Virgil van Dijk: Abandoning rainbow-coloured armband not a 'backbone' issue
Virgil van Dijk has hit back at claims the Netherlands and other countries have been spineless in the anti-discrimination armband controversy.
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Bukayo Saka hits brace as England rout Iran 6-2
England’s forward #17 Bukayo Saka (L) celebrates England’s forward #09 Harry Kane (C) and England’s defender #03 Luke Shaw after he scored England’s fourth goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group B football match between England and Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on November 21, 2022. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)
Let us focus on football, England manager Southgate says after armband U-turn
DOHA : England manager Gareth Southgate said on Monday it was time he and fellow World Cup managers were allowed to focus their energies on their jobs rather than the off-field issues that continue to dog the Qatar showpiece.
Armband ban 'unprecedented' from FIFA, says German football boss
German Football Association president Bernd Neuendorf said on Monday that FIFA's threats of on-field sanctions for wearing the 'One Love' armband were "an unprecedented event in World Cup history".
England start with a bang and put six past hapless Iran
England got their World Cup campaign off to a flying start as they rattled in the goals past a shell-shocked Iran and cruised to an impressive 6-2 Group B victory in a timely return to form for Gareth Southgate's side.
England take knee before thrashing Iran to open World Cup campaign
England made a scintillating start to their World Cup campaign as Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham inspired a 6-2 rout of outclassed Iran in Monday's Group B opener in Doha.
Dominant England hit six past plucky Iran in World Cup Group B opener
DOHA: They used mist machines to cope with the midday sun in the lead-up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but it was England who brought the heat and kept their cool on Monday (Nov 21) as they hammered Iran 6-2.
England romp to 3-0 halftime lead v Iran in Group B
DOHA : England cruised into a 3-0 halftime lead in their World Cup Group B opener against Iran on Monday with teenager Jude Bellingham scoring his first international goal and Bukayo Saka and Raheem Sterling also on target.