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      England XI last time they lost to Australia included one-cap wonder as Wayne Rooney made his debut

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      ENGLAND are set to host Australia on Friday in an international friendly at Wembley.And the Three Lions will be feeling very confident of a positive result as they prepare for Tuesday’s crucial Euro 2024 qualifier against Italy.
      England lost to Australia 3-1 during an international friendly in 2003
      Wayne Rooney made his debut that night and went on to make historyCredit: Getty
      Francis Jeffers picked his one and only cap against Australia at the Boleyn GroundCredit: Getty
      That is because England have won four out of all their seven matches against the Socceroos, who have only emerged victorious once.
      The Aussies’ one and only victory took place in 2003 during another friendly that took place at the Boleyn Ground.
      International friendlies are rarely an important occasion, but this one was special as that was when Wayne Rooney made his debut.
      Rooney went on to make history by breaking Sir Bobby Charlton’s record and becoming England’s all-time leading goalscorer with 53 goals in 120 appearances.
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      The Manchester United legend held on to that record for eight years until Harry Kane overtook him in March.
      However, things got off on the wrong foot for the then Everton wonderkid as Sven-Goran Eriksson’s men lost 3-1.
      Australia led by two goals thanks to Anthony Popovic’s header and Harry Kewell’s strike.
      Francis Jeffers then put England back in the game in his one and only cap.
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      But Brett Emerton sealed his country’s famous victory against the “Golden Generation”, who had a lot of their top players on the pitch.
      Eriksson started David James in goal with Gary Neville at right-back and Ashley Cole on the other side, while Sol Campbell and Rio Ferdinand teamed up at centre-back.
      Captain David Beckham covered the right wing with Kieron Dyer on the other side, while Paul Scholes and Frank Lampard linked up in midfield.
      Michael Owen and James Beattie spearheaded Eriksson’s frontline.
      Paul Robinson, Ledley King, Wes Brown, Paul Konchesky, Danny Mills, Owen Hargreaves Danny Murphy, Jermaine Jenas, Darius Vassell and of course Jeffers as well as Rooney came off the bench.
      Richard Wright, Matthew Upson, Sean Davis, Scott Parker and Joe Cole stayed on the bench. More

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      Kalvin Phillips offered shock escape route from Man City hell with European giants to reunite him with England star

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      KALVIN PHILLIPS could be offered a shock escape route from Manchester City by Bayern Munich.The England ace has seen his hopes of earning regular football under Pep Guardiola take a significant knock in recent weeks.
      Bayern Munich are interested in signing Kalvin PhillipsCredit: Getty
      He was barely used by the Etihad boss despite a suspension to midfield lynchpin Rodri — and a move away in January looks likely.
      Bayern are understood to be closely monitoring his situation with a view to making a move either in the January window or in the summer.
      He is one of the names on the list of chief Thomas Tuchel — as he looks to strengthen his midfield.
      The German giants raided City last winter and took Portuguese full-back Joao Cancelo on loan.
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      And a similar arrangement for Phillips, 27, could well appeal to all parties.
      City told the £42million ex-Leeds man in the summer they would be willing to let him out on loan but he chose to fight for his place with the Treble winners.
      Three Lions skipper Harry Kane is already at the Allianz Arena and would welcome the arrival of another Englishman.
      Kane joined Bayern in a £104m transfer from Tottenham in August.
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      He has already scored nine goals and provided five assists in 10 games for the German giants.
      Kane reunited with Phillips earlier this week when the two stars arrived for England’s training camp at St George’s Park on Monday. More

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      West Ham star Tomas Soucek ‘lined up for free transfer’ by Champions League giants as Hammers face dilemma

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      WEST HAM star Tomas Soucek is being lined up by Italian giants Inter Milan ahead of a possible free transfer at the end of the season, according to reports in Italy.The Czech midfielder’s contract expires in June 2024 but West Ham do have an option to extend it by another year.
      Soucek has undergone a positive start to the seasonCredit: Rex
      Corriere dello Sport report that West Ham will not activate the clause should Soucek make it clear that he wants to leave and that could see him join Inter on a free.
      The Milan club have been active in the free agency market in recent years, bringing in Marcus Thuram, Davy Klaasen and Juan Cuadrado as free agents this summer.
      In the past they have also brought in the likes of Hakan Calhanoglu, Andre Onana and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
      Inter manager Simone Inzaghi is keen to add some steel to the Inter midfield and Soucek fits the bill as a player that can not only provide solidity but score goals too.
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      The Czech Republic international has four goals and one assist in his 10 games for West Ham so far this season in all competitions.
      The midfielder has also scored in The Hammers’ last two games against Sheffield United and Newcastle.
      Soucek has undergone a revival this season after The Hammers lost Declan Rice to Arsenal in a £100million deal.
      The absence of Rice has allowed Soucek to get forward again and return a similar amount of goals as he last did in the 2020/21 season.
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      Since joining West Ham in January 2020, Soucek has made 165 appearances for West Ham, scoring 26 goals and becoming a fans’ favourite at The London Stadium.
      Inter have won the Coppa Italia and Italian Super Cup in Inzaghi’s two seasons in charge – as well as reaching last year’s Champions League final which they lost to Manchester City.
      Their quest for their first Scudetto since Antonio Conte led them to victory in 2021 got off to the perfect start, with the club winning their opening five games.
      But they have won just one of their three games since then and go into the international break off the back of a disappointing 2-2 draw at home to Bologna. More

