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Leicester striker Jamie Vardy open to England return for Euro 2020 amid fitness concerns

Leicester striker Jamie Vardy has refused to rule out making a return to the England squad for Euro 2020 with doubts over the fitness of Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford.




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Phil Neville hails Ellen White after star admitted she 'had no idea' how many goals she has scored

CLAIRE BLOOMFIELD IN TEXAS: White came off the bench to hit an 84th-minute winner against Japan in the SheBelieves Cup in New Jersey on Sunday.




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Coronavirus crisis clobbers the FA with insurance shortfall to cost £3m per game

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The FA face multi-million pound losses if they are forced to cancel games or stage them behind closed doors due to the coronavirus crisis.




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Trippier went head-to-head with Alexander-Arnold and their qualities offer encouragement to England

JAMES SHARPE AT ANFIELD: There are few positions in which England are blooming more right now than at right-back. Two players did battle under the lights at Anfield as Liverpool.




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Coronavirus UK: Gareth Southgate abandons idea of holding an England get-together this month

The England boss was keen on getting the players together if England's friendlies with Italy and Denmark were postponed later this month, which they now have been.




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Euro 2020 POSTPONED until the summer of 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic

UEFA have officially decided to postpone the Euros until the summer of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. It will now take place between June 11 to July 11 next year.




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Atletico Madrid's Kieran Trippier wants to finish career at Burnley

The England international, 29, is currently playing for Atletico Madrid in Spain and has impressed under Diego Simeone, but he aims to return to Burnley to end his career in the near future.




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New TV drama shows Scotsman Fergus Suter creating the beautiful game

For reasons buried in the mists of time, the Blackburn Rovers club photographer once asked Fergus Suter to pose next to a huge bearskin, though, as ever, he did not seem terribly fazed.




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Coronavirus UK: Gareth Southgate urges country to come together with letter to England supporters a

Gareth Southgate has urged England not to waste time worrying about the postponed European Championship and urged fans to provide each other with relentless support.




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Rio Ferdinand compares Liverpool and Man United's Trent Alexander-Arnold and Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Wan-Bissaka has starred at Manchester United since his £50million move while Trent Alexander-Arnold continues to go from strength-to-strength for Premier League champions-elect Liverpool.




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Former Chelsea star Joe Cole donates £25,000 to NHS staff taking care of coronavirus patients

ADRIAN KAJUMBA: Joe Cole has donated £25,000 to the 'unbelievable' NHS staff working round the clock to fight coronavirus and urged the nation to give what they can to help out.




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Euros delay may be ideal for England... Southgate's starlets could peak at the perfect time

Southgate's team has promise but it has holes in it, too. The opposition from the best of Europe would have been a little stronger than many of the teams England defeated during their 2018 World Cup run.




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JAMIE REDKNAPP: Pushing Euro 2020 back to next summer could still play out well for Harry Kane

COMMENT: Perhaps, the one plus side to this summer's European Championship being moved to 2021 is that it offers Kane time. The team figurehead will not have to rush to get back.




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AHEAD OF THE GAME: FA top brass could be hit with temporary pay cuts

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: The FA have held talks about asking senior executives and staff - which could include England manager Gareth Southgate - to take temporary pay cuts.




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Women's Euro's POSTPONED for a year due to the coronavirus crisis, claims Danish FA

The news had been widely expected since the Olympics were pushed back by 12 months, with the coronavirus crisis also creating a backlog of qualifying fixtures.




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Sky and BT want to broadcast more games next season as price for not demanding compensation

AHEAD OF THE GAME: Sky Sports and BT Sport will ask the Premier League for the right to broadcast more matches next season as the price for not demanding a huge compensation fee.




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Tottenham confirm former striker Jimmy Greaves ill in hospital

Tottenham and England legend Jimmy Greaves is in hospital sparking concern about of the greatest goalscorer English football has ever seen. Greaves was taken to hospital in Chelmsford.




