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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
What's next for Morgan Gibbs-White: Why Man City deal isn't dead, his contract battle and the three other Premier League clubs keen on Nottingham Forest talisman
As Morgan Gibbs-White sat disconsolate on the Wembley turf, the prospect of a first major trophy disappearing over the horizon, Pep Guardiola made a beeline for the playmaker. During his time in England, Guardiola's on-pitch chats with opposition players have always got people talking and, with the television cameras following him, the Manchester City boss approached Gibbs-White soon after Forest's defeat in the semi-final on April 27.
The Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
England star Morgan Gibbs-White gets engaged to stunning partner Britney after romantic Lake Como proposal
ENGLAND star Morgan Gibbs-White is engaged to his partner Britney after a romantic proposal in Lake Como. The couple have a child together and another is on the way. 6 6 6 6 6 6 They have been in a relationship since 2019 and are now set to be wed. Nottingham Forest star Gibbs-White, 25, proposed to Britney De Villiers in the sunshine on Lake Como, Italy. The pair posed for romantic snaps and shared a kiss after Gibbs-White put a ring on his fiancée's finger. Britney shared the photos on Instagram alongside the caption: "Forever 🤍💍" The pair received several congratulatory messages including one from Alejandro Garnacho 's partner Eva Garcia. South African beauty Britney is a social media influencer who boasts over 270,000 followers on Instagram. She shares her amazing lifestyle with Gibbs-White on social media, with the pair both keen jet setters. Earlier this year they enjoyed a ski trip to the plush French resort Courchevel, travelling there via private jet. Usually, Gibbs-White and his partner prefer hotter climate, with Britney's social media showing off jaunts to Dubai, Italy and Portugal last summer. On the Amalfi Coast the pair hired a boat and showed off their love - sharing a kiss on board. They enjoyed another boat day in Dubai, as beautiful Britney showed off her amazing bikini body. Gibbs-White and Britney reportedly met through a mutual friend in 2019, and he soon asked her out. They have since become inseparable and welcomed baby Graysen into their lives in November 2023. On becoming a father, Gibbs-White told BBC Sport: "It's the best feeling in the world. No feeling can describe it. It's the hardest thing in the world as well. "It [life] has changed for the better, it's calmed me down and chilled me out. It's another purpose to do well in football and do well in life. "Ever since he's been with us, everything I do is for him. Every decision I make now I think twice about. Now he's getting to the age where he's got personality and is starting to express himself. He has this belly laugh going, I'm loving it."
BBC News
11-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
How worried should England fans be after defeat by Senegal?
With exactly one year to go until the start of the 2026 World Cup, England do not look like a side ready to end 60 years of were beaten 3-1 by Senegal at the City Ground on Tuesday, with Thomas Tuchel tasting defeat for the first time since taking may have only been a friendly with a much-changed team, but the loss was met with a chorus of boos from fans in says there is "no need to panic" but, with the countdown on to the World Cup, how concerned should England fans be? 'We let the country down' Before defeat by Senegal, England had won all three matches under Tuchel, beating Albania, Andorra and Latvia without conceding a Senegal's victory - the first for an African side against England in 22 attempts - soured the mood for some supporters."We let ourselves down. We let the country down. We let the badge down. It really wasn't good enough," said England midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White."It felt like after we went 2-1 down, that's when we started to play. That's when we started to have that freedom and try and do something with the game, but we should have started the game like that and took our chances."Tuchel replaced Gareth Southgate following last summer's defeat by Spain in the Euro 2024 Southgate guided England to two finals and a semi-final during eight years in charge, they struggled to get over the line in major of the main complaints was the lack of identity in their playing style, and there has been little evidence that Tuchel has shifted the team in a new direction."Senegal were better, they deserved the win and England go into the summer off the back of an eye-opening defeat," former Everton playmaker Leon Osman told the BBC's Football Daily."I expected England to still be playing the same system they had done for the previous tournaments but with some slight tweaks."Yes, this is a friendly and the moment to try and change something. And that's my question: is this the start of Thomas Tuchel thinking 'now we need to play a different kind of football and system?' Or was this just a one-off?"Tuchel signed an 18-month contract when he replaced Carsley, the England Under-21 manager, was given six matches in interim charge between September and November 2024 - despite Tuchel being a free has left former Chelsea manager Tuchel with little time to stamp his authority on the team."He'll be concerned," former Manchester United captain Roy Keane told ITV."We're on the outside looking in, but there's something missing. They don't look like a happy group."Are they all in it together? Is there that proper spirit in the group? I'm not so sure." 