Netherland 0 v 0 France: VAR rules out a Xavi Simons strike denies Netherlands win
Kylian Mbappé sat proceedings out with his broken nose and France, positive but achingly profligate, showed how much they will need him back. The first goalless draw in this European Championship was not short of scoring opportunities and it must concern Didier Deschamps that, without his talisman, the favourites were ultimately blunt. They could even […]
Ukraine produces stirring 2-1 comeback win against Slovakia at Euro 2024
Ukraine gritted their teeth before roaring back from a goal down to defeat Slovakia and put the cat among the pigeons in Group E at Euro 2024. After being thumped 3-0 by Romania in their opening match of the tournament, Ukraine could have been forgiven for fearing the worst when Ivan Schranz gave Slovakia the […]
Argentina 2 v 0 Canada: Messi’s two chance creation helped them secure win against Canada
World champions Argentina opened their bid for back-to-back Copa America titles with a 2-0 win over Canada in front of a crowd of 70,564 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Thursday. Julian Alvarez put Argentina ahead in the 49th minute but a combination of inspired goalkeeping from Canada’s Max Crepeau and Lionel Messi’s surprising lack of precision […]
Denmark 1 v 1 England: England draw against Denmark despite early lead
England have missed out on automatically qualifying for the knockout stages of the Euros tonight after drawing 1-1 to Denmark. The Three Lions were booed by their supporters after a lacklustre performance at the Frankfurt Arena. However, Gareth Southgate’s men remain on top of Group C with four points and a strong chance of automatically […]
Slovenia 1 v 1 Serbia: Stoppage-time equalizer from Serbia robs Slovenia of historic win
With virtually the last touch of the game, Serbia scraped out a draw against Slovenia to keep its Euro 2024 hopes alive. Luka Jovic’s header on a corner was the latest equalizer in the history of the European Championship. In doing so, he pulled out what could be a pivotal point for Serbia after falling […]
Steve Cooper appointed as new Leicester manager
Leicester City have appointed former Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper as their new manager on a three-year deal. Cooper, 44, has been out of work since leaving Forest in December 2023. The Foxes have been searching for a new manager since Enzo Maresca departed for Chelsea at the start of June. Maresca joined Leicester at […]
Croatia 2 v 2 Albania: Albania’s 96th minute goal silences Croatia in their first Euro match
In their first game at Euro 2024, Albania scored the fastest goal ever of the tournament, but Italy would quickly storm back and then see out a 2-1 victory. In their second game at Euro 2024, Albania once again scored early, this time waiting all the way until the 10th minute! And this time, they […]
NFF to open disciplinary proceeding against Victor Osihmen
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) may in the coming days charge the first choice striker of Super Eagles, Victor Osimhen for improper conduct over his verbal attack on the former coach of the senior national team of Nigeria, Finidi George. Finidi had been slammed by the Napoli forward who was angry over reports that the […]
Portugal 2-1 Czech Republic: Francisco Conceicao outshines Cristiano Ronaldo with late winner
Francisco Conceicao’s 92nd-minute strike ensured a winning start to Euro 2024 for Portugal as Roberto Martinez’s side came from behind to beat Czech Republic 2-1 in Group F. As the clock ticked down in stoppage time at the Leipzig Stadium, Porto youngster Conceicao, making his first competitive appearance for Portugal, netted from close range after […]
Osimhen takes CAF award to his Primary School in Lagos
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has visited his alma mater, Olusosun Primary School, in the Oregun area of Lagos State, taking his CAF award with him. Recall Osimhen, in December 2023, won the CAF 2023 Men’s Player of the Year award, becoming the first Nigerian to win the award since Nwankwo Kanu in 1999. His […]