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John Terry auctions memorabilia collection to raise £250,000 for the NHS and Make-A-Wish Foundation

Former Chelsea captain John Terry has put 12 items from his football memorabilia collection up for auction to raise money for the NHS and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. 




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Manchester United captain Harry Maguire is leading by example in many ways during Covid-19

JACK GAUGHAN: Surprise enveloped the offices inside Old Trafford one weekday last month, before the UK was instructed to stay at home, as Harry Maguire strode through the doors.




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Former Middlesbrough midfielder Didier Digard says he left due to Gordon Strachan's Scottish accent

Didier Digard joined Middlesbrough from Paris Saint-Germain in 2008, but after two years at the Riverside he moved back to Nice on an initial loan before the move was made permanent.




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Joe Cole slams Fabio Capello for way he led England team as manager

Joe Cole has given insight into the Three Lions regime under Fabio Capello, admitting he did not feel the iconic boss was fully committed to the role as manager and handled situations poorly.




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The Phil Neville experiment has run its course. England could not wait any longer to change

The FA rolled the dice in appointing Phil Neville two years ago. He had no management experience, no prior record in women's football to point to and when it is all said and done, it has backfired.




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Joe Cole wishes Paul Scholes had played at 2006 World Cup and blasts Sven-Goran Eriksson's tactics

The former Manchester United midfielder retired from England duty after the European Championship finals in Portugal in 2004 at the age of 29, a decision he has said he now regrets.




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Cole and Crouch rue Theo Walcott's inclusion in 2006 World Cup squad

Former England players Peter Crouch and Joe Cole have opened up on what went wrong at the 2006 World Cup for what should have been an excellent England squad.




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DANNY MURPHY: With a cheeky wink, Paul Gascogine left me starstruck

DANNY MURPHY: My first football idols were Liverpool stars Kenny Dalglish and John Barnes. But, as a midfielder, the player I used to really try to emulate was Paul Gascoigne.




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ITV will show EVERY match of Euro 96 to keep fans entertained during coronavirus pandemic

Euro 2020 was postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic but fans can tune in to watch one of the Three Lions' most famous tournaments on ITV from May 11.




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England Under 20s face being scrapped as FA looks to cut costs due to the coronavirus crisis

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES AND DOMINIC KING: England's Under 20 team is at risk of being scrapped or merged with other sides due to cost-cutting measures set to be implemented by the FA.




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Carlton Cole reveals how he was forced to train with an ERECTION after being pranked on England duty

Former striker Carlton Cole featured for the Three Lions just seven times throughout his career but that certainly didn't stop his team-mates from playing pranks on him in the cruelest of ways.




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Birmingham City 2-2 Coventry (4-1 pens): Blues seal spot-kicks win to book fifth-round place

JANINE SELF AT ST ANDREWS: Lee Camp saved spot kicks from Jamie Allen and Liam Walsh and Birmingham were finally home sweet home.




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Reading come from 2-0 down to defeat Cardiff in penalty shootout thriller

Reading have come from 2-0 down to defeat Championship rivals Cardiff City on penalties to progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup.




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Neco Williams says Liverpool are reaping the rewards of integrating youth players with senior squad

Williams has been part of the first-team training set up on and off for the last 18 months or so and being close-up and personal with fellow right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has helped him develop.




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Son Heung-min scores 88th-minute penalty to seal Tottenham's place in FA Cup fifth round

MATT BARLOW AT THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: Jose Mourinho was hired at great expense to win trophies, to end the long wait for Tottenham. Mourinho fixed his sights on the FA Cup.




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Premier League's first winter break is proving chaotic and controversial

For the first time, the clubs of the Premier League are set for a winter break this month. But it's already proving chaotic and a little controversial with lots of clubs forced to change their plans last-minute.




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Jan Vertonghen's Tottenham career looks to be coming to an end

Jan Vertonghen's time at Tottenham appears at an end, with no new contract extension in sight for the 32-year-old who has been at the club since 2012.




