Spain’s statistics in winning Euro 2024 are so historic and so startling that it’s easy to be overwhelmed and distracted by them. But in the end, Sunday’s victory over England in the final came down to what they do best and what has been an eternal question about a footballer: “how’s your first touch?” La Roja are the only team to win six or more matches at a Euro, they…
Former Bayern Munich and Liverpool winger Xherdan Shaqiri announced his retirement from international football on Monday, having amassed 125 caps for Switzerland. Shaqiri has scored 32 goals for the national team and is the only Swiss player to appear in seven major tournaments, from World Cup 2010 to Euro 2024. The 32-year-old made two appearances in Euro 2024 as Switzerland exited the tournament after losing on penalties to England in…
BERLIN — Berlin may signal the end of a long and winding road for Gareth Southgate as England manager, but he never quite reached his final destination because he made the same wrong turns at each key junction. Harsh? Maybe, but Sunday’s 2-1 defeat by Spain in the Euro 2024 final in the German capital’s Olympiastadion was just like the loss against Italy in London in the Euro 2020 final,…
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BERLIN — Come Sunday night, it will be done. Spain’s collection of wonderkids, comeback kids and kids-at-heart, under the watchful eye of everyone’s favorite substitute teacher, coach Luis de la Fuente, will have delivered the country Euro 2024, a European crown for three out of the past five tournaments. Or England, having already made the transition from tragicomic self-destructors to nearly men (this is their second straight Euro final, and…
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni said he understands the reaction of Uruguay players in entering the stands to protect their family members in the aftermath of last Wednesday’s Copa América semifinal between Uruguay and Colombia. The ugly incident in Charlotte, North Carolina, saw Uruguay players, including Darwin Núñez and Ronald Araújo, climb into the stands and clash with Colombia fans. Tournament organizer CONMEBOL later said it would…
CONMEBOL has opened an investigation after Uruguay players clashed with Colombian fans at the end of their Copa América semifinal match on Wednesday, the South American soccer governing body said. After Colombia sealed a 1-0 victory in Charlotte, North Carolina, videos on social media showed Uruguay players climbing into the stands and exchanging blows with opposition fans. Uruguay’s Darwin Núñez and Ronald Araújo were among the players at the forefront…
BERLIN — It has been an eventful journey from figure of ridicule to the brink of national treasure status for Gareth Southgate — a road involving pizza, plastic beer glasses and a brief period as a fashion icon — and now, the England men’s national team manager is potentially 90 minutes away from ending a 28-year wait for redemption at Euro 2024. Very few people are lucky enough to have…
Liverpool will hold urgent talks with Darwin Núñez and the Uruguayan Football Federation (UFF), a source told ESPN, to gain a full picture of the events that resulted in the forward entering the stands and becoming involved in a physical confrontation with Colombia supporters following Wednesday’s Copa América semifinal. Núñez is facing the prospect of a suspension issued by organisers CONMEBOL, the South American Confederation, which could extend to club…