'The World Cup is not next week' Depending on your outlook, the World Cup being one year away is a blessing or a worry for some, there is little time left for Tuchel to iron out the issues that have played out during his first four matches in others, there is plenty of time left for him to get to grips with the job and to better understand his picked an experimental starting XI against Senegal, with Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalaboh and Levi Colwill in central defence and Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze on the wing."We had a lot of changes with a lot of players that don't have so many caps playing together because I wanted to see them in exactly this situation," Tuchel told BBC Radio 5 Live."It is the second camp; there is a lot of learning going on for all of us. At the moment it is tough learning."We need to stay calm. It is not what we expect from ourselves, result-wise, and we need to accept the criticism and get better."The World Cup is not next week. I am still confident."Former Manchester City and Sheffield United midfielder Michael Brown told Football Daily: "Let's not have one of these negative feelings again towards this national side."Look at the back four. We had Kyle Walker, who made the mistake, who is very experienced. And the next three along the line - very inexperienced."The intensity changed when we made the substitutions and we had all the attacking players on."The way we dropped off, I feel we were a little bit afraid. That is the danger; that is the worry." Where do England stand? England are top of their World Cup qualifying group, with three wins from resume the group phase with a home game against Andorra on 6 September, before a further four qualifiers to make it to next summer's World Cup - and a friendly against Wales in they qualify automatically, there will be opportunities for friendlies in the international break in March and in the weeks before the World played two friendlies before Euro 2024, beating Bosnia-Herzegovina before losing to Tuchel do the same, England will have at least nine matches before the World Cup, with five qualifiers and at least four that enough time for Tuchel to build a World Cup-winning side? Time well tell.
The Sun
11-06-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
How to watch Under-21 Euros 2025 for FREE
THE Under-21s Euros is here with some of the best young talent in Europe on show. England are defending champions after they beat Spain 1-0 in the 2023 final. 1 The likes of Cole Palmer, Morgan Gibbs-White and Anthony Gordon were all in the Young Lions XI when they lifted their third U21 Euros title. This time around, lots of emerging talent will showcase their ability, with Elliot Anderson, Ethan Nwaneri, Tino Livramento and Harvey Elliott among the young Premier League stars picked by Lee Carsley. England will be out to add to their three U21 Euro triumphs as they look to chase down Spain and Italy for the most competition wins (5). SunSport brings you all you need to know ahead of the huge tournament in Slovakia. When is Under-21 Euros 2025? The Under-21 Euros will begin on Wednesday, June 11. The tournament runs until Saturday, June 28. Eight stadiums across Slovakia will host the matches. How to watch Under-21 Euros 2025 for FREE England's U21 Euros campaign will be broadcast exclusively on Channel 4. All of the Young Lions matches at the tournament will be available to stream for FREE on the Channel 4 app/website and Channel 4 Sport's YouTube channel. The broadcaster will also air another 15 matches from the tournament on 4Seven, and all other games will be available on Channel 4 Sport's YouTube channel. England will face Czech Republic, Germany and Slovenia in the group stage. Alternatively, SunSport will live blog all England matches as well as the latter stages of the tournament. Under-21 Euros 2025 groups Group A Slovakia Spain Italy Romania Group B Czech Republic England Germany Slovenia Group C Portugal France Poland Georgia Group D Finland Netherlands Ukraine Denmark Are tickets still available for the Under-21 Euros? Yes, tickets can be purchased via StubHub. *Please note that StubHub and similar secondary ticket resale sites may list tickets above face value. England U21's full squad Goalkeepers: James Beadle (Brighton and Hove Albion), Teddy Sharman-Lowe (Chelsea), Tommy Simkin (Stoke City) Defenders: Charlie Cresswell (FC Toulouse), Ronnie Edwards (Southampton), CJ Egan-Riley (Burnley), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Brooke Norton Cuffy (Genoa), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur), Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion), Tyler Morton (Liverpool), Alex Scott (AFC Bournemouth)
