4:33 PM ET “Messi or no Messi, I don’t give a f—. I am not going home tonight.” Picture the scene: France are about to play Argentina in the last 16 of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. It’s June 30, and Paul Pogba decided to speak up louder than he’d even done before. In
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6:51 PM ET LONDON — Gareth Southgate found a way for England to win Group D at Euro 2020. Now he needs to mastermind a way to win the entire tournament. There has perhaps been an unexpectedly high level of pragmatism in England’s performances at Euro 2020, which continued with Tuesday’s 1-0 win over the
10:15 AM ET Several Bundesliga clubs have announced they will light up their stadiums with rainbow colours during the Euro 2020 clash between Germany and Hungary after UEFA denied a request from the Munich mayor to light up the Allianz Arena. Barcelona‘s Antoine Griezmann and Gerard Pique as well as Arsenal‘s Katie McCabe have also
2:27 PM ET Last week, Harry Kane was asked whether he had a special goal celebration planned in tribute to former Tottenham Hotspur teammate Christian Eriksen following the Denmark midfielder’s recovery from cardiac arrest. “I’d have to score a goal first before I think of anything like that,” he replied in what felt like an
7:55 PM ET The Danish players huddled in a tight circle, shoulder to shoulder, eyes to eyes, heart to heart. Around them, embracing them and joining them in an outer ring of affection, belonging and hope was the crowd at Copenhagen’s Denmark Stadium. We’d seen this before. Nine days earlier, just a few feet away
11:37 AM ET Manchester City are readying a £100 million ($139 million) offer for Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane, sources have told ESPN. Kane, 27, has informed Spurs of his desire to leave this summer, with City leading Manchester United and Chelsea in the race for his signature. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+
5:29 PM ET The Euro 2020 group stage is almost halfway through, with 16 of the 24 nations going through to the knockout rounds. Euro 2020: News and features | Live on ESPN | VAR watch The top two teams in each group qualify, along with the best four of the six third-placed teams. At
10:00 AM ET It has been a frustrating Euro 2020 for Bruno Fernandes so far. On the evidence of his performances against Hungary and Germany, and with a Group F decider against France on Wednesday (LIVE on ESPN and ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET in the U.S.), the Portugal version of the midfielder is a
3:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent The ball looped over Italy manager Roberto Mancini on the touchline, and with hands still in the pockets of his smart suit, he brought it down with a flick of his designer shoes. Azzurri-legend-turned-assistant Gianluca Vialli, watching from the substitutes bench behind, rocked with laughter. Italy are having a great
7:00 AM ET Italy have been aggressive and attack-minded at the Euros so far, and it’s paying off with a flurry of goals. Matteo Ciambelli/DeFodi Images via Getty Images In any given European club season, it can take weeks or even months to get an accurate read on a given team, its strengths and its weaknesses.
6:53 PM ET For all their neat and intricate passing, if Spain are to be judged as real Euro 2020 contenders, they must solve their problem up front. They have had 28 attempts through their opening two matches and have just two points and one goal to show for their efforts. On Saturday evening in
3:32 PM ET Germany are back. In the most rambunctious, direct way, putting four past defending champion Portugal in a 4-2 win at Euro 2020. Overcoming their own new-found insecurities, square-pegs-in-round-holes and a one-goal deficit summoned up by a lung-busting Cristiano Ronaldo effort. It’s too early to crown them even as legitimate contenders, but it’s
8:05 AM ET Associated Press Christian Eriksen surprised the Denmark team with a visit in the middle of a training session and then gave them all a hug, his teammates said on Saturday. Eriksen was discharged from a Copenhagen hospital on Friday and immediately went to see his teammates at their European Championship base camp
6:42 PM ET LONDON — England reached the 2018 World Cup semifinals by scoring just three goals from open play. Gareth Southgate and his coaching staff offset this issue by developing a sustained and inventive threat from set pieces, chiefly through mastering the adaptation to VAR quicker than most other countries. The rich array of
12:33 PM ET Denmark‘s Christian Eriksen has been released from hospital after undergoing a successful operation, the Danish Football Association confirmed in a statement on Friday. Eriksen was admitted to hospital after he collapsed due to cardiac arrest in the 43rd minute of Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 game against Finland on June 12. He was
3:26 PM ET Sergio Ramos is the boy who didn’t become a bullfighter because his mum wouldn’t let him, but who hasn’t believed that anything else in his life, from that day to this, is impossible. – Official: Ramos, legendary defender, leaving Real Madrid– 16 things about Ramos’ 16 years at Real Madrid In 2005,
4:17 PM ET We needed just two minutes to find out how Denmark would react against Belgium, a match played five days after their talismanic midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed after suffering from cardiac arrest in their Euro 2020 opener against Finland. It was uncharted territory for all involved. Denmark forward Yussuf Poulsen said on Wednesday
3:10 PM ET England manager Gareth Southgate has defended the right of sponsors to advertise their products at Euro 2020 after Cristiano Ronaldo sparked a row by removing a bottle from a news conference. UEFA issued a statement on Thursday reminding teams of their contractual obligations after Ronaldo moved Coca-Cola bottles out of shot as