Lee Carsley will have the chance to audition for the England job later this year - and the Three Lions interim head coach fits the bill for what we need post-Gareth SouthgateThe Republic of Ireland football team has won three of its last 13 matches, two of those victories being against Gibraltar, a nation that comes in at 198th on FIFA’s world rankings. Finland have a slightly better recent record, having won four of their last 10 games but those victories came against San Marino, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Northern Ireland. Finland - who have never won a game against England - are ranked 63rd in the world, while the Republic of Ireland are ranked 58th. Euro 2024 finalists England, ranked fourth in the world, face Ireland in Dublin and Finland at Wembley in their next two games. After that, in October, they host Greece, the 54th-ranked team in the world who have never beaten England, before a trip to Finland. In November, it’s then Greece away and Ireland at home. These six matches will f...
