Sweden pounce on sloppy England to clinch third-place at Women’s World Cup
Early goals from Kosovare Asllani and Sofia Jakobsson were enough to see off Phil Neville’s side.
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Chelsea fined £11,100
Chelsea have been fined 13,000 euros (£11,100) for the actions of their fans during the Europa League match away to Malmo in February, Uefa has announced.
Alleged buying of two-month-old baby: NAPTIP nabs Sweden based Nigerian, two others
The NAPTIP’s Director of Investigation and Monitoring, Josiah Emerole, made this known in Abuja on Friday, explained that the case involved a 43-year-old Stephany Bassey who lives in Sweden.
England fined $70,000 over infractions by Dele Alli, two others
The players in question were midfielders Dele Alli and Eric Dier, and forward Raheem Sterling
England team just evolving in spite of semifinal qualification – Southgate
Southgate said at the post-match conference after his team beat Sweden 2-0 at the Samara Arena in the quarter-finals that the team was just starting to create a new identity
Sweden coach says his players did their best against England
The coach rather said his team was just not good enough to beat their opponents, England, stating that his players tried their best “to even reach the competition’s last eight ...
World Cup: Dele Alli scores as England beat Sweden to reach semis
England now move on to a last-four date with either Russia or Croatia, who meet in the remaining quarter-final clash later on Saturday
World Cup: England faces Sweden hurdle
England have not reached the last eight of the World Cup since 2006, where defeat by Portugal on penalties in Germany marked the start of a period of underachievement.
World Cup: 200,000 fans want England-Colombia match replayed
After the scores were locked at 1-1, England won their first penalty shootout at a major tournament in 22 years to set up a quarterfinal clash against Sweden.
FIFA fines Sweden $70,000
According to the press service, members of the Swedish delegation displayed unapproved commercial brands on their outfits during their round of 16 match against Switzerland, which ended 1-0 to Sweden ...
Sweden are easy to analyse, difficult to beat – Coach
Andersson’s men are aiming to reach the last four for the first time since 1994 when they finished third in the United States.
World Cup: Maybe we won’t get this opportunity again – Southgate
However, as they face a quarter-final clash with Sweden on Saturday, manager Gareth Southgate says this generation might not get a better chance to triumph.
Russia 2018: Confident Swedes relishing England showdown in Samara
This is after displaying the best of their battling qualities in a 1-0 win over Switzerland in Tuesday’s Round of 16 tie.
Moscow police detain vandal after word ‘England’ painted on statue
The word “England” was painted in red on to the chest of a statue of Fyodor Cherenkov, a former Soviet national team player and Spartak Moscow midfielder who died in ...
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