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England's final competitive match before boarding the plane / bus for Euro 2020 this summer is a serious one.While there are some big names with injuries that can still return, the XI Gareth Southgate election is a big indicator of how we can expect the three lions to take shape in June.A World Cup qualifier against Poland on Wednesday will probably prove to be the most difficult of England's three matches from the current international break, even if the visitors are without Robert Lewandowski. And even if the euro is the…

Tababarihii hore ee Chelsea ee Frank Lampard ayaa kusoo laabanaya shaqada tababarenimada laba bilood kaddib markii laga caydhiyey Blues.Frank Lampard ayaa shaqadiisa waayey markii ay Chelsea u degtay kaalinta siddeedaad ee horyaalka Premier League iyadoo haysata ciyaartooyo lacago badan laga soo bixiyey xagaagii tegay, kuwaas oo soo dedejiyey in shaqada laga caydhiyo.Laakiin Thomas Tuchel oo beddelay ayaa rikoodh cusub u dhigay kooxda iyadoo muddo 14 ciyaarood ah oo ay dheeleen aan hal marna laga  badinin, isla markaana…

When Marcus Rashford invited his followers to send him questions for a quick Twitter Q&A session, we should have known we were looking for a treat.Among all the bizarre questions (do you like bread?) Rashford offered an insight into life as a young Manchester United star and how he flourished into one of Europe's brightest young stars.Let's talk. Who has a question?- Marcus Rashford MBE (@MarcusRashford) March 29, 2021There were so, so many questions on the thread that Rashford did not have time to answer anywhere near…

We can all complain about the pitfalls in today's football and how we long for the days when players are not treated like superstars, but unfortunately we have created a beast and it is here to stay.One of the most outrageous parts of the game today has to be the term "super agent". • Cristiano Ronaldo • Robert Lewandowski • Erling Haaland • Paul Pogba • Zlatan IbrahimovicSome of the biggest football names, represented by "Super Agents"? ️ pic.twitter.com/vNq2xZNit4- 90min (@ 90min_Football) March 15, 2021Gone are the days…

As (Wayne) Rooney Mara's character told us in the 2010 film The Social Network, "The Internet is not written in pencil, it is written in ink."Unfortunately for Daily Mail's Oliver Holt, this means that his prediction that Liverpool's acquisition of Charlie Adam could be a better deal than Manchester City's signing of Sergio Aguero back in 2011 ... still remains.Aguero will be the highest profile signing of the summer so far if that happens. Still think Charlie Adam to Liverpool may be the best- Oliver Holt (@ OllieHolt22)…

Wakiilka caanka ah ee Mino Raiola  ayaa shaaicyey in ay ‘taxadar badan’ samaynayaan waqtigan, waxaanu farriin u diray weeraryahanka da’da yar ee Erling Haaland isagoo u sheegay in uu waqtigan ku biiri karayo kooxda uu isagu doonayo.Erling Haaland oo ka mid ah weeraryahannada ugu wanaagsan dunida ayay xiisaynayaan kooxo badan oo ay ku jiraan Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea iyo Real Madrid, kuwaas oo awood dhaqaale isku muquunin doona marka uu dhamaado xilli ciyaareedkan gabogabada kusii dhow.20 jirkan oo Borussia…

Brazil icon Ronaldo has apologized to the mother of all the children who copied his infamous World Cup haircut from 2002, which was a ridiculous half-shaved head with a hair bite left in front.Ronaldo played the dubious trim for Brazil's World Cup semi-final against Turkey and then the final against Germany. He scored all of Brazil's three goals over those two matches to win the World Cup, land the Golden Boot and complete his redemption from four years earlier.Ronaldo decided not to shave his whole head - initially for a…

Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho will return to his native Brazil for further treatment for a knee injury that has kept him out of action in early January.It was recently reported that Coutinho underwent a second operation on his knee injury in February amid concerns that the first operation had not had the desired effect, and it was believed that he was on the right track after the operation.Coutinho has undergone surgery on Alex Caparros / Getty Images kneeHowever, this does not seem to be the case, as Barcelona have…

Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga Xukuumadda Xil-gaarsiinta Soomaaliya Abuukaate Xasan Xuseen Xaaji & wafdi la socda ayaa tagay Magaalada Dooxa Caasimadda Dalka Qadar, waxaana soo dhaweeyay mas’uuliyiin katirsan Safaaradda Soomaliya ee Dalkaas. Ujeedka si dhab ah looma sheegin, waxaase jira warar soo baxay oo sheegaya in Xukuumadda Dooxa ay gacan ka geysanayo qorshaha dib u dhiska Ciidanka Soomaaliya & kala shaqeynta sugidda amniga oo baahi weyn ay u qabto Dowladda Muddo xileedkeedu dhammaaday. Qoraal lasoo dhigay Barta…

Turkey's Antalya Diplomacy Forum held a webinar on Monday exploring cooperation between Turkey and Africa with the aim of further deepening ties for mutually beneficial results. The webinar entitled "Africa's Partnerships: Prospects and Opportunities for Mutually Beneficial Economic Cooperation" was held with the participation of senior African officials. Turkish Ambassador Osman Yavuzalp, moderator of the webinar that was Ankara's envoy to Addis Ababa in the early 2010s, said that Africa's importance…