Internationals Archives: 03/2021

Emile Smith Rowe has picked up a knock on international duty, making him a doubt for the England u21s, as well as Arsenal this weekend.

Scotland manager Steve Clarke has praised Kieran Tierney’s contributions over the international break and played down any fitness concerns.

Mohamed Elneny won the hearts of the Egypt fans twice over on Monday, scoring a goal and making a nice gesture to teammate Mohamed Salah.

Arsenal goalkeeper Hubert Graczyk saved a penalty as he and Daniel Oyegoke helped the England u18s to a win on Monday.

Eddie Nketiah and Emile Smith Rowe have earned a couple of starts for the England u21s at the European Championships, but the team are underperforming.

Marcelo Flores could have joined up with the Mexican u20 national team over the current break if not for injury, according to a report.

Arsenal defender Konstantinos Mavropanos made his senior international debut for Greece at the weekend, starting against Honduras.

Arsenal’s Cedric Soares set up a goal for Portugal on his comeback start for his country, after more than two years away from the side.

Nicolas Pepe and the Ivory Coast confirmed their qualification to next January’s Africa Cup of Nations with a win over Niger on Friday.

Granit Xhaka and Kieran Tierney are taking the ‘break’ out of ‘international break’, playing another 90 minutes each on Thursday.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored one and assisted one for Gabon on Thursday, and he’ll now return to Arsenal early.

Arsenal are set to lose three or more players in the middle of next season after their countries qualified for the next Africa Cup of Nations this week.

Martin Odegaard had to come off at half-time after picking up an injury with Norway in their match against Gibraltar on Wednesday night.

Eddie Nketiah will captain the England u21s for the group stage of the u21 European Championships this week, admitting he’s delighted for the opportunity.

Bukayo Saka is still with Arsenal as they assess an ongoing hamstring issue, despite his call-up to the England national team over the March break.

Thomas Partey and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will only play in one of their countries AFCON 2022 qualifiers during the international break due to Covid restrictions.

Following a positive Covid case in the Estonia camp, Arsenal’s Karl Hein has had to pull out of international duty to isolate for 10 days.

Thomas Partey has received a Ghana call-up after all, but only for one of their two games over the international break.

Canadian u23 coach Mauro Biello has admitted that they’re trying to convince Arsenal’s Marcelo Flores to represent them internationally.

Thomas Partey hasn’t been called up to the Ghana National Team squad amid the current Covid travel restrictions in the UK.