It is at the international stage that most promising talents complete the transformation to a household name, and Italy’s Manuel Locatelli did no harm to his fast-rising reputation with a midfield masterclass against Switzerland last night. The Sassuolo midfielder scored twice and was influential in Azzuri’s 3-0 win over Switzerland in their EURO 2020 group …
Coca-Cola stocks are about to hit a high again after Russia manager Stanislav Cherchesov reversed the trend and instead took a swig of the carbonated drink during a press conference. The soft drinks giants had to suffer a devaluation of $4bn after Cristiano Ronaldo scoffed at the coke bottles placed in front of him during …
The first heavyweight clash in the 2020 European Championship perspired as France came out triumphant against Germany at the Allianz Arena last night. A Mats Hummels own goal in the first half was enough to clinch a winning start at the EURO 2020 for the world champions, even as two second-half strikes were ruled out …
Germany lacked incision throughout in their opening match of the 2020 European Championship against France last night, but footage from the game has shown that Antonio Rüdiger didn’t. The German central defender was caught on camera trying to bite Paul Pogba as France began their EURO 2020 campaign with a 1-0 win over Germany – …
Kylian Mbappe displayed a glimpse of his intense athleticism as he ate up the yards to get to a through ball which appeared to be a lost cause. The moment occurred in the second half of France’s win against Germany at the Allianz Arena as the PSG striker found himself in a sprint duel with …
It was the late show for Portugal against Hungary last night, as Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in the closing minutes to help his team cruise to a 3-0 win in their opening match of EURO 2020. It was Raphael Guerreiro who struck first for the defending champions, and their talismanic leader got on the scoresheet …
Haiti backup goalkeeper Josue Duverger panicked himself into making an all-time own goal howler during their World Cup qualifying fixture against Canada. Canada received the gift of all gifts when Duverger turned a back pass from Kevin Lafrance inside his own net after failing to clear the ball twice and instead toe-poked it with his …
It was another horrible own goal in the ongoing Euros as Mats Hummels deflected a cross inside his own net to score France’s eventual winner against Germany at the Allianz Arena. The Borussia Dortmund defender became the third player to suffer the fate after Poland’s Wojciech Szczesny and Turkey’s Merih Demiral. Though, unlike Merih Demiral, …
Slovakia pulled off an upset victory over Poland in their European Championship group stage match last night, thanks to Milan Skriniar’s second half match-winner. The Inter Milan central defender showed goalscoring instincts that any world-class striker would be proud of, as he ensured that Slovakia started their EURO 2020 campaign with a 2-1 win over …
Cristiano Ronaldo has been on top of the highest level of the game for nearly two decades now. The Portuguese icon is not only one of the most talented athletes to ever play the game, but his longevity makes him one of the greatest ever. And the sole reason for his longevity – why he …
Guillermo Maripan exacted revenge for years of humiliations defenders across the globe suffered at the hands of Lionel Messi when he bamboozled the Barcelona star with a La Croqueta near the touchline. The moment occurred during the 78th minute of the 1-1 draw between Argentina and Chile in Rio de Janeiro in the ongoing Copa …
Lionel Messi was denied a free-kick by a world-class save from Claudio Bravo during the World Cup qualifier between Argentina and Chile a little more than a week ago. But the Barcelona legend got the better of his former Blaugrana teammate with a copycat free-kick, placed at the same area of the net during the …
Patrik Schick induced an unimaginable degree of curl in his shot as he caught Scotland goalkeeper David Marshall off his lines with a 50-yard strike from the halfway line. The Bayer Leverkusen forward showed great vision to score his second goal of the match at Hampden Park when he struck it the first time from …
Colombia won their opening fixture of the Copa America courtesy of a goal that was straight off the playground. Edwin Cardona’s strike against Ecuador might have come after one of the best set-piece routines ever. It was an extremely intricate build-up from Los Cafeteros as they used their opponents as training cones during a move …
Andriy Yarmolenko scored the first real banger of Euro 2020 in the most entertaining match of the tournament so far as Ukraine put up a fight but were eventually defeated 3-2 by the Netherlands. The West Ham player put his side back in the game when he belted in a sensational effort with a left-footed …
Both Raheem Sterling and Kalvin Phillips raised quite a few eyebrows with their selection before the game. But it was the two controversial names who stepped up massively as England put one foot into the knockout stages with a 1-0 win against Croatia. The Gareth Southgate-led side scored in the second half as Marcelo Bielsa …
Football fans around the globe probably witnessed one of the most frightening and disturbing incidents ever seen during a live athletic event as Christian Eriksen collapsed into the field during Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 fixture against Finland. The Parken Stadium at Copenhagen froze upon watching perhaps the most popular footballer on the pitch fall unhinged …