Our Internationals 2018/19

[Nalis]

Was wondering why the u21 squad was so big until I realised the forwards were im twice 

[davieG]

Who is Luke Thomas? Lowdown on Leicester City's newest England international
Young left-back has been called up to England Under-18s

ByJordan Blackwell
15:00, 9 NOV 2018UPDATED15:06, 9 NOV 2018

Young Leicester City defender Luke Thomas has been rewarded for his fine form with a maiden England Under-18s call-up.

The left-back has been named in a 20-man squad that will face the Netherlands, Republic of Ireland and Belgium in a mini-tournament in Murcia, Spain, this month.

The call-up is richly deserved for a player growing in prominence at City.

One of three nominees for City’s academy player of the season last year, missing out to eventual winner Conor Tee, Thomas has continued his progress with the under-18s this season.

He has played every game in the Under-18 Premier League, captaining City in recent weeks as they have risen to fourth in the South division.

Not content with just completing his defensive duties, Thomas has contributed in attack too, scoring three goals and setting up another in eight games.

Thomas made his debut for the under-23s last season and his displays this term have seen him feature more regularly for the development squad.

 

In midweek, Thomas enjoyed an excellent cameo in the Checkatrade Trophy against Rochdale.

Coming on with 35 minutes to go, Thomas helped City level proceedings at 2-2 and then kept the pressure on the League One side, whipping in several dangerous crosses from the left flank.

In the shoot-out, he stepped up and confidently tucked away his penalty.

England Under-18s head coach Neil Dewsnip is excited to see what Thomas and the other new faces can do.

"We have a few injuries at the moment, which has meant that we’ve been able to call up Daniel Adshead (Rochdale), Luke Thomas and Morgan Whittaker (Derby) for the first time,” said Dewsnip.

“It’s a great chance for them to show what they can do, hopefully perform well and start their junior international careers.”

Thomas is one of four City players called up to represent the Three Lions this month, with Ben Chilwell in the senior squad and Demarai Gray and Harvey Barnes in the Under-21 side.

 

England Under-18s fixtures

Holland v England, Thursday, November 15, 5pm

Ireland v England, Saturday, November 17, 1pm

Belgium v England, Monday, November 19, 4pm

[davieG]

Up to 14 Leicester City players could represent their countries over the course of the third international break of the 2018/19 season.
- Leicester City could have 14 players in international action over the next two weeks
- Ben Chilwell has once again been called up for England after making his debut earlier this year
- Demarai Gray is among the Under-21s squad, but Harvey Barnes has withdrawn with an injury
- Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark), Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) and Çağlar Söyüncü (Turkey) are also in line for further caps
- Development Squad defender Alex Pascanu has received a maiden Romania senior call-up

Academy graduate Ben Chilwell will hope to add to his three England caps when the Three Lions host the United States in an international friendly at Wembley on Thursday (8pm GMT kick-off).

On Sunday, meanwhile, England will conclude their UEFA Nations League Group A4 campaign at home against Croatia (2pm GMT kick-off).

The English representation continues at Under-21s level as Demarai Gray is called up, but Harvey Barnes, on loan with West Bromwich Albion, has withdrawn from the Young Lions squad with an injury.

They begin preparations for the UEFA U21 Euros with fixtures against Italy in Ferrara on Thursday (5:30pm GMT kick-off) and Denmark in Esbjerg next Tuesday (5pm kick-off).

Expand photoKasper Schmeichel
City's No.1 has 42 caps for his country.

Kelechi Iheanacho, meanwhile, will travel with Nigeria to South Africa for an AFCON qualifier on Saturday (1pm GMT kick-off), before they host Uganda on Tuesday evening (TBC kick-off).

City's No1. goalkeeper, Kasper Schmeichel, could add to his Denmark caps tally in Nations League ties against Wales, away, on Friday night and Ireland, home, next Monday (both 7:45pm GMT kick-offs).

Defender Çağlar Söyüncü will also be among Turkey’s squad when they host Sweden on Saturday (5pm GMT kick-off), before a friendly at home against Ukraine on Tuesday (5:30pm GMT kick-off).

Elsewhere, the Wales squad will feature three Foxes, with Andy King, Danny Ward and George Thomas, who is spending the 2018/19 season on loan with Scunthorpe United, all earning call-ups.

Ryan Giggs’ men tackle Schmeichel’s Danes on Friday before heading to Albania for an international friendly fixture on Tuesday (5pm GMT kick-off).

Expand photoJonny Evans
Evans is once again in line for action for Northern Ireland.

For Jonny Evans' Northern Ireland, a friendly with the Republic of Ireland awaits at Aviva Stadium on Thursday (7:45pm GMT kick-off), before a Nations League clash with Austria.

