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Qatar pokes fun at English critics of World Cup bid after Euro 2020 final crowd trouble at Wembley

July 13, 2021

Media in Qatar have used the crowd chaos at the Euro 2020 final to lampoon English critics of their appointment as World Cup hosts. British journalists and commentators have been among the most vocal critics of the decision to award the tiny desert state next year’s World Cup. A Qatari newspaper has been quick to [...]
It’s coming Rome: Italy players return home after winning Euro 2020 final

July 12, 2021

Italy’s triumphant soccer team returned to Rome in the early hours of Monday morning buoyed up with adrenaline after winning the Euro 2020 final in England. Watch the full report.
They may not have won Euro 2020 but Gareth Southgate and his England colleagues pulled off one of their most important victories long ago

July 12, 2021

England may not have ended 55 years of hurt but reaching the Euro 2020 final was a further step in the right direction. There are many things you can attribute Gareth Southgate’s achievements as England manager to, from a willingness to change formation and a winning team, to putting his faith in youth or even [...]
The brands that won Euro 2020, from Volkswagen’s tiny ball-carrying car to Bud Light ‘box heads’ and ITV super-pundit Emma Hayes

July 12, 2021

Italy were deserved winners of Euro 2020, which will be remembered as one of the best football tournaments all of time. Off the field brands have had their own competition for the hearts and wallets of consumers. Here are my thoughts on who emerged as the winners. EE EE is a long-standing sponsor of the [...]
England suffer cruel ending to Euro 2020 on night of new penalty heartache and missed opportunity

July 12, 2021

Gareth Southgate has healed so many of the England team’s wounds from tournaments past only to see them suffer one of their most painful yet. On a night when the nation hoped it might see England cap a hugely encouraging Euro 2020 by winning a first major trophy for 55 years, they instead had to [...]
England footballers hailed as heroes after devastating Euro 2020 penalties defeat

July 12, 2021

England footballers have been hailed as heroes who should be “so proud” of themselves for their efforts in a historic Euros campaign which ended in defeat after a nail-biting penalty shootout. Fans were left devastated when the nation’s dreams of being crowned champions of Europe in front of a home crowd at Wembley Stadium were [...]
Euro 2020: Where to watch the England final against Italy TONIGHT

July 11, 2021

We did it, we did it, we did it! England edged past semi-final opponents Denmark and this sunday at 8pm will play in their first major final since a certain game in 1966. This is one that nobody in the country will want to miss, a game that will be spoken about for generations whether [...]
Harry Kane is inspiring pupils just like David Beckham inspired him, says former PE teacher

July 10, 2021

The England captain’s former PE teacher said today that Harry Kane is inspiring pupils at his old school in the same way that David Beckham inspired him. Kane attended Chingford Foundation School in east London, the same school as former England captain Beckham. Mark Leadon, head of PE at the school, said Kane was inspired [...]
England perfect the art of timing to arrive at Euro 2020 final against Italy in peak condition

July 9, 2021

As the man who emerged from football’s hinterlands to become England manager and a role model for leaders everywhere, Gareth Southgate knows the importance of timing. Southgate didn’t want the job at first but had a change of heart when standing in following the abrupt departure of Sam Allardyce and, after some promising signs in [...]
Tyson Fury trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder – and $30m payday – set to be postponed until October

July 9, 2021

The third fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, which was set to earn the British boxer at least $30m, is set to be postponed. The BBC and ESPN reported that Fury tested positive for Covid-19 this week, forcing the fight scheduled for 24 July in Las Vegas to be shelved. It is likely to [...]