Euro 2020 – Group D preview
England and Scotland will meet in a fascinating all-British match-up in Group D at this summer’s European Championship, the latter having reached a first…
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Ranking the highest appearance makers in European Championship history
The chance to play at just one major international tournament is often seen as the pinnacle of a player’s career, yet for some, that…
Euro 2020 – Group C preview
Previewing Group C of this summer’s European Championship, as the Netherlands face Ukraine, Austria and debutants North Macedonia as the Dutch make their major…
Wales’ Euro dream-makers deserve one last summer fling before they are gone for good
Five years on and Hal Robson-Kanu’s brilliant goal against Belgium in a Euro 2016 quarter-final remains indelibly imprinted in the memory of every Welsh…
Five lesser-known players who could become household names at Euro 2020
Football fans across the world will tune in for four weeks of European Championship action over the next month, as Euro 2020 prepares to…
Ranking the highest scorers in European Championship history
The long-awaited European Championships are finally upon us, with Turkey and Italy going head-to-head to kick the tournament off in Rome on Friday night.…
Appreciating every centre-mid to win MOTM in the Champions League final
N’Golo Kante was the star of Chelsea’s success in this season’s Champions League, with the ever-popular midfielder winning Man of the Match accolades in…
Five of England’s most humiliating major tournament defeats
Ah, England. One of football’s proudest nations with perhaps an over-inflated sense of standing within the game, often labelled as one of the elite…
Five of the best players from Euro ’96
The summer that football came home, well, sort of. England hosted the European Championship in what proved to be a festival of football, the…
Euro 2020 – Group A preview
Euro 2020 finally gets underway this week with the tournament’s opening fixture seeing Turkey face off against Italy, two teams who will be hoping…
Five top drawer players who’ll make their major tournament debut at the Euros
Euro 2020 is now just two days away and football fans across the continent are gearing up for what promises to be four weeks…
Six players who will be in the shop window at Euro 2020
Major tournaments always provide players with an opportunity to impress potential suitors, a four-week window in which performances are scrutinised by the watching world.…
Dubiously predicting the Euro 2020 Team of the Tournament
Predictions can often make a writer look foolish, but as Euro 2020 prepares to get underway this week we thought we’d try our hand…
Player Analysis: Is Ibrahima Konate a good fit for Klopp’s Liverpool?
Liverpool’s success has been driven by their excellent recruitment. More than spending heavily, the Reds have tailored their signings to fit Jurgen Klopp’s highly…
Ranking the five best out-and-out strikers at Euro 2020 this summer
Europe’s festival of football is now just a week away as the rescheduled Euro 2020 prepares to begin on June 11, a major tournament…
Faith restored: Is this England’s real Golden Generation?
The average age of Gareth Southgate’s squad preparing themselves for this summer’s Euros is 24.8. Quite conceivably the average age of the starting eleven…
Remembering the Arsenal starting XI that clinched the title at Old Trafford in 2002
Arsenal against Manchester United proved the most iconic Premier League rivalry during the late nineties and early 2000s, the two sides winning every league…
Gunmen: Appreciating the six players to score 30+ goals in 2020/21
Some of European football’s finest forwards enjoyed campaigns to remember during the 2020/21 season, with six of the very best reaching the 30-goal landmark…