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England must Luke beyond Mbappe threat
Luke Shaw believes it would be “naive” of England to only focus on Kylian Mbappe when they face France in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.
The Three Lions beat Senegal 3-0 to set up a showdown with the world champions, who saw off Poland 3-1 to reach the last eight.
Paris Saint-Germain forward Mbappe, 23, has been Les Bleus’ star of the show so far, netting his fourth and fifth goals of the tournament in emphatic style versus Poland.
But with the likes of Olivier Giroud — now France’s all-time top scorer — and Antoine Griezmann also thriving in Didier Deschamps’ team, Shaw insisted there are plenty of other threats for England to deal with.
The Manchester United left-back, 27, said: “Obviously after his performance [against Poland] there’s going to be even more chat about him but we know he’s a world-class player.
“I think it would be very naive of us to focus purely on him. They’re reigning world champions for a reason and we need to focus on them as a whole team.
“They have brilliant players over the whole pitch so we’re not going to fully focus on him, but it’s an amazing tie to be involved in and that’s why we’re here.”
Bierhoff is off
Oliver Bierhoff has left his role as Germany’s sporting director following their group-stage elimination at Qatar 2022.
The 2014 champions were sent packing in the group stage for the second consecutive World Cup as they were pipped by Spain and Japan to the top two spots in Group E.
Bierhoff, 54, has since agreed to terminate his contract that had been set to run until 2024.
DFB president Bernd Neuendorf said in a statement: “Oliver Bierhoff has been of incredible service to the DFB.
“Even though we have fallen short of expectations on the pitch in recent tournaments, he has been behind big moments.
“His work will forever be intertwined with our World Cup triumph in Brazil. Even in turbulent times, he always followed his goals and visions and has helped shape the DFB in a sustainable manner.”
