International

  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 ...

Embed from Getty Images England manager Roy Hodgson has resigned from his position at the national team after England lost 2-1 to Iceland in last night’s last 16 Euro 2016 tie, sending the Three Lions home. The 68 year old, who replaced Fabio Capello four years ago, led his side ...

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   Teams:England, Russia, Slovakia and Wales England headed to Euro 2016 with a 100% record in the qualifiers, so became the instant favourites to progress. Russia, hosts of the next World Cup, also had high hopes, whilst Wales, competing in their first major tournament for over ...

Embed from Getty Images UEFA EURO 2016 GROUP A REVIEW   Teams: France, Switzerland, Albania, Romania The host nation, France, headed into this group, and indeed the tournament, as one of the favourites to win the competition. At the start of the group, Didier Deschamps probably felt that Switzerland would ...

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 ...