Michael O'Neill's side entertain Austria at Windsor Park on Sunday (5pm GMT kick-off).

Development Squad defender Alex Pascanu, has also earned his first senior call-up to Romania’s full squad, who welcome Lithuania to Ploiești on Saturday (7:45pm GMT kick-off).

They then finish their Nations League group stage campaign with a tie against Montenegro in Podgorica on Tuesday (7:45pm GMT kick-off).

Finally, on-loan quartet Islam Slimani (Algeria), Bartosz Kapustka (Poland U21s), Filip Benković (Croatia U21s) and Daniel Iversen (Denmark U21s) could also see further international action.

For updates on how the Foxes contingent fare over the coming fortnight, make sure to check in on LCFC.com after each matchday.

 

https://www.lcfc.com/news/908254/fourteen-foxes-set-for-international-action?fbclid=IwAR1t0carzGKvf8lPSKIK9CWWS1u3CliSdDCQcKAt9blxxQUg-s6eND29qJA

[Max Wall]

England Under-21s took their unbeaten run to 21 matches with a 2-1 victory over Italy Under-21s in Ferrara.

 

With the home side having started the better, Solanke's eighth-minute opener came against the run of play.

 

England responded after the interval, with Demarai Gray a threat, and Solanke scored the winner with a smart side-foot finish from inside the six-yard box.

[davieG]

[brucey]

 

[dmayne7]

1 hour ago, brucey said:

 

Typical Kasper. Dodgy from free kicks 

[davieG]

Söyüncü on Sky 3 now.

[davieG]

 

 

Shina Oludare

Chief Editor Nigeria

16:46  17/11/2018 COMMENTS(0)

 

It was an Africa Cup of Nations qualification game to forget for Nigeria's Kelechi Iheanacho.

Buhle Mkhwanazi's own goal had put Gernot Rohr's men in front after a sublime finish but a resurgent display from South Africa saw them equalise thanks to Lebo Mothiba.

And Iheanacho was at the heart of a calamitous outing for the three-time African kings, as his numerous misses cost his side victory at the FNB Stadium.

[rachhere]

1 hour ago, davieG said:

And Iheanacho was at the heart of a calamitous outing for the three-time African kings, as his numerous misses cost his side victory at the FNB Stadium.

 oh dear... help us out here Nacho - a lot of us are trying to back you still! 

 

On a positive note, Söyüncü showing his pace to get in a vital tackle just now. 

[Stevosevic]

Is Chilwell expected to start tomorrow? 

 

I saw Shaw wasn't on the bench v USA so is he injured again?

[sm1]

He was subbed after 58-59mins so I think he will start against Croatia. Great for Chilwell, but I am worried he is playing a lot of games. 

[RutlanderFox]

9 hours ago, Stevosevic said:

Is Chilwell expected to start tomorrow? 

 

I saw Shaw wasn't on the bench v USA so is he injured again?

Sky say Shaw is expected to start. Harsh on Chilly after bossing the last 3 England games and being in good form for us ?

[chris_lcfc_85]

2 hours ago, RutlanderFox said:

Sky say Shaw is expected to start. Harsh on Chilly after bossing the last 3 England games and being in good form for us ?

Yes agree. Although Shaw has probably been uniteds best player so not like he's out of form. Hopefully Chilwell won't get dropped back to the under 21s when Danny Rose is fit again 

[Cincinnati Fox]

On 16/11/2018 at 23:28, dmayne7 said:

Typical Kasper. Dodgy from free kicks 

I was astonished to see him stood in the middle of the goal.

oh and he saved it as a result. Who’d of thunk it!!

[st albans fox]

57 minutes ago, Peckfortonfox said:

I was astonished to see him stood in the middle of the goal.

oh and he saved it as a result. Who’d of thunk it!!

Stood in the middle of the goal cos the free kick was wide out. you shouldn’t be beaten from there although it was an exceptional effort from bale 

[mozartfox]

Scratch Benkovic from our list of Internationals as Celtic include him in theirs.

[davieG]

[Max Wall]

Demarai Gray opened the scoring in a 5-1 win for England U21's against Denmark tonight. 

 

[Jimmy]

7 minutes ago, Max Wall said:

Demarai Gray opened the scoring in a 5-1 win for England U21's against Denmark tonight. 

 

Daniel Iversen did not have a good game

[davieG]

Twenty-One Foxes In International Contention
INTERNATIONALS
Published 1 hr 35 mins ago

Up to 21 Leicester City stars could feature during the 2018/19 season's final international break over the coming week.