Daily Mail
11-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Tormented Thomas Tuchel's England honeymoon is over. They are getting worse - and even qualifying for the World Cup isn't a certainty on this form, writes CRAIG HOPE
He asked England to play with a smile, made the locals frown by benching Morgan Gibbs-White and then spent much of the evening grimacing beneath the peak of a thinking cap that offered precious few answers. Thomas Tuchel, your honeymoon period is over. Best swap that cap for a crash helmet. In truth, the honeymoon ended on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Andorra that was so unconvincing it felt more like a defeat. Well, here was an actual defeat, and a deserved one at that. It used to be said that England would beat the rest and lose to the best. Now, they are losing to those who populate the middle ground. Senegal are 19th in the FIFA rankings, one place below Iran. Gareth Southgate 's England beat both of those easily at the 2022 World Cup. But Senegal were too bright for Tuchel's side here at the City Ground. Too quick. Too skilful. Put simply, too good. England may have an excuse, as Harry Kane claims, for being tired at the end of a 'long, hard season'. But here is a reminder: the World Cup also takes place at the end of a long, hard season - will you be tired then, too? In reality, England have played tired for a long time now. The sun doesn't have to be shining for our star names to wilt in white. For all Southgate sought to lighten the weight of the jersey - and he did so successfully - it's as if we're back to the days of it being stitched with lead. You watch them and wonder why it all looks so unenjoyable, like children dropped off at school in the summer holidays. They really think they'll be able to turn it on like a tap in 12 months' time? Sorry, lads, the reserves will be dry then. The notion of all being OK in the distance is a mirage. Football isn't Netflix. You put the hard yards in now and those travelled down the line feel that little bit shorter. Staff can have all the data they like on core body temperatures, but if England's players continue to run cold like this, they might as well take a match to the numbers, because the scoreline will trump the science. And why is there an assumption that England will go to Albania and Serbia in their autumn qualifiers and win? The more you see of them, the less sure you become of their direct passage to North America. They're getting worse, not better. Tuchel knows as much. He looked tormented at times here. There was a lot of clapping above his head in the first half. Loud clapping. Thunderclaps, almost, the sort that make you look and wonder why he is being so appreciative when England still have the ball in their own half. But the bar for improvement was low. The sight of his team emerging from a dark alley near their own corner flag and into daylight was pleasing for Tuchel. He returned to the dugout, though, when his players then staggered down a blind alley. He looked like he wanted to pull his hair out when Declan Rice later played a ball straight out of play, but had to make do with tugging on the threads of his cap. He wasn't thrilled either when Conor Gallagher ran through the middle and arrived at a fork in the road - pass left and Anthony Gordon is in the clear or choose the scenic route to the right and ask Bukayo Saka to beat three men. We all watched in pained silence as Saka fell at the third hurdle. That was going forward, but his greater concerns were in defence. Tuchel named three right backs in his squad and did not start any of them in that position on Saturday. He did this time, and at least Kyle Walker's performance provided the manager with an answer to one of his many questions - that being, don't start Kyle Walker. He has always been too dependent on his pace to dig him out of a hole. When the legs don't scurry as quickly as they once did, a laboured mind is exposed. When Senegal equalised late in the first half, it was Walker caught on his heels - which isn't great up against Ismaila Sarr, a forward who plays exclusively on his toes. The best all do - and the best will be at the World Cup, by which time Walker will be 36. It's time, you feel, to present the defender with a framed shirt at Wembley, even if that does fall a few caps shy of a century. So there is one positive to come from this, even if it is a negative. And what of Ivan Toney, belatedly introduced in the 88th minute? He, you assume, has either trained like a player who has spent a season in the Saudi Pro League, or he spat out one of Tuchel's biometric tablets. The striker was included so the manager could take a good look at him. He must not like what he has seen.
