EURO 2020
Mourinho reveals Didier Deschamps’ mistake that led to France’s Euro 2020 exit
Jose Mourinho believes Didier Deschamps made a huge mistake in France’s shootout defeat to Switzerland on Monday. France appeared to be on course to secure a place in the quarter-final as Karim Benzema’s brace and Paul Pogba’s long-range strike overturned Haris Seferovic’s opener in the first half of the game. But Switzerland scored two late […]
Rio Ferdinand blasts ‘bitter’ Jose Mourinho over constant Luke Shaw digs
Rio Ferdinand has branded Jose Mourinho ‘bitter’ for continuing his public feud with Manchester United let-back Luke Shaw. He struggled to win the faith of his former coach during Mourinho’s two-and-a-half year spell at Old Trafford but has rebuilt his career under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Shaw won United’s player of the season and has returned […]
Kylian Mbappe breaks silence after his penalty miss knocks France out of Euros
Kylian Mbappe apologised to France supporters on social media after he missed the decisive penalty as they crashed out of Euro 2020 on Monday. The reigning world champions appeared to be on course for a place in the next stage as brace from Karim Benzema and Paul Pogba’s brilliant strike overturned Haris Seferovic’s early opener […]
‘Leaked’ England XI vs Germany shows major formation change with Grealish benched
England’s leaked starting XI ahead of the huge Euro 2020 clash against Germany overlooks Jack Grealish. The Three Lions face Germany once more in the last-16 but Gareth Southgate is believed to be planning a return to the 5-2-3 which helped the team to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup. Telegraph Sport claims Southgate […]
Neville & Keane point finger at Pogba after France’s Euros exit
Paul Pogba may have scored a suoerb goal on Tuesday, but neither Roy Keane nor Patrick Vieira were impressed by his overall display as France were beaten by Switzerland on penalties at Euro 2020. The thrilling game finished 3-3 as France, who conceded early but came back into a 3-1 lead, with Pogba curling an outstanding […]
France dressing room reaction to penalty as Mbappe left “very affected”
France head coach Didier Deschamps has given insight into the immediate reaction to the team’s shock European Championships exit. Deschamps’ side looked destined to make it to the quarter-finals as they came from a goal down to take a 3-1 lead against Switzerland. But their opponents came back to force extra-time with a last-gasp goal […]
What Cristiano Ronaldo told Courtois after Portugal’s defeat to Belgium
Cristiano Ronaldo told Thibaut Courtois his Belgium team were lucky to make the last eight of the European Championships after they saw off Portugal. Thorgan Hazard’s first-half sublime strike was enough to settle the clash in Seville and knock out the defending champions. Ronaldo and co threw everything in the second half, having 23 attempts […]
Rashford gives Jadon Sancho verdict ahead of Man Utd transfer
Marcus Rashford believes Jadon Sancho’s familiarity with many of the German players could be of benefit to England on Tuesday night. England face their old rivals at Wembley with a spot in the last eight of European Championship on offer. Germany are in a transitional phase with Joachim Low leaving his post as manager once […]
Luke Shaw hits back at Jose Mourinho’s criticism in savage response
Luke Shaw says that his poor relationship with Jose Mourinho is much worse than most people realise during their spell together at Old Trafford. While Mourinho was in charge at Manchester United he publicly criticised Shaw several times, pulling no punches as he slammed the player’s ‘football brain’ and commitment in training sessions. The Portuguese manager brought up […]
Jurgen Klinsmann names six England players that Germany are scared of
Jurgen Klinsmann revealed six names when asked which England players the Germany team will be scared of ahead of their last 16 game at Euro 2020 on Tuesday. England and Germany will play at Wembley to scrap it out for a place in the quarter-finals in a clash that appears very hard to call ahead […]