Gareth Southgate insists he will not remain as England manager just to “rack up” games or years in the job.
The 53-year-old signed a new contract following England’s quarter-final World Cup exit in Qatar last year and the deal runs until next December.
That will take in Euro 2024 in Germany, with Southgate’s side having already qualified for the finals with two games to spare.
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After guiding England to a World Cup semi-final and the Euro 2020 final, Southgate has enjoyed some of the best success of any manager of the national team since the glory of 1966.
He took the reins, initially on an interim basis, in 2016 but asked if he would be interested in staying on until the 2…
Manchester United are better placed to defeat Manchester City in the EFL Cup semi-finals this year than they were last, according to Nemanja Matic.
Matic played the full game as late strikes from Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial gave United a 2-0 away win over Everton in Wednesday s quarter-final.
The draw immediately after the tie pitted them against rivals City once more, while Championship side Brentford will face Tottenham in the other last-four contest.
City defeated United 3-2 on aggregate in last season s semi-finals despite a goal from Matic, with Pep Guardiola s team going on to win the competition for a third straight year.
In a one-off tie this year, Matic is optimistic there will be a different outcome.
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Matteo Darmian is set to sign a new contract with Inter Milan, according to Fabrizio Romano, and his signature on the dotted line is expected to be the start of a line of players reaffirming their commitment to the club.
The versatile defender, who plays predominantly on the right side but can play anywhere across the back line, joined Inter from Parma in 2020 on an initial loan, and the transfer was made permanent a year later. In all competitions, he has so far played 139 games for the Nerazzuri, scoring eight goals and producing 10 assists. He remains a vital part of the team under Simone Inzaghi at the age of 34, to the point where the coach obviously doesn t want to lose his services at the end of this season.
To that end, the club have offered the 41-cap Italy int…
UEFA has appointed ethics and disciplinary inspectors to investigate allegations that Barcelona made payments to a company owned by a former top referee.
A corruption complaint was recently filed by Spanish prosecutors against the Catalan giants, concerning payments allegedly made to a business run by Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, once a top match official and latterly vice-president of Spain s Technical Committee of Referees (CTA).
It has been claimed the total payments from Barcelona exceeded €7million, dating from 2001 to 2018.
Newspaper El Pais last month reported Negreira s company – DASNIL 95 SL – produced written reports and DVD assessments of referees for Barcelona prior to games.
UEFA announced in a statement on Thursday that it has opened …
Norway made a dominant start to the Women s Euro 2022 as they swept aside tournament debutants Northern Ireland 4-1 at St Mary s on Thursday.
The two-time champions launched their quest for a third European title in a commanding manner, with Julie Blakstad, Frida Maanum, Caroline Graham Hansen and Guro Reiten all getting on the scoresheet.
Norway failed to find the net in three matches at Euro 2017 but took just 10 minutes to open their account this time around; Reiten releasing Blakstad to drill past Jacqueline Burns at her near post.
Their lead was doubled just three minutes later. Maanum dispossessed Chloe McCarron high up the field, before receiving Ada Hegerberg s return pass and slotting into the empty net.
Hansen made it three from the penalty spot…
With the Premier League back following the international break, all eyes were set to be on the Emirates Stadium for a heavyweight clash between Arsenal and Liverpool.
Or, that s what the nostalgia of the Premier League wanted us to expect – the reality was rather different, as Arsenal s current status as Europa League-hopefuls at best was made brutally clear.
In fact, as it turned out, the day s most-compelling viewing came from elsewhere in London, as Chelsea suffered an abysmal home defeat by West Brom.
In the East Midlands, Manchester City took their customary step closer to the title, while Leeds United came out on top in an all-Yorkshire affair.
We have taken a look at all the best Opta facts from the four games.
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Rangers kicked off their Europa League campaign with an excellent 2-0 victory at Malmo on Thursday.
Nedim Bajrami opened the scoring after just 56 seconds at Eleda Stadion, and though Malmo carved out a couple of good opportunities, Rangers delivered a controlled display to get three points on the board.
Anders Christiansen squandered Malmo s best chance to restore parity early in the second half, slicing high from the centre of the area.
His miss summed up Malmo s night in front of goal, as they failed to direct a single shot on target.
Malmo were made to pay for their profligacy when Ross McCausland took it down on the edge of their box and drilled home a fine finish to send the travelling Rangers support into raptures.
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Barcelona have reportedly reignited their chase of Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva, and are said to be confident in their ability to get the deal done in January.
Silva, 28, has won four league titles with City since arriving at the club in 2017, and is enjoying another strong season after setting a new career-high with eight Premier League goals in the 2021-22 campaign.
The Portuguese international with 72 senior caps has two goals and five assists in his 12 league appearances this season, and has appeared in all six of City s Champions League group stage fixtures.
Barcelona have been linked with Silva for months, but after recent reports claimed they had moved on, a recent development has positively impacted the Spanish giants financial situation and …
Leicester continued their winning start to the season with a 1-0 victory away at Huddersfield.
Enzo Maresca’s side made it three wins from three in all competitions thanks to Stephy Mavididi’s first Foxes goal.
The summer recruit from Montpellier has already begun to repay the reported £6.4million outlay as he grabbed what proved to be the winner midway through the second half.
After performing the great escape last season, Neil Warnock’s outfit continued their slow start to the new campaign as they slipped to a third successive defeat.
In their first meeting since a 4-1 Leicester win in the Premier League back in April 2019, it was Huddersfield who started the brighter in this affair.
Youngster Brahima Diarra had two early opportunities to…
Tottenham Hotspur head coach Antonio Conte wants to sign Manchester City attacker Raheem Sterling, according to . The report has claimed that the former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss would like to bring the England international to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium if Premier League champions City decide to sell him.
Sterling has been on the books of City since 2015 when he joined from Liverpool. The 27-year-old, who can operate as an attacking midfielder, winger or forward, has won the Premier League title four times, the FA Cup once, and the EFL Cup on four occasions.
Tottenham finished fourth in the Premier League table this season and will play in the Champions League in 2022-23. As for City, they won the Premier League title by just a point.
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