Nations League

Kieran Tierney helped Scotland take a huge step towards UEFA Nations League promotion and a potential Euro 2024 play-off spot by beating Ukraine 3-0 at ...

They have the same aims on the pitch that the men’s team do – to win silverware – so it’s our job to help that in whatever way we can. We’re lucky to work at such an amazing club and we had a chance to give an insight as to what it’s actually like, and the stresses that the players go through. Wherever you go in the world, you can always talk to people about Arsenal Football Club, and it takes you so proud that it’s your club. The documentary shows the human side of it, and how relentless the season is as well. Each morning I’m at the training ground in reception, waiting for the boys to come in so I can speak to them about anything that might have cropped up. As a club we have a responsibility to protect the player from certain situations, but at the same time I believe we should be exposing them to difficult conversations sometimes. We saw it as an opportunity to show the work we do, and highlight some of the fantastic individuals at the club. We have to get our commercial obligations done, we have to get our media work done – it’s part of being a professional. I have to say that since I’ve been doing this job, this is the best group we’ve had for understanding exactly why we ask them to use their time in this way. Also I just try to explain why we’re doing what we’re doing as a club, and the reasoning behind their commercial appearances. I do that with all commercial requirements throughout the season so that each player knows what’s going on and is happy with it. These “club days” provide partners and media access to the men’s first team in a structured way.

From the team that started the European Championship final against Italy last year, defenders Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw have been dropped by Manchester ...

It is not a perfect situation but there is still a lot of football to be played before Qatar.” Still in shock from failing to qualify for a second consecutive World Cup, European champion Italy is looking to regain some respect. “I still have a lot to give.” Italy is missing midfielder Marco Verratti and winger Federico Chiesa due to injury. “It is not ideal,” Southgate said of some of his key players not playing for their clubs, “but we feel they have been, and can be, important players for us. We were saying before that, before the Euros, we had a good few weeks of training sessions, good friendlies, and we’re not going to get that this time. “I hope that we can go on for the next 10 years and create a special, special bond in the middle of the pitch,” Rice said. There’s plenty for Southgate to ponder, then, heading into matches against Italy in Milan on Friday and Germany at London’s Wembley Stadium on Monday — in a Nations League group where England is in last place after two draws and two losses.

Minute-by-minute report: Join Scott Murray for all the action as these World Cup qualifiers meet in Brussels.

[Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/football/wales) out on the left. [Belgium](https://www.theguardian.com/football/belgium) could easily have had a few more. [Belgium](https://www.theguardian.com/football/belgium) ping a few triangles. [Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/football/wales) are defending desperately when Meunier bumbles onto the scene and witlessly clatters Apmadu on the edge of the box. [Belgium](https://www.theguardian.com/football/belgium) on 10. [Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/football/wales) again and lays off for Vanaken, who slips a pass down the left for Mertens. [Belgium](https://www.theguardian.com/football/belgium) out on the left. He’s got time to trap and shape a shot towards the top right. 48 min: Tielemans shovels a diagonal pass towards Carrasco, just inside the Welsh box on the left. 67 min: The presence of Meunier down the right forces Williams into conceding a corner. James one-twos with Morrell and dinks to the far post, where Vertonghen is forced to head behind for a corner. They’d been given the runaround in the first half, but stood firm in the second, and could easily have snatched a draw.

England, Wales, France and Poland remain faced with the possibility of relegation to UEFA Nations League B with just two matches left in the group stage.

And who was included in the collectible Panini sticker book for the 2022 World Cup? McKenzie, Palmer-Brown, and Cardoso have only been called due to injuries, so this is a huge chance for them. As for Saudi Arabia, it went 13W-4D-1L in qualifying and play in a lot of 1-0 contests including recent Spain-based friendly losses to Colombia and Venezuela. Austria and Saudi Arabia combined to take only three points off the Japanese in World Cup qualifying (The Saudis won 1-0 in Jeddah). Put plainly, these are tough tests for the USMNT.Berhalter’s team is the No. Jordan Morris is a proven commodity but Arriola’s seeming favorite status means Berhalter would be keeping very much like-for-like guys over the field. Horvath’s been good for the Hatters in the Football League Championship, but what if Steffen is healthy and there’s only one spot left after Turner and Johnson? Losses to Brazil and Tunisia show they can be bested, but Japan’s got wins over plenty of World Cup contributors in their rear view mirror. soil, providing limited chances to perform outside of the U.S. Johnson is five years older than Turner and six years older than Horvath and Steffen, and Berhalter’s had plenty of praise for the veteran. Pulisic has yet to record a goal or assist for Chelsea this season, but he has no such slum,ps in his USMNT career. Are his 177 Chelsea minutes played out of 900 this season down to bad management, or has it been merited by form in training?

Kevin De Bruyne and Nathan Ake both starred as Belgium and the Netherlands came out on top in the UEFA Nations League.

[De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne), in typically impressive fashion, eased any potential nerves inside ten minutes at the King Baudouin Stadium with his 25th international goal. [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne)’s Belgium in the driver’s seat, knowing they simply have to avoid defeat to reach the semi-finals of this year’s Nations League. [Ake](https://www.mancity.com/players/nathan-ake) and co. [Ake](https://www.mancity.com/players/nathan-ake) and co.’s impressive unbeaten run stretches to 13 matches, with their last defeat coming at the hands of the Czech Republic at Euro 2020. [DOWNLOAD THE MAN CITY APP](https://www.mancity.com/app) [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) was on target for the Red Devils in a 2-1 win over Wales, while [Ake](https://www.mancity.com/players/nathan-ake) put in an assured display at the heart of the Dutch defence as they came away from Warsaw with a 2-0 triumph against Poland.