London (AFP) – Twenty-five years on from the penalty miss that cast a shadow over his playing career, England manager Gareth Southgate has a shot at redemption and revenge against Germany. Euro 2020's blockbuster last 16 clash comes much earlier in the tournament than the Euro 96 semi-final between the pair when Southgate was the […]

Paris (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo and Romelu Lukaku will resume their domestic rivalry on the international stage on Sunday as holders Portugal and in-form Belgium face off in the biggest tie of Euro 2020's last 16. Ronaldo is the Euro's leading scorer after netting five times in the group stage while Lukaku, who is in […]

Zagreb (AFP) – Croatia will be without Ivan Perisic for Monday's Euro 2020 last-16 tie against Spain after the Inter Milan winger tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday. Perisic has scored twice in three matches at the tournament to help drag the 2018 World Cup finalists into the knockout stages after a slow start. However, […]

London (AFP) – Italy overcame stubborn Austria 2-1 in extra-time at Wembley on Saturday to reach the Euro 2020 quarter-finals as Denmark breezed through by hammering Wales 4-0. Roberto Mancini's side, who earned rave reviews after their cruise through the group phase, were made to work hard for their win and had super subs Federico […]

London (AFP) – Substitutes Federico Chiesa and Matteo Pessina struck in extra-time as Italy beat battling Austria 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 at Wembley on Saturday. The two teams were locked at 0-0 after 90 minutes in London, with Italy enjoying the better of the first half and Austria coming back strongly in […]

London (AFP) – Roberto Mancini said that his Italy team deserved to be in the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 despite struggling to beat battling Austria 2-1 at Wembley in a match that went to extra-time. Italy had strolled through the group stages at the Euro and were expected to easily beat the Austrians but had […]

London (AFP) – Substitutes Federico Chiesa and Matteo Pessina struck in extra-time as Italy beat battling Austria 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 at Wembley on Saturday. The two teams were locked at 0-0 after 90 minutes in London, with Italy enjoying the better of the first half but Austria rattling Roberto Mancini's side […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – South African club Kaizer Chiefs reached the CAF Champions League final for the first time on Saturday despite being held 0-0 at home by Moroccan outfit Wydad Casablanca. Chiefs won the semi-final 1-0 on aggregate after a shock first-leg victory in north Africa last weekend through a goal from Serbian Samir […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Wales captain Gareth Bale said he was still proud of his side after a 4-0 thrashing by Denmark in the last 16 of Euro 2020, but refused to answer questions over his future. Bale, whose one-year loan spell at Tottenham Hotspur from Real Madrid has come to an end, said after the […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Goal-hero Kasper Dolberg insisted Denmark believed they could go far at Euro 2020 after Saturday's emphatic 4-0 defeat of Wales in Amsterdam took them through to the quarter-finals. "We dreamed about this and at the end of the day I think we also believed we could get here," said the striker who […]

Paris (AFP) – Denmark eased into the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 on Saturday with a 4-0 win over Wales, while Italy could break an 82-year national record when they take on Austria at Wembley. The neutrals' favourites after overcoming the trauma of Christian Eriksen's cardiac arrest in their opening game, Denmark beat Wales in Amsterdam […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Denmark marked the 29th anniversary of their greatest triumph by marching on to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 on Saturday as Kasper Dolberg scored twice in an emphatic 4-0 win over Wales before an exultant travelling support in Amsterdam. In the city where Christian Eriksen made his name, it was Dolberg –- […]

London (AFP) – England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin has backed his captain Harry Kane's "undeniable quality" to shine through at Euro 2020 despite a sluggish start to the tournament. Kane has not scored and had just one shot on target in three games so far ahead of Tuesday's huge last-16 clash with Germany. Everton's Calvert-Lewin has […]

Budapest (AFP) – Netherlands coach Frank de Boer said Saturday his sights are set on winning Euro 2020 as the Oranje embark on the tournament's knockout stage against the Czech Republic in their last-16 tie. "Our goal is not only to reach the final but to win it, that's the objective, then the tournament will […]

Herzogenaurach (Germany) (AFP) – Germany forward Thomas Mueller insists his knee injury will not stop him facing England in Tuesday's blockbuster Euro 2020 last 16 clash at Wembley. "If I it was a problem, I wouldn't have trained today," Mueller said Saturday at Germany's Euro 2020 base camp in Bavaria. "The capsular injury does not […]