Paris (AFP) – Gareth McAuley said that he was "gutted" to have ended the Northern Ireland campaign at Euro 2016 after his own goal sent Wales into the quarter-finals. The West Bromwich Albion defender, 36, turned a Gareth Bale cross into his own net in the 75th minute at Parc des Princes to give Chris […]

Lens (France) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo failed to even muster a shot on goal as Portugual and Croatia's last 16 Euro 2016 tie headed to extra-time after a dull 90 minutes finished 0-0 in Lens. Ronaldo was looking to match Michel Platini's record of nine goals in European championship finals, but the Real Madrid star […]

Paris (AFP) – Wales star Gareth Bale and coach Chris Coleman expressed their delight after Saturday's "ugly" 1-0 win over Northern Ireland in the last 16 at Euro 2016. Wales progressed to the quarter-finals in their maiden European Championship appearance courtesy of Gareth McAuley's own goal at the Parc des Princes. Bale and his team-mates […]

Lille (France) (AFP) – Germany coach Joachim Loew has called on his side to finally start taking their chances as they enter the Euro 2016 knockout phase against Slovakia in Lille on Sunday. The world champions eased through to the last 16 as winners of Group C by beating Ukraine and Northern Ireland and drawing […]

Paris (AFP) – Seeking to win an unprecedented third consecutive European Championship, Vicente del Bosque's Spain will once again have to see off old foes Italy to retain their crown. Before winning back-to-back Euros and a maiden World Cup in 2010, Spain suffered an inferiority complex with Italy having never beaten them in five tries […]

Toulouse (France) (AFP) – Belgium coach Marc Wilmots has called for all-round improvements as his side look to seal a quarter-final place at Euro 2016 and finally convince their anxious fans with a win over Hungary on Sunday. A patchy 1-0 win over Sweden followed Belgium's 3-0 win over the Republic of Ireland but Wilmots' […]

Lille (France) (AFP) – Jerome Boateng is set to take his place in the Germany starting line-up in Sunday's Euro 2016 clash with Slovakia after coming through training on Saturday, coach Joachim Loew said. The Bayern Munich central defender came off after 76 minutes in Germany's 1-0 win over Northern Ireland in Paris in their […]

Saint-Étienne (France) (AFP) – Coach Adam Nawalka again brushed off concerns about Robert Lewandowski's lack of goals at Euro 2016 as Poland ended their 34-year wait to reach the quarter-finals of a major tournament. Nawalka was delighted as Poland reached the quarter-finals on the big stage for the first time since the 1982 World Cup. […]

Toulouse (France) (AFP) – Hungary striker Zoltan Gera scored one of the best goals of Euro 2016, but as he looks for a way to beat Belgium on Sunday he says his effort has already been outdone. Gera's long-range strike in the 3-3 draw with Portugal helped Hungary top Group F and kept alive a […]

Lille (France) (AFP) – Slovakia are looking for a second upset in weeks over world champions Germany in their Euro 2016 clash on Sunday, defender Peter Pekarik said. Jan Kozak's side are the outsiders going into the game in Lille but they beat Germany 3-1 in a warm-up friendly ahead of the Euros in Augsburg […]

Paris (AFP) – Wales star Gareth Bale said his side had been happy to win "ugly" after they edged British rivals Northern Ireland 1-0 to reach the Euro 2016 quarter-finals on Saturday. Bale is the tournament's top scorer with three goals, but he was kept at bay by Michael O'Neill's side at Parc des Princes […]

Paris (AFP) – Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill described his team's Euro 2016 elimination at Wales' hands on Saturday as "devastating" and said his side had deserved to go through. "It's devastating. We were the better team on the day," O'Neill said. "I couldn't ask anything more of the players throughout the tournament." Northern Ireland, playing […]

London (AFP) – Highly-rated England Under-21 international winger Nathan Redmond became Southampton's first signing of the close season on Saturday joining from relegated Norwich for a reported fee of £10 million ($13.6million, 12.3million euros). The 22-year-old, who was part of the England Under-21 side that won the prestigious Toulon tournament in May, signed a five-year […]

Paris (AFP) – Northern Ireland's Gareth McAuley scored a heart-breaking own goal to hand British rivals Wales a 1-0 victory in Paris on Saturday that sent them into the Euro 2016 quarter-finals. In a cagey contest, Michael O'Neill's Northern Ireland largely succeeded in muzzling Gareth Bale, but the Real Madrid star produced a wicked 75th-minute […]

Saint-Étienne (France) (AFP) – Goal scorer Jakob Blaszczykowski was delighted his midas touch helped make history as Poland booked their Euro 2016 quarter-final berth by beating Switzerland 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out on Saturday. Blaszczykowski proved again he produces when his team need him most as he gave his side a first-half lead in the […]