Stories By Greg Lea
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Next few weeks could be pivotal in Harry Kane saga
Still struggling to shake off the heartache of Sunday night, when the most likeable and upstanding England team in a generation cruelly lost the Euro 2020 on penalties? Don’t worry, the Community Shield is but a mere three weeks away and it could be a long three weeks for anyone with a vested interest in the future of Harry Kane.
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Denmark must be taken seriously in Euro 2020 semi-finals
As England turned on the style against Ukraine on Saturday, fans in the stands began to sing about going to Wembley. They will do just that in the semi-final on Wednesday and will hope to be back at the national stadium for Sunday’s Euro 2020 final but Denmark will have plenty to say about it.
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Why isn’t Sean Dyche in contention for bigger jobs?
In the end Crystal Palace looked elsewhere. Sean Dyche was on the club’s original shortlist as they sought a successor to Roy Hodgson but, after first trying and failing to entice Nuno Espirito Santo and Lucien Favre, Patrick Vieira looks set to be named as Palace’s new manager.
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Why is Jadon Sancho England’s invisible man at Euro 2020?
Long-distance relationships are never easy. Just ask Jadon Sancho. The Borussia Dortmund winger, who never played a Premier League game, has yet to get on the pitch for England at Euro 2020. Sancho’s status seems to have been adversely affected by his employment overseas.
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Four classic England vs. Scotland matches
England and Scotland will renew hostilities at Wembley on Friday. We decided to relive four of the classic clashes between the auld enemies at Wembley Stadium. Four classic England vs. Scotland matches England 2-3 Scotland (1967) France might have won the 2018 World Cup but the unofficial world champions are Italy.
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Could Italy be the dark horses of Euro 2020?
Il Messaggero called it a “national shame”. The Corriere della Sera lamented a “historic blunder”. This, wrote La Gazzetta dello Sport, was the “apocalypse”. Italy have come a long way since their failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, which was confirmed with a play-off defeat by Sweden less than four years ago.
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Defending champions Portugal going under the radar at Euro 2020
As they bid to defend their title at Euro 2020, it is fair to say that Portugal did not look like potential winners of Euro 2016 during the group stage. Cristiano Ronaldo and co. drew all three games in a seemingly weak section featuring Hungary, Iceland and Austria.
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Eberechi Eze injury a huge blow in seismic summer for Crystal Palace
When Roy Hodgson’s achievements at Crystal Palace were being celebrated throughout his final week in charge, it became clear how tough the job is which he leaves his successor, a job made all the harder by the untimely injury to Eberechi Eze.
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6 things to be decided on the Premier League final day
The title and relegation places have already been decided, but there is still plenty to be decided on the final day of the Premier League season. Here are six things to keep an eye on this afternoon. Premier League final day: 6 things to be decided The race for the top four Leicester City were brought back down to earth with a thud on Tuesday.
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Nuno can’t afford another season like this for Wolves
Had Tottenham Hotspur been looking for a new manager 12 months ago rather than now, Nuno Espirito Santo may have been prominent in Daniel Levy’s thinking. Back then the Portuguese was on his way to leading Wolves to a second successive seventh-place finish in the Premier League.
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Forget Shearer, Jimmy Greaves is English football’s top scorer
There was more significant news to emerge from the football world this weekend but Harry Kane’s two goals against Everton on Friday night moved him ahead of Robbie Fowler in the list of the Premier League all-time scorers.
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