Gareth Southgate believes England have every chance of upsetting Spain in Sunday s Euro 2024 final, although he warned the Three Lions will have to be at their best with and without the ball.
England are through to their second successive European Championship final after Ollie Watkins came off the bench to net a 90th-minute winner in Wednesday s semi-final against the Netherlands.
They have now reached more major tournament finals in four attempts under Southgate (two), than they did in 23 campaigns before his 2016 appointment (one).
But if England are to end a 58-year wait to follow up their 1966 World Cup win, they will have to get past the only team to win all six of their matches at the tournament.
Since the group stage was introduced in 1980, only F…
Real Madrid have Goncalo Inacio of Sporting Lisbon on their radar, according to . The report has noted that Madrid are looking at centre-backs to potentially sign in the January transfer window, and one of the players who has impressed the recruitment team is Inacio.
Madrid are now short in the centre-back position. David Alaba suffered a season-ending ACL injury against Villarreal last weekend. Antonio Rudiger and Nacho are now the two recognised centre-backs for Los Blancos. Aurelien Tchouameni is being trained to play as a central defender despite being a defensive midfielder by trade.
Inacio has been on the books of Sporting since 2012 and has established himself in the first team of the Portuguese giants. The 22-year-old is one of the best young defenders around an…
Chelsea s culture was pivotal to them overcoming tough circumstances to reach the Champions League quarter-finals, according to Thomas Tuchel.
There were question marks over the Blues ability to travel to Lille for the second leg of their Champions League games after sanctions were imposed on their owner Roman Abramovich by the United Kingdom government.
Upon arrival in France, there were concerns the game may not have been able to go ahead after the European Union hit Abramovich with further sanctions.
However, Chelsea who are expected to be sold to new owners before the end of the season were able to take on Lille and fought back after falling behind to Burak Yilmaz s first-half penalty.
Goals from Christian Pulisic and Cesar Azpilicueta sealed…
The Women s Super League and Chelsea Women will be beneficiaries of the legacy Emma Hayes leaves behind when she heads for a new challenge in the United States.
That was the message from Chloe Kelly, Nikita Parris and Rachel Brown-Finnis as the trio looked ahead to Chelsea boss Hayes leaving Stamford Bridge for the USA Women s head coach role.
Hayes is regarded by many in women s football as one of the most influential people in the game and has been in charge of the London club since 2012.
Hayes departure date is confirmed for May, when she travels to the USA to take over after their underwhelming 2023 Women s World Cup campaign, and Kelly was quick to credit the Chelsea boss for her work with the Blues.
Speaking at the launch of the first ever Panini Ba…
Three of Manchester City s five previous Premier League triumphs have gone right to the wire, where margins are so fine the title battle can be settled by a single man in a single moment.
Sergio Aguero of course set the standard in 2011-12 with surely the most iconic goal of the Premier League era, defeating QPR at the death and clinching a first City championship in 44 years.
Then, in 2018-19, it was Vincent Kompany s turn. Although the departing City captain made only 17 league appearances that year, he will forever be associated with the title win after his thunderous strike secured a vital late-season victory over Leicester City.
Where do you want your statue, Vincent Kompany? asked Sky Sports Gary Neville. Both Aguero and Kompany – and those celebratio…
Newcastle United are interested in signing Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot in the summer transfer window, according to . Rabiot is out of contract at Italian club Juventus at the end of the season, and Premier League outfit Newcastle are keen on bringing him to the Emirates Stadium at the end of the season on a free transfer.
The report has claimed that Newcastle are among the clubs who have held talks with Rabiot’s agents over a new deal. The 28-year-old signed a new contract with Juventus only in the summer of 2023, and the Italian giants are keen for the France international midfielder to put pen to paper on a new deal.
Rabiot has been on the books of Juventus since the summer of 2019 when he joined on a free transfer after leaving Paris Saint-Germain. The midfie…
Leicester City are interested in signing Steven Bergwijn from Ajax in the summer transfer window, according to Fabrizio Romano. The well-known and well-respected Italian journalist has reported that Leicester have made an approach to Ajax to ask for conditions to get a deal done for Bergwijn.
Bergwijn, who can operate as a forward or as a winger, has been on the books of Ajax since the summer of 2022 when he joined from Tottenham Hotspur. The 26-year-old Netherlands international made 23 starts and one substitute appearance in the Eredivisie last season. He scored 12 goals and gave four assists in those games.
The former PSV star made 28 starts and four substitute appearances in the Eredivisie for Ajax in 2022-23. Bergwijn scored 12 goals and provided five assists in th…
Christantus Uche s second-half goal earned Getafe a point in a 1-1 draw with Athletic Club to kick off the new LaLiga season.
Oihan Sancet had given the hosts the lead, but despite some late chances from substitute Nico Williams, they could not get off to a winning start.
Uche could have easily given Getafe the lead in the first half after racing in behind Athletic s high line, but he failed to catch the shot cleanly on the bounce as Alex Padilla pushed it away.
Sancet scored the first goal of the 2024-25 campaign just before the half-hour mark, quickly getting it out of his feet to beat David Soria with a pacy shot into the right corner.
Uche did find a way past Padilla in the second half, meeting Luis Milla s cross to head Getafe back on level terms.
Erling Haaland s hunger proved too much for RB Leipzig in their crushing Champions League last-16 exit to Manchester City, per Marco Rose.
The Bundesliga outfit were condemned to a 7-0 defeat and an 8-1 aggregate exit as the Norway international ran rampant at the Etihad Stadium.
A five-goal haul for Haaland saw him tear through the Leipzig defence with a succession of close-range finishes, to send the hosts to the quarter-finals.
As the coach who oversaw the striker s arrival at Salzburg four years ago, Rose is well-acquainted with the attacker, and concurred his side simply didn t have the answers to stop him in the end.
I know Erling very well, he said. I know his qualities. When he is close to the goal, he wants to grab one. He scored five [and] we n…
Julen Lopetegui was left feeling his West Ham side had much to improve on after losing 2-1 to Aston Villa in his first game in charge.
Villa took the lead after just four minutes through Amadou Onana before Lucas Paqueta levelled from the spot before half-time.
There would be no dream start to Lopetegui’s time at the helm, however, as Jhon Duran scored the winner after 79 minutes, before Tomas Soucek missed two clear opportunities to level at the death.
Instead, the Spaniard was left pondering improvements to his new side after a disappointing display.
We re going to have a lot of things to improve. Above all in the second half we have a big opportunity to win the match and we lost. We have to learn and improve in the next step, he told Sky Sports.
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