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Jonathan Wilson on Serie A’s new role as a veteran’s league.
That is probably the result of two factors. Physical conditioning has never been so good. Footballers live healthier lives. Their diets are more closely monitored and understanding of nutrition and recovery is better than ever before. There have never been fewer bad tackles; and even if that benefit is offset by the gruelling nature of today’s pressing game, modern sports medicine means broken legs and cruciate ruptures are no longer the career-ending injuries they once would have been.
Late news from last night. The Daggers is one London’s most remote outposts. My memory is of a funeral director being one of the main sponsors. Times seem to have changed.
As below, Wales’s chances are slim, but they can puncture the old enemy,
Who better than Emma Hayes to guide through the dos and don’ts of tournament mode? Our star columnist here.
What I’ve learnt over the years is that if you get a bit of time off while you’re away with the team for so long, you must take it. You need to know how to top your own tank up and, when your tank starts to empty, it’s your responsibility to keep it full. Nobody else is going to do that for you, you have to do that for yourself. If I get a morning off, I like to go shopping, or if I’m in a new town I like to go sightseeing. I want memorable experiences.
Sometimes I’ll go to a museum or get my nails done, but it always involves walking, I love walking. Or sometimes it’s about watching a film. Some others will simply want to go for a coffee or maybe they will want to spend their time with family if they can.
Alessia Russo is fighting back against the brickbats, reports Suzanne Wrack.
Russo does have a very good PR team. As people like to point out, her agent is her brother, Luca Russo, who is the vice-president of women’s football Europe, for the global sports, music and entertainment agency Wasserman. She is on mayonnaise bottles, the front cover of Women’s Health or Elle or GQ, she is on billboards wearing Oakley sunglasses and presenting awards at the Baftas because he is doing a good job.
About last night. A whoops moment for Germany may have opened up the tournament,
Preamble
Here we are for the Battle of Britain that will decide destinies. The Lionesses were so much improved against the Dutch, and a national sigh of relief was sounded. Wales have been full of the spirit expected in pre-tournament but lost both matches. And there’s another game being played at the same time. The permutations are complicated.
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France will progress as long as they don’t lose to the Netherlands by three goals or more, or if England lose to Wales.
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England progress if they match Netherlands’ result against France, as the Lionesses have the better head-to-head record. In order to win the group, they need to beat Wales and for France to lose to the Netherlands though not by more than seven goals)
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The Netherlands will progress if they beat France by more than three goals, or if England do not beat Wales. They will win the group if they beat France by more than seven goals, or with any win if Wales defeat England.
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Wales will only be able to reach the quarterfinals if they beat England by more than four goals, in conjunction with the Netherlands losing to France.
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