Georgia and Czechia played out an entertaining 1-1 draw in Hamburg to leave their qualification to the knockout stages of Euro 2024 alive.
Patrik Schick s sixth European Championship goal, surpassing Milan Baros, cancelled out Georges Mikautadze’s penalty opener but despite their dominance the Czechs could not force the win they needed.
They now have to beat Turkey in their final Group F match to stand a chance of progressing to the knockout stage, while minnows Georgia face an even more formidable task against Portugal.
An additional concern was a calf injury to Schick, whose six-goal haul from the last two Euros is more than Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane have scored, late in the second half.
Georgia again entertained but were under the cosh throug…
That was a close one. England have made the semi-finals of Euro 2024 after edging past Switzerland in a penalty shootout. Here are the player ratings.
It was a much-improved performance compared to last time, but s issues with chance creation still shone through as the game went the full distance.
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Jordan Pickford
Up until Breel Embolo put one past him in the 75th minute, Pickford didn’t have much to do. He was almost caught out by a clever Xherdan Shaqiri corner in extra time, but thankfully the post came to his rescue.
The 30-year-old boasts a good record when it comes to saving penalties and the shootout was where he really came into his own.
After delaying Manuel Akanji for as long as human…
Fabrizio Romano has revealed Chelsea s three priorities for the transfer window and responds to the Blues links with Fulham star Andreas Pereira.
Chelsea have spent over £1bn in two seasons under their American owners but have been more circumspect so far this summer, bringing in Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Omari Kellyman, Renato Veiga, Marc Guiu and Tosin Adarabioyo for around £65m.
Ian Maatsen, Lewis Hall and Omari Hutchinson have all been sold for a combined £90m as they look to comply with Premier League profit and sustainability rules, and further additions will be made with avoiding sanctions in mind.
They continue to look for buyers for Conor Gallagher, with Atletico Madrid, Tottenham and Aston Villa all interested in the midfielder, valued by the Chelsea c…
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has conceded that the pre-season has included some wasted efforts for the club in the transfer market and on the pitch.
Postecoglou has been forced to deploy players out of position in friendly matches ahead of the season.
He believes that the flat performances of the Spurs side is not an accurate reflection of the work that has been done by the group.
The coach also believes that were a little leggy in their friendly loss to Bayern as a result of pre-season conditioning work.
I thought it was a tough game for us, Postecoglou said after Tottenham s 2-1 defeat to Bayern Munich in South Korea on Saturday.
Fair to say the players are feeling the effects of us working hard for the last 10 days here and we didn …
According to reports, Liverpool are back in the market for a new centre-back and they are set to make a bid for Sporting Lisbon star Goncalo Inacio.
are the only Premier League club yet to make a summer signing, but they are expected to be active in the transfer market before the window closes at the end of the month.
Their priority in recent weeks has been to sign a new No.6 and they had their eye on £51m Real Sociedad star .
The Spain international was linked with Arsenal earlier this year, but they are now targeting Mikel Merino as a cheaper alternative.
It was initially suggested that he was expected to sign for Liverpool, but he performed a dramatic late U-turn and has decided to remain at his boyhood club.
Naturally, Liverpool are being li…