ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI had an action-packed night as Poland and Bournemouth goalkeeper Artur Boruc were left cherry-faced by minnows Kazakhstan. The White Eagles travelled to the former Soviet republic to begin their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign but surrendered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 in Astana. And they seemed to be in confident spirits before […]
MICHAEL O’NEILL’S men secured a battling opening qualification point in Prague. Northern Ireland reached the last 16 at the Euros after proving hard to beat in both qualifying and the finals. And O’Neill’s summer heroes showed the same defensive quality and organisation to shut out the Czech Republic. Filip Novak missed the best chance for […]
A NEW dawn but pretty much the same old England. Credit, though, for never giving up and for snatching that goal in the last few seconds. Match-winner Adam Lallana was without doubt our best player on the night, with sub Dele Alli later injecting some much-needed pace and creation into the side when he came […]
ROBERT SNODGRASS struck a stunning hat-trick as Scotland cruised to a 5-1 win over Malta in their 2018 World Cup qualifier. Hull star Snodgrass got the Scots off to a flying start when he opened the scoring after nine minutes. But Gordon Strachan’s men were quickly pegged back as Malta grabbed an equaliser four minutes […]
SAM ALLARDYCE claims Wayne Rooney can play ‘wherever he wants to’ after claiming a win in his first game as England boss. Liverpool ace Adam Lallana struck a late goal to clinch all three points against Slovakia, but fans and pundits were left bemused by Rooney’s apparent deployment as a holding midfielder. The Manchester United […]