European championship

England: Marc Guehi must act quickly to offset Harry Maguire’s blow at Euro 2024

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The omissions of Jack Grealish and James Maddison from Gareth Southgate’s final 26-man squad for the European Championship were the most controversial in a fraught 24 hours that the manager described as his most difficult on the job, but the absence of Harry Maguire was certainly the largest. most consistent. Grealish and Maddison, for all … Read more

Wayne Rooney accuses Manchester United players of faking injuries

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Wayne Rooney with fellow ex-Manchester United captain and current TV pundit Roy Keane before Sunday’s match against Arsenal – Reuters/Carl Recine Wayne Rooney has launched a scathing attack on a number of injured Manchester United players, accusing them of deliberately leaving matches to protect themselves ahead of the FA Cup final or European Championship this … Read more

Sports calendar 2024: Olympic Games in Paris, European Men’s Championship and much more

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A big year ahead for (clockwise from top left) Simone Biles, Harry Kane, Dina Asher-Smith, Iga Swiatek, Jos Buttler and Max Verstappen (Getty) The coming months will offer no shortage of action in the sporting world, with a host of major international tournaments taking place in 2024 – such as the Paris Olympics, the European … Read more

Wales vs Poland LIVE: Latest team news, line-ups and more from the Euro 2024 play-off final

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Wales and Poland face off tonight in a crucial meeting that will determine which of the two countries features in this year’s Euro 2024. The teams are one match away from a place in the tournament and will meet in a qualifying play-off final at the Cardiff City Stadium, where Wales should be the favorites … Read more

The management game of musical chairs is crucial at times when super clubs are struggling

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When and where does it take place and who is in the English group?

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Gareth Southgate can kick-start his Euro 2024 plans after the draw takes place – Getty Images/Stuart Franklin England’s draw for next year’s Euro 2024 final could certainly have been more difficult as they were drawn in Group C against Slovenia, Denmark and Serbia. Gareth Southgate’s men reached the final two years ago and will be … Read more

Terry Venables, the coach who saved English football from the island

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Terry Venables was so popular with the Euro 96 generation that senior England players consistently advocated his return to the country’s radioactive tracksuit. Glenn Hoddle fired? “Bring Terry back.” Kevin Keegan stops in the Wembley toilets? ‘Bring Venners back in.’ There are only echoes of it now, but for decades after 1966 English football was … Read more

The charismatic manager who almost brought football home

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Terry Venables will forever be remembered as the manager who oversaw the summer that brought football home. The charismatic boss, who has died aged 80, enjoyed a colorful and controversial career, the undoubted highlight of which was bringing England within a penalty shoot-out of reaching the European Championship final on home soil in 1996 . … Read more