Bus passengers across England will once again benefit from a £2 cap on single fares from January 2027, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced as part of a wider effort to ease the cost of living. The government said the scheme, expected to cost more than £500 million, is designed to make public transport more…
LONDON – Pubs across England and Wales will be permitted to remain open until 5:00 a.m. on Monday to allow football fans to watch England’s FIFA World Cup round-of-16 match against Mexico, following a last-minute policy reversal by the UK government. The match, scheduled to kick off at 1:00 a.m. UK time in Mexico City,…
In a tense and nail-biting match, England’s national women’s football team scraped through to the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup with a hard-fought penalty shootout victory over Nigeria. Despite facing adversity with Lauren James’ red card, the European champions managed to secure their spot in the last eight when Chloe Kelly smashed in the…
Harry Kane has said scoring 100 international goals is “not out of the question” after he became England’s all-time leading goal scorer. As reported on ESPN, Kane reached 54 international goals in England’s 2-1 win over Italy, overtaking Wayne Rooney’s tally of 53. “Getting 100 will be tough for sure, but I never count out…
First-half goals from Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka helped England seal a dominant 2-0 victory over Ukraine in Group C of their Euro 2024 qualifying at Wembley on Sunday. As reported on ESPN, Gareth Southgate’s side have now won back-to-back games to begin their bid to qualify for the next European Championships following Thursday’s win…
Gareth Southgate had reportedly decided to quit his job as England manager regardless of his team’s performance at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. However reports now suggest that Southgate has changed his mind, and will tell the England Football Association that he wants to remain in place. Southgate’s current contract runs until after the…
England and Wales fans have been praised for their “exemplary behaviour” after emerging for the first time from a World Cup without a single arrest. While the UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU) said there had been 531 football-related incidents domestically — with 115 arrests — there had been no incidents in Qatar despite the involvement…
England’s World Cup campaign ended in disappointment as they went out despite a fine performance in the quarter-finals against France at Al Bayt Stadium. As reported by the BBC, Harry Kane’s late penalty miss proved decisive after he had earlier equalled Wayne Rooney’s England record of 53 goals from the spot. France took a 17th-minute…
England star Raheem Sterling will return to the team’s World Cup base in Qatar ahead of the Three Lions’ quarterfinal tie against France on Saturday after flying home when intruders broke into his family home. As reported by the CNN, the forward missed England’s 3-0 win over Senegal on Sunday after his home in Surrey,…
Raheem Sterling is heading back to the UK from England’s World Cup camp after armed intruders broke into his home while his family were inside. As reported by Sky Sports, Sterling missed England’s 3-0 win over Senegal in the last 16 after being ruled out of the team due to a “family matter” shortly before…
England defeated Wales 3-0 at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Tuesday to top Group B, setting up a round of 16 tie next Sunday against Group A runners-up Senegal. As reported by ESPN, Gareth Southgate’s side scored twice in two minutes after a goalless first half as Marcus Rashford fired in a superb 50th-minute…
The United States was dominant in attack but could not find a way past England as it was held to a 0-0 draw in their second 2022 World Cup game on Friday. As reported by ESPN, the U.S. was the better side in a game lacking in clear cut chances. The closest threat came when…
England’s national football team today won its game against Iran with a 6-2 victory at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. As reported by Morocco World News, the game, which marked Group B’s opening match, was an opportunity for the two teams to boost their chances to advance from the group stage and seal…
James Maddison is part of Gareth Southgate’s squad for England’s 2022 World Cup campaign. As reported by The Score, the Leicester City playmaker, who’s rarely featured during Southgate’s tenure, was included in the traveling party along with Marcus Rashford, Ben White, and Callum Wilson. Manchester City’s Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips also made the 26-man…
England’s preparations for this winter’s World Cup took a hit Friday as Gareth Southgate’s side suffered the ignominy of relegation to the Nations League’s second tier. As reported by The Score, Italy beat England 1-0 courtesy of an excellent Giacomo Raspadori effort. The 22-year-old settled a long ball with a sumptuous first touch and wriggled…
England has created history by winning its first major women’s tournament in a dramatic Euro 2022 final against 8-time champions, Germany at Wembley. Goals from Ella Toone and Chloe Kelly brought a major trophy home for the first time since 1966. Sarina Wiegman’s side started the final brightly and looked to put pressure on Germany…
