England boss Roy Hodgson opting against the pace of Jamie Vardy, while impact players Ross Barkley, Marcus Rashford and Daniel Sturridge were unused substitutes.

England conceded a late equaliser to Russia in their opening Euro 2016 Group B game at the Stade Vélodrome, and manager Roy Hodgson saw his questionable decision-making for a number of substitutions ultimately backfire due to the Three Lions’ inability to see the game out.

Rooney subbed, Kane Sterling given too many minutes?

Jack Wilshere and James Milner were brought on the second-half for Wayne Rooney and Raheem Sterling respectively, but many felt the likes of Jamie Vardy should not have been overlooked given the poor performance of Harry Kane in attack. In the final stages of the game, England we…

West Ham have announced record pre-tax profits of £10.3million for the year ending May 31.

The London club, who sit sixth in the Premier League, incurred losses of £3.5m the previous year, but turned that around courtesy of success on and off the pitch.

West Ham revealed that revenue increased to an all-time high, as turnover rose to £114.8m from £89.8m 12 months ago thanks in no small part to a new broadcast deal.

Sam Allardyce guided West Ham out of trouble last season and they have exceeded expectations so far in the 2014-15 campaign.

Joint-Chairman David Sullivan told the club s official website: My Board and I are satisfied with the achievements we have made in the 2013-14 season, the highlights for us being retaining our Premier League status…

The European Championship kicks-off tomorrow evening and it promises to be one of the most entertaining in years.

Seven out of the top 10 teams in FIFA’s world ranking will take part in the tournament, which will make it even harder to win.

Underdogs

We all know that the likes of Spain, Germany and Holland are the big favourites for Euro 2012.

However, the European Championships has produced some major surprises down the years, think Denmark 1992 or Greece 2004.

This Euro’s contains no really weak teams and none of the big guns can underestimate the so called ‘underdogs’. Even the lowest ranked team in the competition Poland will have their home fans behind them, and as history has shown home support can spur a team on in major tournament…

Liverpool have joined the race to sign winger Milos Krasic from Juventus, .

The Serbian international is desperate to leave the Bianconceri after barely featuring for Antonio Conte’s side this season.

He was linked with a move to English Premier League last January, but eventually opted against leaving Turin on loan.

Daily Mail now reveals that Liverpool are one of the clubs showing interest in the 27-year-old as new boss Brendan Rodgers believes the Serb would be a good addition to the squad.

The Reds could face a stiff competition for the player’s signature, seeing that both Manchester United and Tottenham are keen.

Krasic made a €15 million switch to Juventus from CSKA in August 2010 and quickly became an important player for the Biancon…

Catalan super club did fairly well in the January transfer window, mainly due to the fact that they finally managed to secure the services of a certain Philipe Coutinho from Premier League giants Liverpool.

Interestingly however he wasn t the only big name signing they were intending on making, but the Blaugrana will now wait until the summer to bring in defender David Alaba, according to .

The Austrian international is in his ninth season with Bayern, and is looking secure his seventh Bundesliga title at the end of this campaign. The German giants currently lead the league by 16 points over Bayer Leverkusen, and thus look set to continue their dominance.

Alaba has featured 14 times this season, scoring once, and at just 25-years of age he has established hims…

Highly rated Racing Club striker Lautaro Martinez is closing in on a move to Inter which could cost in excess of €27 million, the Argentinian club s president has revealed.

The 20-year-old had long been tipped to join Atletico Madrid, with Diego Simeone a former player and coach of Racing said to be a big admirer.

But negotiations failed to progress with the Spanish side after Atletico angered Racing by allegedly putting Martinez through an unauthorised medical, meaning he remained in Argentina following the transfer deadline in LaLiga.

Martinez has been in good form in the 2017-18 Superliga season, scoring seven goals including a hat-trick against Huracan on Monday in eight games.

And Inter appear to have won the race for the coveted attacker, with Rac…

Race hots up for Debuchy

that Marseille are the latest side to have joined the race for Newcastle United full-back Mathieu Debuchy.

The 28-year-old is reportedly hoping to leave Magpies for greener pastures this summer and it appears he will have no shortage of offers this summer.

According to the Journal, Marseille, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal are all keeping close tabs on the France international.

Newcastle are not too keen on selling their prized asset, but it is believed they will consider offers in the region of £12 million.

Mathieu Debuchy joined the Magpies from Lille in January 2013 and has since featured in 43 Premier League matches, scoring one goal.

He has started three matches for France at the 2014 World Cup and should …

Queens Park Rangers midfielder Shaun Wright-Phillips will miss the remainder of the English Premier League season with an ankle injury.

The midfielder, who arrived at Loftus Road from Manchester City in August 2011, has made 22 appearances for the relegation-threatened club in all competitions this season but last featured as a second-half substitute in the 3-1 win over Sunderland on March 9.

Manager Harry Redknapp has revealed Wright-Phillips will be forced to watch the rest of QPR s battle to avoid the drop from the sidelines after undergoing surgery.

Shaun has had an operation, Redknapp told the club s website.

It needed doing; we tried to keep him going.

He s played with the pain and not felt 100 percent. He couldn t train or play to his m…

Fenerbahce forward Colin Kazim-Richards believes Arsenal s domestic problems have presented his own struggling side with the perfect opportunity to get their season back on track.

The Turks have not had much to cheer about this term under Luis Aragones, the veteran coach who led Spain to glory in the Euro 2008 final

They are languishing in ninth place in their league and they come to London for Wednesday s Champions League clash with memories of their 5-2 thrashing by Arsenal in Istanbul last month still fresh in their minds.

But the Gunners too have found league success difficult to come by recently following their 4-4 draw at home to Tottenham and last weekend s 2-1 loss at Stoke in which Theo Walcott and Emmanuel Adebayor were injured.

Kazim-Richa…

Massimiliano Allegri says it is useless to discuss the transfer market as Juventus prepare to start the Serie A season against Sassuolo on Monday.

Paul Pogba, Angel Di Maria, Gleison Bremer and Filip Kostic have arrived at Juve during the transfer window, while Leandro Paredes and Memphis Depay have also been linked with moves to Turin.

Juve midfielder Adrien Rabiot is reportedly a target for Manchester United and on Sunday, Allegri suggested Arthur – who is sidelined with an ankle injury – could also move on.

But the Bianconeri coach is determined to avoid being distracted by transfer talk ahead of the clash with Sassuolo at the Allianz Stadium.

He said: It is useless to talk about the transfer market, the club thinks about it. Players who left have …