Germany’s Joachim Loew relishes France Euro 2016 semi-final Evian (France) (AFP) – Germany coach Joachim Loew is relishing facing hosts France in Thursday’s Euro 2016 semi-final despite a mounting injury list. “It’s great that there’s a game like this. I love playing knockout games against teams of this calibre,” said Loew in Evian on Monday. Loew’s cause for optimism over the Marseille … [Read more...]

Iceland football team hungry for more of the ‘big stage’ Paris (AFP) – Gylfi Sigurdsson has promised Iceland will not be content to bask in the glory of their Euro 2016 heroics having had a taste of the highs and lows of tournament football. The smallest nation ever to take part in the European championship with a population of just 330,000 stunned England to reach the last eight. They received … [Read more...]

Manage England – ‘never’, says Wales’ coach Coleman Dinard (France) (AFP) – Wales manager Chris Coleman would “never, ever” consider taking charge of beleaguered rivals England but as he plots the downfall of Portugal in Wednesday’s Euro 2016 semi-final he said a move abroad is possible. Having guided Wales to a first ever major tournament semi-final by masterminding a stirring 3-1 win over … [Read more...]

Thompson: Iceland cap historic run of pride 1:51 AM GMT REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- These past few days in Iceland have been unforgettable for people like me lucky enough to be here as the game approached, and especially for the Icelanders of all ages who will tell stories about this summer for many years to come. People have just been so happy. The past two days, the streets of the capital were filled … [Read more...]