Soccer

10:00 AM ET Contained within a video montage shown to the England squad on their first day at St George’s Park this summer was the moment that defined manager Gareth Southgate’s playing career. His decisive penalty miss against Germany in the semifinals of Euro ’96 gave the centre-back an unwanted place in the catalogue of

2:47 PM ET Spain‘s 5-3 win over Croatia in extra time of their Euro 2020 round-of-16 tie had everything: there was a “You won’t believe your eyes” own goal, there was a spirited comeback in the final moments of normal time, and there was a heart-warming story of redemption. In other words, it was the

6:01 PM ET If you thought it would take a while for a game at Euro 2020 to top Spain‘s 5-3 extra-time win over Croatia, you were wrong. In fact, it only took hours, as France and Switzerland playing out a thrilling contest, with Switzerland knocking out tournament favourites Les Bleus in penalties after the

2:05 PM ET When it comes to Alvaro Morata and Spain, the big question remains unanswered: Is he — are they — tough enough to overcome obstacles and win Euro 2020? Monday’s round-of-16 showdown with Croatia (Noon ET; stream LIVE on ESPN) will be no bad test, given they have been quite the thorn in

6:31 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent It’s not often this Belgium team, with all their attacking talent, are restricted to just one shot on target. Portugal managed it, but unfortunately for the reigning European champions, Thorgan Hazard’s effort flew into the net and their tournament is over. Belgium’s golden generation move on to face Italy in

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Jun 25, 2021 Roberto Martinez is a man of his word. Before Euro 2020, he promised he would sit with ESPN to do a long interview. After Belgium booked their place in the round of 16 — they face Portugal on Sunday (stream LIVE on ABC/ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET) — we talked for more than

7:35 PM ET Call it a scare. Call it a warning light on your dashboard. Call it a reminder not to believe your own hype. Call it an opportunity to assess what’s wrong and what needs fixing. Call it football. Because, as the cliche goes, every game starts at 0-0, you get a chance to

1:50 PM ET Hailing from the country of fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen, this group of Denmark players are writing their own epic story this summer. The Danish contingent are not letting their remarkable Euro 2020 journey end anytime soon. Their 4-0 knockout victory against Wales on Saturday saw yet another unlikely hero write another

10:45 PM ET Nani continued his sensational season with a stunning 80th-minute strike to lift visiting Orlando City to a 2-1 victory over Inter Miami on Friday. Nani also assisted Chris Mueller’s equalizer seven minutes earlier as Orlando (6-1-3, 21 points) completed a perfect week with three wins in seven days. In the process, the

5:39 AM ET Walk the walk, take your time, breathe and score. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? But as Euro 2020 prepares to enter the knockout stage, and with it comes the jeopardy of penalty shootout, you can be sure that at least one player will forget the basic principles of scoring with a free shot

First there were 24 teams and now, after a wild two-week group stage, just 16 teams remain as the Euro 2020 knockout rounds begin this Saturday. Will France add Euro glory to their World Cup from 2018, or will Portugal become just the second team ever to defend a Euro title after Spain did it

5:44 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are close to reaching an agreement with Aston Villa for Jack Grealish, sources have told ESPN. City are ready to pay around £100 million for the midfielder, which would be a British record if the deal goes through, eclipsing the £89.3m Manchester United paid for Paul Pogba in

4:42 PM ET Gabriele Marcotti Julien Laurens ESPN writers Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens delve into the thankless job of putting together our 2020 Euro Group Stage Best XI. It seemed logical to limit ourselves to players who had played a minimum of two games and to employ a 4-3-3 formation, because that’s what many

12:41 PM ET Timing is everything in sports. Success requires both quality and well-timed opportunity. One might not figure that a year would make that much of a difference, but a few of the teams on display at Euro 2020 look quite a bit different than they would have had the tournament gone on as

7:00 AM ET With the Euro 2020 group stage done and dusted, we asked our writers for their views on some big questions based on what we have seen. Which teams can do better, which players have made their mark and who will contest the final? Euro 2020: News and features | Fixtures and bracket

7:19 PM ET It was one of those nights. The kind of night that Cristiano Ronaldo owns and has owned throughout his career: the big occasion, the floodlights, the star-studded field, the high stakes, the obligation to deliver, the pressure and the tension. It was Portugal vs. France, in the heat of Budapest, with Portugal

8:48 AM ET A familiar cast of characters will make up the 18-player roster the United States women’s national soccer team will send to the delayed Tokyo Olympic Games next month. Carli Lloyd, who at 39 years old will become the U.S.’s oldest-ever women’s soccer Olympian, and Tobin Heath are headed to the competition for