Gareth Southgate has said he would consider a switch back to a three-man defence as he picked over the tactical flaws that led to Friday’s 2-1 defeat against Czech Republic in Prague. The England manager, whose team face Bulgaria in…
Gareth Southgate opens door to Jamie Vardy England recall (Metro)
England boss Gareth Southgate insists the door is open for Jamie Vardy to return to international football. The Leicester City forward retired from international duty after the 2018 World Cup, insisting that he wanted to focus on club football. The…
Southgate will not abandon style (BBC)
England boss Gareth Southgate says he will not abandon his playing principles despite the errors that cost his side a place in the Nations League final. Mistakes by John Stones and Ross Barkley led to two extra-time goals for the…
England will not walk off pitch for racist abuse, says Southgate (Punch)
England manager Gareth Southgate has said his players will not walk off the pitch in protest if they are racially abused by supporters following discussions with his squad and staff. England’s 5-1 rout of Montenegro in Podgorica in March was…
*Lagos commissions new Ilaje-Bariga Jetty (Nation) * Outsider won’t impose next senate president – PDP senators (Punch)
Lagos commissions new Ilaje-Bariga Jetty (Nation) The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) on Monday opened the Ilaje-Bariga Jetty as part of its commitment to improve waterways transportation. Lagos State has 3000 kilometres of waterways with water transportation accounting for just…
Callum Hudson-Odoi sends message to Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri (BBC)
Callum Hudson-Odoi’s full England debut brought joy to Gareth Southgate – and hopefully a measure of embarrassment to Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri. Southgate has shown more faith in 18-year-old Hudson-Odoi in 10 days than Sarri has shown all season at…
*Anxiety as Saraki’s group plans to influence 9th Senate leadership (Punch) * PDP wins in Benue, Bauchi, Sokoto, APC takes Kano, Plateau (Guardian)
Anxiety as Saraki’s group plans to influence 9th Senate leadership (Punch) There is anxiety in the All Progressives Congress caucus in the Senate over alleged moves by the outgoing President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, to influence the emergence of…
Southgate urges England to make 2019 even better (Guardian)
Gareth Southgate has challenged his vibrant young England side to build on a year to remember after they clinched a place in the Nations League semi-finals in dramatic style. Just over a year ago, England’s qualification for the World Cup…
England win Rooney farewell match (BBC)
Manager Gareth Southgate saw “a glimpse of the future” as England celebrated Wayne Rooney’s final international appearance with a comfortable friendly win over the United States at Wembley. Southgate gave debuts to three players and they all impressed, with Bournemouth…
Spain v England: Gareth Southgate says World Cup players ‘lacking freshness’ (BBC)
Premier League players have suffered because the competition started “so early” after the World Cup, says England manager Gareth Southgate. The first match of the Premier League season took place on Friday, 10 August – 26 days after the World…
