Paris (AFP) – Italy could break an 82-year national record when they take on Austria in the last 16 at Euro 2020 on Saturday, while Wales must find a way to stop neutrals' favourites Denmark. Roberto Mancini, who took over after Italy's failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, has rebuilt the Azzurri into […]

London (AFP) – England manager Gareth Southgate can gain his "own revenge" against Germany after the pain of his penalty miss in the Euro 96 semi-finals, midfielder Declan Rice said on Friday. The West Ham player, 22, said he had seen Southgate's miss, which led to England's exit in a shootout against the eventual winners. "I've […]

London (AFP) – Roberto Mancini warned Italy were relaxed and ready to pull out another big performance in "the temple of football" at Wembley in Saturday's Euro 2020 last-16 tie against Austria. Italy are seeking a 12th consecutive win with a clean sheet to advance to the quarter-finals in Munich and keep on track for […]

London (AFP) – Austria coach Franco Foda said Friday that despite being "underdogs" his side were hopeful of making history with a win against Italy in their Euro 2020 last 16 clash at Wembley. Austria advanced from the opening round at a major tournament for the first time since the 1982 World Cup, reaching the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Toni Kroos has slammed criticism of the Germany team at Euro 2020 by some fans still disgruntled with their performances despite reaching the knockout rounds where they face England in the last 16. A tension-filled 2-2 draw with Hungary on Wednesday saw Germany progress as second in Group F alongside world champions […]

The 36 UEFA EURO 2020 Group Stage matches on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 through Wednesday, June 23, delivered an average audience of 869,000 viewers, a 23 percent increase compared to 707,000 viewers for the group stage matches of EURO 2016. Highlights: • Saturday’s Portugal-Germany on ESPN averaged 1.83 million viewers is the largest audience for a […]

London (AFP) – Scottish left-back Kieran Tierney has signed a new long-term contract at Arsenal, the Premier League club announced on Friday. Tierney, 24, whose new deal reportedly takes him up to 2026, was a rare bright spark in a desperately disappointing season for Mikel Arteta's men, who finished eighth in the English top-flight. Since […]

Brussels (AFP) – Coach Roberto Martinez said Belgium won't alter their approach for Sunday's Euro 2020 last-16 tie against holders Portugal despite the threat of the tournament's leading scorer Cristiano Ronaldo. Belgium, the world's top-ranked side, face a difficult draw after taking maximum points from their three Group B matches, with Portugal going through as […]

London (AFP) – Declan Rice says too much has been made of England's lack of goals at Euro 2020, believing they have the "world-class talent" to score more as the tournament progresses. Gareth Southgate's side, whose team face Germany in the last 16 at Wembley on Tuesday, topped their group despite finding the net just […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Gareth Bale is blocking out Denmark's new status as neutrals' favourites ahead of Saturday's Euro 2020 last 16 clash in Amsterdam as he attempts to recreate Wales' magnificent run to the semi-finals of Euro 2016. Denmark overcame the emotional trauma of seeing Christian Eriksen suffer a cardiac arrest on the field during […]

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 […]