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The Newcastle forward was seen sporting scars and grazes on his face and hands after an accident on a bike.
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England are now considering abandoning bike ride that players do as part of their post-match recovery.
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Just in time to take on the No. 10 role?
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For my money, he’s England’s best player and should be entrusted to run the show. Now that he’s returned to the camp after the birth of his third child, Phil Foden is ready to crack on. This could be some month for the Man City star.
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We’re back! And now that the group stage is done and dusted, things are getting serious.
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Tomorrow the knockouts get going with Switzerland playing the defending champions Italy, and hosts Germany take on Denmark.
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We’ll have all the build up to those games and plenty more besides. No doubt there’ll be some fresh outrage around England. Surely we’ll have a new take on Mbappe’s France. Perhaps we might even start to wonder if a young Spanish team is, wait for it, the real deal?!
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Drop a line with your thoughts. The whackier the better.
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Important Events
England are unbeaten in six matches against Slovakia, winning five and drawing one.
However, apart from a 4-0 friendly win in 2009, their closest matches have been 2-1 and 1-0 at the World Cup and 0-0, 2-1 and 2-1 at the Euros.
Does this mean anything? Not really. England are “miserable” and Slovakia are looking to cause an upset. According to this interesting article Lukas Vrabric Zilina:
But can Slovakia really deliver a blow to England? Paul McInnes Let me explain in detail:
Here are 10 stats from the group stage, with number 2 being a shocker!
Seriously, the second stat on this list is Neal McVeigh This sums up England’s incompetence so far – if they can get this right then the whole attack will function as it should.
Anthony Gordan injured in turbo bike accident
Who put this in England’s Euro Bad Luck Bingo?
The Newcastle forward was seen with cuts and abrasions to his face and hands following the cycling accident.
England are currently considering scrapping cycling, which players do as part of their post-match recovery.
Phil Foden returns
Just in time to take on the No. 10 role?
For me he is the best player in England and should be in charge. Now that Phil Foden is back in training after the birth of his third child, this could be a special month for the Manchester City star.
So does that mean England are the so-called “easy team to beat” and their road to glory is paved with gold?
right?
Guess again, I say. Jacob Steinberg A look back at England’s dark past pours cold water on those heated opinions.
preamble
Daniel Gallant
We are back! With the group stage over, things are getting serious.
The knockouts start tomorrow Switzerland vs defending champions Italy, and Host nation Germany will face Denmark.
There will be a lot of preparations for the match and so on. There will undoubtedly be new outrage in England. Mbappe’s view of France will change. A young Spain team, well, Genuine?!
Write down your thoughts, the more bizarre the better.
