Eden Hazard has dismissed the idea that he cannot become the dominant force for Real Madrid that he has been for his country. Hazard has been dogged by injury during his first two seasons in Madrid and is returning to full fitness following his latest muscle strain. “I try to be a leader on the pitch regardless of who I’m playing for,” Hazard told a press conference. ̶...Full Story »

Holland head coach Frank De Boer hopes Memphis Depay’s move to Barcelona can inspire the forward to great things at Euro 2020.Barca announced on Saturday that the 27-year-old will join them on a two-year deal when his current contract with Lyon expires at the end of this month.Depay has scored one goal in Holland’s opening two Group C wins over Ukraine and Austria, but has received c...Full Story »

Sergio Ramos' departure from Real Madrid was an eventuality the club always knew they would have to deal with, although few thought it would be in the summer of 2021, yet Jules Kounde of Sevilla is seen as an option to replace the veteran. Kounde has been linked with Manchester United as a result of his rise to prominence with Sevilla, although Los Blancos also recognise his defensive talents...Full Story »

Portugal head coach Fernando Santos says his side cannot rely on Cristiano Ronaldo to win matches single-handedly ahead of a tantalising Euro 2020 showdown with Germany.Ronaldo underlined his value to his country by becoming the record goalscorer in European Championship history with 11 courtesy of a late brace in Tuesday’s 3-0 success over Hungary.The Portuguese dominated that Group F enc...Full Story »

Frank De Boer is confident Holland have the ability to beat any team at Euro 2020 after securing top spot in Group C by comfortably defeating Austria 2-0.Memphis Depay’s early penalty and Denzel Dumfries’ second goal of the tournament booked a spot in the knockout stages with a game to spare.Holland will meet one of the best third-placed teams in the last 16 in Budapest on June 27, w...Full Story »

Real Madrid attacker Gareth Bale is fed-up with the focus being on him during Wales' Euros campaign. Bale also indicated that his Wales teammates will do what it takes to win games as a team and do not put their egos ahead of the group. "Of course, I have the experience of playing in big games and hostile games," said Bale. "But it's not about me stepping up, it's about the team stepping up...Full Story »

The Liverpool star, 27, set up the surprise for Steve Clarke’s men as they arrived at their Euro 2020 training camp in Middlesbrough on Wednesday. Andy Robertson has surprised his Scotland teammates ahead of Euro 2020 Credit: Getty The personalised gift bags were given to each player and staff member Credit: Instagram @andyrobertson94 All squad members and staff were given a range of gi...Full Story »

Ali McCann believes Northern Ireland were unlucky to leave Dnipro empty-handed after a 1-0 friendly defeat to Ukraine on Thursday night.Oleksandr Zubkov’s 10th-minute header proved the difference on the night in an open match which saw both sides have plenty of opportunities.Euro 2020-bound Ukraine dominated the early going and would have hoped to put the game to bed by half-time, but Nort...Full Story »

Raheem Sterling has said that only Manchester City can stop themselves from winning the Champions League final, despite suffering two defeats against opponents Chelsea in the past two months. Pep Guardiola's team go into the club's first Champions League final as strong favourites to win having already secured the Premier League and Carabao Cup this season. Chelsea's FA Cup semifinal victory...Full Story »

Steve Bruce said Joe Willock is enjoying the freedom offered to him at Newcastle after becoming only the second player after Alan Shearer to score in seven consecutive Premier League games for the club.The 21-year-old, who joined the Magpies on transfer deadline day, has helped consolidate Newcastle’s status in the Premier League with eight goals, including seven in seven matches culminati...Full Story »

The ex-Blancos keeper thinks the Frenchman's sterling reputation at Santiago Bernabeu will remain intact regardless of how the La Liga title race ends Zinedine Zidane "can't be criticised for anything", according to Iker Casillas, who has jumped to the defence of the Real Madrid boss amid talk he could leave the club this summer. Goal and a number of other high profile publications have repo...Full Story »

Barcelona's board are preparing to replace coach Ronald Koeman. RAC1 says the Catalan club have "99 percent" decided to sack the Dutch coach. The other one percent depends on them being able to find a suitable replacement. If they can't, Koeman could continue. The report explains that Koeman is not Joan Laporta's choice, given he was appointed by Josep Maria Bartomeu, and that the Barça...Full Story »