A 90th-minute header by substitute striker Antoine Griezmann and a stoppage-time special by Dimitri Payet secured France a heartstopping 2-0 win over Albania that sent the hosts through as the first team into the last 16 of Euro 2016. France had...
Giovanni Tedesco has been named as Floriana coach. The former Palermo midfielder is returning for a second spell with the Greens, having led the Premier League club between February 2014 and May last year. Tedesco succeeds Belgian coach Luis Oliveira...
Euro 2016 hosts France are the overwhelming favourites in this game, although their opening match against Romania showed that they have yet to gel. Albania, on the other hand, were well-organised against...
Switzerland were on the brink of the Euro 2016 last 16 today after they salvaged a 1-1 draw against Romania in a lively Group A clash at the Parc des Princes. The Swiss, who owe their point to Admir Mehmedi's second-half strike, have four points from...
Romania face Switzerland in their second game of Euro 2016. Anghel Iordanescu's men were heading for a draw against hosts France until a Payet rocket robbed them of three points in the Euro 2016 opener, and...
Slovakia deepened Russia's woes with classy first-half goals from Vladimir Weiss and Marek Hamsik in a tense 2-1 victory in Euro 2016 Group B today. Just 24 hours after UEFA told Russia it would be expelled from the tournament if their fans caused more...
Thousands of Russia and England fans arrived in Lille today as the French government said it was flooding the city with police ahead of their teams' next Euro 2016 matches. France is desperate to avoid a repeat of the violence that marred the...
Russia grabbed a point in the last gasps of their opening match against England, while Slovakia went back to their hotel empty-handed after losing 2-1 to Wales. Whoever loses this Group B game will be a...
With some invoking the Norse god Thor, Icelanders draped in blue and red celebrated a famous draw against Portugal at the European Championship by spilling into the streets of Reykjavik to chant "Afram (Go) Iceland!" in the land of the midnight...
Zach Muscat is to continue his football career in Italy after signing a contract with Arezzo. The Malta defender has attracted the interest of a host of Italian clubs after his positive short-term spell with Akragas in the second half of last season...
Police detained 43 Russia fans suspected of taking part in clashes with England supporters in Marseille at the start of the Euro 2016 soccer tournament yesterday, and two cities in northern France imposed alcohol bans in a bid to avert more...
Italy are wary of the threat Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic poses but they can win Friday's Euro 2016 match in the same way they defeated Belgium, midfielder Daniele De Rossi has said. The 34-year-old Ibrahimovic, who has scored 62 goals for Sweden,...
England Champions Leicester City will begin their Premier League title defence with a trip to newly promoted Hull City on August 13, according to the 2016-17 fixtures just release. Last season's runners-up Arsenal host Juergen Klopp's Liverpool, while...
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has criticised Iceland's 'small mentality' while saying they were fortunate to earn a 1-1 draw against his team in their European Championship Group F opener in St Etienne on Tuesday. The Real Madrid star refused to...
A small group of Russian and English fans briefly scuffled in Lille in the early hours of this morning, after bars and pubs closed in the northern French city where thousands of supporters continue to arrive for the Euro 2016 soccer tournament. Lille...
Albania are unlikely to pose much of a threat to France but Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann will be expected to produce sharper performances in today’s Group A match when victory should assure the hosts a last 16 spot in Euro 2016. Midfielder Pogba...
Romania coach Anghel Iordanescu must decide whether veteran left-back Razvan Rat can repel the danger of Xherdan Shaqiri in what could be the defining confrontation of his team’s Euro 2016 clash with Switzerland today. The Romanians were crestfallen to...
Russia fans will not repeat offences which could see the team thrown out of Euro 2016, coach Leonid Slutski said after UEFA imposed a suspended disqualification on the country yesterday after crowd trouble against England. “We are sure that we are not...
Mexico’s Jesus Manuel Corona weaved his way past five players before firing home in the 80th minute to give his side a 1-1 draw with Venezuela that secured top spot in Group C of the Copa America yesterday. Mexico are likely to avoid Argentina in the...
Italy forward Graziano Pelle missed training yesterday, raising doubts about whether he will play in the team’s next Euro 2016 match, against Sweden on Friday. Pelle, who scored Italy’s second goal in a 2-0 win over Belgium on Monday, was the only...
A small group of Russian and English fans briefly scuffled in the northern city of Lille where thousands of supporters arrived in the area for the Euro 2016 tournament, yesterday. Lille is seen as the next potential Euro 2016 trouble spot as Russia...
According to analysis relating to the 2015/16 Serie A season, Inter were involved in the two matches that attracted the highest number of spectators to the stands. Inter, who led the table until after the Christmas recess, almost registered a full...
Juventus striker Paulo Dybala (picture) will be travelling to Malta to attend a charity dinner organised by the Community Chest Fund later this month. The Argentine, who helped Juventus to a league and Coppa Italia double last season, will be a guest...
Dunga fired as Brazil coach
Feghouli: Winger Sofiane Feghouli has joined West Ham United on a free transfer from Spanish side Valencia on a three-year contract. The 26-year-old made over 200 appearances and scored 42 goals in his six seasons at Valencia since signing from French...
Rank outsiders Iceland fought back to salvage a memorable 1-1 draw with Portugal as they made their major tournament debut at Euro 2016 tonight. Birkir Bjarnason took advantage of slack defending by the Group F favourites to sweep the ball home for...
Belgium coach Marc Wilmots reacted in prickly fashion to a flood of criticism after a 2-0 loss to Italy yesterday called into question his team's credentials at Euro 2016. "The press have been praising me for four years and to now tear me down after a...
Authorities in the French cities of Lille and Lens, where thousands of English and Russian soccer fans are due to arrive for the Euro 2016 soccer tournament, have ordered alcohol bans running from Tuesday to Friday, officials said. Russian and English...
Portugal have the superstar in Cristiano Ronaldo, but Iceland have the team spirit to put up a fight in this Euro 2016 Group F clash. Hungary top the group after they beat Austria 2-0 earlier today.
Update 8.48pm - Full match report Austria, who were undefeated in their 10 qualifying games, lost 2-0 to long-standing rivals Hungary in the opening match of Euro 2016 Group F on Tuesday. The Hungarians, who only reached the finals through the...
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