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      Ex-Liverpool star Daniel Sturridge ‘issued with ARREST WARRANT after he failed to pay $30k reward for his missing dog’

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      AN ARREST warrant has allegedly been issued for ex-Premier League star Daniel Sturridge after he failed to appear in court over £24,400 he was ordered to pay a man for finding his lost dog.The 34-year-old publicly offered a reward for the safe return of his Pomeranian in July 2019 after it had been stolen from his Los Angeles home.
      Daniel Sturridge is yet to pay a man that reunited him with his dogCredit: Social Media – Refer to Source
      The former Liverpool star is now set to appear in court next monthCredit: PA
      Rapper Killa Fame found and returned Sturridge’s dogCredit: X formerly Twitter / @KILLAFLAME
      A man named Foster Washington, also known as rapper Killa Fame, took credit for reuniting Sturridge with his dog.
      However, he then claimed that he never received the promised reward and subsequently launched a civil lawsuit.
      In December 2021, a Los Angeles court ordered the former Liverpool star to pay $30,000 (£24,400) after he failed to respond to the initial complaint.
      Sturridge was called back to court last month, but the Daily Mail have reported that he did not attend.
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      He has now been served a bench warrant – a summons issued by a judge to arrest a defendant and bring them before court.
      A new hearing has been set for November 30.
      Sturridge’s representatives did not respond to The Mail for comment.
      The ex-Liverpool striker, who left Anfield in 2019, claimed that he paid a reward after a court hearing in 2021.
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      He tweeted: “Just to let you know the truth at Christmas. I met a young boy who found my dog and paid him a reward, which he was delighted with, as was I to get my dog back because he was stolen.
      “Other people are trying to benefit for their own personal gain. Thank you to the young boy once again. I’m very grateful Lucci is back with our family.”
      However, Washington told The Mail: “For me, it’s a point of principle. He promised me the money. It’s a substantial amount of money that could change my family’s life.
      “He thinks he is above the law. He thinks because he’s rich he doesn’t have to respond to what’s going on. That’s why I had to have the judge issue a warrant so he has to pay the money.”
      Sturridge has not played professional football since leaving Perth Glory in 2022.
      At the beginning of this season, he was named as a new Sky Sports pundit.
      Sturridge was appointed as a Sky Sports pundit at the beginning of the seasonCredit: Rex More

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      Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham trolled for ‘abomination’ map that puts Brentford by SCOTLAND in documentary

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      FANS have reacted to the ‘abomination’ of a map that appears in Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s ‘welcome to Wrexham’ documentary.The map showed Brentford as a club located on the border of SCOTLAND.
      The Hollywood stars could do with some British geography lessonsCredit: Getty
      There was some seriously interesting geography going on in the Welcome to Wrexham documentaryCredit: TWITTER

      Brentford, of course, are based in West London with rival fans often joking the club is “just a bus stop in Hounslow.”
      The club alluded to this in a tweet they posted and wrote: “We’re just a bus stop in Hexham. We have questions @WrexhamFX.”
      Brentford weren’t the only victim of the documentary’s awful grasp of football geography, however.
      Liverpool were moved to the Welsh border with Everton playing in the North East of Wales itself.
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      And Cardiff and Swansea’s rivalry was rebranded as a Devon vs Cornwall rivalry.
      QPR and Stoke City were also uprooted and moved to playing their football on the Welsh border.
      Nottingham Forest play on the east coast with Stevenage being relocated to play their football alongside Portsmouth.
      Arsenal and Watford are the only clubs in London apparently with Arsenal relocating back to the south of the river.
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      Northernly Newcastle are also moved to the south west of Leeds.
      Fans were appalled by just how wrong the map was, with one saying: “What in the f*** is this? Did the person responsible for this map have a brain? @WrexhamFX”

      Another wrote: “What is this map based off and who made it? I have so many questions about this particular area” – with the picture honed in on Brentford and Blythe Spartans as England’s most northernly teams.
      Another user joked: “Always said the Blyth Spartans vs Brentford was the most feared derby in football.”
      A fourth fan wrote: “Wrexham will never overtake Everton as the biggest club in Wales.” More

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      Arsenal, Chelsea and Newcastle in transfer battle for England wonderkid dubbed ‘the next Jadon Sancho’

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      ARSENAL, Chelsea and Newcastle are all in the hunt for Borussia Dortmund’s English star Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, according to reports.The winger, 19, broke through into the German side’s first team towards the end of the 2021/22 campaign having left Manchester City in 2020.
      Jamie Bynoe-Gittens is beginning to make a name for himself at Borussia DortmundCredit: EPA
      Since then, he has racked up 29 appearances for the Bundesliga outfit, scoring three goals and providing one assist.
      He recently extended his contract with Dortmund until 2028, so a move seems unlikely in the near-future.
      But according to Bild, several Premier League clubs are interested in the young sensation.
      Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is understood to be a “big fan” of the forward, with the Gunners seeing “huge potential” in him.
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      However, Chelsea and Newcastle are also monitoring his situation.
      Dortmund are said to have TRIPLED Bynoe-Gittens’ salary when agreeing his new deal.

