announced the players that will play a p...