Phil Foden and Aaron Wan-Bissaka dropped to the bench for England Under-21s’ must-win game against Romania. The Young Lions return to Cesena for their second European Championship game after they threw away a lead against France on Tuesday evening, losing 2-1 in stoppage time. Crystal Palace defender Wan-Bissaka paid the price for his display and late own goal in Tuesday’s defeat. with boss Aidy Boothroyd saying he had been distracted by his protracted move to Manchester United. Manchester City’s Foden missed out despite his solo goal while Jonjoe Kenny, Mason Mount, Harvey Barnes, Kieran Dowell and Dominic Calvert-Lewin started. Hamza Choudhury is banned after his red card on Tuesday. CONFIRMED…

Ally McCoist was in stitches once again as talkSPORT listeners sent in their superb suggestions for a football pun XI. This time it was supermarket-based and they delivered by the trolleyful. Friday is here, Ally was back in the presenter’s chair, and therefore it was time for another puntastic team to get everyone in the weekend mood on the Sports Breakfast. The Scotland and Rangers legend is a big fan on a novelty football XI – we’ve heard he still giggles whenever Pie XI star ‘Chicken Tikka MoSalah’ pops into his head. And he loved the names that were being thrown out by the brilliant talkSPORT faithful on social media…

Click:小型辦公室 Arsenal have been given a major boost in their pursuit of Yannick Carrasco after the Belgium international landed himself in hot water with his current employers. Chinese Super League outfit Dalian Yifang have suspended the winger indefinitely after he returned back late from international duty with Belgium. The Red Devils recorded 3-0 victories over both Kazakhstan and Scotland, with Carrasco only featuring as a late substitute against the latter. And after missing a flight connection on his way back to China, his punctuality is said to have outraged club officials, who have told him he is not welcome at the training ground until he makes a public apology. “Yannick Carrasco…

England face a must win game in their second European Under-21 Championship clash tonight and you can listen live to the action on talkSPORT 2. Aidy Boothroyd’s Young Lions suffered heartbreak in their opening tie against France, conceding two late goals to lose 2-1 after Hamza Choudhury’s red card. They now face a huge task to reach the semi-finals in Italy with only the group winners guaranteed of going through. Click Here: Sports Water Bottles To make their task even harder, England take on a Romania side this evening who smashed Croatia 4-1 in their opening game. But the Lions did perform well against the French until they went down…

Matthijs De Ligt’s future may not yet be sorted, but this has not deterred several optimistic Manchester United supporters from getting excited. The Ajax captain is one of the most in-demand players in world football after a stellar season domestically and for the Netherlands on the international stage. Barcelona and United appeared to be the front-runners for the 19-year-old’s signature, but Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid are reportedly also sniffing around. But several Red Devils supporters are so confident De Ligt will move to Old Trafford they have decided to get ‘De Ligt 5’ on the new adidas home shirts.  “This is how confident I am with the De Ligt…

Paul Casey was one of the last golfers on the course Thursday at the Travelers Championship, and he started in a similar spot to where he finished last year. Casey was one of the runner-ups in last year’s event, and starts this year in another tie one shot back of the lead (5 under). He had a share of the lead until a bogey on the par-4 18 dropped him down a peg. Casey, who is chasing his second win of the season, was bogey-free up to that point and was just a couple of feet away from an ace on the par-3 11th hole. He’ll try to catch up…

The 2019 NBA Draft is here, and with it the hopes of every fan that their franchise will land the next big superstar. Rumors have swirled (and deals have been agreed upon) for the last seven days since the conclusion of the NBA Finals, and it’s pretty much anyone’s best guess as to which former college standout will be taken when. While Zion Williamson is a lock to go first off the board – sportsbooks aren’t even offering odds – there are plenty of lines for fans to bet on ranging from the simple “Will Player X be drafted by Team Y” to the more complex prop bets of something…

The Timberwolves have moved up in the 2019 NBA Draft. Minnesota acquired the No. 6 pick from the Suns in exchange for Dario Saric and the No. 11 selection, according to a report from ESPN, which cites unidentified league sources. It was the second trade made by the Suns on Thursday as they also sent TJ Warren and a second rounder to the Pacers. Click Here: Celtic Football Shirts The Timberwolves had been trying to jump up throughout the week and also inquired about the No. 4 and 5 picks, according to ESPN. President of basketball operations Gersson Rosas said earlier this week he was going to “make the right…

The Lakers are apparently looking to jettison salaries so they can add a third max-contract player to pair with LeBron James and the recently acquired Anthony Davis. Click Here: Celtic Football Shirts ESPN reported Tuesday the Lakers are shopping the contracts of reserves Mo Wagner, Jemerrio Jones and Isaac Bonga to other teams. Those three young players, who combined to average 10.2 ppg last season in limited playing time, are set to earn around $5 million in 2019-20. If the Lakers can clear those spots, and get Davis to waive a $4.1 million trade bonus in his contract, they would have $32 million in available space for next season. That…

Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois announced Thursday that forward Ryan Callahan was diagnosed with a degenerative back disease and was told to stop playing professional hockey. NHL trade rumors: Oilers have contacted Hurricanes about Petr Mrazek Callahan suited up for the Lightning in 54 of the team’s 86 games across the regular season and playoffs this year but still missed a decent amount of the season due to back trouble. After visiting a specialist in the offseason he was given the sobering news that his hockey career is likely over. “He’s such a proud competitor, such a fierce competitor,” BriseBois told Lightning reporter Caley Chelios. “I know he…