Sports

There is an affinity between English football fans and the European Championships that may even go beyond that with the World Cup.Euro 96 and the Three Lions wave sit next to Britpop in the lead, one of the country's most defining epochs to close the 20th century.Expectations were high (by default) on the way into the tournament on English soil, the first time by many who exclaimed football "came home". Not even Paul Gascoigne and the troupe's drunken feats with a dentist's chair in Hong Kong could dampen irrational…

Manchester City have signed Jamaica international striker Khadija Shaw on a three-year deal, the type of long-term deal that is becoming increasingly common in women's games as continued investment and growth allow for more than just short-term planning.Budget constraints have long ensured that players have often had to survive season to season in the past, with many clubs rarely knowing if the funds will be available for more than a year at a time. But even though it is still a problem for many teams and players, even if…

If German football fans started singing a song that contained the lyrics "football is coming home" before a big international tournament, we would probably call them arrogant - so why is it ok for us England fans to do that?The song became the soundtrack to England's Euro 96 campaign before being destroyed somewhat two years later before the 1998 World Cup.Euro 96 was a memorable time for England fans / Stu Forster / Getty ImagesComedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner - presenters of the popular 90s football show "Fantasy…

Tababaraha kooxda AS Roma ee Jose Mourinho ayaa amaan iyo wax ka sheegid iskugu daray garabka weerar ee Real Madrid ee Eden Hazard.30 sano jirkaas ayay siddeed dhaawac soo gaadheen intii lagu jiray xilli ciyaareedka 2020-21 waxaana uu durba ka maqnaaday 50 kulan Real Madrid laba sano oo uu la joogay kaddib markii uu heshiis 88 Milyan oo pound ah ugaga wareegay Chelsea.Hazard oo kaliya laba kulan ugu soo bilawday Real tan iyo bishii January ayaa eedayn kala kulmay jamaahiirta kooxdaas oo ku qabsaday inuu ku fashilmay inuu…

Si lamid ah kooxaha kale ee qaarada Yurub, ganacsiga suuqa xagaagan ee Manchester United ayaa ah mid si gaabis ah u socda sababtoo ah tartanka Euro 2020 ee qaaradaas ka soconaya haatan.Waxa adag in heshiiska maalmahan Euro ay socoto si rasmi ah loo dhammeeyo balse waxa wali muuqda shaqooyin badan oo ka soconaya daaha dabadiisa.Afar xiddig oo hadda saxeexyadooda loo arko kuwo macquul ah oo ay samayn doonto Man United ayaa kala ah Jadon Sancho, Kieran Trippier, Raphael Varane iyo Tom Heaton iyadoo heshiisyo kale oo la hadal…

"Are you sure about that?"- Terry Venables to Stuart PearceWe are often told that the best way to overcome our fears is to face them dead before taking a deep breath and dealing with them.For many of us, it's grabbing the spider in the bathroom or crossing the bridge you've avoided for weeks - for Stuart Pearce it was something else. Stuart Pearce makes his penalty against Spain / Stu Forster / Getty ImagesBack in 1990, England was just a penalty shootout from just reaching its second ever World Cup final. The Three Lions…

Kooxda Tottenham ayay wali kusii socotaa dhibaatada ah inaysan deg-deg u helin tababare cusub oo kooxdeeda hormood u noqda walow ay bilooyin kahor shaqada ka caydhiyeen Jose Mourinho oo hadda ah macalinka AS Roma.Tottenham ayaa markale ku fashilantay inay tababare cusub hesho iyadoo macalinkii ugu dambeeyay ee ay bur-bureen wadahadaladii ay kula jirtay uu yahay Gennarro Gattuso kaas oo Fiorentina iskaga tagay 23 maalmood kaddib markii la magacaabay.Tiraba siddeeda tababare ee diiday shaqada Spurs bilihii ugu dambeeyay ayaa…

Spain's preparations for Euro 2020 could not have been much worse as coronavirus problems forced them to appoint a brand new squad as a reserve for their first team - Luis Enrique probably wishes he had played the B team in their opener.La Roja dominated the ball for most of their match with Sweden, but they could not find a breakthrough and almost lost their first outing in Euro 2020 but their blushes were saved by Marcus Berg's terrible end.Poland experienced an equally overwhelming start to their campaign when they were…

A look ahead to the European Championship 2020 conflict between Portugal and Germany this Saturday

Kabtanka kooxda Real Madrid ee Sergio Ramos ayaa shaaca ka qaaday tiraba laba kooxood oo uusan ku biirayn kaddib markii dhawaan si rasmi ah loo xaqiijiyay inuu ka tagayo kooxdaas dhammaadka bishan June oo uu heshiiskiisii hore dhacayo.Ramos ayaa Real lasoo qaatay 16 sano oo cajiib ah oo uu koobab 22 ah kula soo guuleystay isaga oo sanadihii ugu dambeeyay ahaa kabtanka udub dhaxaadka u ahaa guulahooda.Kaddib mudo bilo ah oo uu shaki ku jiray mustaqbalkiisa isla markaana ay heshiis kordhin isku fahmi la’aayeen madaxweyne…