      He was previously believed to be on around £860,000 per year, but that has now increased to roughly £2.6million.
      He has been likened to Manchester United man Jadon Sancho – who also made his name at Dortmund.
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      Jude Bellingham and Jadon Sancho both excelled at DortmundCredit: Getty
      The English winger, 23, contributed 50 goals and 54 assists in 137 games for the club.
      He then moved to Old Trafford in 2021 – a switch that is yet to work out.
      Real Madrid sensation Jude Bellingham also rose to superstardom at Dortmund, before securing a move to the Bernabeu and establishing himself as one of the best players in world football. More

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      Premier League star who famously beat De Gea from a corner RETIRES at 33 in emotional interview after a year out injured

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      FORMER West Ham and Bournemouth winger Junior Stanislas has announced his retirement from football.The winger, 33, left Bournemouth in the summer after nine years at the club.

      Junior Stanislas, left, has been a free agent since the summerCredit: Getty
      He had not featured for the Cherries since November last year due to injury.
      And he has now confirmed to Sky Sports that he is hanging up his boots.
      In an emotional interview, he said: “It’s something I’d been thinking about a lot to be fair before the season ended last year.
      “But the time is right now to announce my retirement out to everyone so I can kind of move on and put it to bed really.”
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      He went on to add: “The last couple of years I’ve had quite a few injuries.
      “I’ve always had a couple of niggles throughout my career, missed games and stuff, but I think the last couple of years it’s been more consistent.
      “Then had quite a bad back injury – slipped my disk – last year/the year before. Then tried to manage it which didn’t really clear up.
      “So I think it’s a long time coming, but one I’ve made peace with a little while ago.”
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      Stanislas, who came through West Ham’s academy, contributed 60 goals and 52 assists in 344 games during his club career.
      He also earned two appearances for England’s U21s, but never received a cap for the senior side.
      One of his most famous moments came in 2015 when he scored direct from a corner for Bournemouth in a 2-1 win over Manchester United.
      His wicked delivery wrong-footed David de Gea as the ball looped over the keeper’s head and into the far top corner.
      Stanislas’ only major trophy came in 2015 when he helped Bournemouth win the Championship title.
      He was also part of Scott Parker’s squad that earned promotion last year, although he featured in just seven league games during the campaign.
      Stanislas revealed the news in an emotional interviewCredit: SKYSPORTS
      Stanislas scored direct from a corner against Manchester United eight years agoCredit: Getty Images – Getty More

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      Chelsea legend Petr Cech wins man of the match for ice hockey team after making whopping 62 SAVES in close win

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      LEGENDARY Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has embarked on a new second career in ice hockey – and he’s tearing it up in that too.The 41-year-old is playing for semi-professional ice hockey side Oxford City Stars as a goaltender – with the team playing in the third division of British ice hockey.
      Petr Cech began playing for Guildford Phoenix after retiringCredit: Getty
      And he is now picking up Man of the Match awards for Oxford City StarsCredit: X @OxfordCityStars
      Cech won four Premier League titles at ChelseaCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      It’s his third club in the sport, after playing for Guildford Phoenix and briefly training with NHL side Chicago Blackhawks.
      The former Blues and Arsenal goalkeeper played junior hockey growing up in the Czech Republic.
      And his latest match for the club saw a star performance from the former goalkeeper after he pulled off a remarkable 62 saves from 64 shots.
      Oxford City Stars tweeted: “YOUR STARS MAN OF THE MATCH… Could have been a number of people, but with 62 saves from 64 shots on Goal, its #39 PETR CECH”
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      It was the second time Cech has won the accolade, having also won man of the match on his debut for the club.
      The goalkeeper initially balanced his semi-professional ice hockey career alongside being a technical director at Chelsea.
      But the goalkeeper did not make it beyond the Roman Abramovich era after being let go by Todd Boehly shortly after he took over.
      A legendary goalkeeper for the Blues and later for Arsenal, Cech made 633 appearances in English football and picked up 14 trophies along the way.
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      Cech holds the record for keeping the most clean sheets in Premier League history with 202.
      He also holds the record for the most clean sheets kept in a single season, 24, which he did with Chelsea in 2004/05 under Jose Mourinho.
      He’s the only goalkeeper to win the Premier League’s golden glove with two different teams and was inducted into the Premier League’s hall of fame this year. More