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
Jose Mourinho has responded to Luke Shaw after the Manchester United defender opened up about their “mixed relationship”. During their time together at Old Trafford, Mourinho was highly critical of Shaw and regularly ripped into him in public. In an exclusive interview with SPORTbible, Shaw admitted the pair did not share a great rapport and he benefited more from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s … Read more
Robin Gosens dropped a masterclass in Germany’s 4-2 win over Portugal – and he’ll no doubt have been pleased to have taken the headlines away from Cristiano Ronaldo. The Atalanta star was named ‘Star of the Match’ by UEFA after capping off a marauding display up and down the left flank with two assists and a goal. … Read more
Bruno Fernandes was on the receiving end of a rinsing from former Arsenal defender Lee Dixon for his lack of urgency in Portugal’s 4-2 loss to Germany. Despite going 1-0 up through Cristiano Ronaldo in the 15th minute, the European Championship holders were especially poor at the Allianz Arena. Fernandes in particular was below par and did not showcase … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo has gone from a wide forward to a number nine during his career, and Jose Mourinho has explained why he made the change in a Copa del Rey final. Ronaldo burst onto the scene at Sporting and at Manchester United as a wide player, taking on opposition full backs with pace and … Read more
Antoine Griezmann has already decided he’ll move to the United States when his Barcelona contract expires in 2024. The Frenchman arrived at the Camp Nou from Atletico Madrid in 2019 and he hasn’t managed to fully settle yet. He still has three years remaining on his deal and now 30-years-old, Griezmann is keen to fulfil a lifelong dream. … Read more
Jose Mourinho slammed England for being afraid and said the hosts were just “set up not to lose” in their 0-0 draw with Scotland at Wembley. Gareth Southgate played the same team that beat Croatia 1-0, except with new full-backs in Reece James and Luke Shaw. However Mourinho said the team had no desire to … Read more
Graeme Souness unloaded on England following their 0-0 draw with Scotland on Friday night and told his fellow ITV pundits that football “ain’t coming home”. Many hoped the Three Lions would kick on after an impressive showing against Croatia in their first Group D game. But Scotland looked the better side for large parts of the game and both … Read more