Good morning football fans,
It was a good night of European football for the english sides as Manchester United, Arsenal and West Ham United all won their games to build momentum going into the weekend. England's Lionesses take on the USA at what sounds like a sold out Wembley. Elsewhere QPR take on Reading in the Championship's Friday night fixture. Stay with us for the latest news that breaks across the football world throughout the day.
Following England and Wales’ relegation from the UEFA Nations League A during the most recent international break, both teams will be unseeded for the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifying draw.
This means that they will face much tougher tests on their quest to reach the tournament in Germany as they have been added to Pot 2 for the draw, along with Scotland. The allocations for each pot were based on the international rankings based on the completion of the most recent UEFA Nations League Group Stage.
Chelsea vs Manchester United on the 22nd of October will kick-off at 5:30pm.
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It might still feel like he's wearing a West Ham shirt three sizes too big for him as an 18-year-old, but Jermain Defoe turns 40 today. From teen sensation at West Ham to inspirational role model, Defoe has the rare composition of having played for loads of clubs, and being loved at almost all of them. Below we look at some of his best career moments.
He was meant to be under-pressure but the board will be sticking by their man.
Three years on from that World Cup semi-final, it could be a whole different story.
Manchester United - 82 goals ⚽
AS Monaco - 15 goals ⚽
France - 2 goals ⚽
Sevilla - 1 goal ⚽
Ice cold Martial. 🧊
Rewind the clock back one year. There were crazy scenes of celebration outside St James’ Park as the Mike Ashley era of Newcastle United came to an end. Amanda Staveley was heralded as the new messiah as the Geordies celebrated with tea-towels on their heads by the Bobby Robson statue.
It’s fair to say that Jim White’s suggestion on Sunday wasn’t particularly popular. Hosting a talkSPORT show from outside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium ahead of the Minnesota Vikings’ NFL clash with the New Orleans Saints, the presenter admitted that he’d be in favour of a similar arrangement for football. Premier League matches in the USA? He’s all for it.
The Spanish midfielder is the frontman for a cardiac health initiative for under 35s in west London.
The Aston Villa youth product played a whopping 251 games for his boyhood club.
