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Mar 18, 2025 ... ... England begin World Cup qualifying campaign on Friday against Albania at Wembley and then host Latvia on Monday. Paul Merson. Football Expert ... Aug 28, 2020 ... The aim is to win tournaments, not to pick the best players. Subscribe to Grace on Football. By Grace Robertson · Hundreds of paid subscribers. Nov 29, 2022 ... This football business is all well and good… but do any of them love Jesus? Well, worry not, I've spent the evening doing a Google deep dive ... Jun 6, 2014 ... 1 Joe Hart goalkeeper, Manchester City 2 Glen Johnson defender, Liverpool 3 Leighton Baines defender, Everton 4 Steven Gerrard (captain) midfielder, Liverpool Aug 29, 2024 ... Republic of Ireland Head Coach Heimir Hallgrímsson has named a 23-man squad for the upcoming UEFA Nations League matches against England and Greece. Squad Staff Manager: Sven Goran Eriksson More Information Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Mar 14, 2025 ... Thomas Tuchel speaks on his first squad selection ... There are also recalls to the squad for Jordan Henderson, Marcus Rashford and Reece James. Which players have impressed the most in Tuchel's first two games? Who still has work to do? Will we see significant changes in the next England squad? England are the joint oldest national team in football having played in the world's first international football match in 1872, against Scotland. Sep 3, 2024 ... Football. Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Ollie Watkins withdraw from England squad for Nations League fixtures. ByCallum Rice-Coates. Published 03 ...