“What he says now is nothing compared to how it used to be.” It’s little secret now that Luke Shaw and Jose Mourinho weren’t the best of pals during their time together at Manchester United. Shaw struggled to hold down a regular starting berth in Mourinho’s United team but, since his dismissal, has become a […]

4 years ago

Cristiano’s had better nights Portugal’s five-year reign as European champions is over. A single goal, scored by Thorgan Hazard, was enough for Belgium to progress to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 at their expense after a tense contest in Seville. Save for a couple of free-kicks, Cristiano Ronaldo hardly had a sniff of goal as […]

4 years ago

“I think if I was Ronaldo, I’d certainly be going after him in the dressing room.” Joao Felix is quite good at football. Still only 21, he’s just won the league in Spain with Atletico Madrid, having arrived there for an eye-wateringly high transfer fee the summer before last. He’s been a Portugal international for […]

4 years ago

The Dutch are out of Euro 2020 the Czech Republic shocked them in Budapest Having watched the way in which they breezed through the group stages, you’d have been forgiven for backing Frank De Boer’s Netherlands side to go far at Euro 2020. In Budapest, they and defender Matthijs De Ligt had a disaster. After […]

4 years ago

Uefa have moved quickly to deny reports in the Dutch media Uefa has denied that it has banned rainbow symbols at fan zones and in the Puskas Arena in Budapest ahead of the Euro 2020 last-16 clash between the Netherlands and Czech Republic. Several Dutch outlets claimed supporters in the Hungarian capital had had rainbow […]

4 years ago

United have reportedly already held talks with Camavinga’s entourage Manchester United mean business this summer, even if that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll actually get all of it done. With Jadon Sancho inching ever closer to Old Trafford – no, really this time – it seems United are eyeing another move for one of European football’s most […]

4 years ago

The fan was cheered by large sections of the crowd in Munich A fan holding a rainbow flag invaded the pitch as Hungary’s national anthem played before the Euro 2020 game between Hungary and Germany on Wednesday. The match is being played in Munich after Uefa rejected a request to light the Allianz Arena’s outer […]

4 years ago

We go again Being a goalkeeper is a tough gig. Make a mistake, it’ll almost certainly be a costly one – especially at the very top level. Only last week, we saw what happened when David Marshall – Scotland’s hero in qualification – strayed a little too far from his penalty area. This time around, […]

4 years ago

“He is our heart, our rhythm…” Denmark are through to the last 16 of Euro 2020 after an emotional victory over Russia at Parken on Monday night. A 4-1 victory for the Danes, coupled with Belgium’s victory over Finland, was enough for them to clinch second spot in their group – despite losing their opening […]

4 years ago

A statement stressed the move was a precautionary measure Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell are isolating from the rest of the England squad after coming into contact with Chelsea teammate Billy Gilmour after the 0-0 draw with Scotland on Friday. It was announced on Monday that Gilmour, who was named man of the match at […]

4 years ago

Quiz time Time to test your knowledge of Dutch football. You already know what’s coming in this. A few questions about Johan Cruyff. Some stuff on their World Cup final heartbreak. A bit of Dennis Bergkamp, Ruud Gullit and a few others here and there. 15 questions. Let’s see if you can get anywhere close […]

4 years ago

The news that the German FA could have faced a fine from Uefa was widely criticised. Manuel Neuer and the German Football Association (DFB) were investigated over the goalkeeper’s decision to wear a rainbow captain’s armband at Euro 2020. Neuer has worn the armband in both of Germany’s games at the tournament as a show […]

4 years ago

Football came home. The Germans took it away again How well do you remember the last time England played host to a major football tournament? We’ve thrown together 20 questions about Euro 96. Oh, and if this isn’t enough, we’ve even more Euro-themed quizzes to see you through to the next live game. Just click […]

4 years ago

Class is permanent and all that The best part of a decade has passed since Thierry Henry called time on his playing career. The lightning-quick acceleration may have faded somewhat in the time since, but there are some things retired footballers never completely lose. Look no further, for example, than the free-kick he produced during […]

4 years ago

Time and time again, England fans have been guilty of getting a little ahead of themselves in the early stages of a major tournament. Before kick-off at Wembley on Friday, however, you could have almost excused it. Three points in the bag already, a youthful squad, brimming with attacking options. This was the night to […]

4 years ago

Almost as bizarre as him being able to take a free-kick from a dangerous position On the whole, these Euros have been alright, haven’t they? All those petty club rivalries have been set aside for a few weeks. The football’s been pretty decent. Even the weather’s been quite nice. Things have been so good, in […]

