Will Belgium’s Euro exit also be De Bruyne’s?
July 2 – Kevin De Bruyne’s future with Belgium is up in the air after his national team departed Euro 2024 in ignominious fashion against France in the round of 16.
Competitions
UEFA set to give Bellingham a kick in the b***s for crotch gesture
July 1 – UEFA is investigating England saviour Jude Bellingham for a gesture he made following his late equaliser against Slovakia in Sunday’s Euro 2024 last-16 tie.
Southgate praises team spirit but says they ‘need’ and ‘want’ to be better
July 1 – Gareth Southgate and his players can talk all they like about togetherness and spirit. But there was only one way to sum up England’s last-gasp win over Slovakia that avoided the ultimate humiliation: The Great Escape.
Georgia set for counter-attack as Sagnol says they want more big tournaments
July 1 – Georgia manager Willy Sagnol vowed that the Eastern European country will return to major finals after their success on debut at Euro 2024, his side falling victim to a second-half Spanish comeback in the round of 16.
Tedesco shrugs off fan protests, saying Belgium will adapt against France
June 30 – Belgian manager Domenico Tedesco wants his side to demonstrate confidence and “a capacity to adapt” against France in the round of 16 after an underwhelming group stage led to a storm of protest from their own fans, something the manager brushed off.
Hjulmand calls the VAR and handball rules that sent Denmark home ‘ridiculous’
June 30 – Denmark manager Kasper Hjulmand has taken aim at football’s “ridiculous” handball rule after his side were beaten 2-0 by Germany in a controversial, storm-ravaged last-16 tie that was settled in the space of two dramatic minutes.
Southgate says England know their task, Slovakia promise caution
June 30 – England manager Gareth Southgate is confident his misfiring side will finally come good when they take on Slovakia in the last 16 of Euro 2024.
Sagnol says Georga have learnt the lesson of 7-1 spanking by Spain in qualifers
June 29 – Euro 2024 revelation Georgia will go in search of another Iberian scalp against Spain, tournament favourites, after triumphing over Portugal to progress for the last 16 on debut.
Denmark unfazed by Germany as they look back to ‘92
June 29 – Denmark will look to invoke the memory of their famous victory over Germany in the Euro 92 final when they take on the host nation in the last 16 of the competition on Saturday.
Georgia’s controversial ex-prime minister gifts $10.75m to national team
June 28 – Georgia’s Euro 2024 heroes are set to receive a $10.75 million gift from the country’s billionaire ex-prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili after they stunned Portugal in the competition’s greatest ever upset to reach the knockout stage.
James Dostoyevsky: The B Teams lose – as do the spectators
The recent display of Portugal’s stars versus Georgia was a dismal display of arrogance in football. For starters, there were no stars: they all sat on the bench, and only the living God that is Ronaldo stood around waiting to be served.
Guehi says Southgate has solid support at the back
June 28 – Whilst England’s famed forward line has been criticised for their lack of fire power at Euro 24, the one area of the team that has come good so far is the defence which, ironically, was supposedly the most vulnerable area.
Will Euro 2024 see a repeat of 1982’s Schande von Gijón as Romania face Slovakia tonight?
June 26 – 25th June 1982 is a date in international football that has its own special place in notoriety. Forty-two years later, we now find ourselves with the same nightmare scenario, this time at Euro2024.