The opening rounds of Euro 2020 qualifying produced big-time performances from Raheem Sterling, Memphis Depay and more of Europe’s top players.
Under heavy questions from English journalists, Montenegro manager Ljubisa Tumbakovic says he did not hear any racist chanting and doesn’t know why he should comment on the matter.
England score five goals for the second straight match and take a commanding lead in Group A of European Championship qualifying.
Following England’s 5-1 thrashing of Montenegro, the FC crew discuss how this group of England players are evolving under Gareth Southgate.
Shaka Hislop calls on UEFA to do more than assessing a monetary fine, following alleged racial abuse directed at England players in Montenegro.
Callum Hudson-Odoi calls on UEFA to take action and condemns the fans responsible for the monkey chants he heard during England’s win over Montenegro.
England manager Gareth Southgate said the English Football Association will make an official complaint to UEFA after his players received racist abuse during their 5-1 European Championship qualifying win at Montenegro.
Defender Danny Rose was targeted by racist abuse in the first half, according to the BBC, and Raheem Sterling, scorer of England’s fifth goal, was also reported to have been abused.
“I definitely heard abuse of Danny Rose when he got booked at the end of the game,” said England manager…
Shaka Hislop says the attributes that helped Raheem Sterling score his first England hat trick didn’t exist in his game 18 months ago.
These are good times for England’s national team. After a thrilling run to the World Cup semifinals last year, the Three Lions boast plenty of world-class talent in the squad and, for the first time in perhaps a generation, a lot of valuable depth that has been battle-tested, as well.
In 2019, they also will appear in the first-ever UEFA Nations League finals, where they’ll face Netherlands in the semifinals for the chance to challenge Portugal or Switzerland in Porto on June 9 with a trophy…
Craig Burley and Bradley Wright-Phillips make arguments for Raheem Sterling and Virgil van Dijk as the 2019 Premier League player of the year.
Raheem Sterling scored his first international hat trick and won a penalty kick as England thumped the Czech Republic in Euro 2020 qualifying.
Raheem Sterling revealed a t-shirt memorializing a young footballer after scoring the second of his three goals for England in a 5-0 victory over Czech Republic on Friday.
The tribute in a European Championship qualifier could lead to action by governing body UEFA, however.
Damary Dawkins, a Crystal Palace youth team player who had been fighting acute lymphoblastic leukaemia for four years, died on Sunday aged 13.
Raheem Sterling paid tribute to Damary Dawkins after his second goal on Friday.
Sterling’s t-shirt under his England jersey had a photo of Dawkins and…
Raheem Sterling scored his first international hat trick and won a penalty kick as England thumped the Czech Republic in Euro 2020 qualifying.
European Championship Qualifying: Raheem Sterling (68′) England 4-0 Czech Republic
European Championship Qualifying: Raheem Sterling (62′) England 3-0 Czech Republic
European Championship Qualifying: Raheem Sterling (24′) England 1-0 Czech Republic