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Man Utd stars feature in Euro 2024 qualifying team of the round

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Man Utd stars feature in Euro 2024 qualifying team of the round Manchester United and Tottenham fans will be pleased to see the Euro 2024 qualifying team of the round, with the Premier League pair represented in the XI following impressive showings by Sweden, Denmark, Scotland and Croatia. Elsewhere, Spain, Poland and Slovenia also have four players between them...

Real Madrid pair star in Women's World Cup team of the tournament

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Real Madrid pair star in Women's World Cup team of the tournament England and Spain battled for World Cup glory on Sunday, but it was the latter who emerged victorious. The finalists' have two players each make the WhoScored team of the tournament, while Sweden, France, Japan and the Netherlands are also represented.Zecira Musovic (Sweden) - 7.05Sweden's penalty s...

Unlikely Golden Boot contender Ilestedt has Sweden dreaming of World Cup glory

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Unlikely Golden Boot contender Ilestedt has Sweden dreaming of World Cup glory Sweden have made it to the World Cup semi-finals for a third of the last four tournaments as Peter Gerhardsson’s side finally look to take the role of bride after years spent being the bridesmaid.Incorporating another semi-final at last year’s European Championships, this generation of S...

Caldentey the star as World Cup favourites Spain dominate quarter-final best XI

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Caldentey the star as World Cup favourites Spain dominate quarter-final best XI Spain, Sweden, Australia and England all progressed to the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup over the weekend and the quartet all feature in the quarter-final best XI.Mackenzie Arnold (Australia) - 8.16Australia's hero in their penalty shoot-out win over France features between the sticks. Macken...

England duo star in Women's World Cup Ro16 Best XI

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England duo star in Women's World Cup Ro16 Best XI The Round of 16 of the Women’s World Cup is complete and we are now down to just eight teams battling it out for international glory. The shocks continued with USA bowing out after they were beaten on penalties by Sweden. England also scraped through on penalties after grinding out a draw with...

Three England stars make Women’s World Cup group stage best XI

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Three England stars make Women’s World Cup group stage best XI The group stages are complete down under and the orginal teams have been halved. There have been a few shocks already and some big scores with the Neterlands putting seven past Vietnam, Norway beating the Philippines 6-0 and England running out 6-1 winners against China in their final group game. We...

England passmaster Greenwood makes Women's World Cup team of the round

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England passmaster Greenwood makes Women's World Cup team of the round The second round of Women's World Cup games drew to a close on Sunday afternoon with Sweden and Spain the big winners from the set of group games, beating Italy and Zambia, respectively, 5-0. Morocco, England, Vietnam and Portugal are also represented in the team of the round.Tran Thi Kim Thanh (Vie...

World Cup play-offs preview: Portugal vs North Macedonia, Poland vs Sweden

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World Cup play-offs preview: Portugal vs North Macedonia, Poland vs Sweden Wales need to wait to find out their UEFA playoff final opponent after Scotland's meeting with Ukraine was postponed until June, but there will be another two spots filled on Tuesday when the remaining four teams in their respective pathway lock horns. Here, we preview the action from the remaining ...

Sweden vs Poland: Isak primed to boost burgeoning reputation

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Sweden vs Poland: Isak primed to boost burgeoning reputation I have seen him in action and he is fantastic. Zlatan Ibrahimovic's 10-word verdict on Alexander Isak is high praise indeed. After breaking onto the scene in 2016, there were obvious comparisons drawn between the two Swedish hitmen, even if the duo's playing styles differ.Nevertheless, Isak is the n...

Bale and Ronaldo shine to make Euro 2020 gameweek 2 best XI

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Bale and Ronaldo shine to make Euro 2020 gameweek 2 best XI Following the second round of Euro 2020 group stages games, we take a look at the best XI from gameweek two of the action.Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia) - 8.34North Macedonia may have fallen to a 2-1 loss to Ukraine, but it would have looked a cricket score had Stole Dimitrievski not excelled ...