Euro 2016

Late goals, cautious tactics, Icelandic chants and underdogs’ success stories have characterised a surprising and enthralling month of football at UEFA Euro 2016. 2 billion viewers in France and on television watched 108 goals in 51 matches at the Championships, as Portugal finished unlikely winners. Portugal won their first...

So England have exited the Euros in ignominy (again), the team have been branded as over-paid prima-donnas (again) and humiliation has led to a search for a new head coach (again). Does it not just leave you a little bit bored of it all? Fear not, however, as two...

Every two years, England fans like myself, who have spent 18 months complaining about how terrible the team is, somehow develop an irrational sense of optimism about the upcoming tournament. This summer Roy Hodgson and his 23 players will fly to France, in the hope that they can be...

With the current situation in regards to France, in the wake of devastating terrorist attacks in the heart of Paris, no one can be blamed for forgetting that Tuesday’s friendly is also an important fixture for both teams, as an indicator of their side’s progress after dismal World Cup...