Fuellkrug’s big-money header
FRANKFURT: Niclas Fuellkrug’s goal in second-half stoppage time to snatch a 1-1 draw for Germany against Switzerland at Euro 2024 was celebrated wildly by his teammates. They had 50,000 reasons to do so.
All geared up for Euro 2024
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian football fans are all hyped up for the kick-off of the Euro 2024 tournament tomorrow (Friday, June 14).
Euro 2024 mania kicks off
GEORGE TOWN: Just hours remain till the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship kicks off, and football fever is palpable around town.
'Crawl back under your rocks,' Johnson tells racist abusers of England players
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned the racist online abuse suffered by Black players in the England soccer team after their defeat in the final of Euro 2020, saying he hoped the abusers crawled back under their rocks.
PM Johnson condemns racist abuse
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned racist abuse on social media aimed at England players after their narrow defeat in the Euro 2020 final.
‘Tears for heroes’: England’s media react
LONDON: England’s hopes of winning a first major trophy in 55 years ended in heartbreak with their shootout defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final and the anguish was plastered across the pages of yesterday’s newspapers, with the Independent’s “Tears for heroes” headline summing up the sentiment.
Southgate takes blame for choice of penalty takers
LONDON: It all ended in a familiar consoling embrace for Gareth Southgate. Wrapping his arms around Bukayo Saka, the England coach felt the teenager’s anguish.
Mancini masterminds final stage of Italy’s rise from the ashes
LONDON: As a player Roberto Mancini was never able to truly write himself into the history of the Italian national team but as a coach he will have a chapter entirely to himself.
Another Gianluigi makes Italy’s key saves in final shootout
LONDON: From Gigi to Gigio, Italy still have a safe pair of hands in goal.
Hungary criticise UEFA over sanctions for fans’ ‘discriminatory behaviour’
BUDAPEST: Hungary claimed that UEFA are a “pathetic and cowardly body” after the country’s football federation were sanctioned for the “discriminatory behaviour” of the team’s fans during Euro 2020.
