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Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne had admitted that it was a 'miracle' that he played for Belgium in their defeat in the Euro 2020 quarter-final against Italy on Friday night, given the ankle ligament problem he carried from the 16th match against Portugal .Both De Bruyne and Eden Hazard were injury doubts for Belgium before the match in Munich started. The latter was completely ruled out and did not even get on the bench, but De Bruyne took his usual place in Roberto Martinez starting XI and played a full 90…

Roberto Mancini praised his Italian team after their 2-1 victory against Belgium secured their place in the Euro 2020 semi-final.The Azzurri were unstoppable during the first half on Friday night and stuck Belgium in their own defensive third for most of the 45 minutes and deservedly took a 2-0 lead with wonderful goals from Nicolo Barella and Lorenzo Insigne. But after conceding the penalty spot in extra time at the end of the half, Italy were forced to dig in sometimes after the interval to hold on to a narrow lead with a…

Italy winger Leonardo Spinazzola is unlikely to play again for a number of months after reports that the devastating injury he suffered during Azzurri's victory over Belgium in the Euro 2020 quarter-finals is a broken Achilles tendon.An upset Spinazzola, who has been one of the players in the tournament so far, was stretched out at the end of the match in Munich. Not only will he not play again at Euro 2020, he will also miss a large part of the 2021/22 club season as he recovers.The damage can also cost Spinazzola an…

Arsenal heshiiska ay kula wareegayso daafaca Brighton ee Ben White ayay kaliya in la dhammaystiraa ka hadhsan tahay walow ay 23 sano jirkaas xiiso u muujiyeen Man City iyo Everton. (Football London)Manchester United ayaa Tottenham iyo Arsenal kafa farxisay inay qaboojisay xiisaha ay u qabtay 22 sano jirka daafaca dhexe ee Sevilla ee Joules Kounde oo ay diirada saarayaan Raphael Varane oo Real Madrid ka tirsan. (Dean Jones via Express)Man United ayaa ka fikiraysa inay Paul Pogba heshiis ugu bandhigto Real Madrid oo ay…

If a computer created a composite football player to capture the imagination of England fans, it's pretty easy to imagine it coming with Jack Grealish.After all, you've got echoes of past heroes with David Beckham's No7 and shiny hair, the dribbling ability of Paul Gascoigne, and well, choose the 1970s showmen for the socks that are thrown low on the big calves. There is even a song in his honor of the mansion, simply titled Jack Grealish and with the phrase "Brum town Baggio" to honor the Birmingham-born Aston Villa…

More than 400,000 people have "crossed the threshold of famine" in Tigray, a region in northern Ethiopia at war for eight months, a senior UN official warned on Friday. The organization also urges the rebels to apply the ceasefire decided by Ethiopia. The situation in Tigray has "dramatically worsened", the UN Deputy Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs…

Weeraryahanka xulka qaranka Talyaaniga ee Ciro Immobile ayaa ka sameeyay ciyaartii xalay dhex martay dalkiisa iyo Belgium ficil hadal hayn badan dhaliyay oo uu ku doonayay in rigoore lagu abaalmariyo qarankiisa Azzuri.Xulka uu hoggaanka u yahay tababare Roberto Mancini ayaa guul 2-1 ah ka gaadhay Belgium oo dadka qaar u arkayeen kuwa ku guuleysan doona tartankan.Laba gool oo ay kala dhaliyeen Nicolo Barella iyo Lorenzo Insigne ayaa kasoo caawiyay Talyaaniga inay meel iska saaraan Red Devils oo uu gool rigoore ugu soo celiyay…

UN confronts Ethiopia over atrocities in Tigray region NEW YORK - The United Nations Security Council stepped up efforts to restore peace and stability in the Tigray region, for the first time instructing the Ethiopian government to “cooperate” to help millions of “hungry” nationals by giving them humanitarian access. Since war broke out in November 2020 when the Ethiopian National Defense…

Sida uu sheegayo wargeyska ree Spain ee AS, kooxda Paris Saint-Germain ayaa dalab ka gudbisay kabtankii kooxda Barcelona ee Lionel Messi kaas oo heshiiskiisii kooxdaasi dhacay 30-kii bishii June.Markii ugu horreysay kaddib mudo 17 sano ah, Messi ayaan ahayn xiddig Barcelona ah kaddib markii qandaraaskiisu dhacay saqdii dhexe ee 30-kii June isla markaana haatan laba maalmood oo buuxa koox la’aan ah.Marka laga yimaado in qandaraaskiisii qaaliga ahaa ee kooxdu soo dhammaaday, madaxweynaha Barcelona ee Joan Laporta ayaa kalsooni…

TDF parade captured Ethiopian soldiers in Mekelle and took them to jail TIGRAY, Ethiopia - Thousands of Ethiopian national defense forces soldiers marched through the streets of Mekelle, the regional administrative capital of Tigray, before being taken to various prisons in the region which have witnessed massive war crimes over the past eight months. ENDF troops withdrew from the Tigray region…