Euro 2016 quarter-final: Germany 1 Italy 1, goes to extra-time Bordeaux (AFP) – World champions Germany’s blockbuster Euro 2016 quarter-final against Italy went to extra-time in Bordeaux after Leonardo Bonucci’s penalty 12 minutes from time cancelled out Mesut Ozil’s opener. Ozil made Germany’s pressure count when he slotted home Jonas Hector’s deflected cross midway through the second-half, … [Read more...]

Stiliyan Petrov’s fight against leukaemia The date June 23, 2016 will go down in history as the day the people of the United Kingdom voted to get out of the European Union. As the referendum made big headlines all over world, one would be forgiven to miss the announcement, done on the same day, from newly-relegated Aston Villa Football Club that their former captain was returning for pre-season … [Read more...]

Germany face Italy in Euro 2016 battle of titans Bordeaux (AFP) – In a match which could have graced the final of Euro 2016, Joachim Loew’s world champions Germany take on Antonio Conte’s Italy in a quarter-final clash of giants on Saturday. The prize on offer in Bordeaux is a semi-final against host nation France or surprise package Iceland, who meet on Sunday. Germany line up with Bayern … [Read more...]

Wales’ victory over Belgium is everything we love about soccer Wales’ absolutely thrilling 3-1 victory over Belgium on Friday night at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille had everything. It had Hal Robson-Kanu, a winger recently released by lowly English championship club Reading, scoring a game-winning goal fit for the greats – imagined with astonishing chutzpah and executed with imperious skill. … [Read more...]

Zlatan already breaks a United record 12:35 PM GMT He only signed for Manchester United officially on Friday and already Zlatan Ibrahimovic has set a new club record. The club's new recruit was put through his paces as part of his medical and in true Zlatan style, he aced it. United's twitter account confirmed Ibra sailed through his medical and "broke power records." Making history already. We … [Read more...]

Giggs savours Wales’s ‘greatest night’ London (AFP) – Ryan Giggs said it was the “greatest night in Welsh football history,” after Wales beat Belgium to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2016. Victory in Lille saw Wales into the last four of a major tournament for the first time in their history. It was a result made all the more impressive by the fact that this was Wales’s first appearance in a … [Read more...]

Portugal’s new hero Sanches stirs controversy at young age Paris (AFP) – Renato Sanches is being hailed as Portugal’s star of the future but the dreadlocked wonder kid is already causing controversy amid the rave reviews. “Portugal’s prodigal son” and “the golden kid” were two of the headlines after the rags-to-riches teenager’s stunning equaliser and calm from the penalty spot kept Portugal on … [Read more...]

Hosts France wary of Iceland pitfall Paris (AFP) – Didier Deschamps’ France will be wary of falling victim to the same trap that ensnared England as the Euro 2016 hosts take on rank outsiders Iceland for a place in the semi-finals on Sunday. France are vying for a record-equalling third European Championship title and go into their quarter-final as overwhelming favourites against a country with … [Read more...]

Wales fight back to reach historic semi-final Lille (France) (AFP) – Wales and unsung hero Hal Robson-Kanu completed a stunning fightback to beat Belgium 3-1 in Euro 2016 on Friday and reach their first major tournament semi-final. The victory in Wales’ first ever participation in a European Championship finals sets up a mouthwatering duel between their talisman Gareth Bale and his Real Madrid … [Read more...]

Euro 2016 quarter-final – Belgium 1 Wales 1 at half-time Lille (France) (AFP) – Wales captain Ashley Williams cancelled out Radja Nainggolan’s stunning opener for Belgium to send the teams into half-time level at 1-1 in Friday’s Euro 2016 quarter-final in Lille. Nainggolan hammered a thunderous long-range strike past Wayne Hennessey in the 13th minute at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, but Williams … [Read more...]