Only nine players have had the honour of earning 100 caps for England but there is about to be a new name added to the list. Harry Kane – the nation’s all-time top goalscorer – is in line to start against Finland in the UEFA Nations League – and will mark the occasion by wearing gold boots. The 31-year-old will …

September 9 – Hosts Colombia will take on South Korea in the round of 16 in the Women’s World Cup after the Koreans stunned Germany. Argentina complete the knockout lineup. The Colombians topped their group with a perfect record, defeating Mexico 1-0 in their final group game. They have been rewarded with a knockout tie against South Korea, who upset …

Liverpool’s backup goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher has made it very clear that he wants to leave the club, speaking publicly about his desire to move on and start playing regularly as a number one somewhere else. The talented Republic of Ireland international has always done well when called upon by the Reds in recent years, proving a highly reliable backup and …

September 9 – Overlooked for the USA coaching job, Jesse Marsch had the last laugh on Saturday as his Canada team ended 67 years of failure on American soil with a 2-1 friendly win. Canada’s last away success over the Americans was in July 1957, a 3-2 World Cup qualifying victory in St. Louis. The Canadian men had gone 23 …

Leeds United failed to win promotion to the Premier League and that has created uncertainty surrounding the future of many players. Some of their best players left the club this summer to play in the Premier League. Archie Gray, Crysencio Summerville and Georginio Rutter left for the top flight in England and if the Whites fail to win promotion again …

September 9 – Uefa have Roma €2 million and threatened Istanbul Basaksehir  with a one-year ban from European competition in the latest rulings by UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) First Chamber. Basaksehir were also fined €100,000 while Aston Villa were hit with a €60,000 fine and Marseille €20,000 for late delivery of accounts for the monitoring system once known …

September 9 – Brazil put their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a laboured 1-0 victory against Ecuador in Coritiba.  On the back of three successive defeats in the qualifiers, the Brazilians entered the match under pressure, but a single first-half goal from Real Madrid star Rodrygo was enough to claim the three points and move into fourth …

Chelsea’s owners reportedly had a difference in opinion regarding making a change of manager this summer, with Todd Boehly said to have signalled a preference towards giving Mauricio Pochettino more time. In the end, Enzo Maresca replaced Pochettino at Stamford Bridge, with the Argentine dismissed after just one season in charge. While we may never entirely know the truth about …

Felix Afena-Gyan marked his Juventus Next Gen debut with a sensational goal against Catania. Therefore, his coach Paolo Montero suggests the 21-year-old could join Thiago Motta’s ranks sooner rather than later. The Bianconeri raised several eyebrows by acquiring the services of the Ghanaian and adding him to the Next Gen ranks. While the club usually recruits mostly unknown teenagers with …

It’s time to hand out some more flowers to Chelsea’s talisman Cole Palmer, as if he doesn’t already have a garden full of them. I remember being sat in the pub at Stamford Bridge just over a year ago with lads like Luke Rushbrook and Rob Pratley, and of course Charlie as you guys might remember from this site. And …