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It’s the oldest rivalry in football. England and Scotland are forefathers of the sport, with the first meeting between the two nations dating back to November 1872. That match (which finished in a goalless draw) was played in front of just 4,000 fans on what is now a cricket pitch. On Friday, the rivalry will resume at Wembley in front of a sold-out 90,000 crowd with World Cup qualification on...
Published: November 10, 2016
Behind the wheel of a slow, unpredictable and at times evil car, Jolyon Palmer has endured a difficult debut season in Formula One in 2016. Renault’s understandable focus on the future has almost made the team forget the present, with Palmer and team-mate Kevin Magnussen effectively weaponless, making up the numbers toward the rear of the field. But the British driver will have the opportunity...
Published: November 10, 2016
Over the last few years, the position of goalkeeper has been an uncharacteristic weakness for the United States. Having moved so smoothly from Brad Friedel and Kasey Keller through to Tim Howard, it’s quite remarkable to see head coach Jurgen Klinsmann rooting around for an in-form shot-stopper. Howard’s drop in form post-World Cup 2014 was a hammer blow, and while some celebrated...
Published: November 9, 2016
After two rounds of the 2016 Four Nations competition, it is Australia who are leading the way. Victories over Scotland and New Zealand have put them in the driver’s seat to take the title. This weekend they will face an England team needing not only a win, but a significant points-difference boost if they are to reach the final. New Zealand will face Scotland while looking to deny the English...
Published: November 9, 2016
Nico Rosberg has won the last two Brazilian Grands Prix and, with Formula One descending on Sao Paulo again this weekend, he can wrap up his first world championship with a victory. Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, has never won in Brazil, although he did clinch his first title at the Interlagos circuit in dramatic fashion back in 2008. The battle between the Mercedes team-mates has swung back and...
Published: November 9, 2016
Philippe Coutinho embarks on duty with Tite‘s Brazil squad in November, looking to carry his exceptional form with Liverpool on to the international stage and help his nation secure qualification for the FIFA World Cup in Russia in 2018. Brazil play at home against Argentina (November 10) and away to Peru (November 16), with Coutinho joined by his Reds colleague and attacking partner Roberto...
Published: November 9, 2016
Brazil captain Dani Alves and centre-back Marquinhos have insisted their national team isn’t afraid of Argentina’s Lionel Messi ahead of their Superclasico clash in 2018 World Cup qualifying this Thursday. The two rivals will collide at the Estadio Governador Magalhaes Pinto in Belo Horizonte, and with Brazil currently leading CONMEBOL qualification, Alves told the media...
Published: November 9, 2016
If Jurgen Klinsmann has ever felt under any real pressure of losing his job as U.S. men’s national team manager, it most likely came around the time of the country’s last clash with rivals Mexico. El Tri left the Rose Bowl last October not just with a 3-2 win over the timid hosts but with a place in the 2017 Confederations Cup. Klinsmann found himself the centre of an existential postmortem. The...
Published: November 8, 2016
The penultimate round of the 2016 Formula One season will take place at this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, where Nico Rosberg can secure his first world championship. After finishing second to Mercedes team-mate and title rival Lewis Hamilton in the recent Mexican GP, a 10th victory of the year in Brazil will be enough for Rosberg to clinch the crown and follow in the footsteps...
Published: November 7, 2016
Pascal Wehrlein may be only the second driver in Manor’s history to score a world championship point, yet his reputation seems to have fallen as the 2016 Formula One season has progressed. The German was regarded as a future world champion when he finished 10th in July’s Austrian Grand Prix with an almost logic-defying performance at the Red Bull Ring, where he followed in the footsteps...