England host Lithuania in today’s World Cup qualifier, which could have big ramifications at the top of the group. Anything other than a win would put huge pressure on England, as the likes of Slovenia, Slovakia and Scotland aim to close the gap. England boss Gareth Southgate has turned to Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe to […]
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England v Lithuania LIVE: Team news, updates and analysis as Jermain Defoe starts
ENGLAND v LITHUANIA England XI: Hart, Walker, Stones, Keane, Bertrand, Dier, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sterling, Alli, Lallana, Defoe. Subs: Forster, Heaton, Clyne, Shaw, Gibson, Livermore, Ward-Prowse, Barkley, Vardy, Rashford, Lingard, Redmond. Lithuania XI: Setkus, Vaitkunas, Kijanskas, Klimavicius, Slavickas, Kuklys, Zulpa, Novikovas, Slivka, Cernych, Valskis. Subs: Zubas, Gertmonas, Mikuckis, Grigaravicius, Verbickas, Matulevicius, Paulius, Arunas Klimavicius, Eliosius , Borovskij, Luksa, Baravykas. […]
Security to be stepped up for England's clash with Lithuania after Westminster attack
Although there are no reports of any specific threat to the game, an FA spokesperson said: “Fan safety is of paramount importance and we have robust security measures in place at Wembley Stadium. “In collaboration with the local authorities and the Metropolitan Police there will be an enhanced security operation for the match on Sunday, […]
England squad: Gareth Southgate makes a few shock calls for Germany and Lithuania
Defoe, 34, has not played for England since 2013 but has been recalled following his excellent form for Sunderland. Defoe has scored 14 league goals this season – well over half of the Black Cats’ total tally of 24. “His goalscoring record speaks for itself, he’s a finisher,” Southgate said. “He’s played at nearly every […]
Lithuania launches fast-track visa program for non-EU startup founders
Lithuania has launched a new Startup Visa program designed to encourage citizens from outside the European Union (EU) to set up business in the small Northern European Baltic state. The Lithuanian government approved new legislation last April that sought to make it easier for “gifted and ambitious innovative startup founders from all around the world” to gain […]
Lithuania caught using images of OTHER countries to promote itself
The Baltic European country has been ridiculed on social media after the bizarre scandal. Lithuania’s tourism board created a Facebook page called “Lithuania. Real is beautiful” to entice visitors to the country. There was just one problem – the photos weren’t real at all. They instead depicted scenes from other countries including Slovakia and Finland. […]
NATO troops from Germany arrive in Lithuania as Trump pledges support for alliance
The first wave of four new NATO battalions has arrived at a military base in Eastern Europe close to Russia’s border, with the alliance claiming it’s driven to deter alleged ‘Russian aggression’ in the region. Several hundred soldiers from Germany arrived at the Rukla military base in Lithuania on Tuesday. Expected to be deployed just […]
