I do see his argument, though, even if it's back to front. The problem is FIFA and UEFA wanting a bigger slice of the revenue cake. They're increasingly encroaching on the turf inhabited by national leagues and trying to squeeze them out by regulatory means and plain old bullying.
it's really kinda weird to see MU fans and the UK media over-hyping one of their players, isn't it? LOL. easy work for the journos - they just dig out the crap they wrote a while back for, say Antony or Onana or Hojlund or deLigt or Casemiro ... and search/replace the names.
Playing well. And England look decent considering all their absences. Or perhaps because of them... It's a relief to see someone as direct as Madueke. Is he as "good" as Saka, obviously not. But it's a dimension that England have missed.
Jude is doing well dropping deep. Seems to have gotten the message. Again, perhaps because of this particular 11.
Oh I'm well behind, forgot taht part. 30th minute Tsimikas charges forward and forces a real good save from Pickford near-post.
super goal, great vision, composure and skill. and yes, cheek Curtis Jones is the first Liverpool player to score on his England debut since Sammy Lee in 1982 - also against Greece.
Scotland score 1-0 v Croatia (who are down to 10 men). goal made by Doak who's been excellent throughout.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cvg5nxx0p51o How Scotland's human blur Doak left £77m man in daze At the end, it was the re-emergence of an old goalscoring hero in John McGinn that lit up the Hampden night, but in every other sense this was the dawning of the age of Doak. Young Ben, 19, fearless and flying down Scotland's right, against Josko Gvardiol, the renowned £77m man from Manchester City. No contest. The margin of Scotland's victory was tight. The margin of Doak's superiority was vast. Doak was electrifying long before the endgame. The Liverpool teenager, on loan at Middlesbrough, was a whirling dervish, a human blur taking the fight to Croatia. --------------- Scotland had been dreadful but the gods were smiling. And so was the wee devil, Doak. With the numerical advantage, you expected Steve Clarke's go-to men to step forward. Scott McTominay, Andy Robertson, Billy Gilmour? No, the one who was causing Croatia the problems was the youngest and most inexperienced one of all. Doak broke down the right, scampering past Gvardiol, but failed to pick out Tommy Conway. Still, he signalled his intent and if the defender took notice he was still powerless to do much about it. Doak was running free outside Gilmour and screaming for a pass when Gilmour went alone and lashed one over the bar. Chance gone. Doak, not Modric, was now the most interesting character out there. By a distance. He appeared at the back post and almost got on the back of Ryan Gauld's fine work. Close, but not close enough. With 19 minutes left, he went into turbo charge and Gvardiol, one of the costliest and most composed defenders in English football, suddenly had the steadiness of a blancmange. Doak skinned him and hit the byeline. The ball came out to Gilmour. Big chance, Scotland. Big, ugly attempt by Gilmour. ------------- Doak led the charge. Another brilliant run tormented Croatia, then he did Gvardiol again and lashed his shot at Dominik Kotarski. The Croat looked like a man who didn't know what day of the week it was. He was hesitant and fearful of the young marauder. And he was right to be. The next time Doak got it was the marvellous moment of mayhem that saw Scotland score. Poor, persecuted Gvardiol was left without a name again by Doak. He thundered an effort at Kotarski, who parried to McGinn. Goal.
Yeah I saw that too , Sam. Anyone else think Kell should retain his starting role once Ali returns? He's been flawless.