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2:16 PM ET Euro 2020 kicks off this Friday with Italy vs. Turkey in Rome — stream LIVE, 3 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+ (U.S. only) — but who are the players on every team that you need to know before the real fun begins over the weekend? ESPN senior writer Gab Marcotti runs through all 24

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12:36 PM ET The Euros are here! Get ready for Euro 2020 with our comprehensive preview. Will England dazzle? Will France dominate? Can Ronaldo lead Portugal to a second consecutive Euro title? ESPN Illustration At long last, Euro 2020 is here! Twenty-four teams across 11 host cities promise to make the Euros a festival of football

11:53 PM ET In the wake of an emotionally and physically demanding win against Mexico in the inaugural CONCACAF Nations League final on Sunday, the job wasn’t completely done for the United States men’s national team. A final test against Costa Rica loomed to complete the scheduling exercise designed to mimic the compact World Cup

4:30 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.

5:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen The delayed Euro 2020 starts on Friday (stream live games and replays on ESPN+ in the U.S.) and there’s plenty of talent on show among the 24 teams involved. Everyone already knows the likes of Kylian Mbappe (France), Phil Foden (England) and Joao Felix (Portugal), but who are some of

12:00 PM ET It may be one year later than planned, but Euro 2020 is finally here! Just like all football fans the world over, we simply cannot wait to see which country emerges victorious in the ultimate showdown: by which, of course, we mean the battle to be crowned the team with the best

10:24 AM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Eric Gomez Following Sunday’s instant classic between the United States and Mexico in the Nations League final, there’s still plenty to break down from the USMNT’s 3-2 win over El Tri. Did the USMNT

1:03 PM ET Ahead of the Euros, which begin this Friday — Stream LIVE on ESPN, ESPN+ all summer long (U.S.) — ESPN’s experts have selected the most iconic moments from tournaments past as we wait to see what the 2021 edition has in store. Jump to: 2016: Ronaldo’s final | 2012: Spain’s “three-peat” |

3:23 AM ET Euro 2020 is finally set to start — 12 months after it was originally scheduled due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. One year on, the 24-team pan-European tournament has one fewer host city, reduced stadium capacities, strictly enforced coronavirus protocols and a labyrinth of travel restrictions and testing requirements. It

5:50 AM ET France coach Didier Deschamps has taken aim at Jose Mourinho’s spell at Tottenham after the Portuguese claimed it would be a failure if the World Cup winners don’t win the European Championship this summer. Les Bleus are looking to become the first side since Spain (2008-2012) to win back-to-back tournaments and replicate

7:34 AM ET Pep Guardiola wants Jack Grealish as part of Manchester City‘s summer squad strengthening programme, with sources telling ESPN that the City manager regards the Aston Villa midfielder as important a target as Tottenham forward Harry Kane. Grealish, in contention to be in the starting lineup for England‘s Euro 2020 opener against Croatia

1:50 AM ET DENVER — The United States men’s national team headed into Sunday’s CONCACAF Nations League final against Mexico as a side heavy on potential but light on experience. Yet in an engrossing contest that lasted almost three hours, this young U.S. team grew before the collective eyes of those in attendance, prevailing 3-2

3:48 PM ET MIDDLESBROUGH, England — It took a while for Gareth Southgate to be convinced of Jack Grealish‘s worth in the England national team, but the Aston Villa midfielder now looks primed to get his chance at Euro 2020. England’s two warm-up games have effectively been an exercise in damage limitation, with several players

7:35 AM ET Adriana Garcia UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin still feels betrayed by Juventus president Andrea Agnelli because of his involvement in the European Super League and said that, in his eyes, “he doesn’t exist anymore.” Juventus were one of the 12 founding clubs that announced the breakaway league on April 18 and have yet

8:03 PM ET United States men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter said that midfielder Tyler Adams is “recovered and ready to go” for Sunday’s CONCACAF Nations League final against Mexico after recuperating from a back injury. Adams missed the last three league games of RB Leipzig‘s Bundesliga season, as well as the DFB Pokal final

4:00 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Eric Gomez It has been almost two years since CONCACAF giants U.S. and Mexico met in a competitive fixture, when El Tri triumphed 1-0 in the Gold Cup final, but they renew their rivalry

11:50 AM ET Gareth Southgate has confirmed England will continue to take the knee throughout Euro 2020 despite accepting the move could create an “adverse reaction” towards his own team. England return to Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium on Sunday for their final warm-up friendly against Romania, four days after facing Austria in front of around 7,000