England win but critics lash out at a poor performance as the vultures were still not satisfied. Here’s 5 reasons why they are wrong.
Author: WTX Sports Team
Thousands of England fans have flocked to pubs in Gelsenkirchen as they gear up for the Three Lions opening match of Euro 2024 tomorrow night. A record 350,000 supporters are expected to travel to Germany to cheer on Gareth Southgate, Harry Kane and the boys – with 40,000 set to make the trip in time for kick-off on Sunday night. Travelling fans have been arriving in their droves by plane, bus and ferry and packed…
Gary Neville hit back at Roy Keane and Ian Wright for smirking at the starting XI he feels Gareth Southgate should pick for England’s opening Euro 2024 match against Serbia. The Three Lions begin their European Championship campaign in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday and will start their Group C clash as the overwhelming favourites. Southgate’s squad is jam packed full of exciting attacking talent but crowbarring the likes of Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Bukayo Saka…
England fans represent a ‘challenge’ for hooligans from other nations out to claim a scalp at Euro 2024, a football policing expert has said. Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions play Serbia in their opener today, with their opponent’s followers including Red Star Belgrade’s notorious ultras. A policing expert assessing the threat drew on the spectre of Marseille at Euro 2016, when groups of Russian hooligans laid into England fans. Dr Mike Hope said that while England…
As per usual, the BBC and ITV are showing every game from the tournament live over the next month, with the former getting things underway for the Three Lions in Gelsenkirchen. This will be a relief for fans as over the years it has been noted that the national team perform way better when on the Beeb as opposed to their advert-heavy rivals, with some even claiming that ITV’s coverage is cursed. But is there…
England kick off their Euro 2024 campaign against Serbia this evening and assistant manager Steve Holland will once again be in the dugout alongside Gareth Southgate as the pair attempt to guide the Three Lions to glory in Germany. Southgate and Holland will be putting the finishing touches to his side’s preparations knowing they have a fully fit squad to choose from in Gelsenkirchen, which will come as a great relief to England supporters. Holland…
If England are to progress to the latter stages of Euro 2024, the chances are you’ll likely be seeing as much of Laura Woods on your TV as any of the Three Lions stars hoping to make history in Germany over the course of the next month. An almost omnipresent figure on our airwaves and screens over the last few years, Woods, like Harry Kane for Gareth Southgate, would have been one of the first…
When UEFA first announced its revamped plans for the future of the Champions League, including an extra place each for the nations whose teams perform best in European competition across the course of every season, it seemed inevitable that even more power would be bestowed upon the continent’s wealthiest division. The top end Premier League clubs, of course, possess deep squads with alternative options in every single position, hire the most sought-after coaches, and spend…
EURO 2024 Today’s fixtures – 16 June 2024 Group C Slovenia vs Denmark Serbia vs England Group D Poland vs Netherlands
EURO 2024 fixtures: England fixtures! Group C 16 June 2024 Serbia vs England (Arena AufSchalke, 20:00)
Match Preview: Serbia vs England – kick-off, team news, predictions & where to watch 16/06/2024 – UEFA European Championship – (Group Stage – Group C) Venue: Arena AufSchalke England’s first Euros match kicks off on Sunday facing Serbia at 20:00. Where to watch? You can watch Serbia vs England on the BBC, BBC iPlayer. The match kicks-ff at 20:00. Possible lineups Serbia possible starting lineup:V. Milinkovic-Savic; Veljkovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic; Zivkovic, Maksimovic, Lukic, Kostic; S. Milinkovic-Savic, Tadic;…
Slovenia vs Denmark – kick-off, team news, predictions & where to watch 16/06/2024 – UEFA European Championship – (Group Stage – Group C) Venue: Stuttgart Arena Slovenia take on Denmark in today’s first Group C game with kick-off at 17:00. Team news There are no injury concerns for either side but Denmark boss Hjulmand admitted not all of his players are in shape to complete 90 minutes. “We have five substitutions and we know we will…
QUICK FACTS – (Group stage – Group A) Match Review: Hungary 1-3 Switzerland – ‘Swiss make easy work of Hungary’ Switzerland secured a hard-fought victory over Hungary, starting their Euro 2024 campaign with a win at Cologne Stadium. Kwadwo Duah, a surprise inclusion by coach Murat Yakin, justified his selection by slotting home his first international goal. Michel Aebischer doubled Switzerland’s lead right before halftime. Barnabas Varga rekindled Hungary’s hopes with 30 minutes remaining, guiding…
