Manchester United have signed 18-year-old center back Leny Yoro from Lille in a deal worth €60 million. Leny Yoro made his debut at 16, and played 32 times as Lille finished fourth in Ligue 1 last season. The highly rated central defender was also on the radar of Liverpool, PSG and Real Madrid. Those teams
Following the fallout of England’s Euro 2024 final defeat, manager Gareth Southgate announced his resignation as national team manager. Gareth Southgate does not have a trophy to show for his tenure as England manager. He will, though, go down as one of the greatest to ever do the job. By the time Euro 2024 came
England reached the Euro 2024 final thanks to a late 2-1 win over the Netherlands on Wednesday night in Dortmund. Ollie Watkins’ 90th minute winner punctured a game that seemed destined for extra time and potential penalties. The first 45 minutes was the best period of football Gareth Southgate’s team have put together in the
Turkey’s exciting win over Austria concluded the first knockout round, and now we head towards the Euro 2024 quarter finals. England, Switzerland, Holland, Turkey, Portugal, France, Germany and Spain remain in the tournament. There is absolutely a favourable side of the draw, too. Germany, Spain, France and Portugal will be busy annihilating each other. That
It was a day of close encounters in the Euro 2024 knockout rounds on Monday as France and Portugal progressed. In the early game, France prevailed 1 – 0 over Belgium thanks to an 85th minute own goal. In the evening, Portugal needed penalties to advance at the expense of Slovenia. We learned nothing new
The Euro 2024 Round of 16 continues over Monday and Tuesday, with one half of the draw already confirmed. On Saturday, underdogs Switzerland beat Italy 2 – 0 with what was, in truth, a minimum of fuss. Later on Germany beat Denmark 2 – 0, but it could have been 5 – 0. On Sunday,
The festival of three daily games is finished with the Euro 2024 Round of 16 beginning on Saturday. There was a favourable draw for some teams, notably England, who have a good chance to reach the final. Meanwhile, Romania, Austria and Georgia represent the underdog element of the round. Below we preview every game in
These past days we’ve enjoyed the unique jeopardy of matchday 3 group stage football, and Tuesday will be no different. Tonight sees the conclusion of Groups C and D with qualification at stake for England, Denmark, Slovenia, Serbia. The Netherlands, France and Austria also play for a knockout berth. As Italy showed against Croatia on
Every Euro 2024 team now has a little ‘1’ in the matches played column, and with that comes delicious jeopardy. The second round of group stage fixtures kicks off today with Germany, Scotland, Hungary, Switzerland, Albania and Croatia in action. It’s as you’d expect in Groups A and B with Spain, Germany, Italy and Switzerland
We’re in three games a day mode, baby, and so far Euro 2024 is delivering – at least in terms of goals. By Tuesday night, every team in the tournament will have played their first game. So far, we have seen the reigning champions and a few favorites open their Euro 2024 accounts. Below we
