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Why It Should Be “Coming Home” The Three Lions have been extremely tepid so far at this summer’s tournament, but there is evidence to suggest that England can win EURO 2024. And maybe even that they should win it. Round of 16 Scare Let’s face it, this half of the draw has been very kind to England. We are not going to talk about their performance in the group stage, because even thinking about it makes us fall out of love with football. In short, they were very poor, but still the best. And then they went up against Slovakia…

Latest Premier League News and Transfer Rumours Here is our EPL transfers and news round-up from today’s papers. Thiago Retires Thiago Alcantara has retired from football after leaving Liverpool when his contract expired at the end of June, according to Sky Sports Germany. The 33-year-old midfielder joined the club for their Premier League title defence in 2020/21, but a succession of untimely injuries restricted him to a mere 51 top-flight starts in his four campaigns at Anfield. Thiago did play a key role in the Reds’ quadruple push in 2021/22, helping Jurgen Klopp’s side win both the EFL Cup and the FA Cup…

Latest Premier League News and Transfer Rumours Here is our EPL transfers and news round-up from today’s papers. England Through to EURO Semis The Three Lions have qualified for the European Championship semi-finals by beating Switzerland in a penalty shootout yesterday and will now face Netherlands for a spot in the final in Berlin. It was 1-1 after 120 minutes and England scored with all five spot kicks, the decisive one courtesy of Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold. For Switzerland, it was Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji who failed to convert his chance, seeing his weak effort parried away by Jordan Pickford. The semi-final against Netherlands…

EPL Players at EURO 2024 – Day 23 England and Netherlands won their EURO games yesterday against Switzerland and Turkey, respectively, to set up a semi-final against each other. As part of our EPLNews EURO 2024 report, here is how Premier League players performed in these games. England 2p-1 Switzerland (5-3 in penalty shootout) In another display that saw them struggle to create chances, England still found a way to get to the third semi-final in a major tournament under Gareth Southgate. It was a balanced but mostly drab affair over 120 minutes in Düsseldorf, with the goals coming in a…

EPL Players at Copa America 2024 – Day 17 Colombia and Uruguay qualified for the semi-finals after eliminating Panama and Brazil, respectively. As part of our EPLNews Copa America report, here is how Premier League players involved in the tournament performed. Colombia 5-0 Panama It was a very dominant display from the Colombians as they put five past Panama, with three goals coming in the first half. Goals scored by Jhon Cordoba, James Rodriguez (penalty) and Luis Diaz already put Los Cafeteros out of sight by half time. The procession of goals continued after the interval, when Richard Rios and Miguel…

Latest Premier League News and Transfer Rumours Here is our EPL transfers and news round-up from today’s papers. City and United Receive UEFA Green Light The two Manchester clubs have UEFA’s approval to participate in European competitions alongside Nice and Girona, who share ownership with United and City, respectively. Two clubs under the same ownership being in one European competition creates a potential conflict with UEFA’s multi-club ownership rules, and changes had to be made at board level for all four clubs to be admitted. UEFA confirmed on Friday that there had been “significant changes made to the ownership, governance, and financial support of the…

EPL Players at EURO 2024 – Day 22 The first two quarter-finals games took place yesterday, with Spain breaking German hearts late on in extra time and France overcoming Portugal in a penalty shootout. As part of our EPLNews EURO 2024 report, here is how Premier League players performed in these games. Spain 2e-1 Germany In a game between the two best performing teams at the tournament, it was Spain who managed to secure qualification to the semis via a late goal that came just as everyone was preparing for a penalty shootout. The scoring was opened by a neat Dani…

EPL Players at Copa America 2024 – Day 16 Canada eliminated Venezuela on penalties in the second quarter-final game to set up a semis date with reigning champions Argentina. As part of our EPLNews Copa America report, here is how Premier League players involved in the tournament performed. Venezuela 1-1p Canada (3-4 in penalty shootout) The Canucks overcame Venezuela in a very balanced match in Arlington after a tense game that finished in a penalty shootout. After Canada took the lead within the first quarter of an hour through a Jacob Schaffelburg goal, Venezuela equalised in the 65th minute thanks to…

Latest Premier League News and Transfer Rumours Here is our EPL transfers and news round-up from today’s papers. Manchester United Extend ten Hag’s Contract United have confirmed that manager Erik ten Hag has signed a contract extension which will keep him at the club until June 2026. Ten Hag told the club’s official website: “Looking back at the past two years, we can reflect with pride on two trophies and many examples of progression from where we were when I joined. “However, we must also be clear that there is still lots of hard work ahead to reach the levels expected of Manchester…

EPL Players at Copa America 2024 – Day 15 We are now at the business end of the tournament, as the quarter-finals have now begun with Argentina sneaking past Ecuador into the semis. As part of our EPLNews Copa America report, here is how Premier League players involved in the tournament performed. Argentina 2p-1 Ecuador (4-2 in the penalty shootout) The reigning Copa America champions needed a penalty shootout to overcome a spirited Ecuador side in Houston. Argentina took the lead after 35 minutes thanks to a well worked corner that gave Lisandro Martinez his first international goal. Enner Valencia missed…