England news: Gareth Southgate rubbishes Tottenham row, discusses Harry Kane injury

Three Spurs players – Dele Alli, Harry Kane and Harry Winks – have withdrawn from the England squad to face Germany tomorrow. Raheem Sterling, Fabian Delph and Jordan Henderson have also pulled out. Kane withdrew from the squad on Monday after taking a knock during Spurs’ win over Crystal Palace last weekend. Yet Mauricio Pochettino […]

England news: Gareth Southgate includes three shock call-ups for Germany and Brazil

England face the two giants next week as preparations for next summer’s World Cup get underway. And the trio of Abraham, Loftus-Cheek and Gomez have been given a shot at going to Russia after being included by Southgate in the squad for the two friendlies. “We’re in a position now where we’ve qualified for the […]

Harry Kane creates history for England but Gareth Southgate refuses to confirm captaincy

The Tottenham striker’s 27th minute penalty was enough to see off Lithuania 1-0 and kept up his run of scoring after he previously netted as captain against Scotland, France and Slovenia. “Importantly, he’s scoring goals for us and he’s leading from the front,” said Southgate. “It’s a fantastic record. His finishing quality is top, as […]

England focussing on playing to their strengths for World Cup success – Gareth Southgate

GETTY Gareth Southgate congratulates Marcus Rashford after England win late on In the cold light of day, life – which appeared to have drained out of Wembley entirely for 96 minutes on Thursday night – moves on and there is a wider context in which you have to feel a little bit sorry for Gareth […]

Gareth Southgate begs fans to stick with England's young guns and forget sorry past

The Three Lions booked their place in Russia in front of an indifferent Wembley crowd on Thursday night, and Southgate is anxious that an admittedly poor performance should not detract from their achievements. “I want to make a team that the country is proud of,” he said. “I have the opportunity to do something very […]

Man Utd News: Jose Mourinho clashes with Gareth Southgate over Marcus Rashford

The Old Trafford manager does not want Manchester United starlet Rashford to be used in both of England’s final World Cup qualifiers this week. England face Slovenia at Wembley tomorrow at Wembley before travelling to Lithuania for their final Group F game in Vilnius on Sunday. A win against Slovenia would secure Southgate’s team their […]

England boss Gareth Southgate berates booing fans: It is outrageous and unhelpful

Victory for England would put them five points clear of their closest rivals with just two games to go. Defeat, on the other hand, would give Slovakia the lead in Group F and take automatic qualification for Russia out of England’s hands. However, after the boo-boys struck during the 4-0 win in Malta on Friday, […]

Wayne Rooney retirement: Gareth Southgate still refuses to rule him out of World Cup

But the England manager also challenged the younger members of his squad to step out of Rooney’s shadow and show they have the leadership qualities to drive the national team forward. Southgate, who has given first call-ups to Watford midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah and Leicester defender Harry Maguire, had planned to meet with Rooney to discuss […]

Gareth Southgate should never call Wayne Rooney up again – Sir Geoff Hurst

England’s record goalscorer has not featured in any of his country’s last five games, but his current form at Everton could see him return to the squad for next month’s qualifiers against Malta and Lithuania. Southgate has watched Rooney twice already this season and saw him notch his 200th Premier League goal in Everton’s 1-1 […]

Gareth Southgate fires warning to Joe Hart: Nobody in an England shirt is safe

England manager Gareth Southgate insists Hart is still his No1 despite questions being raised about his inability to keep either of Leigh Griffiths’ free-kicks out against Scotland on Saturday. But he had already decided that Burnley’s Tom Heaton would start against France tonight, with Stoke’s Jack Butland set to come on at half-time as one […]