England football

2022 - 9 - 27

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England roar back to draw with Germany in final World Cup warmup (ESPN)

It is more than 100 years since England last went six competitive games without a victory, but they at least changed the narrative with this stirring comeback against Germany. Both sides needed a pre-World Cup tonic after poor Nations League campaigns with ...

VAR then awarded England a penalty, which [Harry Kane](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/142200/Harry-Kane) converted to give the home side a brief lead, before Havertz tucked away his second of the night to reach the final scoreline. [Nico Schlotterbeck](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/286828/Nico-Schlotterbeck)'s stamp on [Jude Bellingham](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/291281/Jude-Bellingham)'s ankle earned him a yellow card and a chance for England to take the lead from the spot, which Kane did with aplomb to the delight of the Wembley faithful. [Harry Maguire](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/157073/Harry-Maguire) fouled [Jamal Musiala](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/303821/Jamal-Musiala) in the area and were two up 15 minutes later when Havertz curled a perfect shot in from distance that left [Nick Pope](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/161715/Nick-Pope) no chance. [Ilkay Gundogan](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/131424/Ilkay-Gündogan) and [Kai Havertz](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231182/Kai-Havertz) looked to have Germany on their way to victory, but [Luke Shaw](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/167127/Luke-Shaw) and [Mason Mount](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231167/Mason-Mount) levelled the score in a span of five minutes. [Raheem Sterling](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/156366/Raheem-Sterling) had the best chance to score for either side midway through the first half, but after his clever cut-back to get a clear look at goal his tame effort was palmed away by an onrushing [Marc-Andre ter Stegen](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/140740/Marc-André-ter-Stegen). [England](/soccer/team?id=448) rallied from two goals down to take the lead momentarily before drawing 3-3 with [Germany](/soccer/team?id=481) in a thrilling UEFA Nations League group stage finale at Wembley Stadium on Monday night.

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Gary Neville exclusive interview: On the 'attempted murder' of ... (Sky Sports)

In this in-depth interview with Sky Sports to coincide with the release of his new book The People's Game: A View from A Front Seat in Football, ...

To say it would take away competitive advantage for the Premier League is a nonsense. We need to make sure that Karen Carney, who is doing the review of the women's game, is allowed to do her job and that those recommendations are implemented. But at this point it is time to keep calm because there is widespread, overwhelming support within football for the fan-led review recommendations. It is not a franchise league. It is a transient membership. It cannot just be a redistribution, it has to be regulation. And then we need to make sure we can prevent proposals like Big Picture and Super League and other examples that may come forward in the future. I believe we have the best leagues in the world but I believe we can be better. You let a lot of things pass when you are a player, when you are an employee, and you are not in a position of leadership, even though I was a union rep, I was at times captain of Manchester United and I was on the players' board with England. I feel more empowered to speak now and I feel stronger about those big issues that affect the game. It is about sustainability. It is about Bury.

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