Luis Enrique s free-scoring Spain will look to avoid the same fate as France when they take on European Championship quarter-final debutants Switzerland.
Switzerland pulled off one of the tournament s all-time greatest shocks by eliminating competition favourites France on penalties in the last 16 after a thrilling 3-3 draw.
La Roja were also involved in a game that saw six goals inside an eventful 90 minutes, before going on to beat Croatia 5-3 in extra time in another Euros classic.
In doing so, Spain became the first side in European Championship history to score five or more goals in successive games, having seen off Slovakia 5-0 in their final group match.
Ahead of Friday s showdown with Switzerland, Luis Enrique has vowed to stick to an attacking st…
The 10-point penalty imposed on Everton shows the Premier League is a “defunct organisation”, former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has said.
An independent commission sanctioned the Toffees last week after they exceeded losses permitted under the league’s profitability and sustainability rules by £19.5million in the three seasons ending in 2021-22.
Neville compared Everton’s penalty with the £3.5m fines imposed on the ‘Big Six’ clubs in 2021 over their involvement in an attempt to launch a European Super League.
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Ajax wrapped up a 35th Dutch league title as Erik ten Hag saw his team thrash Emmen 4-0 at the Johan Cruijff ArenA.
Their latest Eredivisie triumph arrived on Sunday as Ajax completed a league and cup double.
It came just two days after head coach Ten Hag signed a new two-year contract with the club, amid reported interest from Tottenham.
Goals from Jurrien Timber, Sebastien Haller, Devyne Rensch and Davy Klaassen saw the Amsterdam giants sweep to a crushing win.
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The result took them to 79 points from 31 games, with second-placed PSV no longer able to catch their great rivals.
Ajax also won the KNVB Beker – the Netherlands cup competition – by beating Vitesse 2-1 in the final two weeks ago.
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Arsenal are interested in signing Santiago Gimenez from Feyenoord in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the Gunners are in pole position to secure the services of the Mexico international striker.
Gimenez has been on the books of Feyenoord since 2022 when he moved from Cruz Azul. The 23-year-old has established himself as one of the best young strikers in the Dutch Eredivisie and has been superb for Feyenoord. The youngster scored 23 goals and gave six assists in 29 league starts and scored two goals and provided one assist in four UEFA Champions League matches last season.
The Mexico international striker scored 15 goals and provided two assists in 21 starts and 11 substitute appearances in the Eredivisie for Feyenoord in 2022-23. He…
Liverpool are interested in signing Bayern Munich left-back Alphonso Davies, according to . The report has claimed that Davies is out of contract at Bundesliga champions Bayern in the summer of 2025, and that former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners Liverpool are among the clubs who are keen on securing his services.
Davies is one of the best left-backs in the world and is also able to play as a winger. The 23-year-old Canada international has been on the books of Bayern since 2018 and has developed into a superb player at the Allianz Arena.
During his time a Bayern so far, Davies has won the Bundesliga title five times, the DFB-Pokal twice and the UEFA Champions League on one occasion. The Canada international left-back has made 10 starts and one substit…
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The time has come for the Champions League to resume after the winter break. The group stages are over, and the teams that have gotten through are now gearing up for the tough clashes ahead. The one between RB Leipzig and Liverpool will certainly be among the more interesting match-ups of the round of 16, and the first leg, in which the Bundesliga side are officially the hosts, will be played on Tuesday evening at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium in Budapest due to Covid-related restrictions imposed by the German government.
For the same reason, the rematch, set to take place on March 10th, is unlikely to be played at Anfield, but nothing has been officially confirmed as of yet.
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Harry Kane scored his first international goal in 16 months as England cruised to a 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Albania in Tirana.
Kane had not found the back of the net for his country since November 2019, a drought of six games, but the captain opened the scoring with a first-half header at the Air Albania Stadium on Sunday.
The striker then set up Mason Mount to double England s lead in the second half as the Group I leaders made it two wins out of two following their 5-0 hammering of San Marino on Thursday.
Kane and Phil Foden struck the woodwork in a dominant display from Gareth Southgate s side, with Nick Pope becoming the first goalkeeper not to concede a goal in his first six England games as second-placed Albania failed to register a sho…
England are in good shape to go on a long run at Euro 2016 in France next year, according to their former defender Ledley King.
Roy Hodgson s men have already booked their ticket to the tournament, having won all eight of their Group E qualification matches so far and will attempt to make it a perfect 10 in their last two encounters against Estonia and Lithuania.
King who was capped 21 times between 2002 and 2010 has seen significant improvements in England s displays and feels the faster pace of their attack could prove to be a huge benefit at the finals next year, which begin in June.
I think there is a good youthful squad at the moment, he told Omnisport.
Obviously previous tournaments were disappointing but I believe the players would have learned a…
Czech Republic coach Pavel Vrba heaped praise on his unheralded team, who became the second team to qualify for UEFA Euro 2016 on Sunday.
After Group A rivals Iceland qualified and Turkey accounted for Netherlands 3-0, the Czechs booked their spot at next year s tournament thanks to a 2-1 win in Latvia.
First-half goals from David Limbersky and Vladimir Darida inspired the visitors, who opened up an unassailable lead at the top of the group alongside Iceland.
Vrba and Co. achieved the feat with a squad predominantly made up of locally based players, with 15 of the 23-man squad playing their trade in the Czech Republic.
Only Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech, 33, plays for an elite European club, a stark contrast to the Euro 2008 squad that had players represe…
Italy coach Antonio Conte insisted there was nothing routine about their route to Euro 2016 despite qualifying with a game to spare on Saturday.
Conte s men booked their place in France for next year s competition courtesy of a 3-1 victory over Group H rivals Azerbaijan Eder, Stephan El Shaarawy and Matteo Darmian on target in Baku.
It means the pressure is off going into their qualification finale against Norway in Rome, with Conte pleased to have finished the job.
Now that we have qualified it might have seemed easy, but there was nothing easy about it, he told Rai Sport.
I am happy as we are working well and I saw a team growing, so we must continue this work.
Our fitness levels were important, but we also changed on a tactical level. Th…