The world's oldest international fixture has never felt more alive. On Friday night in Euro 2020 Group D, England face Scotland at Wembley, the 115th edition of a rivalry dating back to 1872. Gareth Southgate's side have the luxury of home advantage and the comfort created by victory in their first game against Croatia. They have designs on winning Euro 2020, while Scotland are more concerned a...Full Story »

Players love kickabouts with “watermelon balls” at their training base. The soft, coloured globes can be kicked or thrown up to 10ft under water. Tyrone Mings of England smiles in the swimming pool following the England training session at St George's Park Credit: Getty The team — managed by Gareth Southgate — had a splashing time at St George’s Park yesterday as ...Full Story »

Harry Maguire will return from injury for England against Scotland at Wembley on Friday night. Harry Maguire is poised to make a dramatic return against Scotland on Friday night after vowing to play through the pain to deliver Euro 2020 glory for England. Maguire is still in some discomfort from the ankle ligament damage he sustained on Manchester United duty seven weeks ago but has declared h...Full Story »

Manuel Locatelli fired Italy into the knockout phase at Euro 2020 after a 3-0 win over Switzerland.The Sassuolo midfielder grabbed a classy brace before Ciro Immobile wrapped up a comfortable victory as Italy became the first team to book a spot in the last 16.Skipper Giorgio Chiellini had an early goal disallowed by VAR before going off injured in the only blow during a comfortable night at the...Full Story »

THE current Miss England winner will be cheering on Gareth Southgate and his boys against Scotland this week and has backed the three lions to go all the way. Dr Bhasha Mukherjee, 24, praised our boys after their 1-0 victory over Croatia at the weekend. Miss England will cheer on Gareth Southgate and his boys against ScotlandCredit: Alan Strutt 2021 The beauty queen returned to Britain from I...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo set a new European Championship goalscoring record as Portugal got their title defence off to a winning start with a 3-0 victory over Hungary in Budapest.The Juventus forward’s 10th goal at the finals, via a late penalty, saw him surpass Michel Platini’s tally of nine, all of which were scored in the 1984 edition, and he added another in injury time to get to 11.The...Full Story »

Boss Steve Clarke refused to blame David Marshall after the Scotland goalkeeper was beaten from almost the halfway line in the 2-0 defeat by the Czech Republic at Hampden Park.In what was the Scots’ return to a major finals for the first time in 23 years, Patrik Schick headed the Czechs in front in their Euro 2020 opener three minutes before the interval.The striker doubled that lead in th...Full Story »

1. Tierney a big miss With the news that Kieran Tierney would be unavailable for the match, Steve Clarke’s masterplan took a major hit. Leeds United’s Liam Cooper was tasked with slotting into the left-centre back position which Tierney has made his own under Clarke. Simply, Cooper is far less attack minded than Tierney and even though the Arsenal man is technically playing in a...Full Story »

Scotland’s return to a major finals for the first time in 23 years began with a deflating 2-0 defeat by the Czech Republic at Hampden Park.In front of 9,847 fans – most of them Scots – both sides had chances in their opening Euro 2020 fixture before striker Patrik Schick headed the Czechs in front three minutes before the interval.Schick doubled that lead in the 52nd minute wit...Full Story »

The Liverpool star, 27, set up the surprise for Steve Clarke’s men as they arrived at their Euro 2020 training camp in Middlesbrough on Wednesday. Andy Robertson has surprised his Scotland teammates ahead of Euro 2020 Credit: Getty The personalised gift bags were given to each player and staff member Credit: Instagram @andyrobertson94 All squad members and staff were given a range of gi...Full Story »

Spain boss Luis Enrique has defended Alvaro Morata after a number of fans sang "Morata, how bad you are" at the forward during a 0-0 draw with Portugal on Friday. Just under 15,000 fans attended the friendly at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium -- home of Morata's former side Atletico Madrid -- and saw the Juventus striker miss a series of chances. When he hit the crossbar in the 91st minute, ...Full Story »

A weakened Scotland side showed their mettle with an encouraging 2-2 draw against Holland in Portugal.Boss Steve Clarke have opted to leave six players – David Marshall, Stephen O’Donnell, Nathan Patterson, Grant Hanley, John McGinn and Che Adams – behind in Spain, where they had been in a training camp, following John Fleck’s positive Covid-19 test.It was an “...Full Story »

Maidenhead finished the Vanarama National League with a 4-1 win over Boreham Wood at Meadow Park – where their reserve goalkeeper Rhys Lovett scored a late goal.Reece Smith gave the Magpies the lead in the 11th minute with a low shot into the bottom corner for a first senior goal for the club.The home side went close to an equaliser when Corey Whitely’s effort was cleared off the lin...Full Story »

Lee Ashcroft returned to Rugby Park to haunt Kilmarnock as his crucial strike sank their 28-year top-flight run and restored Dundee to the Scottish Premiership.The former Killie defender found himself cut loose by ex-boss Lee Clark despite helping the Ayrshire side beat the drop back in 2016.But it was his goal which sealed the fate of Tommy Wright’s team as the Ayrshiremen found themselve...Full Story »

Rangers youngster Chris McKee was sent off for "foul and abusive language of a homophobic nature" during a vital play-off match for loan side Brechin City. The 19-year-old was shown straight red card by referee Craig Napier 41 minutes into the League Two play-off final between Brechin and Kelty Hearts at Glebe Park.McKee joined the third tier Scottish side back in March on loan from Rangers, as...Full Story »

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo finished the 2020-21 campaign as Serie A's top scorer to become the only player to achieve the feat in the Premier League, La Liga and Italy's top flight. The 36-year-old scored 29 goals as the Bianconeri finished the season in fourth place. Inter Milan won the Serie A title, ending Juve's nine-year dominance. In Ronaldo's third season in Italy, he has won ...Full Story »

Joe Willock became the first player since Alan Shearer to score in seven consecutive Premier League games for Newcastle as they beat Fulham 2-0 at Craven Cottage.The 21-year-old, who joined the Magpies on transfer deadline day, has helped consolidate Newcastle’s status in the Premier League with eight goals, including seven in seven matches.Fabian Schar secured all three points with a 88th...Full Story »

Leeds United finished top ten in goals scored for Premier League clubs with 59, and the English club eyes a player that can help them continue this pace. According to the Spanish media outlet, Todo Fichajes, Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa follows America de Cali winger Santiago Moreno as a possible reinforcement for next season. The 21-year-old has appeared in 49 fixtures for the Colom...Full Story »

Incoming Roma coach Jose Mourinho is raiding Leicester City. Leicester scout Jose Fontes is in talks with Roma about becoming head of scouting. TMW says negotiations are now at an advanced stage. Fontes has been working for the Foxes since 2016, having previously been a match analyst and then director at Boavista. He was promoted to senior scout at Leicester in 2019 and just celebrated winn...Full Story »

Midfielder Gilmour beamed as he watched Sky Sports News and saw his name in Steve Clarke's 26-man team. Ben Chilwell captured the heartwarming moment Billy Gilmour reacted to the news he had made Scotland's Euro 2020 squad Credit: Twitter @ScotlandSky Billy Gilmour beamed as he watched Sky Sports News and saw his name in Steve Clarke's 26-man team Credit: Twitter @ScotlandSky And he is likely...Full Story »