Southgate’s tactics spot-on as England overcome Danish resistance for first Euro final – originally posted on Sportslens.com In the literal sense of the song, it had already come home as both the semifinals and final were to be played at Wembley, but in the sense that most perceive it – as Kasper Schmeichel pointed out – […]
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Tactical Analysis: How Italy outclassed Belgium in the Euros
Tactical Analysis: How Italy outclassed Belgium in the Euros – originally posted on Sportslens.com The 16th edition of the European Championships continued to deliver football and entertainment of the highest order as we entered the quarterfinal stage, and the biggest clash of the last-eight featured Belgium and Italy, who squared off in the Allianz Arena […]
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Tactical Analysis: How England found a way past Germany in the Euros
Tactical Analysis: How England found a way past Germany in the Euros – originally posted on Sportslens.com After three days of tournament football at its chaotic and unpredictable best, the UEFA European Championship‘s round of 16 drew to a close. The last two matches involved Sweden and Ukraine in the late kick-off slot, but the […]
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Euro 2020 Matchday 3 Review: Danish delight, unstoppable Italy, & much more
Euro 2020 Matchday 3 Review: Danish delight, unstoppable Italy, & much more – originally posted on Sportslens.com The last round of the group stage in Euro 2020 certainly was the most dramatic, as there were 13 qualification spots up for grabs (Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands got the job done on matchday 2) for 21 […]
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Euro 2020 Matchday 2 Review: Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands progress, Scotland hold England, Germany blow Portugal away & much more
Euro 2020 Matchday 2 Review: Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands progress, Scotland hold England, Germany blow Portugal away & much more – originally posted on Sportslens.com The second matchday of Euro 2020 once again featured 24 nations participating in 12 fixtures across the six groups, and there is lots to unpack from the week’s action. […]
Tactical Analysis: How Scotland’s in-match adjustments contained England in the Euros
Tactical Analysis: How Scotland’s in-match adjustments contained England in the Euros – originally posted on Sportslens.com For the 100th time in a competitive football match, less-than-friendly neighbours England and Scotland prepared to face each other. This was their first clash at the Euros since (look away Scottish readers) 1996, which was also at Wembley Stadium, […]
Euro 2020 Matchday 1 Review: France edge past Germany, Southgate finds a winning formula & much more
Euro 2020 Matchday 1 Review: France edge past Germany, Southgate finds a winning formula & much more – originally posted on Sportslens.com Over a year later than what was initially planned, the 16th edition of the Euros kicked off in Rome. 24 nations, divided into six groups of four, participated in the first of three […]
On This Day – 15th June
Today is the 25th anniversary of the memorable encounter between England and Scotland at Euro 96. Alan Shearer nodded England ahead early in the second half before David Seaman saved a penalty kick from Gary McAllister. Moments later, Paul Gascoigne scored one of the goals of the tournament with a sublime flick over Colin Hendry’s […]
On This Day – 5th June
It was on this day in 1968 that Alan Mullery got the record that no one ever wanted – becoming the first England player to be sent off. Mullery got his marching orders against Yugoslavia in the Semi Final of the European Championships. England lost the match 1-0. The game was being played in Florence, […]
Looking back: The European Champions of yesteryear, Where are they now? – by Jake Cutler
By:Chris Amy With the 2021 European Championships fast approaching, it’s safe to say that football fever is amongst us. This is one of the biggest stages on the football calendar and can be a chance for legends to be born. From household names to the more obscure, this is a list of the top 11 […]