Ronaldo out but ‘functional’ Liverpool forward named in Euro 2024 team of the group stage
Cristiano Ronaldo has been pushed out of the Euro 2024 team of the tournament so far, with Liverpool represented and a disgruntled Manchester City player in.
Articles By Matt Stead
The easiest ever routes to a Euros or World Cup final already features one cruise for Southgate and England
England have stumbled upon a stupidly advantageous path to the Euro 2024 final, potentially avoiding all the favourites as Gareth Southgate does it again.
Van Nistelrooy replacing Ten Hag is one of next season’s five Football Manager-inspired caretakers
Ruud van Nistelrooy returning to Manchester United as an assistant is weird until you realise he will replace Erik ten Hag during The Caretaker Season.
The 15 FMV factors Premier League will judge before allowing Chelsea, Aston Villa and Everton transfers
Aston Villa, Chelsea and Everton have been accused of ‘player laundering’ to comply with PSR rules. Will the Premier League block Omari Kellyman’s move?
How did England go from ‘outstanding’ midfield three to Conor sodding Gallagher in 18 months?
England went from an “outstanding” midfield trio in qualifying to grabbing a Conor Gallagher safety blanket during Euro 2024. Gareth Southgate has messed up.
Modric channels Alonso but left relying on three-goal England win to further his Croatia legacy
England are about to let down a whole new section of the global population; Croatia need them to beat Slovenia heavily to keep Luka Modric at the Euros.
McTominay cannot channel Keane against Juventus, Moyes gaslights West Ham and Scotland fail again
It started with John McGinn being fouled, had some David Moyes gaslighting halfway through and ended with Scotland exiting Euro 2024 in spectacular fashion.
All 41 Premier League players in Copa America squads, including Man Utd pair and Paqueta
A couple of Man Utd players have been named by Argentina, while the Premier League’s strong Brazil contingent for the Copa America includes Lucas Paqueta.
‘We don’t have a natural replacement for Kalvin Phillips’ is Gareth Southgate’s England resignation letter
Gareth Southgate must have known that the latter half of his England reign would come to be defined by that laughable quote about Kalvin Phillips.
16 Conclusions on England drawing with Denmark: Southgate out, awful Alexander-Arnold, rubbish Rice
England were miserably awful against Denmark and Gareth Southgate must be on the way out, along with midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold. That was Algeria bad.
France, Belgium booted out, Modric embarrassing and England win – what Euro 2024 shirt numbers say
Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric should act their age but France and Belgium ought to be particularly ashamed of themselves. It’s coming home for England.
Guardiola is England’s ‘dream appointment’ but Manchester City struggles are revealing
Pep Guardiola is perhaps the greatest manager ever, earning the international post he so desires. But these Euros have been miserable for Manchester City.
Kante embarrasses Henderson again with phenomenal performance for stuttering France
N’Golo Kante and Jordan Henderson essentially made the same career choice in summer 2023 but their paths since could not have been much more different.
Lukaku descends further into Belgium madness as Thierry Henry prepares to pick up the phone again
Romelu Lukaku must have done some awful things in a past life because the world is out to get him. ‘It wasn’t easy’ to get over Belgium pain last time.
Nagelsmann has Liverpool, Manchester United ‘decision from the heart’ justified by Musiala
It seemed strange that Julian Nagelsmann extended his Germany contract at the height of this summer’s managerial merry-go-round. But the boy is a genius.
Germany 5-1 Scotland: From bad to Wirtz as hosts batter 10-man Tartan Army
Germany kicked off Euro 2024 with a dominant performance as four different scorers helped the hosts ruthlessly dispatch an abysmal 10-man Scotland.
Euro 2024 squads and squad numbers: All 24 countries have confirmed their final selections
Euro 2024 starts with hosts Germany facing Scotland on June 14; England, France, Germany, Georgia and the rest have named their tournament squads.
Henderson, Dier receive shock England calls and Greenwood omitted from foreign-based Euro 2024 squad
There is no room for Manchester United’s on-loan forward Mason Greenwood in a foreign-based England squad for Euro 2024, led by the country’s two best stars.
Ten Euro 2024 players whose Premier League spells no-one will remember, including £6.5m Newcastle signing
Euro 2024 will feature many former Premier League faces everyone would struggle to put a name to. When did Spain become a Newcastle 2017 tribute act?
Eze leaves after fallout, Mainoo barely plays, Foden the new Rashford – what England squad numbers say
England have confirmed their squad numbers for Euro 2024, with signs from the past suggesting bad news is in store for Eberechi Eze and Kobbie Mainoo.
Ten Premier League flops signed for £221m who will be at Euro 2024, ft. Chelsea hijack, West Ham disasters
Some of the world’s finest will be at Euro 2024, but Premier League flops will be flocking to Germany too. Chelsea, Leicester and West Ham should be ashamed.
Brighton finally copy Chelsea with manager appointment as two Premier League records will be broken
Brighton are about to appoint the youngest manager in Premier League history, with the biggest age gap between a player and boss set to be extended too.
England player ratings v Iceland: Walker, Trippier awful as Gordon and Alexander-Arnold boost chances
England wisely set the Euro 2024 bar low with a poor display in defence and attack against Iceland. It’s time to start a dialogue over two certain starters.
Everton anger around Branthwaite is fair but England evolution has stunned Southgate as well
Gareth Southgate has been bold and brave with his Euro 2024 squad for the most part. Jarrad Branthwaite was an unfortunate victim of his only ‘safe’ call.
Man City explainer: What Premier League rules do they want scrapped? And which rivals support them?
Manchester City have taken legal action against the Premier League in the hope of changing rules they feel are ‘discriminatory’. But what does it all mean?
Mbappe next? An incredible XI of the best signings made by Champions League winners
Kylian Mbappe has joined Champions League winners Real Madrid but has some work to do to get into this particularly brilliant XI of celebratory signings.
Ranking all 32 Champions League finals, with ’99 Manchester United outside the top six
It has been a fair while since we had a properly classic Champions League final. We take you from a goalless snooze-fest at 32 to the obvious No.1.
The ridiculous records of new Real Madrid signing Kylian Mbappe
Kylian Mbappe has already won 17 trophies and scored 329 career goals before making his predestined move to Real Madrid in the summer of 2024.
Ten multiple ‘raids’ which should warn Manchester United, including sackable Liverpool failure
Before Manchester United definitely complete their Crystal Palace ‘triple raid’, Steve Bruce, Harry Redknapp and especially Spurs want a quiet word.
Ten Premier League summer 2024 transfers for £175.3m that everyone has already forgotten
The Premier League season has not long since finished and the Euros are soon to start but clubs have already spent £175m on some forgotten summer transfers.