London (AFP) – New Celtic coach Ange Postecoglou vowed on Friday to bring a "new perspective" to the Scottish Premiership side as he plots to wrest the title back from bitter rivals Rangers. The 55-year-old Australian was named as Hoops boss earlier this month, filling the vacancy created when Neil Lennon resigned in February. Celtic […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany head coach Joachim Loew is under pressure to shake up his starting side for Tuesday's blockbuster Euro 2020 last 16 clash against England at Wembley and drop under-performing winger Leroy Sane. As a replacement for Thomas Mueller, who was sidelined by a knee injury, Sane struggled on his first start of […]

Lausanne (AFP) – UEFA announced on Friday it had launched an investigation into "potential discriminatory incidents" during Germany's 2-2 draw with Hungary which was overshadowed by a row over a new Hungarian anti-LGBTQ law. European football's governing body did not specify in its statement what incidents were being investigated during the Euro 2020 match in […]

Cuiabá (Brazil) (AFP) – Edinson Cavani scored his 52nd goal for Uruguay on Thursday in a 2-0 Copa America victory over Bolivia, who became the first team eliminated from the competition. Bolivia goalkeeper Carlos Lampe scored an unlucky own goal to open the scoring but at times almost single-handedly kept his side in the game. […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Gareth Bale and Wales may have been the neutrals' favourites during their rousing run to the semi-finals of the last European Championship, but as they prepare to face Denmark in the last 16 at Euro 2020 in Amsterdam on Saturday the goodwill is likely to all be for their opponents. The Danes […]

Milan (AFP) – Marco Verratti's return from injury has given new impetus to an Italy side looking increasingly like title contenders at Euro 2020. The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder returned after a six-week knee injury layoff to help the Azzurri make it three wins out of three in the group stage against Wales last weekend. Next […]

Cuiabá (Brazil) (AFP) – Edinson Cavani scored his 52nd goal for Uruguay as they booked their place in the 2021 Copa America quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Bolivia on Thursday. Bolivia goalkeeper Carlos Lampe scored an unlucky own goal to open the scoring but at times almost single-handedly kept his side in the game. […]

UEFA Euro 2020 has moved to the Round of 16 stage with sixteen countries all dreaming of winning the competition. First things first, though, the nations have to advance past their tricky Round of 16 match into the quarterfinals. It's win or go home from here on. To make it easier to see all of […]

London (AFP) – Jordan Henderson says Gareth Southgate's response to his costly Euro 96 penalty miss against Germany showed the kind of mental strength that defines the current generation as they prepare for a rematch with their old rivals. England manager Southgate was a 25-year-old player when he stepped up for the spot-kick that was […]

ESPN’s coverage of UEFA EURO 2020 continues Saturday, June 26, on ESPN and ABC with Round of 16 matches. Thirteen of the 16 teams in the knockout round are currently in the top-20 of FIFA World Rankings for men’s national teams, led by Belgium, France, England and Portugal, who rank among the top-five. All matches […]

Comcast/NBCUniversal has announced that Peacock is now available on Amazon Fire and Fire tablets. The streaming service is quickly broadening their accessibility, as a partnership with Samsung smart TVs was also announced earlier in June. “We aim to make Peacock as widely available as possible, so we’re excited to bring the service to millions more […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Teenager Jamal Musiala, who only opted to play for Germany in February, is relishing facing his "second home" England in Tuesday's mouth-watering Euro 2020 last-16 clash at Wembley. The 18-year-old came off the bench late in Wednesday's dramatic 2-2 draw with Hungary and played a part in Leon Goretzka's 84th-minute equaliser […]

London (AFP) – England's Euro 2020 squad have been given a private performance from pop star Ed Sheeran as they relax ahead of their last-16 showdown with Germany. Gareth Southgate's side clinched first place in Group D with a 1-0 win against the Czech Republic on Tuesday before learning they would face Germany in the […]

London (AFP) – Jordan Henderson has urged England to have no regrets when they face Germany in a "special" Euro 2020 last-16 clash. Gareth Southgate's side will renew their historic rivalry with Germany at Wembley on Tuesday. Since the 1966 World Cup final, England and Germany have produced some of international football's most iconic moments. […]

Lausanne (AFP) – UEFA said on Thursday it will scrap the away goals rule for all of its club competitions from next season in favour of extra time and a penalty shootout. Introduced in 1965, the rule was used to determine the winner of a two-legged knockout tie in cases where the two teams had […]