FOOTY BLAZE

The day that saw a host of records being re-written in Benito Villamarin, England defeated Spain 3-2 in the UEFA Nations League match.  The match started with Gareth Southgate's cruising to a 3-0 lead at half-time that saw Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling scoring the first goal, his first goal for the Three Lions since his goal against Estonia on the 10th of October 2015, in the 16th minute with Marcus Rashfording adding the second in the 29th minute and Sterling completing his double in the 38th minute. Raheem Sterling was rewarded with the man of the match after scoring a brace, his first goal since 2015 (Source: Getty Images) The Spanish Armada was stunned by the pace of the English side as they tried desperately to keep the young lions at bay in the first half. The second half saw the 2008 World Cup winners enjoying much more space and freedom as they started to crawl back into the match with ono-form striker Paco Alcacer heading one in the 58th minute to make i...

Spain has announced their squad for the upcoming UEFA Nations League matches against England.  The young Spanish squad will be up against another youthful side England (Source:  Soccerlaudma)  The Spanish armada has decided to add few new faces to the squad with Paco Alcacer, Marc Batra,  Iago Aspas and Koke coming back into the squad while Real Madrid duo of Isco and Carvajal missea out on injury Diego Costa and Jordi Alba still remains sidelined by the the new coach Luis Enrique.  G oalkeepers:  David de Gea, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Pau Lopez Defenders:  Cesar Azpilicueta, Raul Albiol, Nacho, Sergio Ramos, Marcos Alonso, Jose Gaya, Jonathan Otto, Marc Bartra Midfielders:  Sergio Busquets, Saul Niguez, Rodri, Thiago Alcantara, Dani Ceballos, Marco Asensio, Koke Strikers:  Alvaro Morata, Suso, Rodrigo, Iago Aspas, Paco Alcacer

2018 World Cup semi-finalists England have announced their squad for the upcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures against Croatia and Spain. The young lions will be vying to make their post permanent with some gritty displays Gareth Southgate has announced a very young squad with James Maddison, Jordan Sancho and Mason Mount called up to the national side for the very first time. Nathaniel Chalobah, Raheem Sterling and Harry Winks have been recalled to their squad while Ross Barkley makes his first call-up in nearly 2 years. Goalkeepers: Marcus Bettinelli  (Fulham),  Jack Butland (Stoke City),  Alex McCarthy  (Southampton), Jordan Pickford  (Everton),  Marcus Rashford  (Mancheste r United) Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold  (Liverpool),  Harry Maguire  (Leicester City),  Joe Gomez  (Liverpool),  Danny Rose  (Tottenham Hotspur),  Luke Shaw  (Manchester United) ,  John Stones  (Ma...

The German squad for the upcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures against France and Netherlands has been announced. The 2014 champions will be out to prove a point (Source: soccerladuma) Mark Uth is the only new name in the squad with Ilkay Gundogen and Nils Peterson missing out on injuries. Goalkeepers:  Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt) Defenders:  Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea), Niklas Sule (Bayern Munich), Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Jonas Hector (FC Koln), Nico Schulz (TSG Hoffenheim), Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint-Germain) Midfielders/forwards:  Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Timo Werner (Red Bull Leipzig), Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Kai Havertz (Bayer L...

The World Cup winners have announced their squad for the upcoming UEFA Nations Cup against Germany and the Netherlands. France will be looking to continue with their positive start to the inaugural UEFA Nations Cup (source: Newsclick) Anthony Martial is the only big name missing from the French squad. Goalkeepers:  Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Alphonse Areola (Paris Saint-Germain) Defenders:  Djibril Sidibe (AS Monaco), Benjamin Pavard (VfB Stuttgart), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain), Lucas Hernandez (Atletico Madrid), Lucas Digne (Everton), Kurt Zouma (Everton), Mamadou Sakho (Crystal Palace) Midfielders:  Paul Pogba (Manchester United), N'Golo Kante (Chelsea), Blaise Matuidi (Juventus), Steven N'Zonzi (Roma), Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon) Attackers:  Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Ousmane Dembele (FC Barcelona...