On the one year anniversary of their World Cup triumph, ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens delves into the chances this France side will win more silverware.
Luis Enrique took over as manager of Spain after the 2018 World Cup.
Spain’s national soccer team coach Luis Enrique will quit as manager to be replaced by his assistant, Robert Moreno.
Luis Enrique became Spain coach last July after the team’s exit from the 2018 World Cup to hosts Russia. Fernando Hierro had acted as interim coach after Julen Lopetegui was sacked on the eve of the tournament for negotiating a move to Real Madrid.
He took charge of Spain’s UEFA Nations League campaign,, where they failed to reach the semifinals, and began their Euro 2020 qualifying…
Patrik Schick and the Czech Republic are now level on points with England in Group A after their 3-0 win over Montenegro.
Steve Nicol says it’s tragic for Henrikh Mkhitaryan to be forced to miss out on the Europa League final in Baku due to safety concerns.
UEFA has insisted that there are no concerns with Baku as a Euro 2020 host city despite the issues surrounding Wednesday’s Europa League final between Arsenal and Chelsea.
European football’s governing body told ESPN FC in a short statement that the transport problems for supporters of the two Premier League clubs will have no bearing on its standing for Euro 2020, when it will host three group games and a quarterfinal.
Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan, an Armenian, has not made the trip to…
An emotional support officer was on hand outside the new stadium as fans arrived for the first Premier League game.
Goals from Heung-Min Son and Christian Eriksen paced Tottenham to a win in their first match at their new stadium.
Goals from Heung-Min Son and Christian Eriksen paced Tottenham to a win in their first match at their new stadium.
English Premier League: Christian Eriksen (80′) Tottenham 2-0 Crystal Palace
Danny Rose has said racism will continue to be a problem in football as long as offending countries are fined what he would spend on a night out — and he can’t wait to see the back of the game.
The Tottenham left-back was among the England players targeted with chants by a section of home fans during the 5-1 Euro 2020 qualifying victory in Podgorica on March 25, and UEFA have since charged Montenegro with racist behaviour.
- Ogden: No beer, no problem as Spurs open new home with win
“I’d sort…
With international break now behind us, look back at all the biggest misses, referee blunders and quite a few own goals.
The opening rounds of Euro 2020 qualifying produced big-time performances from Raheem Sterling, Memphis Depay and more of Europe’s top players.
George Puscas beat the Faroe Islands keeper with an early shot in Romania’s 4-1 win in Cluj-Napoca.
LONDON — UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said he felt”ashamed” at the frequent incidents of racist abuse throughout European football during his opening speech of the governing body’s new anti-discrimination conference.
Last week, Ceferin described the racist abuse directed at England players during their Euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro in Podgorica “a disaster,” while UEFA confirmed on Monday that Dinamo Zagreb will play their next home European match behind closed doors due to racist…
Fifteen years at the highest level gives a national team coach plenty of sporting capital. Enough, for example, to survive both a humiliating first-round exit at a World Cup and relegation from the inaugural Nations League. It also gave Joachim Low licence to make bold moves and he certainly did that when Germany traveled to take on the Dutch in the pick of the weekend’s Euro 2020 qualifiers.
Having already dropped Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels and Thomas Muller, Low drew up a 3-4-1-2 system featuring…
Skillzy is a ‘larger-than-life character inspired by freestyling, street and panna culture’.
With qualification for the tournament now well and truly underway, UEFA has revealed the official mascot for the 2020 European Championship.
Skillzy was unveiled in front of 55,000 fans on the pitch at the Amsterdam Arena ahead of Sunday night’s qualifier between Netherlands and Germany.
According to UEFA, it’s a “larger-than-life character inspired by freestyling, street and panna culture”.
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Fans from all 12 Euro 2020 host nations are now invited to follow Skillzy on social media and even submit…
Following England’s 5-1 thrashing of Montenegro, the FC crew discuss how this group of England players are evolving under Gareth Southgate.
European Championship Qualifying: Denis Cheryshev (16′) Belgium 1-1 Russia
Gab Marcotti joins ESPN FC to talk Real Madrid’s chances of signing Eden Hazard this summer.
Eden Hazard made amends for Thibaut Courtois’ goalkeeping howler with two goals in Belgium’s 3-1 win over Russia.
European Championship Qualifying: Eden Hazard (88′) Belgium 3-1 Russia
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said the Spanish press are out to “kill” him, and he considers himself “one of the best in the world.”
Courtois has endured a difficult campaign at Real Madrid since joining from Chelsea in the summer and an ill-calculated dribble during Belgium’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Russia resulted in the 26-year-old being dispossessed in his area which allowed Denis Cheryshev to equalise — though the hosts went on to win 3-1.
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