Spain head coach Luis Enrique was all praise for midfielder Pedri, after the team’s loss against Italy in the Euro 2020 semi-final, comparing the 18-year-old to Andres Iniesta. Azzurri booked their berth in the Euro 2020 final after seeing a lead wiped out but defeating Spain on penalty shoot-out by 4-2 on Tuesday. “Have you seen the tournament that Pedri has played? I’ve never seen […]
Euro 2020: Maybe we lacked effectiveness, says Germany’s Toni Kross after going down against England
Germany midfielder Toni Kroos admitted his side “lacked effectiveness” as they were eliminated in the round of 16 after England struck two second-half goals in the ongoing Euro 2020 at Wembley Stadium. England matched Germany’s 3-5-2 formation and the sides cancelled each other out for much of the first half. Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane, then scored in the second […]
Euro 2020: Gareth Bale shines as Wales beat Turkey 2-0
Goals from Aaron Ramsey and Connor Roberts gave Wales a 2-0 win in their Group A match over Turkey here at Baku’s Olympic Stadium on Wednesday to put them on the verge of a Euro 2020 Round-of-16 spot. Aaron Ramsey, who had already missed two excellent chances to score, finished a superb half-volley six yards out to give […]
Euro 2020: Flawless Italy cruises into Round of 16, defeats Switzerland 3-0
Manuel Locatelli bagged a brace as flawless Italy defeated Switzerland 3-0 here at the Stadio Olimpico to become the first side into the last-16 of the Euro 2020. Match started at a good pace for Italy as Chiellini had a goal ruled out for handball just minutes before Sassuolo midfielder Locatelli opened the scoring after 26 minutes with […]
Euro 2020: Mats Hummels’ own goal helps France edge past Germany in opener
World Champions’ France rode on an unfortunate Mats Hummels own goal to slide past Germany, 1-0 in their opening fixture at Euros 2020. The heavyweight clash in Group F appeared a little cagier at times with chances in scarcity till the full-time. Although the tournament favourites, France were marginally better of the two sides with few missed […]
Euro 2020: Ronaldo’s historic brace powers Portugal to 3-0 win against Hungary
Defending champions Portugal kicked off their campaign with a 3-0 victory against Hungary on Tuesday in the ongoing Euro 2020. Portugal talisman, Cristiano Ronaldo who was playing his record fifth European Championship tournament stole the headlines with a late brace in the match as his two goals in the victory took him to 11 — the most goals […]
Euro 2020: Kevin de Bruyne ruled out of Belgium’s first match
Kevin de Bruyne along with Axel Witsel will miss Belgium’s opening match of the European Championships against Russia, the team management has confirmed. De Bruyne is still recovering from a fractured nose he suffered while playing for Manchester City in the finals of the Champions League while Witsel has been out of […]
Euro 2020: Spain good enough to reach quarters, says Luis Garcia
Former Spain winger Luis Garcia feels the team will have a good chance to spring a surprise in the upcoming European Championships. Spain is placed alongside Sweden, Poland, and Slovakia in Group E and the side will lock horns against Sweden in their first match of the tournament. The build-up to Spain’s tournament has not been great […]
Euro 2020: UEFA asks Ukraine to remove slogan from jersey
Hours before the start of the 2020 edition of the European Championship, UEFA has asked Ukraine to remove the slogan ‘Glory to Our Heroes’ from their football jersey after the Russian Football Union complained against the same. The Ukrainians aren’t too pleased and have opposed the ruling. “This specific combination of the two slogans is deemed […]