Eden Hazard is feeling strong and happy according to Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez, who urged the Real Madrid attacker to build on his performance in a 2-0 win over Finland.
After coming on as a substitute in Belgium s two opening matches at Euro 2020, Hazard started against Finland and posed Markku Kanerva s side problems alongside Romelu Lukaku and Jeremy Doku.
Hazard, who battled through an injury-plagued 2020-21 season in which he made just 14 LaLiga appearances, played all 90 minutes against Finland and impressed his coach.
Martinez told reporters: He [Hazard] pushed himself and got into good positions.
He looks free, twisting right and left. He feels strong, happy, his body is reacting well.
The next step is now to see Eden with that…
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Poland s Euro 2024 preparations are ongoing with a difficult home test against Ukraine. The match will be played in Warsaw at PGE Narodowy Stadium where over 50,000 fans will attend the game hoping to see their favourites win.
Poland
Poland has been a regular presence at the final tournaments both at the European and World levels. Qualifying for the previous Qatar World Cup and reaching the round of the last 16 was a great achievement considering the home team was not present at the final tournaments held in South Africa and Argentina.
Furthermore, after participating in the last four consecutive UEFA Euro Championships, the national team led by prolific striker Robert Lewandowski aims to wash away t…
Elliot Anderson is a surprise call-up for Scotland after electing to ignore advances from England.
The 20-year-old Newcastle midfielder has played for Scotland at youth level and is in the squad to face Cyprus and England next month after playing three Premier League games this season.
Here we look at Anderson’s development so far.
Background
Anderson was born in Whitley Bay and brought up as a Newcastle fan. His grandfather, Geoff Allen, was part of the squad that won United’s last major trophy, the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. On the other side of his family, Anderson’s paternal grandmother is Scottish, allowing him to represent Scotland. Anderson joined Newcastle at under-nine level after playing for the renowned Wallsend Boys’ Club, whose previous pl…
Ezri Konsa, Cole Palmer and Rico Lewis have all received their first call-ups to the England senior squad ahead of the team’s final two Euro 2024 qualifiers.
Gareth Southgate has added the trio to his squad for the matches against Malta and North Macedonia following the withdrawals of James Maddison, Lewis Dunk and Callum Wilson due to injury.
All three of the newcomers have progressed through the England youth ranks, with versatile Manchester City 18-year-old Lewis having earned four caps at Under-21 level, while 26-year-old Aston Villa defender Konsa won the 2018 Toulon Tournament just a year after lifting the Under-20 World Cup.
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Chelsea forward Palmer, 21, who scored a stoppage-time eq…
West Ham United are interested in signing Youssef En-Nesyri from Sevilla in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has noted that new West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui worked with En-Nesyri at Sevilla, and that the former Wolverhampton Wanderers manager wants the Hammers to secure the services of the 27-year-old Morocco international striker.
GiveMeSport has noted that Sevilla have made En-Nesyri available for a move this summer. The striker has been on the books of the Spanish club since 2020. He won the UEFA Europa League with Sevilla in 2020 and 2023.
Sevilla did not have a good season in 2023-23, but En-Nesyri did well on a personal level. The 27-year-old scored 16 goals and gave two assists in 28 starts and five substitute appearances in La Liga. The str…
Chelsea defender Levi Colwill is open to a move to Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window, according to . German giants Bayern are keen on securing the services of Colwill, who is willing to make the switch to the Allianz Arena.
Colwill is a young and promising defender who is only 21 years of age. He has already played once for England. Colwill is able to play as a central defender or as a left-back. He spent the 2022-23 season on loan at Brighton and Hove Albion.
The youngster made 20 starts and three substitute appearances in the Premier League for Chelsea last season. He scored one goal and gave one assist in those games. Colwill also made six starts and one substitute appearance in the Carabao Cup and made one start and one substitute appearance in the FA Cup …
Barcelona have confirmed Lamine Yamal suffered a left hamstring strain while on international duty with Spain.
The 17-year-old limped off in the 93rd minute of their Nations League clash against Denmark on Saturday before returning to Barcelona to undergo further tests.
He was one of La Roja s brightest players in the 1-0 victory, having five of their 25 shots, the most by a Spain player in the competition this season.
However, he is now set for an undetermined spell on the sidelines, though he is likely to miss their LaLiga match against Sevilla on Sunday.
Yamal has started 11 of Barca s 12 games in all competitions so far, and Hansi Flick will be hoping he is not set to endure a long layoff, with matches against Bayern Munich in the Champions League and…
Spain s triumph at Euro 2012 proved to be the final flourish for one of the greatest ever international sides, with La Roja winning three consecutive international tournaments.
Prior to victory in Euro 2008, Spain had not won an international competition since 1964 and had been perennial underachievers.
But that swiftly changed with the Euros win followed up by World Cup success in South Africa in 2010 before the successful defence of their continental crown.
The triumph in 2012 was the end of an era, however, with Spain eliminated in the group stages of the 2014 World Cup, bowing out at in the last 16 at Euro 2016 and then losing to hosts Russia on penalties at the 2018 World Cup.
However, a turn in fortunes was shown at Euro 2020, played in 2021 du…
Rangers made a disappointing start to their Scottish Premiership campaign as they drew 0-0 with Hearts at Tynecastle.
This poor result rather compounded a lacklustre pre-season, despite manager Philippe Clement signing a contract extension on Friday.
Hearts made a quick start, with debutant James Penrice going close as he burst into the box and forced Gers goalkeeper Jack Butland into a fine stop at his near post.
The hosts continued piling on the pressure as Yan Dhanda struck the crossbar with a stylish effort.
Rangers looked more assured after the break with Cyriel Dessers heading against the corner of the crossbar and post early on after a delicious left-footed cross from Tom Lawrence, who then went close himself with a dipping volley from outside the …
Richarlison has revealed he rejected a move to the Saudi Pro League and wishes to stay at Tottenham for the coming season.
The Brazil international joined Spurs from Everton in a deal worth a club-record £60million in 2022, only to struggle throughout his debut season in North London.
He scored just once in 27 Premier League games in 2022-23 but enjoyed a resurgent 2023-24 under Ange Postecoglou, netting 11 times in 28 matches, only 18 of which were starts.
However, with Tottenham reportedly interested in a move for Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke, who has a £65m release clause in his contract, Richarlison s future has been called into question.
In an interview with ESPN Brazil, the 27-year-old revealed he received a substantial offer from an unname…