Jordan Pickford has been practising penalties ahead of England s World Cup quarter-final against France and is more than willing to step up and take one if required.
The 28-year-old has been in inspired form for England across their four games in Qatar so far, keeping three clean sheets in a row and conceding just twice all tournament.
After finishing top of Group B and overcoming Senegal 3-0 in the last 16, the Three Lions now face a mouthwatering showdown with France at Al Bayt Stadium on Saturday.
Friday s two quarter-finals went to penalties, with Croatia eliminating Brazil and Argentina defeating the Netherlands, and Pickford is prepared for England s tie to go the distance.
You have to be ready for anything. You can t not practise them, you can t j…
Paris Saint-Germain retained their Coupe de France crown as Kylian Mbappe turned in a star display in a 2-0 win over Monaco at the Stade de France.
Without the suspended Neymar, PSG relied on Mbappe in Paris and the former Monaco prodigy delivered with an assist for Mauro Icardi s opener before rounding off the win himself late on.
Trailing from the 19th minute, Monaco huffed and puffed, but the closest Niko Kovac s team came to an equaliser was when Gelson Martins deflected cross clipped the crossbar.
Monaco s defeat in their first appearance in a Coupe de France final in 11 years was sealed with nine minutes remaining, Mbappe dinking home to seal PSG s 14th triumph in the competition.
Neymar may have been missing for Mauricio Pochettino s side, but P…
With all of England’s elite facing a quick turnaround following a stacked midweek schedule, we have certainly entered a frantic winter run.
Watching the likes of Liverpool and Manchester United feature throughout Saturday, we are also treated to a thrilling affair when Aston Villa welcome Arsenal to the Midlands.
Ahead of six Saturday Premier League fixtures, we have taken an in-depth look at some of the most intriguing betting markets that are available.
Saturday, December 9th
12:30 Crystal Palace vs Liverpool
Although Manchester United might have found themselves at the heart of another media storm, Erik ten Hag’s side certainly claimed a heavyweight boost in midweek. Putting in an eye-catching performance at Old Trafford as they claimed a 2-1 win again…
New Manchester United signing Wout Weghorst is adamant his willingness to press makes him a good fit for Erik ten Hag s style of play at Old Trafford.
The Netherlands international completed a loan move from Burnley on Friday after United secured his release from a temporary stay at Besiktas in Turkey.
Weghorst was in the stands the following day as United came from behind to beat Manchester City 2-1 at Old Trafford in the derby, with Bruno Fernandes scoring the equaliser before Marcus Rashford got the winner.
Victory moved Erik ten Hag s men to within a point of second-placed City, highlighting the remarkable improvement instigated at the club by the new manager, who is seemingly maximising the team s potential.
Nevertheless, they have often been stretch…
Chelsea may have been European champions in 2021, but they have not won the Premier League since 2017.
Blues owner Roman Abramovich is reportedly ready to loosen the purse strings to end their league title wait.
Chelsea have been linked with several big-name signings this off-season.
TOP STORY – CHELSEA RELEASE FUNDS TO LAND HAALAND
Chelsea are ready to ramp up their bid to sign Borussia Dortmund striker Haaland now Euro 2020 is over.
Bild reports Abramovich has released the funds required to lure Haaland to London following an impressive 18 months in Germany.
Dortmund have reportedly told Chelsea it will take £150m (€176m) to sign the Norwegian, and Chelsea may sell Callum Hudson-Odoi, Hakim Ziyech and Tammy Abraham to…
Dimitar Berbatov believes Rasmus Hojlund should grasp the opportunity of working with Manchester United great Ruud van Nistelrooy with both hands this season.
Hojlund, who arrived from Atalanta for a reported £72m fee last year, scored 16 goals in 43 appearances in his debut season at Old Trafford.
He endured a mixed year for the Red Devils, and was ruled out for the opening fixtures of the 2024-25 campaign with a hamstring injury picked up in pre-season.
Erik ten Hag appointed former United legend Van Nistelrooy as his new assistant manager ahead of the new term as part of a coaching reshuffle at the club.
The former Dutch international scored 150 goals in 219 games during his five-year stint in Manchester and is the club s eighth all-time top score…
Austin FC have tied Sebastian Driussi down to a long-term contract ahead of the 2023 Major League Soccer season.
Driussi joined Austin from Zenit in 2021 and has scored 30 goals and set up a further 12 in 54 MLS appearances.
He finished second behind Nashville SC s Hany Mukhtar in the MLS MVP, having netted 25 goals last season.
Leeds United were among the teams linked with Driussi in January, but Austin have secured their talisman s future ahead of the start of the new campaign, which they start against St Louis SC on February 25.
I m delighted to sign a new contract with Austin FC, Driussi said.
This club and community have made Austin feel like home for my family and me. I have big ambitions here both personally and for the team, and I m exci…
Piotr Zielinski struck twice and assisted another as Liverpool s poor start to the season continued with a humbling 4-1 defeat at Napoli in their Champions League opener.
Jurgen Klopp s side have underwhelmed in their first six Premier League games, winning just twice, and were behind after only five minutes in Naples following Zielinski s penalty.
Alisson denied Victor Osimhen s spot-kick just 13 minutes later, but Napoli were 3-0 up at half-time after strikes from Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Giovanni Simeone, the latter on his Champions League debut.
Zielinski finished past Alisson again after the interval before Luiz Diaz responded with a bending effort – a mere consolation goal for Liverpool in the Group A encounter.
1 Giovanni Simeone has scored…
Former Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Chelsea and Spain striker Fernando Torres has announced he will be retiring from playing professional football.
During the illustrious 18-year career, he won the Champions League, the Europa League twice, one FA Cup, two European Championships and the 2010 World Cup. Following his second spell with Atletico, he ends his playing days in Japan, with Sagan Tosu.
Football will surely miss him.
I have something very important to announce. After 18 exciting years, the time has come to put an end to my football career. Next Sunday, the 23rd at 10:00AM, local time in Japan, I will have a press conference in Tokyo to explain all the details.See you there.
Fernando Torres (@Torres)
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Eden Hazard says he will not leave Chelsea in January but wants to play in LaLiga to boost his chances of winning the Ballon d Or.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated the award for the past decade, winning five each, while Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric is many people s favourite for the 2018 prize.
Hazard has been named on the 30-man shortlist and has made a stunning start to the Premier League season, leading the race for the Golden Boot with seven goals.
But the 27-year-old will enter the last year of his Chelsea contract at the end of the 2018-19 season, leaving the Blues in a similar position to when they sold Thibaut Courtois to Madrid this year.
Hazard has regularly spoken of his desire to play for the European champio…