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 ...
Read More »Portugal vs France: EURO 2016 Final Preview
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 ...
Read More »Germany vs France: Euro 2016 Semi-Final Preview
Embed from Getty Images Defending World Champions Germany face hosts France in the second semi-final of Euro 2016 in Marseille. Germany overcame the favorites Italy after a disordered penalty shootout in the last 8 to make the semi-finals of a major tournament for the 6th consecutive tournament. France, on the ...
Read More »Host nation progress to Euro 2016 semi-finals
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 ...
Read More »Germany through after penalty win over Italy
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 ...
Read More »Arsene Wenger for England makes Perfect Sense
It won’t have been necessary to be good at vaticinating in order to predict the aftermath of a horrendous UEFA Euro 2016 campaign for England under Roy Hodgson. As The Three Lions added another landmark departure from a major tournament to their infamous dossier of failures, Hodgson’s resignation was somewhat ...
Read More »Poland will be a Major Force at the FIFA WC 2018.
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 ...
Read More »FA must learn from RFU
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 ...
Read More »FA look to appoint Southgate as interim manager
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 ...
Read More »England: From Potential Champions to a Gormless Laughing Stock
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 ...
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