London (AFP) – Gareth Southgate urged England to seize their chance to win Euro 2020 after Tuesday's historic 2-0 victory against Germany set up a quarter-final clash with Ukraine. With old nemesis Germany finally vanquished, Southgate's side have a golden opportunity to lift England's first major international trophy since the 1966 World Cup. England's cathartic […]

London (AFP) – England beat Germany 2-0 on Tuesday to reach the Euro 2020 quarter-finals and end decades of hurt against their bitter rivals, setting up a showdown with Ukraine for a place in the last four. Raheem Sterling broke the deadlock at Wembley with a quarter of an hour remaining and Harry Kane finally […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Artem Dovbyk's header in the 121st minute sent Ukraine through to a Euro 2020 quarter-final clash with England on Saturday as they beat Sweden 2-1 after extra time in Glasgow. Ukraine squeezed through to the last 16 despite taking just three points in the group stage, qualifying in part because Sweden beat […]

London (AFP) – England beat Germany 2-0 on Tuesday to reach the Euro 2020 quarter-finals and end decades of hurt against their bitter rivals as Sweden and Ukraine faced off to complete the last-eight line-up. Raheem Sterling broke the deadlock at Wembley with a quarter of an hour remaining and Harry Kane finally opened his […]

London (AFP) – Outgoing Germany head coach Joachim Loew admitted the 2-0 defeat to England in the last 16 of Euro 2020 was "hugely disappointing" after his side failed to take their chances. Late goals by Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane at Wembley put England into the quarter-finals Tuesday and brought down the curtain on […]

London (AFP) – England captain Harry Kane said his side will not stop after ending their long barren run against Germany at major tournaments with a 2-0 win at Wembley to move into the quarter-finals of Euro 2020. Kane headed home his first goal of the tournament late on in front of a raucous Wembley […]

London (AFP) – England beat Germany on Tuesday for the first time in a knockout match since the 1966 World Cup final to reach the Euro 2020 quarter-finals. AFP Sport looks at three things we learned from the Wembley clash, which the home side won 2-0. – Sterling the main man as Kane gets off […]

Berlin (AFP) – Joachim Loew led Germany to the high of their 2014 World Cup triumph, but his 15-year reign as coach ended Tuesday with the low of a rare defeat to England in the last 16 of Euro 2020. Having scraped through their group with a 2-2 draw against Hungary, Germany bow out with […]

London (AFP) – Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane fired England into the Euro 2020 quarter-finals as they sealed a 2-0 win against Germany that ended decades of hurt at the hands of their bitter rivals on Tuesday. Sterling struck with 15 minutes left in a tense last 16 tie at Wembley before Kane clinched England's […]

The Hague (AFP) – Dutch coach Frank de Boer stepped down on Tuesday after the Netherlands' dismal Euro 2020 last-16 elimination by the Czech Republic. De Boer's decision comes as speculation mounted over his future as manager of the Oranje following the team's 2-0 loss in Budapest on Sunday evening. "I have decided not to […]

London (AFP) – England manager Gareth Southgate made a tactical gamble as he changed to a three-man defence for Tuesday's Euro 2020 last 16 clash against Germany at Wembley. Southgate had played with a back four in England's three group matches, but he opted to switch his system to match up with the German formation. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Edin Terzic, the caretaker coach who steered Borussia Dortmund to Champions League qualification and lifted the German Cup last season, has been appointed technical director at the Bundesliga club for 2021/22. The 38-year-old took over when Lucien Favre was sacked last December and guided Dortmund to finish third in the Bundesliga last […]

London (AFP) – England can avenge decades of hurt at the hands of Germany when they face their old rivals in a blockbuster Euro 2020 last-16 clash on Tuesday as France came to terms with their shock exit. Gareth Southgate's side host Germany at Wembley at 1600 GMT in England's biggest match on home turf […]

Paris (AFP) – French football federation president Noel Le Graet said Tuesday he "doesn't think" that France's early exit from Euro 2020 will affect Didier Deschamps' future, but that he would talk with the coach. Le Graet was asked at the general assembly of the French Olympic committee if France's shock last-16 loss on penalties […]

Prague (AFP) – The Czech Republic expect a tough Euro 2020 quarter-final against Denmark this weekend, but they are more concerned about the trip to Baku that will likely discourage many fans from attending the game. The Czechs got a taste of what post-Covid football may be like when they beat the Netherlands 2-0 in […]