Netherlands vs England: Why Shaw needs to start Euro 2024 semi-final showdown
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, Jul 9 2024 12:54
Gareth Southgate has a decision to make ahead of England's semi-final meeting with the Netherlands. The Three Lions boss opted for a three-man backline for the quarter-final win over Switzerland and the expectation is he'll do so again on Wednesday night. It's likely that Marc Guehi returns at the e...
Casemiro and Shaw the Man Utd representatives in Premier League team of the week
by Ciaran McLoughlin
at Tuesday, May 23 2023 10:45
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...
Watkins, in Alexander-Arnold dropped: The ins and outs of the latest England squad selection
by Martin Laurence
at Thursday, Mar 18 2021 14:11
It's fair to say that injuries ensured Gareth Southgate was relatively hamstrung when it came to his latest England squad selection, so the fact that only two new faces have made the cut for the start of the Three Lions' World Cup qualifying campaign has been met with some disappointment.With the li...
Shaw, Lingard and Wan-Bissaka make England stats-based XI
by Josh Wright
at Wednesday, Mar 17 2021 14:26
The first international break is upon us and there is genuine intrigue how Gareth Southgate will approach this month's triple header against San Marino, Albania and Poland with Euro 2020 around the corner. Southgate will name his first England squad of the year at 14:00 GMT this afternoon and some o...
Telles vs Tagliafico: The important stats to consider behind Man Utd's interest
by Josh Wright
at Wednesday, Sep 23 2020 16:19
There is an all to familiar feeling about Manchester United as they enter the final two weeks of the transfer window. It was a summer that promised so much but has unsurprisingly delivered little. After spending the entire window being conservative with their money, it would shock no one if panic bu...
Where are they now? Top Teenage XI in Europe from 2012/13
by Josh Wright
at Friday, Jun 19 2020 10:54
Last week's edition of the Where Are They Now? series looked into the Top Teenage XI in Europe from 2011/12. With players like Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Isco and Roberto Firmino all making the cut, the XI shared eight Champions League winners' medals between them, as well as a lot of league titles. Ste...
Chelsea's top transfer target should get Football INDEX backing
by Josh Wright
at Thursday, Jul 19 2018 14:39