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Northern Macedonia's loss to Ukraine on Thursday afternoon was a farewell that no football fan who watched Euro 2020 wanted to do. Igor Angelovski's men bowed out of the delayed European Championship, after losing both of their opening two group matches - 3-1 against Austria on match day one and 2-1 against Andriy Shevchenko's side on match day two. But one thing is for sure; These happy underdogs have combat, spirit and, undeniably, some quality.On reflection, Ukraine simply had too much quality for them on the day.…

The US men's national team trip to the Qatar World Cup 2022 has been canceled. After the end of the second qualifying round, Concacaf released the schedule for the octagonal phase. The final round will see USMNT fight Mexico, Canada, Honduras, Costa Rica and Jamaica for a coveted spot in the world's largest international football tournament. Although the dates were predetermined, the countries that played the matches were not. This past week decided the final places in the final round of qualifiers. Canada beat Haiti 3-0…

Do you remember when you could not watch more than ten minutes of a football match without hearing phrases like "chuck it in the mixer" or "hit the big man"?Football is a completely different beast today, with managers trying to be obsessed with the theory that the team must play so-called "nice football" if they are to be classified as a good side.25 years ago you had struggled to find a club in England that did not hire a goalkeeper who was central to their style of play, but still the trick was not translated so well on…

Portugal got their Euro 2020 campaign off to a perfect start with a 3-0 victory over Hungary in Budapest, but you would be hard pressed to find many who would not agree that the results line flattered Fernando Santos' side.Admitted to the "death squad" along with Germany and France, it was imperative that Portugal overcome an enthusiastic and stubborn Hungarian side - and even if they did in the end, it was not easy 90 minutes in front of a partisan Puskas Arena.With six minutes left in the match, Portugal had not yet made…

Sergio Ramos ayaa taageereyaasha u caddeeyey in aanu marnaba doonayn inuu ka tago kooxda, isla markaana uu go’aansaday inuu ogolaado dalabkii kooxda ee ahaa inuu u cusboonaysiiyo heshiiska isagoo ka tanaasulay wax kasta oo Florentino Perez uu ku xidhay, laakiin ugu dambayntii lagu qasbay inuu iska tago.Ramos ayaa shir jaraa’id qabtay maanta, waxaana warbaahintu wax ka weydiisay sababta dhabta ah ee uu uga tegayo kooxda uu 16ka sannadood usoo ciyaarayay, isagoo ka dooranaya cimri-dherer qandaraas iyo lacago malaayiin ah oo…

Donny Van de Beek's management has denied reports that the player wants to leave Manchester United less than a year after joining the club from Ajax.The 24-year-old arrived for a fee of £ 35 million in September last year and has fought to keep a regular place on Ole Gunnar Solskjær's side, with rivals Paul Pogba, Scott McTominay, Bruno Fernandes and Fred all earning more opportunities.VI's Simon Zwartkruis revealed during the VI EK Live talk show that he recently had a conversation with the player's agent who strongly…

Goals from Andriy Yarmolenko and Roman Yaremchuk gave Ukraine a vital 2-1 victory over Northern Macedonia on Thursday afternoon, which let Igor Angelovski's side out of Euro 2020 in the process.Quite predictably, Ukraine created most of the goal-scoring opportunities and finally beat the deadlock by 29 minutes a day. Alexander Karavaev casually tossed a corner for a wide-eyed Yarmolenko to knock in without resistance at the far post. Andriy Shevchenko's side then doubled their lead five minutes later, when Yarmolenko hit…

Gennaro Gattuso is in talks to become the next Tottenham boss after the club's talks with Paulo Fonseca broke down.Spurs have been looking for a new manager since Jose Mourinho left the club just days before their Carabao Cup play-off against Manchester City in April.Chairman Daniel Levy originally set a deadline for the end of the Premier League season to appoint a new manager, although a number of setbacks in his quest to appoint a new manager meant that the deadline was simply not feasible.Brendan Rodgers and Erik ten Hag…

Leicester have made a bid for Red Bull Salzburg's highly coveted frontman Patson Daka, while they are also close to securing offers for Odsonne Edouard and Boubakary Soumare.The foxes have wasted no time at all on strengthening their ranks this summer after their collapse during the season, which once again costs them a place in the Champions League.Kelechi Iheanacho hit a real purple form in the second half of last season - he scored 11 goals in his last 12 Premier League games - although fellow badger Jamie Vardy's poor…

Laurent Gbagbo's return to Côte d'Ivoire on Thursday, June 17, was negotiated step by step by the envoy of the former president and current head of state, Alassane Ouattara. Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné, a sociologist and researcher at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), was in the special edition of RFI. He analyzes how these negotiations can enable a peaceful return for the whole country.…