European Football

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 ...

  The UEFA Euro 2016 entered the knockout rounds with some blockbuster games on the cards. After Saturday’s games saw Poland, Wales and Portugal overcome Switzerland, Northern Ireland and Croatia respectively, it was time for Sunday’s typically enthralling round of fixtures. France Vs Republic of Ireland  Ireland squared off against ...

UEFA Euro 2016 Group E Review Teams: Italy, Belgium, Republic of Ireland & Sweden. When the draw for the European Championships came out, Group E was one of the most anticipated with Italy and Belgium expected to be challenging for the trophy, Sweden looking to progress even further and the ...

  While Wales enjoyed a 3-0 overwhelming of the sorry Russians in Toulouse, a deservingly hapless England fired yet another sobering blank against Slovakia in Saint Etienne despite a barrage – at least statistically – of one attack after the other, which, if it is anything to go by, was ...

Embed from Getty Images   Teams: Spain, Croatia, Turkey, Czech Republic   Current European Champions Spain headed into this group, despite a poor showing in Brazil at the World Cup, full of confidence, but would need to be at the best with Croatia being tipped as an outsider of winning the ...

UEFA Euro 2016 Group C Review Teams: Germany, Poland, Northern Ireland & Ukraine. Group C always looked to be one of the more predictable groups in the Euro 2016 finals, however a few shocks were possibly going to present themselves. Following their World Cup win and topping their group in ...

Embed from Getty Images   Leicester City have developed their squad even further by signing Luis Hernandez from Sporting Gijon on a four-year deal. The 27-year-old Spanish central defender joins the Foxes on a free transfer from the La Liga side, with the deal commencing on 1 July when the ...

Embed from Getty Images I know what you’re thinking: ‘this writer’s lost the plot!’ I can assure you though, I haven’t, and yes you have read this correctly: Germany really should consider dropping their four-time player of the year. My reasoning behind this is as follows – as an avid ...

Mario Gomez is one of the most prolific goalscorers in the modern game with nearly 300 goals to his name. A career often considered undone by injury, Gomez now makes his name in Turkey with Istanbul-based club Beşiktaş in a temporary deal from Italy’s Fiorentina. A Spanish-born German forward, the 6 ft ...

Embed from Getty Images   It’s difficult to comprehend how in no more than a year, a player can go from being virtually unheard of to one of the most talked about names in football. This has been exactly the case with Leicester City’s N’Golo Kanté however; discovered before the ...