Weekender Alicante North Issue 120

46 FRIDAY 6TH DECEMBER 2019
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ENGLAND will face Austria and
Romania in June during their
pre-tournament training camp for
Euro 2020.
Gareth Southgate’s side will play
Austria in Vienna on Tuesday June
2nd prior to hosting Romania five
days later at a venue yet to be decided.
Those games have been added to a
match against Denmark at Wembley
on March 31st.
The FA said an opponent for a game
at Wembley on Friday March 27th
will “be confirmed in due course”.
In Saturday´s draw, England were
put with Croatia, the Czech Republic
and a play-off winner from Scotland,
Norway, Serbia and Israel in their
Euro 2020 group.
The tournament starts on
June 12th.
FORMER Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says he
is “open to listen to projects” in Europe as he plans a
return to management.
The 47-year-old spent five-and-a-half years in charge
of Spurs before being sacked last month and replaced by
Jose Mourinho.
“There are a lot of clubs and attractive projects for me to
take on,” Pochettino told Fox Sports Argentina.
“It is my intention to return to manage in Europe.”
He added: “But now I need to be calm for a few days and
see what happens.”
He has returned to his native Argentina following his
exit from Spurs and has been linked with Arsenal and Bayern
Munich.
Arsenal have Freddie Ljundberg in charge after Unai
Emery´s sacking on Friday, while Bayern have Hansi Flick
in interim charge following their dismissal of Niko Kovac.
Skipper sees progress
by Alex Trelinski
CAPTAIN Joe Root
says he is proud of
the way England
“learned lessons
quickly” in their
Test series defeat in
New Zealand.
Beaten by an innings
and 65 runs in
the first Test, England
established a firstinnings
lead of 101 before
the second Test in
Hamilton was drawn
on Tuesday.
Root made 226 and
opener Rory Burns
101 in England’s 476.
“I feel like we’re a
more rounded team for
being out here,” Root,
28, told the BBC.
England end the
year without a Test
series victory for the
first time since 1999,
and have won only
two of their past 11
away series.
They next travel
to South Africa for a
four-Test series which
begins on Boxing Day