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Two Group C teams vying to stay in the hunt for the last 16 of Euro 2024 meet at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Thursday afternoon, as Slovenia face Serbia.
The two nations, unable to secure a win in their opening group matches, are separated by just one point in the standings. A victory here would be crucial in significantly boosting their chances of advancing to the knockout rounds.
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Competing in their first European Championship since 2000 and their first major tournament since the 2010 World Cup, Slovenia began their Euro 2024 Group C campaign with a 1-1 draw against Denmark in Stuttgart last Sunday.
The Danes took the lead in the first half with a goal from Christian Eriksen, who scored exactly 1110 days a…
Roberto Martinez is daring to dream as Portugal prepare to open their Euro 2024 campaign, where ageing star Cristiano Ronaldo has been selected on merit .
Portugal are the favourites to top Group F in Germany, opening their tournament against Czechia on Tuesday before facing Turkiye and Georgia.
Martinez s side were the only team to win 100 per cent of their games in the qualifying campaign (10/10), while they also scored more goals than any other team (36).
The former Belgium manager has major-tournament pedigree, too, guiding the Red Devils to third place at the 2018 World Cup and quarter-finals at Euro 2020.
Going further on this occasion remains at the forefront of the Spaniard s mind.
We must believe, we need to dream big, the Portugal head …
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Ahead of Euro 2024, Denmark faces Norway in the second of two all-Scandinavian friendlies at the Brondby Stadium on Saturday evening.
Kasper Hjulmand s team secured a 2-1 victory against Sweden in midweek, with returning hero Christian Eriksen playing a crucial role. Meanwhile, Norway relied on Erling Haaland, their star striker, in their 3-0 win over Kosovo.
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Premier League stars showcased their talent in Denmark and Sweden s clash in Copenhagen on Wednesday. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg opened the scoring in just two minutes, swiftly answered by Alexander Isak. However, Eriksen, making an emotional return since his Euro 2020 cardiac arrest, netted the winning goal in the 86th minute, preserving Denmark s unbeaten record f…
Paul Pogba says his long-awaited return to Manchester United has brought him back to his happy place following Euro 2016 disappointment with France.
Pobga was a key member of France s squad as they attempted to claim the European Championship on home soil, but fell short at the last hurdle, losing the final 1-0 to Portugal after extra time.
The Frenchman struggled in the final as Eder proved the unlikely hero for Portugal in extra time, and while Pogba was left despondent in defeat with the national team, he was happy to put the loss behind him as well as months of transfer speculation to focus on a new start at United in his second stint with the club.
It was a bit of sadness of course, because we lost the final at home, Pogba told MUTV.
But I would s…
Fabian Ruiz wants to do something historic for Spain after booking a place in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals with a 4-1 victory over Georgia in Cologne.
La Roja found themselves behind due to Robin Le Normand s 18th-minute own goal, but came from behind to register the biggest win margin from a losing position in the competition’s history.
Rodri got the equaliser in the first half, before Fabian, Nico Williams and Dani Olmo sealed the victory, with an eye-catching quarter-final against Germany next up for Spain.
Fabian praised Spain s spirit to come from behind and is already looking past their last-eight meeting with Germany.
We played a great second half, the team gave everything on the pitch, Ruiz said.
Germany? Any opponent is difficult. We …
England manager Sam Allardyce wants Great Britain to play football at the Olympic Games, feeling the opportunity to play on such a stage cannot be squandered.
Britain was represented by both men s and women s football teams when the country hosted the Games at London 2012.
The men s squad featured the likes of Ryan Giggs, Aaron Ramsey, Daniel Sturridge and Craig Bellamy but suffered a quarter-final exit at the hands of South Korea in a penalty shoot-out.
Canada knocked the women s team out in the last eight, with neither side reformed for Rio 2016, where Great Britain have so far won 66 medals.
But Allardyce told the BBC: I think it is a fantastic venue, once every four years, and to turn it down is a great shame.
When you see the delight …
Titleholders Greece crashed out of Euro 2008 here on Saturday as they were beaten 1-0 by Russia in their Group D match.
Konstantin Zyryanov scored the only goal of the half in the 33rd minute to ensure the Greeks went out.
The Greeks have no points after two matches having also lost to Sweden and face group winners Spain on Wednesday.
The Greeks become the fourth ever European champions to go out at the first hurdle and third in the last four championships the other three being Czechoslovakia in 1980, Denmark in 1996 and Germany in 2000.
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Luke Shaw has been handed his first start of Euro 2024 with the left-back replacing Kieran Trippier for England s showdown with Spain in Berlin.
Shaw, who missed the last three months of the 2023-24 season, did not feature in any of England s first four matches.
However, after coming on as a substitute against Switzerland in the quarters and then again against the Netherlands in the semi-finals, the 29-year-old was included in Gareth Southgate s starting XI for Sunday s final.
Trippier, who had filled in on the left, has dropped to the bench. Shaw s inclusion was the only change for Southgate from the team that started against the Dutch, meaning the semi-final matchwinner Ollie Watkins had to settle for a place among the substitutes yet again.
It is the f…
Manchester United generated the greatest revenue of all clubs in Europe during the 2016 financial year, according to a detailed study carried out by UEFA.
The Premier League giants, playing catch up to neighbours Manchester City on the pitch this season, top that particular table ahead of LaLiga behemoths Barcelona and Real Madrid.
However, United s financial might comes with the caveat of recording the highest net debt on the continent, while City fans can point to the numbers in the argument over who possesses the superior squad among Europe s heavyweights.
Below, we ve broken down the salient points from UEFA s extensive review.
UNITED THE BIGGEST KID IN THE PLAYGROUND
The three-time European champions take their place at the top of…
Arsenal had beaten Barcelona at the Emirates in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 by 2-1, but lost the rematch at the Camp Nou by 3-1 and were consequently knocked out.
Lionel Messi had given the Catalans the lead in the dying seconds of the first half, only to see it cancelled out by a Sergio Busquets own-goal. Even though Barcelona were dominating the proceedings, the aggregate score was still favoring Arsenal when Robin van Persie received his second yellow card of the evening and was sent off for kicking the ball after the referee had stopped the game.
The Gunners striker tried to tell the referee that it was impossible for him to hear the whistle with over 99,000 people in the stands making extreme noise, but it was no use.
A goal by Xavi He…