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Three teams have secured their places in the last 16 at Euro 2020 after two rounds of matches in the group stage.While there is plenty of time for rival teams to make up ground – with the format ensuring only one side have been eliminated – many will already be making up their minds about potential champions.The Stats Perform Euros Prediction, created by Stats Perform's AI team with the use of Opta data, has done likewise.This model estimates the probability of the outcome (win, draw or loss) of each match, using betting…

England vs Scotland.25 years in the making at a major international tournament, 25 years since Paul Gascoigne scored that goal at Euro 96 and what's felt like 25 years - thanks to sodding coronavirus - since there was Scottish-themed chaos on the streets of London.To set the scene early doors; England had won their opening Group D clash against Croatia, while Scotland had slipped to a disappointing defeat to Czech Republic at Hampden Park. Victory would seal the Three Lions' passage into the round of 16, while the Scots just…

Portugal great Cristiano Ronaldo is only the second men's player to pass 100 international goals.UEFA.com looks back over his 176 national-team games to see how he has built up that huge tally.Ronaldo's goals so far1. 12/06/04: EURO group stage L 1-2 vs Greece (n), 90+3 minute – header (assist: Luís Figo)2. 30/06/04: EURO semi-finals W 2-1 vs Netherlands (n), 26th minute – header (Deco)3. 04/09/04: World Cup qualifying W 2-0 vs Latvia (a), 57th minute – left foot4. 08/09/04: World Cup qualifying W 4-0 vs Estonia (h), 76th…

Euro 2020 is in full swing, with every team now having played their first game. Certain nations have made surprisingly efficient starts, while others look as though they'll need a bit of time to find their groove.Before the tournament we used Opta data and Stats Perform's AI team to predict the winners, ranking all 24 teams by the likelihood of lifting the trophy aloft at Wembley on July 11.Well, now that everyone's played, we've run the Stats Perform Euros Prediction model again to see how the early results have impacted…

International football is a weird spectacle.Plenty of teams are blessed with a roster of top level individuals ready to report for international duty whenever the time comes, but cannot find a way to get those players sparking together when the time is right - definitely not England and English players. Definitely not.On the contrary, there are often circumstances where the international stage is lit up by a familiar name every few years, despite that player not actually amounting to much at club level. With an honourable…

Tottenham striker Harry Kane has revealed that he is not currently in touch with the club about his future, and reiterates that his full focus remains on Euro 2020 with England.A frustrated Kane told Spurs in May that he wanted to leave. When he reached the Champions League final in 2019 aside, his boys team has gone backwards since he signed a long-term contract in 2018 and is now much further away from competing for the big trophies he longs for.Manchester City, who are now expected to cover a British record deal of 100…

Real Madrid daafaceeda Raphael Varane ayaa doonaya inuu Manchester United ku biiro xagaagan balse caqabada ayaa noqon karta rabitaankiisa ah mushahar £400,000 ah toddobaadkii. (Independent)Tottenham ayaa u jeedsan karta dhinaca tababaraha Rangers ee Steven Gerrard haddii ay ku fashilmaan Nuno Espirito Santo oo ay hadda donayaan. (Evening Standard)Manchester United ayaa kusii dhawaanaysa saxeexa Jadon Sancho oo Borussia Dortmund ka tirsan, heshiiskiisa ayaa lagu dhawaaqi karaa labada toddobaad ee soo socda dhexdooda.…

Lionel Messi's contract talks with Barcelona are of course in an advanced stage, although some important details remain to be ironed out before a deal is signed.Barça's talisman and record-breaking goal scorer of all time sent shock waves around the world last summer when he announced his intentions to leave Camp Nou.Messi was reportedly unhappy with the sale of friend and former teammate Luis Suarez to Atletico Madrid, where the Catalan giants desperately tried to trim their salary costs in an attempt to balance the…

England coach Gareth Southgate is in line for a new contract no matter how his team performs against Germany in the last 16 match of the European Championship 2020 on Tuesday and how far they go in the competition, with the FA anxious to be responsible beyond the next World Cup in Qatar.Southgate's current deal as England manager runs until the end of 2022 and the completion of the 2022 World Cup cycle, with the final in November and December, but FA chief executive Mark Bullingham has revealed that there are already plans…

Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer is said to be "clearly unhappy" after the club rejected two bids for around £ 10 million, despite an earlier agreement that he could leave the club if a "suitable" offer came in.The versatile 23-year-old has only one year left on his contract, and it is likely that the Bhoys will try to make money this summer to ensure they do not lose him on a free transfer.Athletic notes that Ajer has expressed his desire to leave the club this summer, but that has not stopped Celtic from rejecting offers…