Euro2020

Kane at the double as England cruise past Ukraine into Euro semis

ROME (Reuters) - England stormed into the European Championship semi-finals for the first time in 25 years after two goals from Harry Kane helped Gareth Southgate's side thrash Ukraine 4-0…

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Italy bans England travelling fans from Euro2020 QF clash

The Italian Government has banned England fans travelling to Italy to watch the team's Euro 2020 quarter-final clash with Ukraine from accessing the stadium. Anybody who has been in the…

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England’s Southgate wary of new contract talk ahead of Germany clash

England manager Gareth Southgate has said that "outside backing" will determine his future and dismissed talk of a new deal despite support from his Football Association (FA) bosses ahead of Tuesday's Euro…

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Hazard rocket fires Belgium past holders Portugal into last eight

Belgium knocked defending champions Portugal out of Euro 2020 with a 1-0 victory in the last 16 on Sunday to set up a mouth-watering quarter-final tie against Italy. A 43rd-minute…

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England fully prepared if Germany game goes to penalties

England will be completely focused and well prepared if their European Championship last-16 meeting with Germany on Tuesday goes into a penalty shootout, said defender John Stones. The team banished…

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Austria advance to last 16 with win over Ukraine, to play Italy next

Austria advanced to the European Championship knockout stages for the first time after they beat Ukraine 1-0 in their final Group C match on Monday to finish second and set up…

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English-born striker new hero for Chile in Copa America

Stoke-born striker Ben Brereton was Chile’s new hero after scoring the winning goal against Bolivia in his first international start on Friday in the Copa America. The 22-year-old was born…

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Punchless England held by Scotland at Wembley

Lacklustre England were held to a 0-0 draw by a determined Scotland in their Euro 2020 Group D match at Wembley Stadium on Friday. England defender John Stones headed against…

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De Bruyne leads Belgium to 2-1 comeback win over Denmark

Denmark scored the second-fastest goal in European Championship history but Belgium advanced to the knockout stages after Kevin de Bruyne orchestrated a 2-1 comeback victory in their Group B match…

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Slovakia report two coronavirus cases at Euro 2020

Slovakia defender Denis Vavro and another staff member have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the team's Euro 2020 match against Sweden, head coach Stefan Tarkovic said on Thursday. He…

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Wembley to allow up to 45,000 fans for Euros semis and final – report

Wembley will be allowed to host up to 45,000 fans for the semi-finals and final of the European Championship as the stadium was granted an exemption from a delay in…

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Danish players lament ‘no third option’ for match after Eriksen’s collapse

Danish players expressed dissatisfaction on Monday at the position they were put in after team mate Christian Eriksen's collapse during their Euro 2020 opener on Saturday, having to decide whether…

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Poland bid for rare fast start against Slovakia

Poland accept they are favourites to win their Euro 2020 Group E opener against Slovakia on Monday but must improve their poor record in tournament opening games, coach Paulo Sousa…

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In Pictures: Italy’s Euro 2020 opening ceremony

The Euro 2020 soccer championship finally got underway on Friday after a year-long delay with a colourful fireworks show and choreography featuring balloons representing the 24 teams in Rome's sparsely…

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England’s performance at Euros can unite people: Southgate

England's performance at the European Championship can help in uniting the country, manager Gareth Southgate said ahead of Sunday's opening game against Croatia. England, semi-finalists at the 2018 World Cup,…

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Turkey’s Calhanoglu hopes to meet Italy again in Euro 2020 final

Turkey midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu and his coach Senol Gunes said before their opening Euro 2020 game against Italy that they hoped to progress from Group A with the Italians and…

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Mancini targets semis, urges Italy to entertain in Euro 2020 opener

Italy coach Roberto Mancini hopes his players can put on a show in the opening game of Euro 2020 against Turkey and his ambition is to take them to at…

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Czechs beat Albania 3-1 in last Euro 2020 warm-up

