Euro 2016

  As 2016 comes to a close, The Sports Lowdown brings its weekly feature of footballers who have risen to the occasion in the calendar year. After a year filled with high drama, intense action, successes and failures in the biggest and best competitions in the sport, this is the definitive ...

  As 2016 comes to a close, The Sports Lowdown brings its weekly feature of footballers who have risen to the occasion in the calendar year. After a year filled with high drama, intense action, successes and failures in the biggest and best competitions in the sport, this is the definitive ...

Embed from Getty Images   Portugal sealed their first ever European Championships title with a win over France in extra-time last night in Saint-Denis thanks to a goal from an unlikely source in the form of Eder. The forward was brought on in the second half to bring more directness to ...

Embed from Getty Images   Hosts France meet dark horses Portugal in the most prestigious game in European football at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis this evening. France are looking to win their third European title, looking to follow 1984 under the inspiration of Michel Platini and in 2000 ...

Embed from Getty Images   Host nation France romped home to a semi-final encounter against Germany with a 5-2 victory over Iceland. But like many of the ‘bigger’ nation’s in the competition, France have made a slow start to the tournament, but were ruthless in the first half against the ...

  Four time World Cup winners Germany have progressed to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 after Joachim Löw’s side overcame Italy on penalties. The World Cup holders looked to have secured the win in normal time after Mesut Ozil finished a slick move to give Die Manschaaf the lead with ...

Poland were on their flight back to Warsaw last night after a sour defeat to Portugal on penalties in Marseille. A harsh result after quite a stunning performance on the night and in the tournament as a whole can help them keep their heads held high. They were on top of ...

Embed from Getty Images   It’s been a topsy-turvy twelve months or so in all association’s with English sport. Firstly, England hosted the Rugby World Cup, but a disastrous campaign saw the home nation fail to progress past the group stages. But a few months later, England, who had a ...

Embed from Getty Images   Following Roy Hodgson’s resignation after England crashed out of Euro 2016 in humiliating circumstances against Iceland, the FA are looking likely to appoint England Under 21 manager Gareth Southgate as head coach of the national side on an interim basis. The former Middlesbrough manager, who ...

There’s only one team that can dominate every single game at a major tournament, yet be knocked out of it at the hands of a nation the size of Leicester, with a very well acquainted sense of dissatisfaction, perplexity and a state of utter higgledy-piggledy that speaks volumes of their ...