European Super Football

Let's take a look at another football icon. This time it's Wayne Rooney. Early career Rooney joined the Everton youth team at the age of nine and made his professional debut for the club in 2002 at the age of 16. He spent two seasons at the Merseyside club, before moving to Manchester United. Move to Manchester United He cost the Old Trafford club£25.6 million in the 2004 summer transfer window. He would have a fantastic career at Manchester United. He won 16 trophies and became the only English player, alongside teammate Michael Carrick, to win the Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Champions League, League Cup, UEFA Europa League, and FIFA Club World Cup. Rooney scored 253 goals for United in all competitions to make him their top goalscorer of all time, with 183 Premier League goals being the second-most scored by a player for any single club, behind Sergio Agüero Rooney's 208 Premier League goals make him the Premier League's second-top scorer of all time. He also has

Chelsea missed a chance to close the gap on leaders Manchester City as a depleted Everton side earned a fantastic point. Mason Mount gave Chelsea a deserved lead after 70 minutes. The England midfielder placed a calm finish past Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford following Reece James' pass. A very interesting evening at Stamford Bridge Everton shocked the European champions by equalising four minutes later. The 19-year-old defender Jarrad Branthwaite converted at the back post after Anthony Gordon's free-kick. Chelsea carried on having the chances to win it but the winning goal never came. Thiago Silva had a great opportunity but saw his powerful header superbly saved by Pickford. It was an impressive performance from the England international as he also kept out attempts from Christian Pulisic, James, Jorginho and Mount when the score was 0-0. He has come in for some criticism this season from Everton fans and beyond. Any questions about his ability were answered tonight

The UEFA Nations League is still a fairly new idea. It is a biennial international football competition contested by the member associations of UEFA. The last edition of the competition was won by France. You can read about it here. UEFA Nations League: Spain 1 - 2 France (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) Ahead of a busy year of international football, nations are now preparing for the next edition of the competition. Here are the UEFA Nations League groups in full. We have highlighted some of the more interesting groups. Group A1: Austria, Croatia, Denmark, France. Group A2: Czech Republic, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain. Group A3: Hungary, England, Germany, Italy. England have faced all of these sides in recent times. They beat Germany in a memorable Euro 2020 last-16 match before eventually losing to Italy in the final of the same competition. More recently, they beat Hungary in a World Cup qualifier. England manager Gareth Southgate believes that the tough Nations League group is

Jacob Ramsey played a key role for Aston Villa after a magnificent solo effort helped his die win 2-0 at Norwich. The 20-year-old ran at the Norwich defence from inside his half before thumping the ball past Tim Krul to break the deadlock at Carrow Road. Ollie Watkins sidefooted home Carney Chukwuemeka's low delivery to complete the scoring and deepen Norwich's relegation fears. The player told BT Sport: "I've been watching clips of the gaffer (Steven Gerrard). He was one of the best goalscoring midfielders and that's what I want to be" More reaction This is how Steven Gerrard responded after the match. 𝗕𝗜𝗚 praise for @JacobRamsey28 and Carney Chukwuemeka from Steven Gerrard. 💫 pic.twitter.com/pp3JiMagws — Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) December 15, 2021  Ashley Young tweeted: "Dominant Performance! I think the smile on my face says it all, 3 points and a clean sheet away from home." The reaction from Norwich City was obviously very different.

Rangers and Celtic both kept up their impressive league form as they both won on Sunday Let's have a look at the reaction from both matches Hearts 0 - 2 Rangers Giovanni van Bronckhorst's winning league start was extended after a blistering first-half attacking display earned them a 2-0 victory at Hearts. Alfredo Morelos slotted home an early opener then Joe Aribo slammed in a quickfire second within four devastating minutes. The Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst said: "We have to show desire every game we play. So far we are doing that, but we have to keep on going. "We'll enjoy the win against Hearts, but tomorrow we go again for the game against St Johnstone." One Rangers fan told us: "It was another impressive performance. We need to keep up this great form as Celtic won't give in as easily as they did last season." Celtic 1 - 0 Mothewell Celtic chalked off another game in their busy festive schedule with a 1-0 home win over Motherw

Oldham Athletic fought back from 4-1 down to secure a 5-5 draw against League Two leaders Forest Green. Rovers are still unbeaten on the road this term, while the hosts remain in the drop zone despite the fightback. In front of a sparse Boundary Park crowd due to ongoing fan protests against the ownership, Oldham took the lead when Davis Keillor-Dunn smashed into the top corner from 30 yards. However, Rovers replied swiftly when Jack Aitchison tucked home from eight yards after meeting a pass from Kane Wilson. They went in front when Mathew Stevens played in Jamille Matt, and he neatly slotted in his fourth goal in three games. Matt then headed home Nicky Cadden's cross just before the end of the first 45 minutes. It was 4-1not long after the restart when Stevens converted another Wilson cross before Oldham reduced the deficit when substitute Hallam Hope converted Dylan Bahamboula's through-ball. More news from the EFL Keillor-Dunn volleyed home to make it 4-3 before Steven

Let's have a look at some football gossip from across Europe. As always, a lot is going on at Old Trafford It has been reported that Newcastle United have made contact with Manchester United over a possible January deal for England midfielder Jesse Lingard, 28. Anthony Martial could also leave Manchester United in January. Everton are interested in the French forward. They could potentially face competition from Barcelona. The Old Trafford club sees Erling Braut Haaland, Joao Felix, 22, Timo Werner, 25 and Alexander Isak as potential replacements for Edinson Cavani. Manchester United have put Ajax manager Erik ten Haag, 51, has jumped to the top of their shortlist as the Premier League consider their options for their next permanent manager.  Other Premier League rumours and stories Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Manchester United are reportedly monitoring the situation of Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen. The 25-year Denmark centre-back is out of contract at the en