England’s ‘Philosophy’ Takes Shape Under New-Look, Flexible Roy Hodgson

WEMBLEY STADIUM — England moved one step closer to qualifying for Euro 2016 with a perfect record on Friday night by beating Lithuania, 4-0, at Wembley Stadium. Wayne Rooney, Raheem Sterling, Danny Welbeck and Harry Kane all scored on the night to obliterate the visitors. Much of the focus will fall on Kane and his debut heroics, scoring less than two minutes after entering the fray at the expense... 

France vs. Brazil: Tactical Review of International Friendly

Brazil beat France 3-1 in an exhibition match at the Stade de France on Thursday evening, stepping up their Copa America 2015 preparations and dealing Les Bleus a blow ahead of Euro 2016 in one fell swoop. Raphael Varane opened the scoring, but Oscar, Neymar and Luiz Gustavo responded to seal the win.   Formations and XIs For Didier Deschamps, it was a regular 4-3-3, with Moussa Sissoko... 

England vs. Lithuania: Tactical Preview of Euro 2016 Qualifier

England resume their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign on Friday by welcoming Lithuania to Wembley. They’ll be looking to continue their perfect record in the competition thus far, having won all four games. Let’s take a look at how the Three Lions have shaped up so far post-World Cup in preparation for this qualifier and across the continent thus far.   England Injuries England have been... 

Portugal vs. Argentina: Tactical Review of International Friendly

Portugal beat Argentina in one of the most tactically cautious friendlies of recent times on Tuesday evening, with left-back Raphael Guerreiro scoring the winner at the death. Let’s take a look at how this one played out.   Formations and XIs Argentina played in a free-flowing 4-3-3, with Lionel Messi off the right, Angel Di Maria off the left and a number of reserve options playing in... 

Kieran Gibbs Emerges as Unlikely Impressor in England’s Win over Slovenia

WEMBLEY STADIUM, LONDON — Success stories were looking hard to come by at Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening after 57 minutes. A flat, subdued stadium atmosphere extended its ominous tentacles over the white lines, constricting the players and largely sucking the life out of what should have been a lively and eventful game—it was a European Championships qualifier, after all. It took... 

Armenia vs. France: Winners and Losers from International Friendly

France defeated Armenia 3-0 in Yerevan on Tuesday as they kept themselves fresh and sharp ahead of Euro 2016. Loic Remy opened the scoring after a sly pass from Andre-Pierre Gignac, and the latter then doubled the lead from the penalty spot in the second half. Antoine Griezmann sealed the finish with a calm finish once he’d rounded the onrushing goalkeeper. Here, we pick our winners and losers... 

Hong Kong vs. Argentina: Winners and Losers from International Friendly

Argentina bounced back from their disappointing 2-0 defeat to Brazil by thrashing Hong Kong 7-0 on Tuesday afternoon. Gerardo Martino rotated his team and checked in on his depth options in every area of the pitch, and he will have been happy with several strong individual showings. Here, we nominated our winners and losers from the exhibition tie. Begin Slideshow  Read More →

Armenia vs. France: Live Score, Highlights from International Friendly

International football live Armenia 0-3 France Scorers: Remy (8′), Gignac (55′), Griezmann (84′)   Armenia XIBerezovski; Haroyan, Arzoumanian, Voskanian; Hovhannisyan, Mkrtchyan, Iedigaryan,Hayrapetyan; Manukrtchyan, Pizzelli, Sarkisov France XIMandanda; Jallet, Varane, Mathieu, Digne; Schneiderlin, Matuidi; Sissoko, Payet, Rémy; Gignac   Follow @stighefootball   Thanks... 

Italy Go Back to Basics with Graziano Pelle and Ciro Immobile to Beat Malta

Italy produced a professional 1-0 victory over Malta on Monday evening to continue their renaissance under Antonio Conte. Graziano Pelle scored the only goal of the game to mark his debut in style, and the Azzurri move into nine points in Group H, level with Croatia. Let’s take a tactical look at the game.   Starting XIs and Formations Malta selected a 3-5-2, trying to get an extra man... 

Estonia vs. England: Analysing Hodgson’s Diamond Ahead of Euro 2016 Qualifier

With six points in the bag and a hunger to wrap up qualification for Euro 2016 as quickly as possible, England head to Estonia in strong form and eager for more success. The 5-0 demolition of San Marino was hardly a test, but Roy Hodgson‘s post-match comments suggest a continuation of the midfield diamond. Let’s take a tactical look at it ahead of the fixture, analysing how it stacks up... 

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