As of January 14, 2025, the UEFA Europa League is progressing through its inaugural league-phase format, which replaces the traditional group stage. In this new structure, 36 teams compete in a single league table, each playing eight matches against different opponents. The top eight teams will automatically advance to the Round of 16, while teams […]
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Spain’s coach, Luis de la Fuente, hailed his team of history-makers after they became the first nation to clinch the European Championships four times with a dramatic 2-1 victory over England in Sunday’s final at Berlin’s Olympiastadion. Mikel Oyarzabal delivered the decisive blow with an 86th-minute winner, following a stunning equalizer from Cole Palmer that […]
The script remains unwritten for Scotland at major tournaments. Following a valiant draw with Switzerland, Scottish hearts were brimming with hope. But those dreams were shattered in cruel fashion tonight in Stuttgart, as Hungary snatched a dramatic 1-0 victory in the dying seconds. A Match of What-Ifs Scotland controlled the game for large stretches, but […]
Ahead of the 2024 Euro’s this summer, Italy boss Luciano Spalletti is bringing the Azzurri to the US for two friendlies where Italians will play Venezuela in Fort Lauderdale on March 21st and then three days later they will meet Ecuador at Red Bull arena in New Jersey. The Azzurri will face Venezuela for the […]
The group of Belgium, Slovakia, Romania and a Playoff Winner B is arguably the weakest group in the tournament and Belgium should advance with ease, although the pool will look slightly more difficult if Ukraine make it through Playoff Path B to complete the group. Belgium’s so-called golden generation have now largely faded from the […]
Germany are aiming to become the first host nation to win the European Championships since France in 1984, but Julian Nagelsmann’s team are in turmoil right now, having lost five times in their past eight games. With an abundance of talent including Ilkay Gündogan, Joshua Kimmich, Leroy Sané and Jamal Musiala, Germany can still turn […]
World Cup finalists France head into Euro 2024 as the pre-tournament favorites. This is a side are so stacked with talent that you feel their second XI would have a good chance of going deep into the competition. Beyond that, they have experience, too, with coach Didier Deschamps having already taken them to two World […]