Gareth Bale rolled back the years by producing a European Championship masterclass when Wales met Turkey yesterday. The Welsh wizard came up with two assists to sink Turkey 2-0 in their Group A encounter – the first of which was an incredible assist for Aaron Ramsey to open the scoring for Wales. Bale was at …
It is at the international stage that most promising talents complete the transformation to a household name, and Italy’s Manuel Locatelli did no harm to his fast-rising reputation with a midfield masterclass against Switzerland last night. The Sassuolo midfielder scored twice and was influential in Azzuri’s 3-0 win over Switzerland in their EURO 2020 group …
Coca-Cola stocks are about to hit a high again after Russia manager Stanislav Cherchesov reversed the trend and instead took a swig of the carbonated drink during a press conference. The soft drinks giants had to suffer a devaluation of $4bn after Cristiano Ronaldo scoffed at the coke bottles placed in front of him during …
The first heavyweight clash in the 2020 European Championship perspired as France came out triumphant against Germany at the Allianz Arena last night. A Mats Hummels own goal in the first half was enough to clinch a winning start at the EURO 2020 for the world champions, even as two second-half strikes were ruled out …
Kylian Mbappe displayed a glimpse of his intense athleticism as he ate up the yards to get to a through ball which appeared to be a lost cause. The moment occurred in the second half of France’s win against Germany at the Allianz Arena as the PSG striker found himself in a sprint duel with …
It was the late show for Portugal against Hungary last night, as Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in the closing minutes to help his team cruise to a 3-0 win in their opening match of EURO 2020. It was Raphael Guerreiro who struck first for the defending champions, and their talismanic leader got on the scoresheet …
It was another horrible own goal in the ongoing Euros as Mats Hummels deflected a cross inside his own net to score France’s eventual winner against Germany at the Allianz Arena. The Borussia Dortmund defender became the third player to suffer the fate after Poland’s Wojciech Szczesny and Turkey’s Merih Demiral. Though, unlike Merih Demiral, …
Slovakia pulled off an upset victory over Poland in their European Championship group stage match last night, thanks to Milan Skriniar’s second half match-winner. The Inter Milan central defender showed goalscoring instincts that any world-class striker would be proud of, as he ensured that Slovakia started their EURO 2020 campaign with a 2-1 win over …
Cristiano Ronaldo has been on top of the highest level of the game for nearly two decades now. The Portuguese icon is not only one of the most talented athletes to ever play the game, but his longevity makes him one of the greatest ever. And the sole reason for his longevity – why he …
Patrik Schick induced an unimaginable degree of curl in his shot as he caught Scotland goalkeeper David Marshall off his lines with a 50-yard strike from the halfway line. The Bayer Leverkusen forward showed great vision to score his second goal of the match at Hampden Park when he struck it the first time from …
Andriy Yarmolenko scored the first real banger of Euro 2020 in the most entertaining match of the tournament so far as Ukraine put up a fight but were eventually defeated 3-2 by the Netherlands. The West Ham player put his side back in the game when he belted in a sensational effort with a left-footed …
Both Raheem Sterling and Kalvin Phillips raised quite a few eyebrows with their selection before the game. But it was the two controversial names who stepped up massively as England put one foot into the knockout stages with a 1-0 win against Croatia. The Gareth Southgate-led side scored in the second half as Marcelo Bielsa …
Football fans around the globe probably witnessed one of the most frightening and disturbing incidents ever seen during a live athletic event as Christian Eriksen collapsed into the field during Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 fixture against Finland. The Parken Stadium at Copenhagen froze upon watching perhaps the most popular footballer on the pitch fall unhinged …
Giorgio Chiellini pumped his fist in the air and high-fived his teammates after making a last-ditch tackle in the 93rd minute as Italy stamped their authority with a 3-0 win against Turkey in Rome. With Burak Yilmaz through on goal, the veteran Juventus defender had to come up with something special to stop the Turkey …
The third time was the charm for Lorenzo Insigne as he curled one past the Turkey goalkeeper after two unsuccessful attempts before. Thus scoring Italy’s 3rd and final goal of the night at Stadio Olimpico. Italy scored three goals in a EURO’s match for the first time as they blitzed past their opponents with a …
Robert Lewandowski gave a glimpse of his precision shooting ability as he caught a Poland staffer unawares with a curler in training. The Bayern Munich striker almost ended up destroying a mobile phone in the process. The Polish squad were hard in preparation ahead of their opening Euro 2020 fixture against Slovakia on Monday. But …
Cristiano Ronaldo hit a new low when it comes to his recent inability to convert free-kicks as the Juventus star struck an abysmal shot that kept spiralling out of control until it hit the stands during the friendly against Israel. Portugal won the warmup game 4-0 and, although Ronaldo saved himself some blushes by scoring …