SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Jose Mourinho has defended his decision to call for Marcus Rashford to miss England's European U-21 Championship campaign in Poland last month, insisting it would have been "too much" for the Manchester United teenager.

Rashford, 19, had been expected to travel with the Under-21s to the tournament in June until England manager Gareth Southgate accepted Mourinho's assertion that the youngster's progress had taken him beyond the junior team.

And although Rashford was called into...

Sam Allardyce has told talkSPORT he is unlikely to return to club management but could be interested in an international job if the right one became available.

Former Bolton, Blackburn, West Ham and Sunderland boss Allardyce lasted only 67 days in charge of England before departing, but, after a brief spell at Crystal Palace in which he saved them from relegation, he is keen for a second attempt at managing a country.

"You think I'm going to come back? I'm not sure about that," he said. "If...

Jesse Lingard is determined to confound the doubters and repay Manchester United's faith, especially as he feared his Old Trafford dream might have been over a few years ago.

Patience has been a key attribute for the homegrown player, with the late bloomer only making a first-team impact following several loan spells.

Lingard has relished taking his chance at United and is now not only a fully established part of the squad but a big-game player, scoring in the recent FA Cup, EFL Cup and Community...