Weekend review: 5th – 7th April 2019

Friday 5th April Shayon Harrison kicked off a big weekend for English abroad as he started for Melbourne City against Brisbane Roar. The forward on loan from Spurs scored in the second half to help his side secure a 4-1 win. It was his second goal in seven games since joining on loan in January. […]

Swedish football 2018 season review

The regular season of the top three tiers of football in Sweden have now come to an end. All that’s left to play now are the relegation/promotion playoff matches but before they begin, let’s have a look at every Engishman who was involved in the top three flights of Swedish football in 2018.  Click on […]

Weekend review 13-15 July

Friday 13th July Keanan Bennetts scored on his debut in a friendly for his new side Borussia Mönchengladbach as they defeated VfB Lübeck 2-0. Bennetts, who signed from Spurs earlier in the summer, gave his side the lead just two minutes into his debut. HT: VFB 0-1 BMG What a dream start for @kbennetts_11, who found the […]

Wright, Binns & Lancaster: Weekend review 30th June & 1st July

Saturday 30th June It was a busy day in Sweden with three players getting on the scoresheet but only two of the strikes were at the right end. In the second tier, former Chelsea defender Kevin Wright scored an absolute cracker from outside the box as his side Degerfors beat Frej 3-1. The goal was […]

Ryan Binns: The midfielder who went it alone in Sweden at 18

Upon finishing their A-Level exams, most 18-year-olds are anxiously awaiting results day to see if they have achieved the grades needed to be accepted into their chosen university. But that was not the case for Ryan Binns. As soon as he had finished his exams, he knew exactly where he was going and it certainly […]

Weekend review 23rd & 24th June

Saturday 23rd June Over in the States, there were three Englishmen starting in one game in the USL on Saturday night as Tampa Bay Rowdies hosted Penn FC. Despite taking the lead, the Rowdies who boasted Joe Cole and former Millwall defender Tamika Mkandawire lost 2-1 against a Penn side who had Harri Hawkins in […]

Weekend review 1st – 3rd June

Friday 1st June Friday was a good day for the women of English abroad. Starting in the Iceland Women’s Cup, twins Rio and Steffi Hardy lined up for top flight side Grindavik away to Fjardab/Leiknir/Höttur. The pair from Cumbria had previously spent time studying in the States and it was to be Rio who was the […]

Bank Holiday Weekend Review 4th-7th May

Friday 4th May Former England U19s international Tatiana Saunders made her debut in the top division of Icelandic Women’s football for FH. Unfortunately, the 24-year-old lost 2-1 away to HK / Víkingur. Saturday 5th May Again it was the two English youngsters in Germany who were the standout performers. Jadon Sancho played another full 90 minutes […]