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The Irish Sun
12 hours ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
England U21s' James Beadle confident he'll be a European champion… even though he admits he DESERVED to get dropped
ENGLAND U21 goalie James Beadle believes he'll be a European champion - despite admitting he DESERVED to be dropped at Sheffield Wednesday. The highly-rated Advertisement 3 EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists (outside the EU), club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images (+15 in extra time). No use to emulate moving images. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications/services. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ian Lyall/ProSports/REX/Shutterstock (14719263be) Sheffield Wednesday […] Credit: Rex 3 James Beadle admits he deserved Credit: Getty Beadle, who SunSport understands will join Birmingham City on a similar deal this summer, looks set to face Czechia in the Young Lions' opening game on Thursday. And he is adamant that his confidence has not been rocked by the fact that Beadle said: 'Overall it was a big learning experience to grow as a player and grow as a person. A lot of things happened, good games, bad games, but overall just a good time of improvement for me. 'Towards the end of my time at Wednesday I don't think I really performed to my best for whatever reason. Now after taking a step back I understand why and in this tournament and looking ahead I know what I need to do to be at my best more consistently.' Advertisement READ MORE ON FOOTBALL The refreshingly honest stopper continued: 'Just going through clips, going through games, and I just don't think I performed to my capabilities,' he added. 'I know how good I am, I know I can perform at that level, and in the future I know what I need to do to stay more at my level. 'Sometimes you've got to take a step back to properly look at it and that's when I came out of the team. It was really hard to take at the time but when you take a step back and realise how I was actually performing, it is what it is. 'I don't really go on social media or anything, I try to live in my own bubble, but at the time when results aren't going well and you aren't performing at the level you can you know you're going to get criticised. I have no issue being criticised if I know I'm not performing to the level I can.' Advertisement Most read in Football Exclusive Beadle is now focused firmly on the Euros - and he insists that Lee Carsley's squad can match anybody at the tournament as the Young Lions look to secure back-to-back Euro success. He added: 'We're at least on par if not better when you look at the talent in this squad. We can definitely compete and try to turn them over. 'It's been a long build-up now to the tournament and the main goal for us is winning. As a country now we want to start winning things and it starts at youth ages like Under-21s so that's what we want to do.' England kick-off their Euro campaign against the Czech Republic on Thursday. Advertisement They then face Slovenia three days later and finish the group stage against Germany on Wednesday 18 June with all of the Young Lions' matches being broadcast on Channel 4. 3
Int'l Cricket Council
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Int'l Cricket Council
England call up talented youngster as injury replacement for Zimbabwe Test
Cox will miss out on the opportunity to make his England Test debut for the second time, having previously been ruled out of last year's tour of New Zealand due to a finger injury. England's revised squad: Ben Stokes (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Sam Cook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, James Rew, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue. Cox's replacement Rew has been in sparkling form in the County Championship, batting at an incredible average of 54.21 with a highest score of 152. His most recent knock of 116 guided his side to victory over Essex. A graduate of the England Lions pathway, Rew was part of the squad that toured Australia last winter and played a central role in the Young Lions' run to the ICC U19 World Cup final in 2022, where he lined up alongside now-established internationals Rehan Ahmed and Jacob Bethell.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Cristiano Ronaldo's son, Cristiano Jr, called to Portugal's U-15
Cristiano Ronaldo's son, Cristiano Jr, called to Portugal's U-15 The Portuguese national team has announced the squad for the Under-15s, who will compete in the Vlatko Markovic International Tournament in Croatia. Cristiano Ronaldo's son, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., is following in his dad's footsteps and has been included in the squad. Portugal will face England, Japan, and Greece during the competition, with the Young Lions' squad yet to be announced. His father, made his debut for Portugal at U-15 level in a match against South Africa, in which he scored. Head coach João Santos has called up a 22-man squad, which includes Spurs academy player Donte Lawrence.
