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 […]

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 […]