Tag: European Championship

England have the Euros' most effective defence. Should Southgate double down on his tactics?

A striking thing about the reaction to England’s group-stage performance is how many different solutions have been offered.In midfield, it’s possible to find...

Cristiano Ronaldo is raging – at referees, his luck and maybe time itself

It just doesn’t come as easily to Cristiano Ronaldo these days. Over the course of two decades he has so often bent the...

Kevin De Bruyne asks for Belgium fan support vs France after furious reaction to Ukraine draw

Kevin De Bruyne says Belgium will need their fans behind them at Euro 2024 after their Group E draw with Ukraine was met...

Euro 2024 and the lopsided draw affecting which teams are considered likely finalists

There is a reason, at the very moment Gareth Southgate and his players were having obscenities and plastic cups hurled at them in...

France aren't just boring under Deschamps. Now the fear is they're not particularly good

It was just over two decades ago, 30km down the road here from Dortmund, that Didier Deschamps contested his first major final as...

Netherlands 2 Austria 3: Sabitzer's sublime winner and Koeman outfoxed by Rangnick

Austria are through to the knockout stage as group winners after a sensational and topsy-turvy 3-2 victory over Netherlands.Ralf Rangnick’s side took the...