While he was again named among the substitutes at Wembley, Konsa replaced the injured Kyle Walker at right-back with just 20 minutes on the clock as England ultimately lost 1-0 to Endrick’s late effort.
“It was definitely worth the wait,” Konsa said of making his England bow.
“It’s a dream come true for me and my family and a very proud moment. I wasn’t expecting to come on that early.
“But I enjoyed every moment of it. I thought we were the better team as well, we dominated the game, had more possession of the ball and just couldn’t score a goal.
“Obviously, I’m sure like the other boys, I don’t like losing. It’s never enough, losing, no matter if it’s a friendly or a competitive game.
“We wanted to win and we didn’t…
England battered Bulgaria to remain top of their Euro 2012 qualifying group, with a Wayne Rooney brace leading them to a 3-0 win in Sofia.
As expected, England handed a debut to Chris Smalling at right-back, where the 21-year-old has been so effective out of position for Manchester United.
The most surprising omission from Fabio Capello was Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard, ignored for competitive selection when available for the first time in four years.
After a very quiet start to the game, with neither side looking to grab it by the scruff of the neck, England stole an advantage out of nowhere after 12 minutes.
Following a corner, Gareth Barry slipped a clever pass through a disorganised mass of Bulgarian defenders into Bolton defender Gary Cahill, …
Czech Republic have confirmed that captain Tomas Rosicky will play no further part in Euro 2016 after suffering a thigh injury that rules him out for three to six weeks.
The 35-year-old playmaker set up Milan Skoda for the Czechs first goal in a 2-2 draw with Croatia on Saturday, but later pulled up clutching the back of his leg.
Team doctor Petr Zeman told reporters that a scan has revealed the extent of Rosicky s injury.
Tomas underwent a detailed magnetic resonance imaging scan in the local hospital, which unfortunately confirmed our suspicion that there was an injury to the thigh, said Zeman.
One hundred percent [he will] not intervene in any match in the coming days, certainly not with the Turks, and we believe that even in the coming weeks will no…
A clinical Croatia have hammered Turkey 3-0 in their Euro 2012 playoff first leg, while Republic of Ireland thrashed Estonia on Friday.
Hosts Turkey saw the majority of possession in Istanbul, but goals from Ivica Olic, Mario Mandzukic and Vedran Corluka gave Slaven Bilic s side a stranglehold on the tie.
Olic tapped into an open net after Corluka s cut-back on two minutes, and Mandzukic doubled their advantage after half an hour when he headed in Luka Modric s floated cross.
Turkey failed to break down a solid Croatian defence and the visitors made it 3-0 when Corluka headed in Darijo Srna s free-kick from the right.
Meanwhile, Ireland secured a resounding 4-0 away win over nine-man Estonia in Tallinn.
Robbie Keane s brace, along with goals from…
Former Real Madrid and England boss Fabio Capello confirmed he would leave his Chinese Super League (CSL) club Jiangsu Suning next year.
Capello, 71, headed to China in June, leading Jiangsu to a 12th-place finish in the CSL.
The Italian has no plans to extend his stay beyond 2018, confirming that would mark the end of his stint at the club.
I have spoken with the chairman and I do not plan to renew, Capello told China s Xinhua news agency.
I will finish the season [in 2018] as per my contract.
Capello has been linked to the Italy job and struggling AC Milan, the club he won four Serie A titles and a Champions League with as coach in the 1990s.
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England have everyone in contention for their Euro 2024 opener against Serbia with Luke Shaw possibly able to appear from the bench, Gareth Southgate has revealed.
The Three Lions begin their fourth – and possibly final – major tournament under Southgate on Sunday, taking on Serbia in their first match in Group C in Gelsenkirchen.
Their preparations have been far from ideal, with Harry Maguire missing the tournament due to a calf injury and fellow centre-back John Stones battling a knock and illness.
Luke Shaw, meanwhile, has not played since February due to a hamstring problem, and was thought unlikely to feature until England s third group game against Slovenia.
However, Southgate has confirmed the Manchester United left-back is in contention to mak…
The Portland Timbers were held to a goalless draw by FC Dallas on Sunday, having already clinched an MLS Cup playoff berth by virtue of results elsewhere.
Austin FC s 2-1 defeat to the LA Galaxy on Saturday, which led to the team firing head coach Josh Wolff, ensured they could not overhaul Portland for the Western Conference s final wild-card spot.
The Timbers still went with a strong lineup for their final home game of the regular season but had to settle for a point.
Both Portland and Dallas had their chances, having 19 and 18 shots respectively, with the hosts almost finding a winner in second-half stoppage time as Dario Zuparic s header was cleared off the line.
Perhaps their best opportunity came in the 88th minute, but Dallas goalkeeper Jimmy Maure…
Duncan McGuire is glad to be back among the goals as Orlando City continue their playoff charge, with a home clash with Eastern Conference rivals Charlotte FC next on the agenda.
McGuire had gone over two months without a goal in MLS play since netting in June s 4-2 defeat to New York City, prior to Saturday s meeting with the New England Revolution.
But he was on target in a 3-0 win for Oscar Pareja s team, who now boast a four-point cushion to those outside the automatic playoff spots in the Eastern Conference standings.
Speaking after the game, the forward said: It s always good to score. It has been a while since I ve scored.
It s been a bit annoying for my standards, so I m definitely glad to be back on the scoresheet.
But at the end of th…
Manchester United have confirmed an agreement in principle has been reached to sign Jadon Sancho, who will complete his move after Euro 2020.
Sancho is set to become the fourth most expensive signing in United s history, behind Paul Pogba, Harry Maguire and Romelu Lukaku, after the Premier League club agreed an €85million (£72.9million) fee with Borussia Dortmund.
United were keen on the 21-year-old last year but could not drive through a deal at the time, with Dortmund reluctant to sell one of their chief assets.
However, the Bundesliga club confirmed on Thursday they have agreed to sell the winger who arrived at Signal Iduna Park from Manchester City, with the Red Devils ready to conclude the transfer once the player has finished representing England at t…
Borussia Dortmund may have reached the Champions League final last season, but they will not be taking the visit of Celtic lightly, so says Nuri Sahin.
The last time Celtic made it past the group stage in the competition was in 2013, but they have made an impressive start to this season, winning all nine games across all competitions, including a 5-1 win over Slovan Bratislava.
Dortmund, runners-up to Real Madrid last season, have won three of their last four games in all competitions, though they were hammered 5-1 by Stuttgart on September 22.
We re talking about a team that hasn t lost a lot of games, that hasn t conceded in their own league, that was very dominant in their first Champions League game, Sahin told reporters ahead of Tuesday s match at Signal Id…