Denmark's Christian Eriksen made an emotional goal-scoring return to international football on Saturday as England, Germany and Spain carved out friendly victories.
Four-time champions Germany became the first country to join hosts Qatar in booking a spot at the 2022 Fifa World Cup with a 4-0 thrashing of North Macedonia in Skopje on Monday.
England, Spain and Germany recorded big wins in European World Cup qualifying this past Sunday, while Italy were held to a second consecutive draw in which they equalled the international record of 36 unbeaten games.
African nations Ivory Coast and Egypt sealed their spot in the last eight at the Olympics, while South Africa crashed out with three defeats after a 3-0 loss against Mexico on Wednesday.
Mexico began their Olympic campaign in style with a 4-1 win over France, while South Africa conceded a narrow 1-0 defeat to hosts Japan in their opening Group A encounters on Thursday afternoon. (more…)
Manchester United have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka, according to reports.
Euro 2020 has been a festival of great football – but scouting at international tournaments is famously risky business.
Harry Kane says England must ensure beating Germany “wasn’t for nothing” as attentions turn to the quarter-final against Ukraine and keeping their European Championship dreams alive. (more…)
Raheem Sterling has described England’s 2-0 Euro 2020 win over Germany as “a special moment” and said the focus was now on Saturday’s quarter-final against Ukraine in Rome.