He had us all fooled. Clean through on goal, with the opportunity to break his tournament duck, Cristiano Ronaldo caused stars to fall out of the sky as he squared for Bruno Fernandes to put Portugal 3-0 up against Turkey in Group F. His former Manch...
On paper, it seems like a seismic shock. The might of Italy sent packing by Europe’s chocolatiers Switzerland, a first victory over the European Championship holders in 21 years achieved in as comprehensive a success as it gets in knockout tournament...
There have been and will be many problems for England manager Gareth Southgate to find solutions to during Euro 2024. Players getting injured, players’ partners giving birth, players falling off bikes. It is all part of being England manager at a maj...
Yankuba Minteh is set to undergo a medical tomorrow morning with Brighton after Newcastle agreed a deal worth in excess of £30million to ease their pressing Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) issues. i revealed on Friday night that Brighton...
England face Slovakia in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday for a place in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals. This is a crucial last 16 clash for Gareth Southgate’s side after a disappointing group stage in which they scored just two goals. England beat Serbia 1-0 i...
There is no better seat at a major tournament than one sat directly next to an underperforming England team, protected on all four sides from the slings and arrows. It is usually a type: creative, technical midfielder, the solution to a stodgy attack...
Brighton are set to advance their interest in Newcastle United winger Yankuba Minteh, with the Magpies forced to broker sales before the so-called Profitability and Sustainability rules (PSR) deadline at the end of the month. 19-year-old Minteh has i...
The head of refereeing at Euro 2024 has admitted that English officials took too long over a VAR decision during the Netherlands’ draw with France. In one of the few controversial refereeing decisions in the tournament so far, referee Anthony Taylor ...
Upset. Annoyed. Baffled. Those were the words Clive Tyldesley chose to delineate his anger and confusion after being relieved of ITV’s senior football commentator position in 2020. Four years later, they pretty accurately reflect the feelings of thou...
The scene is the Leonardo Hotel in the south of Frankfurt on a sweltering Thursday in the city. England are in town and so too is the whole circus that trails them. In the lobby as fans mill around nursing ice cold pre-match beers there is a man with...
ERFURT — The failure – temporary or permanent, gradual or quick, superstar or semi-pro – of a young player is almost always one of two things: a) not a failure at all, merely a readjustment, and b) a failure of something else entirely. Coaching, guid...