4 years ago

Weird nobody ever mentions it You’ve probably heard nothing about this particular game in the last week or two, but yeah, England played Scotland at Euro 96. Gazza scored some goal or something. Weird, really, that no-one ever mentions it. Anyway, with England due to play host to Scotland at Wembley in another European Championships, […]

4 years ago

Gareth Bale has no time for wasting time in the corner Ok. We’ve all seen enough football to know how this works by now. You’re a goal up in the dying seconds of a must-win game. You’ve forced a corner. What do you do? a) Drive into the area in search of a second goal […]

4 years ago

Roberto Mancini has taken a team decried the worst in Italian history and turned them into serious contenders for Euro 2020 glory For at least a few days in November 2017, the mood across Italy was akin to national mourning. To a country with such a rich and proud footballing history, failure to qualify for […]

4 years ago

Anywhere close to 40 and you’ve done well 50 faces, all belonging to men who have scored at European Championships since 2000. Your job is to correctly identify who they belong to from the two names given below each image. And yes, it starts off easy – these things always do – before becoming significantly […]

4 years ago

“We have our own set of beliefs” Tyrone Mings has responded to Priti Patel’s criticism of England players for continuing to take the knee by saying he and his teammates “have their own beliefs”. The Home Secretary became the first cabinet minister to openly speak out against Gareth Southgate’s side for persisting with taking the […]

4 years ago

“Gary has been pretty hard on us” Joel Glazer has said he accepts that everyone is entitled to their own opinion following the recent criticism of his family’s ownership of Manchester United from Gary Neville. Neville, who was United captain during the early years of the Glazers’ time as United’s owners, has made his feelings […]

4 years ago

Who doesn’t love a good Group of Death? Here it is, then – the last of our Euro 2020 Group quizzes, which looks at what is by far the most interesting of all the groups. World champions France, their predecessors Germany, European champions Portugal and poor old Hungary make up Group F. A good, old-fashioned […]

4 years ago

As always, the replies are absolutely incredible David Marshall is a hero. Without his penalty save in Belgrade, Scotland wouldn’t have secured their place at Euro 2020 – ending their 23-year wait for a major tournament appearance in the process. Cruelly, the sight of Marshall scrambling backwards in an unsuccessful attempt to stop Patrik Schick’s […]

4 years ago

Too early to call goal of the tournament? Nah, probably not Ronnie Whelan had a good run of it, but his 33-year run as scorer of best goal at the Euros is at an end. Patrik Schick is the new king in town. Day four of Euro 2020 is probably a *little* bit too early […]

4 years ago

Lukaku sent his support to Eriksen after opening the scoring against Russia Romelu Lukaku marked his first goal of Euro 2020 by sending a message of support to his Inter Milan teammate Christian Eriksen, who collapsed earlier on Saturday. Eriksen stumbled to the ground shortly before half-time in Denmark’s Group B game with Finland, receiving […]

4 years ago

A statement from Uefa says Eriksen has been stabilised after he was taken to hospital The Euro 2020 game between Denmark and Finland has restarted after Christian Eriksen collapsed shortly before half-time. The 29-year-old stumbled to the ground as the first half of the game in Copenhagen drew to a close. His teammates quickly realised […]

4 years ago

Wales refused to wilt in the Baku heat, taking a point thanks to a magnificent header from Kieffer Moore And so, five years on from their fairytale run to the semi-finals in France, Wales returned to tournament football with a hard-earned point against Switzerland on the other side of the continent. If only for the […]

4 years ago

Another day, another Euro 2020 Group Quiz… We’re rapidly approaching the end of our Euro 2020 Group quizzes. Having already tested your football knowledge of the teams which make up Groups A to D, it’s time for the penultimate quiz, which looks at, you guessed it, Group E. Spain are the big hitters in this […]

4 years ago

It’s time for the fourth of our Euro 2020 Group Quizzes You know how this works by now. We give you 20 questions, five on each team in the group. They might be about the current crop of players, we may have delved further back into their footballing history. This time it’s Group D, which […]

4 years ago

Calling all geography nerds The waiting is finally over: Euro 2020 is finally here, a whole year later than scheduled. Seeing as you’re here reading this, we’re guessing there’s not actually any football on at this moment in time and you’re wasting away the seconds until the action starts up again. Luckily for you, you’re […]

4 years ago

How well do you know the footballing nations of Group C? Euro 2020 is here. Finally. To celebrate/ waste a bit of time before the next game’s on, here is a quiz all about the four teams that make up Group B. Below you’ll find 20 questions – five each on the footballing history of […]

4 years ago

How well do you know the footballing nations of Group B? Euro 2020 is here. Finally. To celebrate/ waste a bit of time before the next game’s on, here is a quiz all about the four teams that make up Group B. Below you’ll find 20 questions – five each on the footballing history of […]

