John Carver has challenged in-form Hearts striker Lawrence Shankland to use his late call-up to the Scotland squad for the Euro 2024 qualifiers against Georgia and Norway to stake his claim for a seat on the plane to Germany next summer.
It was announced on Monday that the 28-year-old Jambos captain had been drafted in by Steve Clarke after Southampton forward Che Adams became the latest high-profile absentee for this week’s campaign-concluding double-header.
Shankland won the last of his five caps in the home win over Spain in March and was left out of the last two squads. However, after taking his tally for the season to 10 goals with five strikes in his last five matches – including a double in Saturday’s 2-1 win at Motherwell – the former Dundee United forwar…
David Moyes ranks West Ham s elimination over Sevilla in the Europa League on Thursday among the most special nights in his time at the club.
Andriy Yarmolenko’s 112th-minute winner gave the Hammers a 2-0 win on the night, with the tie locked at 1-1 on aggregate after 90 minutes, following Tomas Soucek s first-half goal.
West Ham have now progressed to their first European quarter-finals since the 1980-81 Cup Winners’ Cup, where they lost to Dinamo Tbilisi.
From surviving Premier League relegation in 2019-20 to Thursday s elimination of the six-time Europa League holders in Sevilla, Moyes was quick to bring it all into perspective.
This will be as high as we have had,” he told BT Sport post-match. “We have had other nights, avoiding relegation w…
West Ham United are interested in signing Billy Gilmour from Chelsea in the January transfer window, according to . It has been reported that West Ham manager David Moyes wants to bring the former Rangers prospect to the London Stadium on loan until the end of the season.
Gilmour has been on the books of Chelsea since 2017 when he joined from Rangers. The 19-year-old midfielder has done well when he has played, but he also had a long-term injury problem. Frank Lampard is no longer the Chelsea manager, with the former England international attacking midfielder having been replaced by former Paris Saint-Germain boss Thomas Tuchel.
According to , Gilmour made two starts and four substitute appearances in the Premier League for Chelsea last season, and has played 34 minutes…
Santi Cazorla scored his first Spain goal for four years as two debutants also got on the scoresheet in a 7-0 thrashing of Malta in Euro 2020 qualifying on Friday.
The Villarreal veteran struck 41 minutes in after Alvaro Morata had put Robert Moreno s men ahead, before the floodgates opened in the second half at Estadio Ramon de Carranza.
Moreno made seven changes to the side that drew 1-1 with Sweden last time out and handed debuts to Pau Torres and Dani Olmo in the second half, each of whom repaid him with a goal.
A fine strike from Pablo Sarabia, a simple finish for the impressive Gerard Moreno and a late Jesus Navas effort secured a resounding victory in Cadiz for a Spain side who were already assured of their place at next year s finals.
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Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah has said he intends to play for the club next season despite having just one year left on his contract.
The Egypt international remains in talks with Liverpool over a new deal, although reports suggest an agreement is not imminent.
Salah has scored 31 goals and recorded 15 assists in 50 appearances in all competitions this season, and some reports have linked him with a move at the end of this campaign in light of his contract situation.
However, speaking at a media conference ahead of Saturday s Champions League final against Real Madrid, Salah made clear he intends to remain at Anfield for at least one more year, telling reporters: I am staying next season for sure.
Salah has previously said he does not want to talk ab…
Bayern Munich s winless run has stretched to four games after Borussia Monchengladbach shocked the Bundesliga champions with a 3-0 win at the Allianz Arena on Saturday.
After winning his first seven matches in charge of the club, coach Niko Kovac has now failed to guide his side to victory in three domestic games on the spin – a run that leaves them four points behind early leaders Borussia Dortmund.
Kovac s men looked sluggish from the outset and found themselves two down after just 16 minutes, Alassane Plea and Lars Stindl – making his first appearance of the season – finishing emphatically past Manuel Neuer.
Robert Lewandowski had a goal ruled out for offside in the second period, but any dramatic comeback from Bayern would have been harsh on the visi…
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With only their second win in over two months, West Ham will be keen to build upon the Newcastle triumph as they prepare to welcome struggling Cardiff on Tuesday. The Welsh charges travel to London in high spirits following a 2-1 win over Wolves and will also be highly motivated.
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The Hammers endured a difficult start to the season which hammered them down – pun intended – with four successive defeats. The London-based club are, however, making a constant improvement under their new boss Manuel Pellegrini and are now looking to gain consistency that would help them push it up to the upper half of the table.
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Looking to make another Ligue 1 statement on Wednesday night, Marseille will welcome a struggling Lyon to the Stade Velodrome.
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Starting with the hosts, while Marseille might have found themselves at the heart of a real crisis when opening up the 2023/24 campaign, Gennaro Guttuso’s squad have come roaring back. Breezing their way to the Europa League knockout stage last week as they secured a thrilling 4-3 victory against Dutch giants Ajax, the one-time AC Milan boss should find the mood in his camp at a red-hot high. Likewise, putting in another eye-catching performance over the weekend as they claimed a deserved 2-0 win against Rennes, Les Phoceens have lost just one of their previous seven appearances across all competit…
Stand-in captain Harry Kane struck deep into injury time as England rescued a 2-2 draw in a dramatic finale to Saturday s World Cup qualifying contest against old rivals Scotland.
It looked as though the Three Lions were on course for a routine three points when substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was the beneficiary of poor goalkeeping from Craig Gordon with 20 minutes remaining.
However, Hampden Park erupted in the 87th minute when Leigh Griffiths curled home a 25-yard free-kick for his first international goal, before lightning struck twice in the final minute of normal time as another set-piece from the Celtic star put Scotland on the brink of a famous Group F victory.
The drama was not finished, though, as Kane – wearing the armband in place of the absent…
AC Milan head coach Gennaro Gattuso says it is important not to forget people like former Fiorentina captain Davide Astori, who passed away on Sunday.
Astori was found dead in his hotel room ahead of his side s Serie A clash with Udinese, with an autopsy later confirming he died of heart problems due to natural causes.
The defender started his career with the Milan youth academy before signing for Cagliari in 2008, after failing to break into the Rossoneri first team.
But Gattuso, who spent 13 years at San Siro as a player, still remembers Astori as a polite and humble man who wished him well after his appointment as head coach last November.
Astori was a great player on and off the pitch, he told a news conference. He is a great example for all young …