Rob Page insists Wales need their A-game to eliminate Finland and make the Euro 2024 play-off final.
Wales start as clear favourites in Cardiff on Thursday to beat opponents ranked 60th in the world – 31 places below them – and progress to a home play-off final against Estonia or Poland.
Being favourites is a position that tends to sit uncomfortably with Wales, and hopes of making Germany automatically this summer were severely damaged by them taking only one point from unfancied Armenia in their qualifying group.
“The biggest learning curve for me over the last 12 months, irrespective of who we are playing against, is we have to bring our A-game,” Page said at his pre-match press conference.
“We have to deliver the same values that gets us succ…
What the papers say
The Sun says West Ham have delayed the £105million sale of Declan Rice as they wait for Arsenal to bring an acceptable payment plan. West Ham reportedly want the hefty sum paid by early 2025, Arsenal are hoping to pay it in increments over the next five years. The deal is said to be close to being settled.
Villarreal defender Pau Torres is heading to the Premier League with Aston Villa as Unai Emery gets his man on a deal worth around £35million, according to the Guardian.
Chelsea have identified their replacement for Mason Mount, who has agreed to a deal with Manchester United, in Spanish midfielder Gabri Veiga, the Standard reports. The 21-year-old is currently at LaLiga club Celta Vigo. Manchester City and Liverpool are also said to be intereste…
Australia coach Ange Postecoglou said his team are determined to end their FIFA World Cup campaign on a winning note on Monday.
Postecoglou s men face world champions Spain in a dead rubber at the Estadio Joaquim Americo Guimaraes in Curitiba, with both teams winless and out of contention in Group B.
Many had predicted doom and gloom for Australia the lowest ranked nation at the World Cup with some tipping the country would struggle to score a goal in Brazil.
Australia have defied their critics, scoring three goals and coming close to beating the Netherlands in game two, while they were unfortunate not to claim a point against Chile.
Though, Postecoglou said Australia s campaign would be deemed a failure if they do not produce an end product against Spain…
Alan Shearer has declared that he is not ready to take over from Fabio Capello when the Italian stands down as England coach after Euro 2012.
The 41-year-old admits he lacks the required managerial experience for the post, having only had a short stint in charge of Newcastle in 2009, and believes there are better-placed candidates such as Harry Redknapp and Roy Hodgson.
There are far more experienced candidates than me, he told The Sun.
When you see what guys like Harry Redknapp and Roy Hodgson have done and the experience they have, to put me in the bracket with those guys is not right.
I would love to do it one day, but now would be tough. I think if you were to ask an experienced Englishman like the guys that I ve mentioned I m sure they would sna…
Samir Handanovic is frustrated at Inter s failure to secure Champions League football for next season and said nothing in life is certain on his future.
The 31-year-old goalkeeper is under contract at San Siro until 2019 having signed a new contract in January, but will not be playing in Europe s elite club competition for another campaign after Roberto Mancini s men lost 2-0 at Lazio on Sunday.
That result meant it was impossible for Inter to catch Roma in third place as they now sit seven points behind with only two matches to play.
I do not know, Handanovic said on Domenica Sportiva after being asked about his future.
I have a contract here, but in life nothing is certain.
Our goal was third place and we have not achieved that. The first par…
If Sevilla are victorious against Liverpool in Wednesday s Europa League final they will make history as well as extend an uncomfortable sequence for Jurgen Klopp in the process.
While Sevilla boss Unai Emery is chasing an unprecedented third consecutive triumph in the competition, opposite number Klopp has lost each of his past four major finals.
The last of these setbacks came in February, when Manchester City triumphed on penalties at Wembley in the League Cup final, adding another runners-up medal to those he secured in his last three finals at Borussia Dortmund in one Champions League showpiece and two in the DFP-Pokal.
Klopp, whose reign at Dortmund also saw him win two Bundesliga titles and a Pokal crown, was relaxed over his finals record at a typically j…
Ole Gunnar s a fantastic person,”
I think the club will have a decision to make at the end of the season, and it d be nice to see if Ole s going to continue with this form, and get a shot at the job on the payment basis.
But if not, if the club go to choose from somewhere else, then I think in my opinion Pochettino would be the right guy.
Those are the words of former Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney, who has given his thoughts on the current managerial situation at the club. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been able to get off to a great start as manager, but even though that’s the case, there are still fans who would rather see Mauricio Pochettino take over as boss.
Wayne Rooney, who is now with DC United, was with United for 13 years between 20…
Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare remains positive over Adrien Silva s protracted transfer to the club despite seemingly no progress being made on his registration.
The 2015-16 Premier League champions agreed a deal worth up to €29.5million with Sporting CP to bring the Portugal midfielder to the King Power Stadium during the closing hours of the transfer window.
But Leicester reportedly missed the deadline by 14 seconds and the matter is now in the hands of FIFA, the Football Association and the club s legal team.
Silva has been training on his own while the Foxes try to complete his registration and Shakespeare will not stop exerting pressure in a bid to resolve the situation.
It is my job to do that [ask for updates], Shakespeare said. I w…
Under-fire Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu said he could not sanction Lionel Messi s transfer to a rival club, reiterating his desire for the superstar captain to retire at Camp Nou.
Messi handed in a transfer request following a tumultuous 2019-20 season, which saw Barca humiliated 8-2 by Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals and dethroned by Real Madrid in LaLiga, before the six-time Ballon d Or winner opted to stay this term.
The 33-year-old was tipped to join Premier League giants Manchester City and while the transfer did not materialise, Pep Guardiola s side are reportedly still eyeing a move for the Argentina skipper.
Bartomeu – facing a vote of no confidence next month following a motion against the incumbent president passed the…
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