Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Football

England captain Harry Kane fit to play against US says Gareth Southgate

England captain Harry Kane will be fit to play in Friday’s World Cup match against the United States, says manager Gareth Southgate.
The striker injured his ankle early in the second half of Monday’s opening 6-2 victory over Iran in Group B and was later substituted. “Harry is fine. He has worked slightly separately from the group but all good for Friday night,” said Southgate. “He had a scan [on Wednesday] to make sure everything is fine.” Tottenham’s Kane has scored 51 goals in 76 appearances for the Three Lions, two behind Wayne Rooney’s record of 53.

Meanwhile, Manchester United defender Harry Maguire is feeling “much better” after also being substituted on Monday.

“He was feeling ill and that was affecting his vision,” Southgate told BBC Sport. “You worry about concussion in that instant, but we were going back through all the footage and there is nothing, so he is in a good area.”

Defender Kyle Walker has stepped up his training and is available to play on Friday for what would be his first match since groin surgery in October. Forward Callum Wilson did not train in a light session with the rest of the substitutes at England’s Al Wakrah training base on Wednesday, but is not considered a fitness doubt.

Midfielder James Maddison, who missed the Iran match because of a knee issue, also did not train.

England will qualify for the last 16 if they beat the United States and Southgate added: “We would like to get qualification done as soon as possible.

“The first objective is to get out of the group.

“We would love to do that on Friday, but the game won’t be anything like Monday.

“We have to make sure we are back to the psychological place we were at the start because the States will be an athletic team, press really well, be organised, well coached.

“They have quite a few players we know from the Premier League and they showed in the first half against Wales the best side of themselves.

“Monday was a great start and it is that reset to be ready for Friday.”

Source – BBC

In other news – Connie Ferguson bags lead on Netflix’s Kings of Joburg

Connie Ferguson has announced that she has joined the second season of Netflix’s original series Kings of Joburg as a lead. This is coming after the untimely passing of her husband Shona Ferguson. Learn more

Comments

You May Also Like

Celebrity Buzz

Brad Pitt has no social media presence, his close aide said after scores of suspects were arrested for scamming women by impersonating the megastar....

Mzansi Celebs

Fans of Big Brother Mzansi (BBMzansi) have reason to celebrate as the hit reality show is officially returning for its much-anticipated Season 5. The...

Fitness and Training

Tropical Storm Helene brought life-threatening flooding to the Carolinas on Friday after leaving widespread destruction as a major hurricane in Florida and Georgia overnight...

Mzansi Celebs

Gospel star Ayanda Ntanzi is disappointed in Kabza De Small for allegedly remixing his song Spirit Of Praise without permission. I wasn’t aware of...

Copyright © 2020 ZoxPress Theme. Theme by MVP Themes, powered by WordPress.