Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid striker Joao Felix underwent right ankle surgery in Porto on Friday, his club said in a statement,. The striker could be out for two months Spanish media reported. The 21-year-old, who appeared as a substitute in Portugal's 1-0 loss to Belgium at Euro 2020, has been in pain since December […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour, who impressed for Scotland at Euro 2020, has joined Norwich on a season-long loan deal, the Premier League club announced on Friday. The 20-year-old shone in a goalless draw against England at Wembley last month before having to self-isolate after returning a positive coronavirus test. Last season he […]

London (AFP) – Juan Mata has signed a new one-year deal with Manchester United to keep him at Old Trafford until June 2022, the Premier League club announced on Friday. The 33-year-old Spain international joined from Chelsea in 2014 and has made 273 appearances for United, scoring 51 goals. "Dubbed a magician on the pitch […]

London (AFP) – Juan Mata has signed a new one-year deal with Manchester United to keep him at Old Trafford until June 2022, the Premier League club announced on Friday. The 33-year-old Spain international joined from Chelsea in 2014 and has made 273 appearances for United, scoring 51 goals. "Dubbed a magician on the pitch […]

Rosario (Argentina) (AFP) – "From another galaxy... and from my neighborhood," declares a freshly painted mural of Lionel Messi in the Argentinian town where he was born 34 years ago. The mural covers one end of a four-story apartment building in the La Bajada neighborhood of Rosario where the star lived as a child, and […]

Milan (AFP) – Jose Mourinho's era as Roma coach is set to begin with the Portuguese due to touch down in the Italian capital on Friday. "AS Roma fans I'm about to pack my bags. See you soon," Mourinho said in a video posted in English and Italian by the club on social media. Mourinho […]

Paris (AFP) – Switzerland are hoping to take another major scalp at Euro 2020 when they face Spain in the quarter-finals on Friday while Belgium sweat over the fitness of star duo Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne for their heavyweight clash with Italy in Munich. The Swiss qualified for their first major tournament quarter-final […]

Baku (AFP) – Denmark will be dreaming of following in the footsteps of the side who claimed a shock European title in 1992, but standing in their way of a semi-final place at Euro 2020 on Saturday are the Czech Republic, who have sent them packing before. The Danes were in danger of an early […]

London (AFP) – England have Raheem Sterling to thank for their trip to Rome on Saturday for their Euro 2020 quarter-final against Ukraine, and they are now favourites to go on and reach a European Championship final for the first time. The Manchester City star is already playing in his fourth major tournament but his […]

London (AFP) – Jordan Pickford says he would happily swap personal accolades for a Euro 2020 winners' medal as the in-form England goalkeeper prepares to make history in Saturday's quarter-final against Ukraine. Pickford has been one of the unexpected heroes of Gareth Southgate's team during their march to the last eight. After a turbulent season […]

Brussels (AFP) – Belgium coach Robero Martinez said on Thursday he will decide whether or not to play Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne in this weekend's Euro 2020 quarter-final "at the last minute." Martinez' men face Italy in Friday's last eight tie in Munich but are likely to be without Hazard due to a […]

Rome (AFP) – European football's governing body UEFA has cancelled all tickets recently sold to English residents for their country's Euro 2020 quarter-final against Ukraine in Rome this weekend to stop fans travelling to the Italian capital and not respecting Covid-19 quarantine rules, Italian authorities announced Thursday. Italian health regulations mean supporters travelling from Britain […]

London (AFP) – England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford says his Euro 2020 heroics have been fuelled by the criticism he endured during a difficult season with Everton. Pickford heard calls for Gareth Southgate to drop him from the England team after he made a series of costly errors in the domestic campaign. The 27-year-old was axed […]

The eight UEFA EURO 2020 Round of 16 matches on ABC and ESPN from June 26-29 (Saturday through Tuesday) delivered an average audience of 1,816,000 viewers, a 38 percent increase compared to 1,317,000 viewers for the same matches in 2016. Through 44 EURO 2020 matches (Group Stage and Round of 16), the average audience across […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – United States head coach Gregg Berhalter named a new-look squad for the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Thursday, leaving out several Europe-based stars in a roster drawn mostly from Major League Soccer. Berhalter plans to use the regional championship as an opportunity to expand his player pool with one eye on the […]