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And breathe. 24 matches and 94 goals into Euro 2020, the group stage is finally behind us, and we have a couple of days to gather our thoughts and get ready for the round of 16. It has been a highly ranked tournament so far, averaging almost four goals per game, and the goals have been distributed fairly evenly - with only one player managing more than three over his three group games.So what better time to take a minute to look back at the most prolific goal scorers to date and remind us who's likely * to take home the…

We are three match days into Euro 2020 now, and it is safe to say that the stars from the 90 minute Our 21 are making their presence felt.Of the 21 players, 17 have gone through the knockout stages, with many playing an integral role in the team's success.Some have scored huge goals, others have won the UEFA Star of the Match awards, and others (yes, most) have been linked to moves to the biggest clubs in Europe. Let's take a look at how they have all done so far.The foot impressed in the first game / Chloe Knott - Danehouse…

The Netherlands were one of only three teams in the competition to take maximum points from the group stage and their reward for advancing to the next round is a conflict with the Czech Republic on Sunday.The Dutch have so far done free but in this weekend's opponents they will face a stubborn side with the ability to cause their own problems in the third attack. When we entered the tournament, the level of expectation around Frank de Boer's side was unusually low.The two sides meet at Puskas Arena in Budapest / LASZLO…

Valerien Ismael has been appointed West Brom's new manager following the departure of Sam Allardyce.The Baggies have been looking for a new boss since Allardyce confirmed he would leave his role in The Hawthorns at the end of last season.Ismael only took charge of Barnsley in October last year, although his arrival transformed the Tykes campaign with a run of just three defeats in their last 21 championship trips that catapulted them to a playoff spot.The former Wolfsburg boss's short but still brilliant time at Oakwell has…

Wales face Denmark in Amsterdam this weekend in the first match of the knockout stages at Euro 2020. While Robert Pay's side went into the last 16 on the back of their first defeat in the championship, Denmark enters it after producing an excellent performance against the Russians. The Danes have speed, but unlike their opponents, they could not rotate players in their last group match so it remains to be seen if new legs or confidence will win.Although you can argue that it is far from being the glamor of the round, it is…

If you were a manager who gave your team one last pep talk before they went out on the field to play Brazil, the chances of you doing your best emphasize the importance of keeping things tight early.Shockingly, we were not familiar with Colombian boss Reinaldo Rueda's team talk before his side's Copa America collision with Selecao on Wednesday night, but there is a clear possibility that the instruction "make sure we are still on equal terms after ten minutes" was sliced ​​out - but probably in Spanish.Luis Diaz had other…

16 ka mid ah 24ka dal ee ka qayb-gelaya Euro ayaa usoo gudbay wareegga isreeb-reebka tooska ah ee dalka laga badiyo uu tartanka ka baxayo, iyadoo ciyaarta ugu dambaysa ee Finalka na lagu ciyari doono garoonka Wembley fiidnimada Axadda ee July 11.Ciyaaryahanadda ay dalalkoodu ka hadheen tartanka sida Robert Lewandowski ayaan ku jiri doonin ciyaaryahannada la filayo inay ku tartami karaan xiddignimada tartanka, waxaana hubaal ah in laacibiinta loollami doona ay noqonayaan kuwa xulalkoodu meel fiican yimaaddaan ama ku guuleysta…

Arsenal are closing in on Brighton defender Ben White, with a £ 50m deal now expected to be agreed in the next few days.The Gunners are in the market for defensive reinforcements this summer, after allowing Brazilian center-back David Luiz to leave the club when his contract expires.Manager Mikel Arteta is expected to be backed up to a sum of £ 250 million as he tries to review Arsenal's squad, and after seeing an initial bid of around £ 40 million for White snubbed by Brighton, progress now seems to have been made in talks…

Kooxda kubadda cagta Barcelona ayaa go’aan ka gaadhay mustaqbalka laacibka reer Brazil ee Philippe Coutinho oo la filayay in xagaagan uu ka tago Camp Nou kaddib sannado ay dhaawacyo iyo bandhig liita isku raaceen.Philippe Coutinho oo Barcelona ay 135 milyan oo Euro kaga soo iibsatay Liverpool sannadkii 2018 ayaa  sannad amaah ah kusoo qaatay Bayern Munich oo uu kula soo guuleystay Champions League, laakiin xilli ciyaareedkii ugu dambeeyey ayuu intiisa u badan u jiifay dhaawacyo uu illaa hadda ku maqan yahay.Tan iyo January…

Before Wednesday's victory over Poland, Euro 2020 had been a frustrating tournament for the Swedish prodigy Dejan Kulusevski. If Covid did not strike during the tournament, the 21-year-old - who came in at the back of a wonderful breakthrough season with Juventus - would have been in Janne Andersson's plans for their opening match with Spain. But he stayed and watched the match at home in Sweden when his side choked the world champions and started the tournament with one point. A negative test in the days leading up to their…