Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth believes his side showed glimpses of last season’s form during their deserved 3-1 victory over Peterborough at Adams Park.The Chairboys, last season’s play-off finalists in League One, suffered a stuttering start to their campaign as they had to do without key personnel due to an injury crisis at the club.Prior to last week’s victory at Oxford, ...Full Story »

Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth thought his team defended “unbelievably well” in the 1-0 win at local rivals Oxford.But his first thoughts were for the man who was rushed to hospital following a medical emergency in the main stand during the first half, which resulted in a 45-minute delay in play.Chris Forino’s header from Alfie Mawson’s long cross after 33 minutes won t...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate was encouraged by the way England’s players took responsibility and handled the pressure as a challenging camp ended with a morale-boosting 3-3 draw against Germany ahead of the World Cup.Just over a year after leading the Three Lions to within a penalty shoot-out of European Championship glory, the former defender has come under intense scrutiny due to the drop in results...Full Story »

England boss Gareth Southgate has said the negativity towards his management is "not healthy" for the team and urged supporters to get behind his side for Monday's UEFA Nations League clash against Germany. A capacity crowd of 90,000 is expected at Wembley for England's final game before the World Cup begins in Qatar in November. England have not won any of their last five matches and Southgat...Full Story »

There was an expectation that England would build upon their run to the Euro 2020 final, but as time goes on, it’s starting to look like that run of form could be attributed to home advantage and an easy schedule rather than Gareth Southgate’s tactical genius. It’s not just that England are seeing some bad results that will panic fans, but the performances are about as dull ...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate understands why travelling fans booed him at full-time but was bullish about England’s performance after a defeat to Italy that saw them suffer Nations League relegation.Considered among the favourites to win the World Cup in Qatar, things have gone awry for the Euro 2020 runners-up at just the wrong time.Nations League defeats to Hungary bookended a miserable four-game sl...Full Story »

Harry Maguire has had plenty of critics in recent months but still looks set to start for England in Qatar. Gareth Southgate will keep faith with Harry Maguire going into the World Cup - because the rest of his central defenders are not good enough. The Manchester United captain has been a controversial figure in recent months as his club form has dipped resulting in him losing his first-team p...Full Story »

Former Real Madrid star Gareth Bale says he's recovering his fitness and his joy for football after moving to MLS side LAFC over the summer. WHAT HAPPENED? Gareth Bale has declared himself fitter and happier ahead of the World Cup with Wales, thanks to his summertime move to MLS club LAFC after nine years at Real Madrid. Despite a wonderful start to his time in Spain, by the end, he was subje...Full Story »

The Three Lions boss admits it is “not ideal” that Ben Chilwell, Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire and Kalvin Phillips have struggled to feature this season. Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire are both struggling to get minutes for Manchester United Credit: EPA Gareth Southgate is concerned by the lack of action for some of his players Credit: PA A 28-man squad has been picked for the final two W...Full Story »

Gareth Ainsworth hailed Wycombe’s defensive resolve after they weathered a second-half storm to see off struggling Accrington 1-0.Jason McCarthy’s first-half goal was enough for the Chairboys to bag three points in front of their home fans for the first time since the opening day of the season.Wycombe have conceded the second-most goals of the 12 teams in League One’s top half ...Full Story »

GARETH SOUTHGATE turned down the chance to watch Manchester United vs Arsenal to fly to Italy for Roma's trip to Udinese. The England gaffer was in the stands to watch Tammy Abraham in action for Jose Mourinho's side. Gareth Southgate flew to Italy to watch Tammy Abraham in action Abraham failed to catch the eye before being replaced in the 77th minute Although the 24-year-old fired a blank ...Full Story »

Gareth Ainsworth said he was ‘gutted’ that Wycombe were not taking all three points home from their 1-1 draw at Fleetwood in Sky Bet League One.The Chairboys had Garath McCleary sent off with less than 10 minutes on the clock but Anis Mehmeti put them ahead shortly before half-time.New recruit Admiral Muskwe scored Fleetwood’s equaliser midway through the second half, leaving t...Full Story »

Gareth Ainsworth expects one or two players to return from injury when Wycombe host Charlton in League One on Saturday, but refrained from getting more specific.Striker Sam Vokes is among the injured that Chairboys supporters will hope to see back on the pitch, a possibility the boss did not rule out.Ryan Tafazolli, meanwhile, could also be among the returnees after pulling his internal oblique ...Full Story »

Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth praised his side’s resilience as they cruised to a 3-0 victory at Barnsley.The Chairboys took the lead in the 37th minute through Anis Mehmeti before skipper Dominic Gape added a second midway through the second half with a 50-yard lob over home goalkeeper Brad Collins.Nick Freeman marked his return from injury by thumping a powerful effort past Collins fro...Full Story »

England are taking on Germany in the Euro 2022 final with the women handed the chance to go one further than the men last year and win the tournament at Wembley Gareth Southgate will no doubt be watching on as the England Women take on Germany in the European Championship final at Wembley. But he might have been left a bit down in the dumps after cameras panned to one fan's banner, indicating ...Full Story »

Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth refused to get carried away after a 3-0 win over Burton started their League One campaign in fine style.Goals from David Wheeler, Anis Mehmeti and a stunning Josh Scowen half-volley gave last year’s play-off finalists the perfect start to their season.The first goal came inside 10 minutes, with Scowen’s ball in behind the Burton defence met by Wheeler wh...Full Story »

GARETH BALE was reunited with his Real Madrid pals in Los Angeles. The Wales captain, 33, moved Stateside after nine glittering years at the Bernabeu when his contract expired at the end of June. Bale was greeted by former boss AncelottiCredit: @realmadrid But Bale, who has already got off the mark at new club LAFC, was pictured having a warm embrace with Real boss Carlo Ancelotti and Karim B...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate's wife Alison has blasted Alan Shearer (Image: GETTY) Gareth Southgate's wife has branded Alan Shearer a "pain the a**" after the all-time Premier League top goalscorer shared footage of wildfires. Shearer had been holidaying in the Algarve, Portugal, when he shared terrifying footage of wildfires sweeping through the area. Shearer said: "This is unbelievable, I've never seen ...Full Story »

Wales forward Gareth Bale has joined LAFC on a 12-month contract, with options through to 2024, after his departure from LaLiga champions Real Madrid, the Major League Soccer side announced on Monday. The 32-year-old, who signed for Spanish giants Real from Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 for a then-record transfer fee of €100 million ($105.84 million), will join as a free...Full Story »

Los Angeles FC general manager Joe Thorrington affirmed that the club will do everything it can to make Gareth Bale's spell in MLS a success. Bale completed a blockbuster transfer to LAFC on Saturday after nine years at Madrid, and is the MLS team's second big signing of the summer after Juventus and Italy legend Giorgio Chiellini. While the Welshman has featured only sparingly at club level...Full Story »