The England national team, led by Head coach Gareth Southgate, again dropped points and failed to score in the drab Nations League, after the draw it had with Italy yesterday evening in the European Nations League. Following the shock 1-0 loss in Hungary and Tuesday’s hard-fought 1-1 draw in Germany, the Three Lions continued their World Cup preparations against Roberto Mancini’s European champions in Wolverhampto .Opta Sports, formerly Opta Sports data, is a British sports analytics company. According to British sports Opta, the Three Lions team failed to score in 7 out of 15 matches in the European Nations League, with a percentage of 47%.Opta indicated that 7 of the last 8 matches in which the Three Lions failed to score in all competitions were in this tournament. With this result, Italy is at the top of the Group C standings with 5 points, while England is at the bottom of the standings with two points.

  Spain and Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has asked the younger players at the club to follow the path of his fellow teammate Cristiano Ronaldo. De Gea believes Cristiano Ronaldo’s dedication to the game and fitness makes him one of the greatest players in history. David de In a recent interview with the Manchester Evening News: “, United’s No.1 heaped praise on Ronaldo's way of life by saying:“He’s great, the way he works speaks for himself. The way he treats himself, his body. He is focused in every training session and every game. “This is why he is one of the best in history. He’s mentally very strong and that’s an example for everyone [to follow].”Gea has seen his role change in the Manchester United dressing room from when he joined in 2011 as a skinny, unimposing 20-year-old, to now with 11 seasons under his belt and is one of the more senior and established players at the club. The goalkeeper recognizes it is now his job to shepherd the new generation of players into United due to his senior stature, but according to the Spaniard no one can represent the mentality needed better than Ronaldo.

The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) will announce on Thursday evening, the best player from the winners of the Premier League 2021-2022, which is witnessing a very fierce competition between 6 player . Liverpool 3 stars Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, and Virgil van Dijk are competing with Kevin De Bruyne, Harry Kane, and Cristiano Ronaldo for the PFA Player of the Year award.

Valencia's board announces on Thursday that Gennaro Gattuso has become the club's new manager for the next two seasons, with the option for a third. MARCA reported that Gennaro Gattuso will replace José Bordalás, who has been sacked by Los Che after just a year in charge at Mestalla. Gattuso took charge of Valencia until June of 2024, succeeding the dismissed coach Jose Bordalas. Gattuso coached many major clubs in his coaching career, most notably the Italian giants Milan and Napoli.

The French Ligue 1 Olympique Lyonnais announced on Thursday that Alexandre Lacazette has returned to Lyon on a free transfer during the current summer Mercator. The 31-year-old, who came through the Lyon academy, has signed a three-year deal after running down his contract at Arsenal. Lyon issued an official statement announcing the contract with Lacazette from Arsenal in the summer Mercato for a period of 3 seasons to continue until June 30, 2025. Lacazette transferred in July 2017 to Arsenal for the record sum of €53 million, as he made his appearance in 275 games in all competitions with the French team, during which he scored 129 goals and made 33 other goals.

Paris Saint-Germain superstar, Lionel Messi, has made his acting debut on an Argentine TV series. It is understood this is the first time the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner is playing an acting role in a TV show.  The Sun reports that Messi was named as a "special guest" on the show dubbed "Los Protectors" and it remains unclear how long the footie star will feature in the series.  The publication claims the show, which is in its second season will be aired in 2023. The film revolves around a comic framework about 3 football players' business agents who face a major challenge in their work.

The Netherlands made it two wins from two in UEFA Nations League Group A4 in dramatic fashion; Wout Weghorst heading the winning goal four minutes into added time, moments after Rhys Norrington-Davies had seemingly salvaged a point for Wales. The second-string Netherlands beat Wales 2-1 away after a dramatic late finale in the Nations League on Wednesday, bringing the hosts back down to earth after they secured World Cup qualification at the weekend. The Netherlands scored its first goal in the 50th minute of the second half, through Tyon Kompiners, while Wales equalized the result in the second minute of extra time through Reiss Davies. But the Netherlands snatched a fatal victory after scoring the second goal through Figurst in the fourth minute of extra time. The Dutch opened their campaign with the current edition of the European Nations League with a wide away victory over Belgium by four to one goal, while Wales fell in the first round of the European Nations League against Poland by2-1. With this victory, the Netherlands team raised its score to the sixth point at the top of the group, while Wales’ balance froze at the first point in fourth place. Netherlands moves top of Group A4 in the Nations League, while Wales remain bottom of the four teams after back-to-back defeats in the competition. The Netherlands team is preparing to face Poland, next Saturday, at Feyenoord Stadium, in the framework of the third round of the European Nations League, while Wales will face its Belgian counterpart on the same day.

  Belgium beats Poland in their second UEFA Nations League match 6-1 and makes it three out of three,  in both teams’ second match of the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League hosted at the Baudouin Stadium in the Belgian capital, Brussels, on Wednesday. Polish star Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring against the run of play in the 28th minute, but Roberto Martinez’s team, which squandered several chances to take an early lead in Brussels, equalized through Axel Witsel at the minute 43 before the first half was over. In the second half, the hosts dominated, eventually turning the match into a farce with five unanswered strikes from Kevin De Bruyne in the 59-minute, Leander Dendoncker in the 7minuteste, Loïs Openda, and two from Leandro Trossard. With this result, Belgium's tally rose to the third point occupying second place behind the Netherlands with 6 points, while Poland occupies third place with 3 points, and Wales is at the bottom of the group with a score free of points.

  Gianluigi Donnarumma assures he’d play for Italy ‘even if he was missing a finger after pushing through pain to start the 2-1 Nations League victory over Hungary. Gianluigi Donnarumma has confirmed that he will play for Italy even if he loses a finger, after playing under pressure through pain in the 2-1 win over Hungary in the Nations League. “It is indescribable, to be wearing the Number 1 shirt and the captain’s armband, it’s the ultimate,” Donnarumma told RAI Sport. The Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper was a major doubt to feature after dislocating his finger in the 1-1 draw with Germany. He was able to play with two fingers strapped together and a special glove that was opened up to allow for that. “For this jersey, I’d play even if I was missing a finger. I have to thank the medical staff, it seemed impossible a couple of days ago to play, but with my desire to be here and their help, we did it. I want to wear this jersey for as long as I possibly can.” “We do feel the desire to be together again, to work hard, all the new lads are really giving us a big hand and we will go forward with this sense of unity. “We knew that we had to do something new, to change, to reboot and the lads all put themselves at the disposal of the coach. They are eager to work and that’s the right attitude, because this shirt is priceless.”