Italian soccer’s redemption story is complete. England’s painful half-century wait for a major title goes on. And it just had to be because of a penalty shootout. Italy won the European Championship
England has broken through its semifinal ceiling at major soccer tournaments. A title match awaits for the first time in 55 years. Harry Kane converted the rebound after his initial penalty
Facing a wall of nervous blue-and-white clad Italy fans behind the goal, Jorginho took his trademark hop and skip before calmly stroking in the winning penalty. So much for the pressure
England is shouldering rising expectations. Denmark is powered by resilience and recovery. And emotions will be high at Wembley Stadium before their European Championship semifinal match even kicks off tomorrow when
The European Championship is coming to Wembley Stadium for the final three games of the tournament. Italy will take on Spain on Tuesday in the first semifinal match and Denmark will
England is going back home — with something to play for. Harry Kane scored twice and England overwhelmed Ukraine 4-0 Saturday to reach the European Championship semifinals. It was the only match
The in-flight entertainment turned out to be the Spinazzola Serenade. The loud singing and enthusiastic cheering on Italy’s plane home wasn’t for either of the two players who scored, but for
Belgium’s leading scorer at the European Championship is no stranger to Italy’s veteran defenders. They all play in Serie A. Romelu Lukaku will likely be the main attacking threat when Belgium takes
As the Wembley Stadium announcer roared the final score — “England 2, Germany 0” — Gareth Southgate’s vision was momentarily diverted from his victorious players to the big screen. Shown beaming
Frank de Boer quit as coach of the Netherlands on yesterday following the team’s elimination from the European Championship. The Dutch lost to the Czech Republic 2-0 on Sunday in the
Au revoir France, this summer belongs to Yann Sommer. The Switzerland goalkeeper, who left in the middle of the European Championship’s group stage to be with his wife for the birth
Taking advantage of Spanish clubs’ obligation to release players, Spain will take six members from its European Championship squad to the Tokyo Olympics. Olympic coach Luis de la Fuente announced a
Cristiano Ronaldo was slowly walking off the field when Romelu Lulaku came over to give him a hug. The two embraced for a few moments, with Lukaku speaking into the Portugal
When you train on the Sir Bobby Charlton Pitch, it’s hard escape the burden of past glory. And when Gareth Southgate is your coach, it’s even harder for the England players
After 19 hours of flawless defending, Italy broke its own world record for not conceding a goal in international soccer. The streak ended a mere 25 minutes later. Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
Winning the toughest group at the European Championship wasn’t really a big surprise for the World Cup champions. Winning only one match in that group was, though. Regardless, it was still
Cristiano Ronaldo’s goals are adding up fast, and they are taking Portugal deeper into yet another tournament. Ronaldo scored two penalties yesterday to help the defending champions secure a 2-2 draw
The lineup for the round of 16 at the European Championship has been completed with some standout matches. England will play Germany at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday and defending champion Portugal
A lifeline for Switzerland. More misery for Turkey. Xherdan Shaqiri scored two goals Sunday to give Switzerland a 3-1 victory over Turkey and a likely place in the round of 16
Scotland is looking to give its boisterous fans something to really cheer about at the European Championship. Not just a 0-0 draw. Euphoria set in among the Tartan Army after Scotland managed
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