Second-half goals from Lukas Masopust and Ondrej Celustka gave the Czech Republic a 3-1 win over a battling Albania side on Tuesday in their final Euro 2020 warm-up before taking…

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Spain and Portugal play out entertaining stalemate

Spain and Portugal played out an entertaining 0-0 draw on Friday (Jun 4) as both sides prepared for this month's European Championship. In the first international game with fans in…

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England’s Alexander-Arnold ruled out of Euros with thigh injury

Trent Alexander-Arnold will miss the European Championship after the Liverpool right back withdrew from the England squad with a thigh injury, the national team announced on Thursday. Alexander-Arnold limped off…

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Italy thrash San Marino 7-0 to stretch winning run

Italy warmed up for the European Championship in style with a 7-0 thrashing of San Marino in a friendly on Friday. Roberto Mancini’s side struggled to break down the minnows…

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Ibrahimovic out of Euro2020, says Sweden boss Andersson

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is out of Sweden's plans for the Euro 2020 tournament due to a knee injury sustained while playing for AC Milan against Juventus, Sweden boss Janne Andersson has…

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UEFA confirm squad increase from 23 to 26 for Euro 2020

(Reuters) - National teams competing at this year's European Championship will be allowed to increase the size of their squad from 23 to 26 players, European soccer's governing body UEFA…

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Italy squad receive COVID-19 vaccines ahead of Euro 2020

ROME (Reuters) - The players under consideration for a place in Roberto Mancini’s Italy squad for next month's European Championship were given COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday, officials said. The country's…

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UEFA confirm Rome as EURO 2020 host city after crowd guarantees

ROME (Reuters) - Rome’s Stadio Olimpico was confirmed as a Euro 2020 host venue on Wednesday after the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) told UEFA that fans would be allowed to…

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Italy approves opening stadium to fans at 25% capacity for Euros

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government will allow fans to attend matches at this year's European Championship in Rome's Olympic Stadium with at least 25% capacity, the country's soccer federation (FIGC)…

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UEFA give four host cities 10 days for more detail

MANCHESTER, England, April 9 (Reuters) - UEFA have given four European Championship host cities, at risk of being replaced, ten days to come up with further details of their plans for fan access to games…

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UEFA might be forced to change its plans on Euro 2020

UEFA's plans for Euro 2020 may have to be changed after two of the host venues, Dublin and Bilbao, were unable to commit to at least some fans being able…

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Belgium add Greece friendly to Euro 2020 preparations

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium have finalised their preparations for the European Championship, adding a home friendly against Greece to their schedule, the country’s football association said on Thursday. Belgium, top…

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St. Petersburg hopes for half-full stadium at Euro 2020

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - The Russian city of St. Petersburg is aiming to fill its stadium hosting European Championship soccer matches to half capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…

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Exclusive – Euro 2020 will happen this year and fans could travel, says UEFA’s COVID-19 chief

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - UEFA's COVID-19 tsar says there is no question of June's Euro 2020 tournament being cancelled or postponed and that fans could yet be allowed to travel…

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UK not offering to host European Championship, Hancock says

LONDON (Reuters) - British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday he did not believe the country had offered to host the European Championship, as had been reported. The Sunday…

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Thursday playoffs Final line-up for Euro2020

The 20 teams that qualified via the groups have been joined by the four play-off winners. An extraordinary late comeback took Hungary to their second successive EURO. After Gylfi Sigurdsson's…

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UEFA EURO2020 postponed to 2021

Euro 2020 has been postponed to 2021 as a result of the coronavirus crisis, the Norwegian Football Association has announced. The tournament was due to have been held this year…

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UEFA EURO 2020 tickets to be distributed to fans’ mobile phones

Tickets for UEFA EURO 2020 will be distributed to fans via a ground-breaking new blockchain-based mobile ticketing system. The new state-of-the-art mobile ticketing system will provide secure ticket distribution and…

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Euro 2020 – Who qualified?

Euro 2020 takes place in June 2020, but we will soon know most of the teams that have booked their place in the competition. The tournament, which is being held…

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