Germany crashed out of the 2020 European Championship on Tuesday after losing 2-0 to England at Wembley Stadium. Die Mannschaft were vastly anonymous and mostly unimaginative in their performance – with the exception of Kai Havertz who was their only beacon of light throughout the game. The 22-year old Havertz had arguably been the Germans’…
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Video: Billy Gilmour shrugs off nerves with MOTM display against England
If Billy Gilmour had any nerves after being thrown in the deep end against England, he sure didn’t show them. The Chelsea lad was thrust into action at the biggest of stages as Scotland manager Steve Clarke put him on the team sheet to face their arch-rivals and the 20-year-old responded by winning the man…
Video: Antonio Rudiger caught chomping on Paul Pogba a la Suarez
Germany lacked incision throughout in their opening match of the 2020 European Championship against France last night, but footage from the game has shown that Antonio Rüdiger didn’t. The German central defender was caught on camera trying to bite Paul Pogba as France began their EURO 2020 campaign with a 1-0 win over Germany –…
Video: Olivier Giroud dispatches two poachers goals against Bulgaria
Olivier Giroud turned fox in the box twice after replacing an injured Karim Benzema in the first half as France won their final Euro 2020 warmup fixture with a 3-0 win against Bulgaria. With his clinical brace, the Chelsea striker now needs only 5 more goals to equal Thierry Henry’s goal record as the top…
Video: Kai Havertz forces own goal with clever dribble and shot against Latvia
It was a mini Kai Havertz show during the first half of Germany’s 7-1 thrashing of Latvia as the Chelsea star grabbed an assist and forced an own goal at the Esprit Arena. The 21-year-old continues to make the headlines after heroics during the Champions League final against Manchester City as he started the rout…
Video: N’Golo Kante thumps bullet header in France training
Scoring goals and that too bullet headers is not a trait one would normally associate while talking about N’Golo Kante. But that’s exactly what the Chelsea midfielder did during a training session with the French squad. Although, in a game of handball. The former Leicester City player brilliantly applied the finishing touches to a passing…
Video: Christian Pulisic nails extra-time penalty winner against Mexico
Christian Pulisic was cool, calm and collected as he struck his penalty hard into the right upper corner of Guillermo Ochoa’s net to score the game-winning goal in extra time for the U.S. Men’s National Team. It was another classic match between the two North American nations as the USA took down Mexico in an…
Video: Olivier Giroud lets loose uncompromising scissor-kick volley in training
Olivier Giroud continues to prove that he is one of the best strikers of the ball in the game as the Frenchman slammed a rambunctious scissor-kick volley while preparing for Chelsea’s Champions League final against Manchester City. Chelsea went on to win the final as Giroud remained an unused substitute in Porto but his contribution…
Video: Jorginho cutting down avenues for Manchester City players to pass
Jorginho’s footballing IQ was on display in abundance in the Champions League final as the Chelsea midfielder’s impressive movement cut down a large part of the pitch as an attacking option for Manchester City. The Italian was quick on his feet to detect which opponent he had to take care of as he marshalled the…
Video: Chelsea snuffing out Man City attacks by the skins of their teeth
As much as the post-match reactions have mostly been about Pep Guardiola overthinking his lineup for the final, a new video doing the rounds online shows that it was the defensive organization that won Chelsea the Champions League. Be it Azpilicueta intercepting a threatening De Bruyne cross, Rudiger’s last-ditch block on Foden or Ben Chilwell…
Video: Michael Ballack ignores lingerie-clad cabaret dancers to watch Chelsea live stream
Michael Ballack showed he has got his priorities in order as the former Chelsea player was caught on cam watching the Champions League final against Manchester City on his mobile as the whole restaurant club had their eyes on the scantily clad table-dancing ladies. An extremely good choice from the German in the end as…
Video: Antonio Rudiger deploys mammoth last-ditch block against Manchester City
Man City produced a move that had 1-0 written all over it as Kevin de Bruyne played through Phil Foden on goal after some good work from Gundogan and Sterling in the first half at the Estadio do Dragao. It was a massive moment in the game as it was the only time City had…
Video: Kai Havertz rounds Ederson after Mount and Werner split Man City open
Chelsea’s front three on the night combined brilliantly to score the only goal of the match in their Champions League final triumph against Manchester City. Kai Havertz took all the glory after scoring the match-winning goal but the goal was carved out with the help of the crucial work done by the duo of Mason…
Video: Kai Havertz shows goalscoring instinct ahead of showdown v Man City
Kai Havertz showed he has got an eye for goals as the German slid in a cheeky backheel finish past Kepa in training before the Champions League final showdown against Manchester City on Saturday. Havertz suffered a slow start to his career at Stamford Bridge after becoming Chelsea’s most expensive signing with an €89m move…
Video: Callum Hudson-Odoi recalls the moment N’Golo Kante rage quit on FIFA
Callum Hudson-Odoi revealed how N’Golo Kante once shut down the PlayStation after losing 3 straight games of football simulation game FIFA against the Chelsea winger. The Frenchman is often referred to as the nicest and the most humble man in football but it seems even he cannot maintain a smile on his face when handed…
Video: Kasper Schmeichel bursts leftward to make a steely save against Chelsea
Kasper Schmeichel wielded some powerful mechanics to deny Chelsea a certain goal in the 86th minute of the FA Cup final at Wembley. The Leicester goalkeeper burst leftward and powerfully deflected away a crisp goalbound effort from Mason Mount late in the game as the Foxes won 1-0 to win their first-ever FA Cup title.…
Video: Youri Tielemans lofts unstoppable goal from 25 yards against Chelsea
Youri Tielemans hit a strike that kept floating until it hit the top left corner of the net as Leicester City scored from their only shot on target to clinch their first-ever FA Cup title. The Belgian was known for his outside-of-the-box shooting abilities during his time at Anderlecht and showed a glimpse of the…