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03/07/2024
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Euro 2024: The Other Half Of The Knockout Bracket…

While England fans eagerly follow their team’s progress, it’s crucial to keep an eye on the other half of the knockout stage bracket. This part of the tournament features some of the biggest footballing nations, each vying for a spot in the final. For England supporters, understanding the dynamics of this side of the draw is essential, as one of these powerhouse teams will be the Three Lions’ opponent in the ultimate showdown, should they make it that far. On the opposite side of the bracket, four football giants have... Read More

06/03/2024
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EURO 2024: 100 Days To Go!

We’re just 100 days away from the next major International tournament! In the men’s game, with Covid pushing the previous Euros back a year and the last World Cup being held in the winter, it’s still taken to some getting used to that these tournaments have been happening every year-and-a-half (or so), but here comes the next one – Euro 2024 is just 100 days away, marking the first men’s tournament that’s taking place at a more traditional time since the 2018 World Cup! Last time out, to celebrate the... Read More

23/06/2016
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UEFA EURO 2016: Welsh Dragons burn Russia, England Falter, Irish Party Continues

The group stages are done. Time to bring on the knockout rounds!   WALES (3-0 win vs. Russia) Six goals, taking their opportunities: It’s a tale of what England should’ve done. Instead, it’s Wales, who have rightfully earned their place at the top of Group B. It was a celebration in itself for the nation to even get to Euro 2016, so to top the group (and in such commanding fashion as well) is a dream come true for them. A last-minute loss to England aside, Wales took it to... Read More

02/06/2016
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UEFA EURO 2016: One Week (and a day) To Go

As incredible as it was to see Leicester City of all teams win the Premier League, that’s now the past (and one we’ll look fondly on in decades to come). Right now… it’s time to upscale. Yep, we’re going International. It’s now June, which means the UEFA EURO 2016 Tournament is a little over a week away – with some slight differences to previous tournaments. Whereas previously the tournament consisted of just 16 teams, this year it will feature 24: eight more spots means more unusual names appearing – including debuts from Albania,... Read More

02/02/2016
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Guardiola: The Hottest Free Agent Is Snapped Up…

It was a battle that top teams wanted: Chelsea were looking for a new permanent manager after firing Jose Mourinho back in December, and questions still linger over Manchester United‘s current manager Louis Van Gaal. In the end, they lost out to Manchester City, who announced that current Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola will be joining the Sky Blues for the 2016/17 season – outing current manager Manuel Pellegrini, whose contract runs out at the end of this season. As a player, Guardiola was a defensive midfielder who played 378 league games for a number of teams, but... Read More

19/11/2015
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Euro 2016: The 24 Finalists Confirmed

This week, we learned the 24 teams that will compete in next year’s Euro 2016 tournament: France (Hosts) Spain (Defending Champions) Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic England Germany Hungary Iceland Italy Northern Ireland Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia Slovakia Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Partly due to the increase in number of teams that can compete in this tournament (up from 16 in 2012), the finals see five new sides who haven’t been here before: Albania, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia and Wales – although you could claim the... Read More

01/09/2015

Get Harry In A Car – It’s Deadline Day!

Time is running out – Harry’s car is run… the reporters are at the team gro… the deadline is at ele… oh come on, what kind of transfer deadline day is this if NONE of those are correct!?! That aside, things have been pretty hectic this summer and it all ends at 6PM today (over here at least – just as a heads-up to anyone who’s thinking of doing a transfer to Spain today, it ain’t happening). So we might not have Redknapp doing interviews from his car window, but... Read More