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Newport County ban supporter for life after he was found guilty of racist abuse at Rodney Parade

The 40-year-old male has already been handed a four-year banning order by the courts for his offensive chants during Newport's FA Cup game with Grimsby at Rodney Parade in November.




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James Ward-Prowse could return from horror knee wound for Southampton suffered just 10 DAYS before

Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has revealed James Ward-Prowse is in contention to feature against Burnley on Saturday - just 10 days after suffering a nasty cut on his leg.




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Mikel Arteta praises Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's reaction to defeat against Olympiacos

Mikel Arteta has praised the reaction of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after his skipper missed a last-gasp chance as Arsenal crashed out of the Europa League to Olympiacos.




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Arsenal stars scrap handshakes in favour of fist-bumps at Portsmouth amid coronavirus fears

Several Gunners' stars were reluctant to make too much contact with players from opponents Portsmouth as they lined up at the start of Monday night's FA Cup match.




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Pep Guardiola rules out Leroy Sane comeback in Manchester City FA Cup tie with Sheffield Wednesday

Leroy Sane has missed the whole of the season so far after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in the Community Shield against Liverpool on August 4, 2019.




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Premier League clubs beef up their global scouting departments ahead of post-Brexit regulations

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Premier League clubs have strengthened their global scouting teams as they prepare to take advantage of relaxed post-Brexit regulations on homegrown players.




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Reading 1-2 Sheffield United AET: Sharp scores extra-time winner as Blades progress to quarters

DANIEL MATTHEWS AT THE MADJESKI STADIUM: Here, Reading pushed their Premier League visitors beyond 90 minutes, only for Billy Sharp's extra-time header to break their hearts.




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Scotland plan to fast-track Chelsea wonderkid Billy Gilmour into senior squad after Liverpool win

Billy Gilmour has boosted his chances of being fast-tracked into Scotland's senior squad with his breakout performance in Chelsea's FA Cup win against Liverpool on Tuesday night.




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Should Billy Gilmour be fast-tracked into Scotland's squad? Sportsmail reporters have their say

Billy Gilmour's man of the match performance for Chelsea in their FA Cup win over Liverpool has seen calls grow louder to insert him straight into the next Scotland line-up. 




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Kevin De Bruyne could MISS Manchester derby on Sunday with a back injury, confirms Pep Guardiola

JACK GAUGHAN AT HILLSBOROUGH: De Bruyne missed Wednesday night's slender FA Cup victory at Sheffield Wednesday after landing awkwardly towards the end of the Carabao Cup final.




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Arsenal confirm Lucas Torreira fractured his right ankle during FA Cup clash with Portsmouth

Torreira was taken off on a stretcher early on during the 2-0 victory at Fratton Park following a crunching tackle from Portsmouth's James Bolton. The midfielder will see a specialist on Friday.




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MARTIN SAMUEL COLUMN: The FA are as guilty as Sturridge in twisted world of football betting

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: There were only a few hours between Trabzonspor stating that Sturridge's contract had been terminated, and the specific explanation.




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FA weigh up whether to charge Eric Dier after his confrontation with a fan in the stands

The FA have launched an investigation into the extraordinary scenes when Dier vaulted rows of seats to drag his younger brother, Patrick, away after he became involved in a bust-up with a supporter.




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Frank Lampard backs Eric Dier after fan confrontation

Frank Lampard believes top players deserve more credit for not snapping in the face of abuse from fans after Eric Dier clambered into the stands to confront a supporter.




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Manchester United condemn Jesse Lingard abuse as he boarded coach after FA Cup win at Derby

Manchester United have condemned the fans who aimed verbal abuse at Jesse Lingard as he boarded the team bus after their FA Cup win at Derby County on Thursday night.




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Met Police confirm investigation opened into Eric Dier's clash with fan after Spurs' FA Cup exit

The police have opened their investigation into Eric Dier's clash with a supporter following Tottenham's FA Cup exit against Norwich on Wednesday night.