Thibaut Courtois brutally undermined Anthony Martial’s footballing abilities when he said the Frenchman isn’t “a major player”. The Real Madrid goalkeeper was in conversation with teammate Jan Vertonghen and issued the savage put-down. As part of a game the two were playing, former Tottenham defender Vertonghen asked Courtois to name three “major” players who did not participate at … Read more
Jorginho dropped an absolute midfield masterclass for Italy as they beat Belgium 2-1 in the Euro 2020 quarter-finals. Nico Barella and Lorenzo Insigne were both on target in the first half, with Romelu Lukaku’s penalty only reducing the deficit at the Allianz Arena. There were a slew of stand-out performances from Roberto Mancini’s side, including outstanding defensive displays … Read more
. Giorgio Chiellini produced a beaming smile after throwing himself in front of a rasping strike from Kevin De Bruyne. The Manchester City star unleashed a long-distance thunderbolt for Belgium against Italy in tonight’s Euro 2020 quarter-final in Munich, catching the effort with some serious venom. But Italy captain Chiellini, with his undying love for defending, blocked the thunderbolt … Read more
Italy forward Ciro Immobile ‘came back to life’ after Nicolo Barella opened the scoring in their Euro 2020 clash with Belgium. Roberto Mancini’s side took the lead in the 31st minute after Barella danced through the Belgian defence before firing home. In his path was teammate Immobile, was was down in what looked like … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo told Thibaut Courtois that his Belgium side were lucky to emerge victorious in their 1-0 Euro 2020 round of 16 win over Portugal on Sunday night. A first-half screamer from Borussia Dortmund winger Thorgan Hazard proved to be the only goal of the game in Seville and set up a quarter-final showdown with Italy. Euro 2016 winners Portugal … Read more
A frustrated Cristiano Ronaldo threw his captain’s armband on the pitch after Portugal were dumped out of Euro 2020 by Belgium. Thorgan Hazard’s sensational opener in the first half was enough to seal a 1-0 win for Belgium on Sunday at the Estadio La Cartuja in Spain. Portugal mounted pressure against Belgium late in the second half in a desperate … Read more
Thorgan Hazard lit up the Euro 2020 last 16 game between Belgium and Portugal with an absolute worldie of a goal just before half time. Belgium fans would have been hoping that older brother Eden Hazard would be able to find top form in order to make the difference in the huge last 16 … Read more
Thierry Henry has rolled back the years in Belgium training by scoring a trademark free-kick, which even left Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku stunned. Former Arsenal forward Henry has scored the second most free-kicks in Premier League history and he never lost the technique. He is currently an assistant coach with Belgium and decided to hit the … Read more
Every team’s chances of winning Euro 2020 have been revealed by Opta’s detailed Stats Perform prediction model – and England are only eighth on the list of likely winners. Each country competing has now played two matches and, going into the final group games, the brains at Opta have delivered a breakdown of the most likely … Read more