Winning is all that matters... that’s the Faroe Islands coach’s mantra for tonight’s crucial Euro 2020 qualifier against Malta, in Torshavn (kick-off: 20.45). The Nordic side head into the game bottom of Group F and are craving for a victory to avoid...
Mifsud to lead Malta’s attack in Torshavn
Mġarr United have been one of the recent revelations in the Maltese women’s game. The Greens have emerged as one of the title challengers in the past two seasons and have also reached the final of the women’s KO in the last two years. For all the...
Ukraine beat Portugal 2-1 on Monday to clinch a place at Euro 2020 despite Cristiano Ronaldo scoring his 700th career goal. Roman Yaremchuk and Andriy Yarmolenko put Ukraine two goals up after 27 minutes. Although Ronaldo scored his landmark goal from...
France drew 1-1 with Turkey in Euro 2020 qualifying on Monday in a match played against a backdrop of diplomatic and security tensions after Paris condemned Ankara for its military offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria. Substitute Olivier Giroud...
England's Euro 2020 qualifier in Bulgaria was twice halted by racist chanting as they bounced back from a first qualifying defeat in 10 years with an emphatic 6-0 win in Sofia. The visitors led 2-0 through early goals from Marcus Rashford and Ross...
Tottenham have re-signed goalkeeper Michel Vorm on a deal until the end of the season to cover for the injured Hugo Lloris. The 35-year-old was released by Spurs in the summer but has been unable to find a new club. Lloris suffered a dislocated elbow...
Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar will be out for four weeks with a hamstring injury he suffered playing for Brazil, the French club said on Monday. Neymar limped off in the 12th minute on Sunday as Brazil drew 1-1 against Nigeria in a friendly in...
Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne planted a “sloppy”, drunken kiss on a fellow train passenger, a court heard on Monday as he went on trial charged with sexual assault. The 52-year-old ex-Newcastle United, Spurs and Lazio midfielder told police...
Gareth Southgate refused to be embroiled in a war of words with Krasimir Balakov after the Bulgaria manager said England has more problems with racism than his country. England’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Bulgaria on Monday has been overshadowed by...
Malta’s last Euro 2020 qualifier before hosting Sweden on Saturday was an away trip to Romania in Petrolul, on September 8 – Victory Day for the Maltese. Although victory did not arrive, the national team produced one of its best performances in this...
Gareth Bale claimed a point for Wales as they drew 1-1 with World Cup runners-up Croatia on Sunday which left their Euro 2020 qualifying hopes on a knife-edge. Bale, who has had a difficult start to the season at Real Madrid, scored during first-half...
John McGinn hit a hat-trick as Scotland thrashed minnows San Marino 6-0 in Sunday's Euro 2020 qualifier. Aston Villa midfielder McGinn scored three times in the first half in torrential rain at Hampden Park. Lawrence Shankland and Stuart Findlay both...
Ronald Koeman's Netherlands moved three points clear at the top of Group C ahead of Germany with a nervy 2-1 win over Belarus in Minsk. The Dutch also lead third-placed Northern Ireland by three points after beating Michael O'Neill's side 3-1 on...
Russia eased to a 5-0 thrashing of ten-man Cyprus on Sunday to become the third team to secure a place at Euro 2020, while Georginio Wijnaldum scored twice as the Netherlands beat Belarus. Stanislav Cherchesov's Russia, who reached the World Cup...
Argentina thumped Ecuador 6-1 in a friendly in Spain on Sunday, making light of the continued absence of Lionel Messi and a number of other top stars. The comfortable win came despite Messi being suspended until November for his anti-CONMEBOL outburst...
Neymar’s return to Champions League action may be delayed after the Paris Saint-Germain forward limped off after just 12 minutes of Brazil’s friendly against Nigeria on Sunday. The 27-year-old, who played the full 90 minutes against Senegal on...
The name of Gilberto Silva may not be the first to spring to mind when mentioning the Brazil’s World Cup winning team of 2002 or Arsenal’s Invincibles. But the soft-spoken Brazilian emerged from the shadows with his hard-working displays to establish...
After seven straight Serie A championships, four Coppa Italia medals and two Champions League finals, Claudio Marchisio announced that he will step away from football at the age of 33. The former Bianconeri midfielder transformed the dream of a young...
Italy became the second team to qualify for Euro 2020 after a 2-0 win over Greece on Saturday, while three-time champions Spain edged closer to the finals despite conceding a stoppage-time equaliser away to Norway. Chelsea midfielder Jorginho...
A rumour surfaced last week that José Mourinho is in line for the Tottenham Hotspur job. And while it sounded far-fetched at first, it’s actually starting to sound more and more sensible now it’s sunk in. In all honesty, I am almost entirely certain...
MALTA 0 SWEDEN 4 Danielson 11 Larsson 59 pen., 70 pen. Agius 65 og. Sweden remained firmly on course to reach Euro 2020 when they breezed past Malta in a one-sided encounter at the National Stadium. The Swedes, seeking the three...
Former Roma boss Claudio Ranieri has been appointed coach of Serie A strugglers Sampdoria, the club confirmed on Saturday. Ranieri, who memorably guided outsiders Leicester City to the 2016 English Premier League title, takes over from Eusebio di...
Republic of Ireland were forced to settle for a dour 0-0 draw against Georgia in Tbilisi as their bid to qualify for Euro 2020 suffered a setback on Saturday. Mick McCarthy's side couldn't establish any momentum at the Boris Paichadze Arena and were...
Sweden coach Janne Andersson is focused primarily on seeing his team getting the three points against Malta in tonight’s Group F qualifier at the National Stadium as they look to step up their bid towards winning a place in next year’s Euro 2020...
Malta coach Ray Farrugia is banking on his team’s collective strength as the national team kicks off a decisive Euro 2020 double header when they host Sweden in a Group F match at the National Stadium this evening (kick-off: 20.45). While much of the...
England failed to confirm their place at Euro 2020 after suffering their first qualifying loss in 10 years as the Czech Republic came from behind to win 2-1 in Prague on Friday. Harry Kane's early penalty put Gareth Southgate's men on course to...
Cristiano Ronaldo moved to within six goals of his international century when he scored in a 3-0 win over Luxembourg on Friday which kept the defending champions on course for the Euro 2020 finals. The veteran star hit his 94th goal for the Portuguese...
England will follow UEFA protocols if any of their players experience racist chanting during upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers, according to manager Gareth Southgate. Southgate's side take on the Czech Republic in Prague on Friday before facing Bulgaria in...
Germany's rising star Serge Gnabry said Friday that his unhappy club team-mate Thomas Mueller deserves "more respect" than to be dropped to the bench at Bayern Munich. "Thomas has achieved everything, he deserves a little more respect," said Gnabry at...
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