ITALY 1, ENGLAND 1 Graziano Pelle scores deserved opener for Italy after 29 minutes England toil but substitute Andros Townsend nets equaliser after 79 minutes England’s unbeaten run now eight games this season This was the first serious test of England after their latest victory in an eminently winnable European Championships qualification group and they […]
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Lithuania get a Kane-ing as Harry scores on his England debut
ENGLAND 4, LITHUANIA 0 Harry Kane took just 80 seconds to mark a memorable England debut with a goal in a comprehensive victory against Lithuania in their latest Euro 2016 qualifier. The Spurs striker came off the bench to make his mark as England maintained their 100-per-cent record in Group E with a fifth straight […]
Rooney at the double as England silence Scotland in Auld Enemy clash
SCOTLAND 1, ENGLAND 3 Captain Wayne Rooney led from the front as England triumphed on their first visit to Scotland in 15 years. Rooney scored twice as England silenced the Scots as they extended their unbeaten sequence to four games North of the Border. They were his 45th and 46th international goals as he claimed […]
Raphael Guerreiro header wins drab encounter for lacklustre Portugal
ARGENTINA 0, PORTUGAL 1 RAPHAEL GUERREIRO INJURY TIME HEADER WINS IT FOR PORTUGAL AGAINST RUN OF PLAY LIONEL MESSI AND CRISTIANO RONALDO PLAY 45 MINUTES EACH MESSI HITS THE POST WHILE RONALDO CAN’T FIND WAY PAST LUCAS BIGLIA MEXICAN WAVE AND PITCH INVADER THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE SECOND HALF UNTIL THE GOAL A half full […]
Wayne Rooney scores and leads England to victory on the night he won his 100th cap
ENGLAND 3, SLOVENIA 1 Wayne Rooney marked his 100th cap by captaining England to victory against Slovenia in their Euro qualifier at Wembley. England made it four wins out of four in their qualification campaign, but not without a struggle in the battle of the top two teams in group E. While England eventually came […]