Ahead of the UEFA Nations League matches against Greece and the Republic of Ireland, England coach Lee Carsley faced a major setback as eight Premier League players, including Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Bukayo Saka, and Declan Rice, withdrew from the squad.

Manchester City star Phil Foden has blamed a slow start to the 2024/25 season on being burnt out. Several international soccer stars have voiced their frustrations in recent months over fixture congestion. FIFA and other governing bodies, such as UEFA, have infuriated players and coaches by adding more and more matches to the calendar. The […]

This week, Lee Carsley named a talented England squad that features three elite midfielders: Jude Bellingham, Cole Palmer and Phil Foden. Each of the young stars would be one of the top players in any international team. England is fortunate to have so many top players in the squad, but that also creates a situation. […]

In tournament football, nothing is as important as the result. So, in opening their campaign with a 1-0 victory over Serbia at the Euros, it should have been a job well done for England. But it was the nature of their display after taking the lead that invited fresh criticism for Gareth Southgate and his […]

Soccer can often follow patterns. Long-term observers of the sport notice a cyclical nature to teams’ dominance. This leads to waves of success followed by years of struggle. Elsewhere, traits will appear among teams that arise years apart yet contain all the signs of previous glories and failures. One team currently in the stages of […]

As England sealed its position in the final 16 of this year’s World Cup by defeating Wales, certain positives reinvigorated fans' optimism. The main talking points following the 3-0 victory which sent LAFC forward Gareth Bale and his countrymen home from Qatar, focused around the inclusion of Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden. Those comments were […]

The past few years have been dominated by football’s golden kids – Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland. News media and football fans alike covered these two generational talents at a massive scale. The best place for comparison amongst the two is the greatest club soccer stage, the UEFA Champions League. At the same time, two […]