It was billed as the main event of the round of 16 fixtures. Belgium-Portugal boasting an array of footballing talent on show was unmissable, but for 45 minutes in particular, it was anything but. Lee Dixon described it as ´pragmatic´ constantly in commentary, that was being nice. The game got the jolt in the arm…

London’s Wembley stadium was the contemporary battleground for the most recent iteration of the long and storied history between Italian and Austrian forces. Some 200 years on since Italy’s northern heartlands were the jewel in the Austrian Empire’s crown; it was Italy who came out on top in this showpiece event against their once overlords.…

Denmark continued their inspiring run through Euro 2020 on Saturday evening with a commanding 4-0 win over Wales. Two goals from Kasper Dolberg, followed by late goals from Joakim Maehle and Martin Braithwaite gave the Danes plenty of confidence as they cruised into the quarter-finals of the competition.  It was Wales who started the brighter…

After yet another miserable international tournament display at Euro 2016 in France, the Swedish national team decided it was time to gamble. Back home, a recently promoted side, IFK Norrköping, had just won the Allsvenskan for the first time in 26 years. Their manager, Janne Andersson, had only coached two sides before that unprecedented title…

“It was a fight, and it wasn’t easy. We gave them the two goals from mistakes. We tried to win it. It means we’re top and that’s the best position. We’re going to appreciate it and recover now as a new competition is starting.” French manager Didier Deschamps stated in his post-match interview. A game…

Heading into the final matchday of the group stages, Group F had lived up to its billing as the “group of death” with all four spots still up for grabs on the final day. It certainly wasn’t about to disappoint. An instant classic was on our hands as Hungary and Germany faced off for only…

Following Slovakia’s Group E fixture against Sweden, Newcastle United goalkeeper Martin Dubravka received mountains of criticism for his role in the Sokoli’s defeat. Penalised for fouling Robin Quaison in the penalty area, the 31-year-old was powerless to resist Emil Forsberg’s well-struck effort from 12 yards.   Thus, having been widely blamed for his side’s 1-0…

Coming into this final Group D game at Hampden Park, the stakes were high for both Scotland and  Croatia and the terms were as clear as the Glasgow skies; win and advance to the next round, draw and both get knocked out. The importance of the game was evident in the urgency displayed early on…

England and Czech Republic met at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday evening to decide top spot in Group D after both teams had already secured qualification by means of results elsewhere. The two sides met in their qualifying group for the tournament, with England winning the first meeting 5-0 before losing 2-1 in the corresponding fixture. …