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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…

Football still has a long way to go until it becomes a fully welcoming and inclusive space for marginalized members of society such as the LGBTQI + community. Positive steps have been taken in recent years, including the much talked about Rainbow Laces campaign, but still from the top to the bottom of the pyramid, further progress is needed. In the upper parts of the men's game, there is still no openly gay or bi-player, despite the fact that 2.9% of the population identified themselves as LGB between 2018 and 2019.…

UEFA has announced that from the beginning of the 2021/22 season onwards, the rule on away goals will no longer be implemented in any of their competitions.The verdict has existed since 1965 and meant that if the total score between two teams over two legs was tied, the side that scored more away goals would go on to the next round of competition.If both sides had scored the same number of away goals, the tie would go into extra time, although UEFA has now released a statement confirming away goals will no longer carry more…

Italy's transformation under Roberto Mancini has been clear for all to see at Euro 2020. Their 100% record in Group A may not have come as much of a surprise to some spectators and the freedom and style they have agreed to in their activities has seen they emerge as one of the favorites for the tournament on its way to the quarterfinals.Their reward for winning Group A is a clash with Austria, who finished third in Group C, at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. A place in the last eight where they will face the winners in Belgium…

Exclusive - Crystal Palace had hoped to appoint Swansea City's Steve Cooper as their new manager, but the cost of his release clause has led the Eagles to turn to Lucien Favre.The former Borussia Dortmund boss is now in advanced negotiations with Palace over a deal to replace Roy Hodgson, who resigned at the end of last season.The quest for Favre seems to be the conclusion of a long search for a new boss, who saw an agreement for Nuno Espirito Santo collapse late and Eddie Howe, Frank Lampard and Sean Dyche will all be…