WILL HAALAND PLAY IN ENGLAND NEXT SEASON?

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While the future of Borussia Dortmund’s Norway international striker Erling Haaland remains up in the air, reports are still mounting up about a possibility of him moving to England and play for an English Premier League club. Manchester United are the first club to come to mind when the possibility of him coming to England comes up, with Chelsea and Manchester City the other possible options. However, Manchester United have leapfrogged other teams to the front of the queue. This is mostly because both Chelsea and City have spent huge sums in last summer’s transfer window to acquire themselves big-money signings.


While Chelsea made a huge statement by bringing back Belgian international star Romelu Lukaku to Stamford Bridge from Italian Serie A giants Inter Milan for a whopping sum of £97 million, City, on the other hand, splashed £100 million on the signing of England international attacking midfielder Jack Grealish from Aston Villa. The spending spree of the two teams mean that it might be hard for them to spend another huge sum this summer to sign another big-name player. (more…)

DUNK SET FOR INJURY RETURN

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Brighton and Hove Albion skipper Lewis Dunk is on course to make his return from injury when the Seagulls face hosts Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup this weekend. The England international has missed the last two months due to a knee injury.

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England defender Dunk made his return to the Brighton squad for the league clash with home team Leicester City at the end of last month. He was an unused substitute during the game which ended in a 1-1 draw. Dunk is expected to make his return from injury and onto the pitch for the FA Cup fourth round meeting with the Seagulls’ North London opponents.
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ENGLAND TRIO ABSENT FOR SWINDON CLASH

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The England international trio of Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling and Jack Grealish were not in the Manchester City squad that saw off League Two team Swindon Town to book their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The three England players were missing in a Manchester City squad depleted by several Covid-19 situations involving manager Pep Guardiola, some players and some coaching crew members.

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Despite the absence of several first team players including the three aforementioned England attacking talents, Manchester City had too much quality for their hosts on the way to a big win. The Citizens finished off the third round tie with four goals while their lower league opponents managed to register one goal.
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SMITH-ROWE BACK FOR SAINTS CLASH

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that young England midfielder has returned to training ahead of the Premier League clash with Southampton. The Gunners play hosts to Southampton at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday evening and newly capped England player Smith-Rowe is expected to be in the squad for the game which is very important for the hosts in their quest to secure passage into next season’s Champions League by finishing in one of the top four places on the league standings.

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In his pre-match presser on Friday afternoon ahead of the Saints clash, Arteta told reporters that young England midfielder Smith-Rowe has recovered from the groin injury that forced him to sit out the Premier League meeting with hosts Everton on Monday. Smith-Rowe was sorely missed by an Arsenal side who threw away a first half lead from Martin Odegaard to lose 2-1 as a result of two late goals from their hosts.
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SMITH-ROWE CONTINUES HIS FORM AT LEICESTER

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Arsenal midfielder Emile Smith-Rowe is one of the most in-form young midfielders in the Premier League over the last one month. The England junior international was able to continue his red-hot form in front of goal as he found the back of the net in the league win over Leicester City at the weekend.

Emile Smith-Rowe was the recipient of the second Arsenal goal against Leicester City as he maintained his form in the league. The England junior international has now scored four goals in all competitions for the Gunners this season with three of those goals coming in the Premier League. (more…)

TOWNSEND BAGS BEST GOAL AWARD

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Everton winger Andros Townsend has won the best goal award for September in the Premier League. The England international was given the goal award for his world class strike during the win over Burnley at Goodison Park last month. Townsend scored one of the goals as Everton came from a goal down to beat the Clarets 3-1 at home.


After a goalless first half, the Clarets took the lead courtesy their skipper, Ben Mee. Burnley were ahead for just seven minutes before Everton responded with the equaliser on the hour mark. England national team defender Michael Keane was the recipient of the Everton equaliser. (more…)

CALVERT-LEWIN PULLS OUT OF ENGLAND GAMES

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Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin has pulled out of the upcoming England games due to injury. The former Sheffield United attacker was initially part of the 25-man squad named by manager Gareth Southgate ahead of the trio of Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers scheduled to take place this month in the European section.


Southgate and his England players have stepped up preparations ahead of the away game at Hungary on Thursday night. The Hungary clash is the first of the three World Cup qualifying games for the Three Lions this month. England will also face Andorra at home on Sunday, September 5 before taking on Poland away from home on Wednesday, September 8. (more…)

CALVERT-LEWIN PULLS OUT OF ENGLAND GAMES

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Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin has pulled out of the upcoming England games due to injury. The former Sheffield United attacker was initially part of the 25-man squad named by manager Gareth Southgate ahead of the trio of Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers scheduled to take place this month in the European section.


Southgate and his England players have stepped up preparations ahead of the away game at Hungary on Thursday night. The Hungary clash is the first of the three World Cup qualifying games for the Three Lions this month. England will also face Andorra at home on Sunday, September 5 before taking on Poland away from home on Wednesday, September 8 (more…)

ARSENAL SEAL THIRD SUMMER SIGNING

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Arsenal have sealed their third summer signing after England player Ben White was unveiled on Friday. The 23-year-old utility defender has secured a big money move to Arsenal from Brighton and Hove Albion.

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North London giants Arsenal made England international White their third summer signing after Nuno Tavares and Albert SambiLokonga. Portuguese fullback Tavares signed for the Gunners from Benfica in an £8m deal, while Belgian midfielder Lokonga moved from Anderlecht to the Emirates Stadium in a transfer that could be up to £17m depending on add-ons.
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MAGUIRE TO START ON ENGLAND BENCH

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One of the major talking points for the Three Lions of England ahead of their home nations clash with Scotland on Friday night is the fitness of star defender Harry Maguire and whether the Manchester United defender is fit enough to start against the Scottish team.The latest reports from Sky Sports News revealed that the centre back will start the game on the bench with manager Gareth Southgate favouring the partnership of Tyrone Mings and John Stones at the heart of the England defence.

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Manchester City defender Stones and Aston Villa star Mings started the opening game for England at the ongoing Euro 2020 tournament against Croatia on Sunday and they impressed as the Three Lions beat the 2018 World Cup finalists to start their campaign in Group D on a winning note. Raheem Sterling scored in the second half to give England a 1-0 win over Croatia.
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