That's some come down to earth for Gareth Bale.
The Real Madrid attacker is doing his best to inspire his Welsh team mates but, God, at some point they're going to have to meet him half way. Or, you know, a tenth of the way.
Bale is threatening against Israel but he turned provider to what should've been more damaging effect when he put this absolute inch-perfect cross on a plate and served that on top of James Collins's right boot six yards from goal.
Somehow though, the West Ham defender let the empty net go begging as he decided to stop the ball dead instead - admittedly brilliantly - and just failed to touch it in.
There's a time and a place for showing off your first touch, James. This was not it.
This was not it.
Feisty from Heimir. Heimir Hallgrimsson announced his Ireland squad earlier today, ahead of next week’s World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia. There were four uncapped players named – Harvey Vale, James Abankwah, Bosun Lawal, Josh Keeley – with Lawal in with a good shot of getting a debut, following an injury to midfielder Josh Cullen. […]
Fans are puzzled. Heimir Hallgrimsson has announced his Ireland squad for the World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia next Thursday. There was even more big news, with the manager revealing at the end of the press conference that he has signed a new contract until the end of the Euro 2028 campaign. Hallgrimsson stated that […]
A huge occasion. Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson has named his squad for his side’s crucial World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia next Thursday (kick-off, 7.45pm). The winner of the tie will face the winner of Denmark vs North Macedonia on Tuesday, 31 March. QPR attacking midfielder and former England U20s star, Harvey Vale, has been […]