FA confirm friendlies reduction

The Football Association have confirmed England’s commitment to friendly matches will be reduced from 20 to 18 over the course of the new four-year TV deal.

FA confirm friendlies reduction

The Football Association have confirmed England’s commitment to friendly matches will be reduced from 20 to 18 over the course of the new four-year TV deal.

Friendly games are currently a hot topic for discussion after Steve McClaren’s assistant Terry Venables suggested they should be scrapped in favour of more meaningful training camps in the wake of last week’s home defeat to Spain.

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