Joe Hart admitted he felt 'unwelcome' as part of the national squad during Fabio Capello's time in charge, despite being grateful for his first World Cup experience. He described feeling like he was almost fourth or fifth choice, only coming into the squad when others were unavailable.
Ashley Cole secured his first win as a manager at Cesena after a previous loss. He has spent years coaching with various clubs and helped England's under 21s win two consecutive Euros.
When the news cycle spins so fast, it's worth remembering where Brentford were in the summer. They had lost their popular manager of seven years, Thomas Frank. They had lost their two best forwards, Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa. They had lost their goalkeeper Mark Flekken. And they had lost two stalwarts in Christian Nrgaard and Ben Mee (even if the latter's involvement the previous season had been limited as he turned 35).
Image source, Getty Images West Ham have sold defender Anouk Denton for a club record fee of 200,000 to American side Bay FC. The 22-year-old has been a key player for the Hammers since signing permanently from Arsenal in 2023, making 67 appearances. Denton became the first West Ham player to represent the Lionesses since 1996 when she made her England debut against Ghana in December.
In Saturday's game against Millwall Cleworth became the leading appearance-maker of Phil Parkinson's reign, surpassing Paul Mullin's 172 games under the English boss. Cleworth, still only 23, is Wrexham's final on-field survivor of the National League days, though Davis Keillor-Dunn and Ryan Barnett, who has played 12 times in the league this season, have recently returned. Since his debut while a 17-year-old academy player in the Scottish Challenge Cup in 2019, the Chester-born defender has made 175 appearances in red.