QUICK FACTS – (Group stage – Group B) Match Review: Spain 3-0 Croatia – ‘La Roja make statement with impressive, high speed start’ Spain made a commanding start to their quest for a fourth Euros title with an impressive victory over Croatia at Olympiastadion Berlin. First-half goals from Alvaro Morata, Fabian Ruiz, and Dani Carvajal essentially decided the match before halftime. While Croatia offered little resistance, this performance was a statement win for La Roja.…
QUICK FACTS – (Group Stage – Group B) Match Review: Italy 2-1 Albania – ‘defending champions make great start’ Defending champions Italy fought back for a hard-earned opening victory after Albania scored the fastest goal in Euros history. Nedim Bajrami made history after just 23 seconds, thumping a strike into the top right corner following Federico Dimarco’s throw-in blunder. However, Albania’s moment of joy in Dortmund was short-lived. The underdogs sat back but couldn’t stifle…
QUICK FACTS – (Group Stage – Group A) Match Review: Germany 5-1 Scotland – ‘Hosts thrash lacklustre Scotland’ Scotland crumbled under Germany’s relentless onslaught as Steve Clarke’s 10-man team began Euro 2024 with a disappointing defeat in Munich. The electric atmosphere at the Allianz Arena set the stage, and within 10 minutes, Florian Wirtz skillfully manoeuvred the ball into the net to open the scoring. Just nine minutes later, Jamal Musiala’s powerful strike almost tore…
Gareth Southgate has an entirely fit squad to choose from ahead of England’s opening Euro 2024 match against Serbia. The Three Lions begin their European Championship campaign in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday, hoping to go one better than three years ago when they lost on home soil in the final against Italy. Before England can harbour realistic ambitions of winning its first major trophy since 1966, they must first safely navigate a group that also contains…
Express Sport – ‘Wake-up call can spur us on to glory’ says Kane The back page of the Daily Express leads on England captain Harry Kane who spoke after England’s shock 1-0 loss to Iceland in their final friendly match before the summer’s Euros in Germany. The England captain still believes England can go on to win the comptetion but expects it to be a tough one.
Sun Sport – Old Trafford crunch: Tuchel doesn’t want Utd job The back page of the Sun leads on German football manager Thomas Tuchel who has ruled himself out of managing Premier League club Manchester United. Tuchel was recently fired from Bayern Munich and there was speculation he could be heading to Manchester to take over from Erik ten Hag – who’s expected to be fired before the start of the new season.
Telegraph Sport – Tuchel rules out United job The back page of the Daily Telegraph leads on German football manager Thomas Tuchel who has ruled himself out of managing Premier League club Manchester United. Tuchel was recently fired from Bayern Munich and there was speculation he could be heading to Manchester to take over from Erik ten Hag – who’s expected to be fired before the start of the new season.
Guardian Sport – Kane over World Cup pain and insists he is fit for Euros charge The back page of the Guardian leads on Harry Kane who has insisted England are ready for the upcoming Euros in Germany this summer.
As England ramp up their preparations for Euro 2024, one player has been tipped to land a mind-blowing £375,000-a-week contract once he returns from Germany. Gareth Southgate and the 26-man Three Lions squad travel to Germany on Monday ahead of their first Euros game against Serbia next weekend. Despite a shock and disappointing 1-0 defeat to Iceland in their final warm-up match, England are one of the favourites to win the tournament. England have gone…
Neal Maupay insists he has ‘no problem’ with James Maddison despite appearing to mock his omission from England’s final Euro 2024 squad. Everton striker Maupay, who spent last season on loan at Brentford, angered Maddison and the Tottenham squad by copying his darts celebration in a Premier League match against Spurs in January. Maddison and Maupay shared some tense words after the incident and the Frenchman escalated the feud on social media when he posted:…
Has there ever been a more despairing 24-hour period in English sport? Probably, but after England’s dismal performance during the 1-0 defeat to Iceland at Wembley and the T20 World Cup battering suffered against Australia in Bridgetown it’s difficult to immediately bring one to mind. Of course, this may well be recency bias, a good old fashioned kneejerk reaction or just plain grumpiness but the two defeats hardly augur well for the rest of a…
Phil Jones says Marcus Rashford ‘could have certainly offered something’ had he been selected in England’s Euro 2024 squad and expects the forward to bounce back stronger than ever next season. Rashford managed just eight goals in all competitions for Manchester United last term and has been left out of Gareth Southgate’s 26-man party set to fly out to Germany for this summer’s eagerly anticipated tournament. It’s just the latest setback in a concerning fall…