Roberto Martinez has defended Cristiano Ronaldo and hailed the importance of his Portugal captain ahead of his sixth European Championship.Portugal begin their Euro 2024 campaign on Tuesday with a Group F match with Czech Republic where talisman Ronaldo will make more history.Al Nassr forward Ronaldo, fresh from scoring 51 goals in 52 appearances for club and country during the 2023-24 season, w...Full Story »

Nicolae Stanciu scored the pick of the goals as Romania began their Euro 2024 campaign in style with an impressive 3-0 win over Ukraine in Munich.Stanciu fired his side into a 29th-minute lead which they never looked like giving up as further goals from Razvan Marin and Denis Dragus sealed victory on a day to forget for Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin.With Mykhailo Mudryk and Artem Dovbyk in...Full Story »

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Xavi Simons could be on the move again this summer Simons was part of the Netherlands team that kicked off Euro 2024 with a narrow win over Poland on Sunday, coming into the tournament off the back of a season on loan with RB Leipzig. He has played only 11 times for PSG since joining their youth ranks as a 16-year-old, but not at all since the French giants exercised a buy-back option to re-sig...Full Story »

Bayern Munich would be willing to let left-back Alphonso Davies leave if they receive an offer of €60 million, according to Mundo Deportivo. The 23-year-old is set to enter the final year of his contract next month and has recently been on the radar of Real Madrid. Los Blancos are said to not believe reports that the Bundesliga side would be prepared to keep Davies for another 12 months b...Full Story »

The Red Devils are in the market for a central defender this summer after Raphael Varane left on a free transfer. Man Utd are planning a bid for Matthijs de Ligt Other would-be regular options Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof have uncertain futures at the club. It is understood Man Utd have already agreed terms with Jarrad Branthwaite over a transfer, but are some way short of Everton's ...Full Story »

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's agent hints at Napoli exit 🚨🇬🇪 Kvaratskhelia’s agent Jugeli: “We want to leave Napoli, but now we're all waiting for the Euro 2024”.“With Conte, Napoli have big plans. I'm sure they will qualify to the Champions League again next season and fight for the Scudetto. But that doesn't mean that… pic.twitter.com/A63RGfHw0P— Fabrizio Ro...Full Story »

BUKAYO SAKA'S girlfriend Tolami Benson showed her support for the England superstar with a heartwarming nod to his early Arsenal days. Saka's stunning partner was spotted in the stands as the Three Lions kickstarted their Euro 2024 campaign with a 1-0 win over Serbia. Tolami's man started on the right wing for Gareth Southgate's side and bagged the assist for Jude Bellingham's header before ...Full Story »

SCOTT MCTOMINAY'S girlfriend continued her tour of Munich as she supports her partner at the Euros. Cam Reading posed in Munich ahead of Scotland's opener against Germany. Unfortunately it was defeat for the Scots as they were well beaten by the Germans at the Munich Football Arena. Next up for McTominay and the Scotland squad is a clash against Switzerland in Cologne. But McTominay's girl...Full Story »

MAJA LINDELOF, aka the Premier League's "hottest Wag", dazzled in a bold red dress as she enjoyed a holiday getaway in Portugal. The blonde beauty was joined by Manchester United star and husband Victor Lindelof for some fun in the sun this week. The duo took advantage of Sweden's failure to reach Euro 2024 by jetting abroad following the end of the Premier League season. And with United's ...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate said star midfielder Jude Bellingham “writes his own script” after helping England make a winning start to Euro 2024 against Serbia.The 20-year-old scored a brilliant header inside 13 minutes of their Group C opener as the road to Berlin got off to a dream start at a rocking Veltins Arena.But what could have been a statement victory instead turned into a slog against...Full Story »

Jude Bellingham’s brilliant header saw England start their quest for European Championship glory with a hard-fought victory against Serbia.Three years on from their heartbreaking Wembley final defeat to Italy, the road to Berlin began with a tricky Group C opener in Gelsenkirchen.But Gareth Southgate’s side passed their first Euro 2024 assignment as England held firm on a night when ...Full Story »

Kylian Mbappe is ready to “give everything” to try to help France win the European Championship title.With his club future now secured, the soon-to-be Real Madrid forward will hope to guide his country to a second major title in six years.Ahead of France’s first match of the tournament against Austria on Monday, Mbappe said on uefa.com: “I discussed my role with the coach...Full Story »

Ukraine defender Illya Zabarnyi paid tribute to “the warriors that defend our country” before his nation’s Euro 2024 opener against Romania on Monday.The 21-year-old centre-half, signed by Bournemouth for a reported £24million from Dynamo Kyiv in January, said it was because of them that he and his team-mates were able to compete in Germany.Ukraine booked their place at a...Full Story »

Christian Eriksen marked his return to the European Championship with a goal but Denmark were held to a 1-1 draw by Slovenia.It is almost three years to the day since Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark’s Euro 2020 match against Finland before coming back to the sport eight months later.He put Denmark ahead in Stuttgart after only 17 minutes and they appeared to be heading for...Full Story »

Substitute Wout Weghorst struck late on to earn the Netherlands a 2-1 win over Poland in their Group D opener at Euro 2024.Adam Buksa headed Poland into an early lead at Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion, but Cody Gakpo ensured it was level at half-time.The Netherlands pushed for a late winner and it arrived when Burnley forward Weghorst fired home in the 83rd minute.WOUT WEGHORST!He LOVES the bi...Full Story »

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Roy Keane opined that Trent Alexander-Arnold "will be ripped to shreds" in Euro 2024 as he is judged as the weak spot in Gareth Southgate's team. WHAT HAPPENED?There has been considerable speculation about Alexander-Arnold starting as a midfielder for England's Group C opener against Serbia. Despite his reputation as one of the best right-backs in the world, Southgate has been experimenting w...Full Story »

Arsenal have set their price for Emile Smith Rowe. The Mirror says Gunners chief Edu is ready to sell the midfielder this summer. Fulham have acted swiftly and are already in contact about a deal for the youngster. And Arsenal are willing to sell at a starting price of £30m. For his part, Smith Rowe is also prepared to depart as he seeks regular senior football.Full Story »

Gareth Southgate has added Jude Bellingham to England's leadership group for Euro 2024 - despite being the third-youngest member of the squad. WHAT HAPPENED?Southgate revealed that the 20-year-old has been promoted to a select group of leaders, namely captain Harry Kane, Kyle Walker and Declan Rice. The England boss wants them to gauge the mood of the squad and use them as a conduit to speak ...Full Story »