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U19 Euros: After flawless group stage campaign, tougher tests now await English teens

Liam Delap of England celebrates with teammates after scoring their team's first goal during the UEFA European Under-19 Championship 2022 Group B...

Ian Foster’s men topped Group B with three wins, seven goals scored and none conceded – finishing with a 1-0 victory over second-placed Israel on Saturday evening. Up next for them is the Italians on Tuesday afternoon in the tournament’s semi-finals, but will they hold firm again? Continue reading “U19 Euros: After flawless group stage campaign, tougher tests now await English teens”

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Euro 2020 Qualifier – Romania 1-2 Spain: 5 Talking Points

Spain players celebrate with captain Ramos after breaking the deadlock on the half-hour mark from the spot

Kepa Arrizabalaga’s stoppage-time save proved key as ten-man Spain held firm to maintain their 100% start to their Euro 2020 qualification campaign in Group F, beating Romania 2-1 on Thursday evening. Continue reading “Euro 2020 Qualifier – Romania 1-2 Spain: 5 Talking Points”

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Hugo Lloris reveals France are eager to prove point at Euro 2016

Hugo Lloris reveals France are eager to prove point at Euro 2016

As the host nation, France go into this summer’s Championships with a lot of expectation – something that captain Hugo Lloris feels should be justified with a strong start against Romania.

France kick off this year’s European Championships with a mismatch – at least it seems so on paper – against Romania on Friday evening at 8PM BST time. Les Blues are in encouraging form of late, having won 10 of their 14 international friendlies since the start of 2015.

Lloris reveals importance of a good start

In the pre-match news conference ahead of tomorrow’s curtain raiser, Lloris admitted there is “a lot of expectation” on the players, who understand the “importance” of the match itself, as well as how important it is for them to make a good start to proceedings.

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