4 years ago

How well do you know the footballing nations of Group A? Euro 2020 is here. Finally. To celebrate/ waste a bit of time before the next game’s on, here is a quiz all about the four teams that make up Group A. Below you’ll find 20 questions – five each on the footballing history of […]

4 years ago

Woodley looks set to take Mayweather up on the offer Floyd Mayweather has offered to give Tyron Woodley a helping hand ahead of his fight with Jake Paul later this summer. No official date has been set between Jake and Woodley, a former UFC welterweight champion, but it has been suggested the bout will take […]

5 years ago

Bale could be set to make the shock announcement after the Euros Gareth Bale is reportedly giving serious thought to hanging up his boots this summer, after he plays for Wales at Euro 2020. Bale spent the 2020/21 season on loan at Tottenham and it had been expected he would go back to Real Madrid […]

5 years ago

Romero finally left United earlier this week Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea has appeared to aim a dig at the club over their treatment of Sergio Romero as the Argentine finally left Old Trafford earlier this week. Romero has been De Gea’s understudy for the majority of his six years in Manchester and appeared […]

5 years ago

Messi is close to signing a new 10-year deal Lionel Messi – despite all that went on last summer – looks set to prolong his stay at Barcelona, reports in Spain have claimed. The Barca number 10 made his feelings about the way in which the club had been run under the presidency of Josep […]

5 years ago

Brentford will be the 50th different team to play in the Premier League Brentford’s victory in the Championship playoff final means they will become the 50th team to play in the English top flight in the Premier League era. What we’re looking for here, then, is for you to try and name all of those […]

5 years ago

César Azpilicueta (along with many, many others) clearly appreciated this Chelsea are the champions of Europe for the second time after Kai Havertz scored the only goal of the game against Manchester City in Porto. The Germany international kept a cool head when played through by Mason Mount shortly before half-time, rounding Ederson in the […]

5 years ago

“The risk of infection is always there” Juventus defender Matthijs De Ligt has revealed he has decided not to have a coronavirus vaccine, explaining that he believes people should be in charge of their bodies. The 21-year-old defender, who joined Juve from Ajax two years ago, missed two games for his club after testing positive […]

5 years ago

“For those working to make me feel any worse than I already do, good luck trying” Marcus Rashford has revealed how he received “at least 70 racial slurs” on social media following Manchester United’s Europa League final defeat on Wednesday. Rashford and his teammates lost 11-10 to Villarreal on penalties in Gdansk after the game […]

5 years ago

240 players have scored goals at European Championships this century Bored? 20 minutes to kill? Good. You’re in the right place. Below you’ll find a quiz about the European Championships. The concept is simple enough, even if you’ve not got a cat in hell’s chance of getting anywhere close to full marks… We’re asking you […]

5 years ago

How well do you remember Euro 2016? Ah, where has the time gone, eh? It doesn’t seem five minutes since those heady days of Viking thunder claps, moth invasions and Wales being really, really, ridiculously good. In actual fact, it’s been five years. We’re asking you to cast your minds back and try and remember […]

5 years ago

“When I think about all those memories now, I’m not sure how I can go back, even though I know I have to…” Returning to stadiums has been a moment the vast majority of football supporters have longed for for over a year. For some, however, it will be a poignant occasion: a time to […]

5 years ago

The Manchester United duo showed their support for the people of Palestine Manchester United duo Paul Pogba and Amad Diallo unveiled a Palestine flag after full-time in their side’s final home game of the Premier League season in a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people caught in the midst of the ongoing conflict with […]

5 years ago

The defender was sacked by Derby in October 2019 Former Derby County captain Richard Keogh has been awarded £2.3 million [just over €2.65m] in compensation after winning a long-running compensation claim against the Championship side. The Republic of Ireland international, who had been with Derby from 2012 until October 2019, was sacked by the club […]

5 years ago

“This is our objective, and there will be no let up until we get there.” Manchester United Supporters’ Trust (MUST) have released a statement acknowledging the letter sent to them last week by Joel Glazer. MUST had written to Glazer last week, in the wake of the Old Trafford protests against the American family’s ownership […]

5 years ago

Neville has made little secret of how he feels about the Glazer family’s ownership of United in recent weeks. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his Manchester United coaching staff are said to be unhappy at the role played by Gary Neville in the recent anti-Glazer backlash at the club. United’s American owners have been widely despised […]

5 years ago

“Look at the Munich memorial over there, it spits on the grave of those who died there.” Tuesday morning at Old Trafford, hours before the greed-fuelled plans for a European Super League collapsed in on themselves so spectacularly. For the first time in a long time, Duncan is back on Sir Matt Busby Way, yards […]

5 years ago