Marcus Rashford and Jordan Henderson left out of England squad ahead of Euro 2024 (Getty Images) England manager Gareth Southgate has named a 33-player training squad for the 2024 European Championship, with a number of big names ruled out of this summer’s European Championships in Germany. Southgate will reduce his squad to 26 players on … Read more
Arne Slot and Marino Pusic celebrate after Feyenoord wins the Eredivisie in 2023 – Getty Images/Dennis Bresser Perhaps, apart from Arne Slot himself, Marino Pusic is the person in world football best placed to explain who Liverpool’s new manager really is. Pusic is the current manager of Shakhtar Donetsk and was Slot’s assistant in the … Read more
Villa Park, home of Aston Villa football club (Getty Images) The 2023/24 Premier League season has started and you can follow every match and goal right here on The Independent. This year, Manchester City will look to defend the crown and claim a historic fourth title in a row. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also … Read more
Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton passes the ball against Newcastle United (Getty Images) Alex Scott, Keane Lewis-Potter, Harry Souttar and Joao Pedro have all made the step up from the Championship to the Premier League in recent seasons, but have struggled to match the form that saw Bournemouth, Brentford, Leicester and Brighton make it splashing out … Read more
Gareth Southgate has some tough choices to make With Euro 2024 fast approaching, Gareth Southgate’s England squad is starting to take shape. Telegraph Sports assesses what the team would look like if it were chosen now: Goalkeepers Jordan Pickford has performed well for Everton – Getty Images/Tony McArdle Plays in the last game of the … Read more
Phil Foden has performed in Erling Haaland’s absence (Getty Images) Phil Foden’s hat-trick against Aston Villa on April 3 could be seen as a turning point for the Manchester City player. Long considered a substitute for the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland, he shone on that occasion in their absence, with a … Read more
Harry Maguire has been a good servant to Southgate, but playing him comes with risks – Getty Images/Marc Atkins England will be among the favorites at the start of Euro 2024 this summer, but the defeat to Brazil at Wembley on Saturday has exposed some vulnerabilities that Gareth Southgate must look to address. Here are … Read more