- Twenty-one Leicester City players of all ages are called up for international duty
- England's Harry Maguire and Ben Chilwell have been selected by Gareth Southgate
- Five young Foxes are also picked for England's Under-21s and Under-18s fixtures
- Another 14 players could feature for their respective nations over the coming week

 

Following a 2-1 win for the Foxes over Burnley on Saturday, Brendan Rodgers’ men headed into the international fixtures on the back of consecutive Premier League victories.

Defensive pair Harry Maguire and Ben Chilwell, two men to feature in City’s starting XI at Turf Moor, have once again been selected for duty by England manager Gareth Southgate.

The Three Lions will contest UEFA European Championships qualifiers against Czech Republic, on Friday, and Montenegro, on Monday, after securing their place in June's Nations League finals.

 

Czech Republic will visit Wembley (7:45pm GMT kick-off), while England’s assignment against Montenegro sees them head to Podgorica City Stadium (7:45pm GMT kick-off).

City’s English representation continues at Under-21s level with Academy graduates Hamza Choudhury and Harvey Barnes being joined by James Maddison and Demarai Gray.

A duo of international friendlies await the Young Lions – verses Poland at Ashton Gate on Thursday, and Germany at Vitality Stadium on Tuesday (both 7:45pm GMT kick-offs).

With the summer’s U21 European Championships on the horizon, the Foxes quartet will be determined to impress manager Aidy Boothroyd as he looks to assess his squad.

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There’s also an Under-18s call-up for City left-back Luke Thomas, who has stepped up from the Club’s Academy side to represent the Development Squad in Premier League 2 this year.

Thomas, 18, will hope to be involved when the England youngsters face Japan, Czech Republic and Mexico in the UAE Sports Chain Cup.

They take on Japan on Wednesday and Czech Republic on Friday (both 4pm GMT kick-offs), before Sunday's meeting with Mexico (1:30pm GMT kick-off).

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel’s Denmark, on the other hand, will contest an international friendly in Kosovo on Thursday (6pm GMT kick-off).

 

Following that fixture, the 2018 Danish Player of the Year will hope to appear in a European Championships qualifier in Switzerland on Tuesday (7:45pm GMT kick-off).

Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans, on loan from AS Monaco, has also been selected by his country for a double-header of qualifiers.

First, Roberto Martínez's 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-finalists tackle Russia in Brussels on Thursday, before heading to Cyprus on Sunday (both 7:45pm GMT kick-offs).

Middle man Wilfred Ndidi is also in contention for his country this month as Nigeria complete their Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign with a fixture against Seychelles on Friday.

That match kicks off at 3pm GMT with Ndidi’s side top of Group E with 10 points from five matches, one above second-place South Africa and three better off than Libya in third.

 

Elsewhere, defender Jonny Evans has once again been selected by Northern Ireland, who are scheduled to face Estonia and Belarus in European Championships qualifying.

They welcome Estonia to Windsor Park on Thursday, before taking on Belarus, also at home, on Sunday (both 7:45pm GMT kick-offs).

Evans' defensive partner Çağlar Söyüncü, of Turkey, meanwhile, could come up against Albania on Friday (7:45pm GMT kick-off) and Moldova on Monday (5pm GMT kick-off).

Although Andy King, on loan at Derby County, is currently injured, fellow Wales internationals Danny Ward and George Thomas, with Scunthorpe United this term, are set for duty.

They entertain Trinidad & Tobago in a friendly at the Racecourse Ground on Wednesday (7:45pm GMT kick-off) before a Euro qualifier of their own, against Slovakia, in Cardiff on Sunday (2pm GMT kick-off).

From the Club’s youth ranks, Alex Pascanu (Romania U21s), Lamine Kaba Sherif (Guinea U21s), Daniel Iversen (Denmark U21s), Viktor Johansson (Sweden U21s), Rhys Davies (Wales U21s), Bartosz Kapustka (Poland U21s) and Lukáš Hušek (Czech Republiz U19s) have also been selected.

 

https://www.lcfc.com/news/1109629/twentyone-foxes-in-international-contention

[cal21212121]

Must suck for iheanacho being dropped from the national team as well

[brucey]

So is Kasper going to be missing the cremation in Thailand to play a friendly for Denmark? You'd think they'd let him off...

[UniFox21]

Nice to see that a lot finish and should be back with the club by Tuesday/Wednesday time which gives us a few days to get them set for next Saturdays game.

[TheHitman™]

12 hours ago, cal21212121 said:

Must suck for iheanacho being dropped from the national team as well

He needs to move to another club and find form to make the national team. There are others in the Super eagles that are younger and up and coming that threaten his place.