Milan (AFP) – Marco Verratti's return from injury has given new impetus to an Italy side looking increasingly like title contenders at Euro 2020. The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder returned after a six-week knee injury layoff to help the Azzurri make it three wins out of three in the group stage against Wales last weekend. Next […]

Cuiabá (Brazil) (AFP) – Edinson Cavani scored his 52nd goal for Uruguay as they booked their place in the 2021 Copa America quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Bolivia on Thursday. 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. […]

UEFA Euro 2020 has moved to the Round of 16 stage with sixteen countries all dreaming of winning the competition. First things first, though, the nations have to advance past their tricky Round of 16 match into the quarterfinals. It's win or go home from here on. To make it easier to see all of […]

London (AFP) – Jordan Henderson says Gareth Southgate's response to his costly Euro 96 penalty miss against Germany showed the kind of mental strength that defines the current generation as they prepare for a rematch with their old rivals. England manager Southgate was a 25-year-old player when he stepped up for the spot-kick that was […]

ESPN’s coverage of UEFA EURO 2020 continues Saturday, June 26, on ESPN and ABC with Round of 16 matches. Thirteen of the 16 teams in the knockout round are currently in the top-20 of FIFA World Rankings for men’s national teams, led by Belgium, France, England and Portugal, who rank among the top-five. All matches […]

Comcast/NBCUniversal has announced that Peacock is now available on Amazon Fire and Fire tablets. The streaming service is quickly broadening their accessibility, as a partnership with Samsung smart TVs was also announced earlier in June. “We aim to make Peacock as widely available as possible, so we’re excited to bring the service to millions more […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Teenager Jamal Musiala, who only opted to play for Germany in February, is relishing facing his "second home" England in Tuesday's mouth-watering Euro 2020 last-16 clash at Wembley. The 18-year-old came off the bench late in Wednesday's dramatic 2-2 draw with Hungary and played a part in Leon Goretzka's 84th-minute equaliser […]

London (AFP) – England's Euro 2020 squad have been given a private performance from pop star Ed Sheeran as they relax ahead of their last-16 showdown with Germany. Gareth Southgate's side clinched first place in Group D with a 1-0 win against the Czech Republic on Tuesday before learning they would face Germany in the […]

London (AFP) – Jordan Henderson has urged England to have no regrets when they face Germany in a "special" Euro 2020 last-16 clash. Gareth Southgate's side will renew their historic rivalry with Germany at Wembley on Tuesday. Since the 1966 World Cup final, England and Germany have produced some of international football's most iconic moments. […]

Lausanne (AFP) – UEFA said on Thursday it will scrap the away goals rule for all of its club competitions from next season in favour of extra time and a penalty shootout. Introduced in 1965, the rule was used to determine the winner of a two-legged knockout tie in cases where the two teams had […]

Paris (AFP) – A showdown between old rivals England and Germany at Wembley is the standout tie going into the last 16 of Euro 2020 after Joachim Loew's side scraped through on a dramatic final night of group-stage action. Germany needed a late goal from Leon Goretzka to draw 2-2 with Hungary in Munich on […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Germany want to extend their dominance of England's Three Lions at the knockout stage of international tournaments to 55 years when the powerhouses meet again in the last 16 of Euro 2020 on Tuesday. Germany's nail-biting 2-2 draw with Hungary in Munich on Wednesday set up a mouthwatering clash with Gareth […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazil continued their winning romp through the Copa America Wednesday, eking out a controversial 2-1 victory against Colombia after struggling most of the match to answer a magnificent bicycle-kick goal by Luis Diaz. The 11th-hour win gave the "Selecao" a perfect nine points from three matches in the South American […]

Goiania (Brazil) (AFP) – Ecuador and Peru failed to settle who advances to the Copa America quarter-finals on Wednesday, drawing 2-2 in their group match in Goiania. Brazil — the only team in Group B confirmed to be going through to the final eight — and rival Colombia will meet later on Wednesday, with Colombia […]

Paris (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo equalled the all-time international scoring record with his 109th goal for Portugal as the reigning champions scraped into the last 16 of Euro 2020 on Wednesday along with Germany and Spain. The Portugal captain netted a pair of penalties in a 2-2 draw with world champions France in Budapest to […]