England’s 6-0 win over Scotland was not enough to secure an Olympic spot for Great Britain – Reuters/Carl Recine There will be no Team GB squad involved in the Olympic women’s football competition in Paris next summer, meaning the women’s game will miss out on an important opportunity for prominence, and that’s because England – … Read more
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
IT’S ADMIN TIME! Euro 2024, it’s sooner than you think. Because Saturday evening is the draw for the final, which will of course be played in Germany. That will take place in Hamburg at 5pm GMT, as you ask, and the balls will be warmed up in readiness for the 24 finalists, but as far … Read more
The Picos de Europa separates Asturias from the rest of Spain – Getty It’s almost as if Asturias was designed by a clever algorithm to keep everyone happy. You don’t have to choose between beaches or mountains, or between a city trip or an active holiday; this compact region in northern Spain has it all. … Read more
Gavi’s injury will keep one of European football’s brightest talents off the world stage this season – Getty Images/Ion Alcoba One of them is in his thirties and has had most of a glorious career. The other is only 19 and there is so much more to come. Two players at different times in their … Read more
Val Thorens The ski season in Europe has begun as the resorts celebrate massive snowfalls and welcome thousands of visitors to the slopes. As the chairlifts sprang into action, locals and passionate skiers were among those tasting the first snow of the season at the Alps’ highest ski areas. Holidaymakers will arrive in the mountains … Read more
Terry Venables was a hugely popular manager for both club and country – Getty Images/Phil Cole Terry Venables was hailed as “the most technically gifted British coach” in history as the biggest names in English football paid tribute following his death at the age of 80. The former England manager, who masterminded the 4-1 demolition … Read more
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
A patient group representing several British victims has taken legal action against the Spanish government over claims it has failed to protect people from the potentially fatal side effects of one of the country’s most popular painkillers, which has been implicated in a series of serious diseases and deaths. The drug metamizole, commonly sold in … Read more