“A good friend”: Tierney praises ex-Arsenal teammate ahead of Euros clash Kieran Tierney has talked up his relationship with former teammate Granit Xhaka ahead of Scotland’s match against Switzerland on Wednesday. LONDON, ENGLAND: (L-R) David Luiz, Granit Xhaka and Kieran Tierney of Arsenal look on they line up ahead of the UEFA Europa League group … Read more
The group stage at Euro 2024 is starting to take shape with the second round of matches underway. Who could book their progress in the second set of matches? Who has work to do? We run through all six groups and set out the permutations. The top two teams in each group go through to … Read more
The Tottenham fans celebrated Harry Kane as “one of our own”. After his first season at Bayern Munich, in which he scored an incredible 44 goals in 45 appearances for the Bundesliga giants, the question arises: has Kane also become one of Germany’s own? The expectations around Kane after his £100m switch from London to … Read more
Thousands of Scotland fans have descended on Cologne ahead of a crucial Euro 2024 match against Switzerland. The Tartan Army have been bringing the party atmosphere and are hopeful of a much-needed result. Scotland need to avoid a loss to still have a chance of qualifying from the group stages. Earlier, Steve Clarke’s men received … Read more
Lewis Ferguson insists Scotland are “good enough” to be at Euro 2024, despite Friday’s opening 5-1 defeat by Germany. The Scots have come under severe criticism since the humbling in Munich and aare in Cologne for their second game against Switzerland on Wednesday evening. Ferguson missed out on the tournament after sustaining an anterior cruciate … Read more
Jun 18, 2024, 04:29 PM ET Hungary striker Martin Ádám scoring at the European Championship would be the perfect response to negative comments online about his large frame, manager Marco Rossi said on Tuesday. The 29-year-old came on late in Hungary’s opening Euro 2024 Group A defeat by Switzerland, with people on social media highlighting … Read more
Jun 14, 2024, 07:43 PM ET Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka is now on good terms with manager Murat Yakin, he said on Friday, playing down reports of rows over strategy during a poor qualifying campaign marred by late blunders. Switzerland face dark horses Hungary in their opening Group A match in Cologne on Saturday, needing … Read more
Bayern Munich have extended Aleksandar Pavlovic’s contract through to 2029. The 20-year-old midfielder — who joined the club as a seven-year-old — enjoyed a breakout campaign for Bayern in 2023-24, scoring two goals in 22 first-team appearances. His club form earned him a call-up to Germany’s Euro 2024 squad but he was forced to withdraw from … Read more
Sign up for The Athletic today with our limited-time Tournament Sale offer. At 31, this might be one of Willi Orban’s final chances to play for Hungary in an international tournament. Fitting then, that it should happen in Germany, where everything began for him. Orban’s father is Hungarian and he has been representing that country … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 9 min: A speculative ball down the Swiss right. Hanley ushers it out of play under pressure from Widmer, only to fall on the ball as it crosses the byline. It should be a corner, but neither referee nor linesman spots … Read more