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Julian Nagelsmann dejected after "painful" extra-time defeat to Spain

Julian Nagelsmann could not hide his disappointment after Germany crashed out of Euro 2024 following a 2-1 defeat to Spain after extra-time at the MHPArena in Stuttgart.

After a cagey first half, La Roja made a fast start to the second as substitute Dani Olmo tucked away Lamine Yamal's square pass to give Spain the lead just six minutes after half-time.

The host nation grew increasingly frustrated as the clock continued to tick, but just when it seemed all hope was lost, their own inspired sub...
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Portugal vs Slovenia: UEFA Euro 2024 Round of 16 Preview

Portugal will be aiming to win their first knockout game at a European Championships since 2016 when they take on Slovenia in the round of 16 of Euro 2024 on Monday evening at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Germany.

Slovenia are in unfamiliar territory having reached the knockout stages for the first time in just their second European Championships, while Portugal are certainly no strangers to the latter stages of this competition.

The winners of the 2016 edition secured top spot in Group F...
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Ukraine 0-0 Belgium: Red Devils edge through to Knockout Stages after cagey draw

Belgium secured their place in the knockout stages of EURO 2024 despite an unconvincing 0-0 draw against Ukraine at the MHPArena in Stuttgart, Germany.

It was a rather cagey affair for the opening 70 minutes of the match, however as both sides became more desperate for the win, the game began to open up.

Both Belgium and Ukraine had great chances to win the match in the final stages, but neither side could find a breakthrough as the game ended goalless.

The 1-1 draw between Slovakia and Roman...
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Belgium vs Romania: UEFA Euro 2024 Group E Preview

The stakes will be high in Cologne on Saturday evening when Belgium face Romania at RheinEnergieStadion, with the two nations having very mixed fortunes in their opening matches.

Before the tournament began, it would not have been a hot take to say that heading into this fixture, one of these teams would be on three points, while the other would be desperate for a win after a disappointing performance in their opening match.

However, very few would have expected the team full of confidence to...
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Belgium 0-1 Slovakia: Post-Match Player Ratings

Group E got underway with one of the biggest upsets in the history of the European Championships as Slovakia secured a shock 1-0 win over Belgium at the Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt.

Despite a fast start from The Red Devils, it was Slovakia who took the lead after seven minutes as Belgian goalkeeper Koen Casteels could only parry Juraj Kucka's effort into the path of Ivan Schranz, who then slotted the ball into the bottom corner.

Belgium pushed for an equaliser in the second half with Romelu...
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Belgium 0-1 Slovakia: Red Devils left frustrated as Slovakia secure historic upset

Ivan Schranz's strike in the seventh minute secured a historic 1-0 win for Slovakia over Belgium in their opening game of Group E at Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt.

Despite Belgium having the better chances throughout the first half with Jérémy Doku causing havoc amongst the Slovak defence, Slovakia were great value for their first half lead as they outclassed Domenico Tedesco's men.

Francesco Calzona's side looked comfortable on the ball when in possession and pressed the Belgians relentlessl...
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Poland vs Netherlands: UEFA EURO 2024 Group D Preview

Hamburg will host the opening game of Group D on Sunday afternoon, with Poland taking on an injury-hit Netherlands at Volksparkstadion.

The Oranje head into EURO 2024 on great form following back-to-back 4-0 wins over Canada and Iceland in their two pre-tournament friendlies, results they will be looking to carry into Sunday and get their campaign underway with a win.

The Dutch squad includes a mixture of exciting young talent and experienced veterans, many of whom will be looking to avenge th...
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Will they finally deliver on the biggest stage? Belgium's Euro 2024 Preview

Despite boasting a star-studded squad for the last decade, it is fair to say that Belgium have heavily underachieved in that time.

They finished the calendar year top of FIFA's world rankings in the years 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, but are still yet to win a major tournament with what has been labelled by many as their 'Golden Generation'.

However, they head into Euro 2024 as the third highest ranked team in the world behind only Argentina and France and will be looking to make amends fo...
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Serhiy Rebrov Praises Ukraine's 'Desire' in Germany Draw

Ukraine head coach Serhiy Rebrov has praised the desire his team showed during their 0-0 draw with Germany at the Max-Morlock-Stadion in Nuremberg on Tuesday night.

Germany were firm favourites heading into the friendly match and created several opportunities on the night - recording 27 shots on goal - but ultimately, they were wasteful and were left frustrated by Ukraine.

Whilst the visitors were forced to defend for large parts of the match, they did look threatening on the counter attack wi...
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Germany 0-0 Ukraine: Wasteful Germans held to goalless draw by Ukraine

Germany were not able to score with any of their 27 shots on goal as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Ukraine at the Max-Morlock-Stadion in Nuremberg, just 11 days before their opening EURO 2024 game against Scotland.

Germany began the game in positive fashion with some neat passages of play and several long-range efforts, but Ukraine still looked threatening on the counter attack with the pace of Mykhailo Mudryk.

Julian Nagelsmann rang the changes early in the second half and the substitutes l...
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Romania vs Bulgaria: International Friendly Preview, 2024

With the domestic football season now over, all eyes turn to the international stage as we are just 11 days away from the opening game of EURO 2024.

One of the 24 teams who will feature in Germany this summer is Romania, who are set to play their first of two pre-tournament friendlies on Tuesday night when they face Bulgaria at Stadionul Steaua in Bucharest.

Eduard Iordanescu's men qualified for Euro 2024 with an unbeaten qualifying campaign which saw them top Group I, picking up 22 points out...
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Manchester United Preparing £80m Summer Swoop For Central Defender

Manchester United are preparing to table a bid of £80m for Everton central defender Jarrad Branthwaite, according to a report from the Sun.

The report states that the transfer will be made a priority by Manchester United upon the arrival of Jason Wilcox, Southampton’s current director of football who is expected to leave St Mary’s in the coming weeks and join Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s new project at Old Trafford.

Wilcox has a close working relationship with Branthwaite’s agent, David Reeves, and he
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Erik ten Hag Offered Discounted Price For Stellar Striker

Manchester United look set to swoop for Brentford striker Ivan Toney who will be available for between £30-40m this summer, according to Florian Plettenberg of Sky Germany.

The Bees’ striker missed the first 19 games of this Premier League season due to the eight-month suspension he was handed for breaking the Football Association’s betting regulations, but made his return to action in a 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest in January.

Since his return, he has scored four goals in 13 appearances for
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QPR Manager Makes Admission Regarding Defenders Future

Martí Cifuentes has hinted that defender Osman Kakay may have played his final game for QPR, via an interview with West London Sport.

The Sierra Leonean international began this season as the club’s first-choice right-back under Gareth Ainsworth and has played 23 times for the R’s in the Sky Bet Championship this season (via transfermarkt).

However, he has featured just nine times since Cifuentes took over as manager of QPR in October 2023, with his last appearance for the Super Hoops coming i
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