Chelsea trio among 7 Brits in Best U21 XI from World Cup qualifying
by Ben McAleer
at Wednesday, Nov 17 2021 13:32
After running through the European World Cup qualification best XI, we turn our attention to the U21 stars. England, Wales, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland are all represented in the side, as are Norway and Serbia, with stars from Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund ...
Man Utd and Liverpool stars make World Cup qualifying best XI
by Ben McAleer
at Wednesday, Nov 17 2021 11:20
With the European World Cup group stages of qualifying done and dusted, and the playoffs next up, it's time to take a look at the best rated XI of those to make six or more appearances for their respective nations. The Netherlands, England, Portugal and Denmark are all represented as stars from Manc...
Champions Italy outnumber England in Euro 2020 team of the tournament
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Jul 12 2021 11:55
After another penalty shootout success, Italy secured Euro 2020 glory at England's expense, winning the European Championship for the second time in their history. As one might expect, the Azzurri dominate the WhoScored team of the tournament.For the XI, we look at those to have at least made the qu...
England heroes Kane and Sterling feature in Euro 2020 semi-final best XI
by Ben McAleer
at Friday, Jul 9 2021 10:50
Italy and England booked their place in the Euro 2020 final at the expense of Spain and Denmark, respectively, this week and the finalists' are well represented in the semi-final best XI.Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark) - 9.06Kasper Schmeichel was a worthy winner of the WhoScored man of the match award f...
England vs Denmark: Shaw and Maehle battle for supremacy in Euro 2020 showdown
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, Jul 6 2021 16:10
Leonardo Spinazzola's Euro 2020 ending Achilles injury against Belgium means the battle to be crowned the best left-back at the competition comes down to two names. Prior to being stretchered off against the Red Devills on Friday, Spinazzola perhaps had the accolade wrapped up, but if either Luke Sh...
England vs Denmark: Euro 2020 team news and prediction
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, Jul 6 2021 16:00
Denmark travel to Wembley to face England for the first time since their meeting in the UEFA Nations League back in October. Denmark secured a 1-0 win that evening after Christian Eriksen netted from the spot in a game that Harry Maguire and Reece James saw red in.Ahead of this second semi-final cla...
Kane finds shooting boots as England dominate Euro 2020 quarter-final best XI
by Ben McAleer
at Sunday, Jul 4 2021 10:10
After mauling Ukraine 4-0, England are the dominant side in the Euro 2020 quarter-final best XI, with representatives from fellow semi-finalists' Denmark and Italy also making the cut.Yann Sommer (Switzerland) - 8.45Switzerland put in a spirited display against Spain and came close to claiming anoth...
Czech Republic vs Denmark: Euro 2020 team news and prediction
by Ben McAleer
at Friday, Jul 2 2021 14:00
Czech Republic and Denmark face off on Saturday evening with a spot in the semi-finals of Euro 2020 up for grabs.The pair last met in a friendly back in 2016 with the spoils shared in a 1-1 draw as Antonin Barak's opener was cancelled out by Nicolai Jorgensen.Ahead of this quarter-final meeting, we ...
Torres makes Euro 2020 team of the round as Spain find form
by Ben McAleer
at Wednesday, Jun 30 2021 15:20
Spain and Switzerland played out entertaining wins over Croatia and France, respectively, to book their place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 and the pair have three representatives between them in the WhoScored team of the round.Thibaut Courtois (Belgium) - 7.82Belgium set up a quarter-final mee...
Russia vs Denmark: Damsgaard Danish Dynamite's dangerman in must-win Euro 2020 clash
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Jun 21 2021 12:50
If Denmark are to progress to the last-16 of Euro 2020, then they need to win when they take on Russia tonight, and hope Belgium can do them a favour against Finland. The Danish Dynamite were rocked by Christian Eriksen's collapse in their 1-0 defeat to Finland on the opening weekend of the competit...