England head coach Sarina Wiegman believes her side have “moved on” from the heartbreak of missing out on Olympic qualification.
The Lionesses face Austria on Friday and Italy next Tuesday in a pair of friendlies which have replaced what they hoped would be Nations League semi-finals.
A 6-0 thrashing of Scotland looked to have secured top spot in Group A1 in December, only for the Netherlands to score twice in added time against Belgium to pip England on goal difference and end Team GB’s hopes of qualifying for Paris 2024.
Next up: Austria! |
— Lionesses (@Lionesses)
“This is really the start of our Euros campaign and after the very disappointing result of not qualifying for the play-offs to qualify for the Olympics we moved on,” s…
Robert Lewandowski scored his fifth goal in three LaLiga games and Raphinha opened his Barcelona account in a 3-0 victory over fragile Sevilla.
Raphinha opened the scoring with a simple header and Lewandowski capitalised on Sevilla s defensive frailties to double Barca s lead in the first half.
Eric Garcia got in on the act with his first senior goal in the second half and Jules Kounde provided two assists against his former club on his return to the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan, where Barca cruised to a third consecutive victory.
Angry Sevilla fans turned voiced their disapproval during a defeat that leaves them with just one point from four matches.
Goal Machine
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)
Sevilla made a promising start and Marc-Andre te…
Robin van Persie scored a brace in Manchester United s 4-0 in at Wigan
The Premier League games on New Year’s Day produced a host of goals as usual.
Manchester United remained seven points clear at the top of the Premier League table, after winning 4-0 at Wigan. Javier Hernandez fired the visitors in front in the 35th minute from inside the penalty box, after Ali Al Habsi had saved Patrice Evra’s low effort.
United doubled their lead in the 43rd minute, Robin Van Persie turning Ivan Ramis before curling the ball into the top corner.
Javier Hernandez scored his brace in the 63rd minute, pouncing on a Robin Van Persie free-kick to fire home inside the penalty area.
Van Persie made it four in the 88th minute, when he was left completely unmarked…