Adrien Rabiot has thrown his weight behind France teammate Kylian Mbappe despite his lack of goals at the ongoing Euro 2024 championship. The Real Madrid forward has only one goal to his name which came from the penalty spot in the 2-2 draw with Poland in the group stage. It has raised questions on Mbappe's impact in the squad but Rabiot asserted that the 25-year-old, who...
Nathan Ake revealed that going direct made the difference in their comeback 2-1 win over Turkey in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals on Saturday night. The Oranje fell behind to Samet Akaydin's first half goal but forced their back in the second half through Stefan de Vrij's leveller and Mert Muldur's own goal. "It was you know, defensively they're very strong, very compact in the middle and...
Manuel Akanji has taken the blame for Switzerland's Euro 2024 quarter-final exit after his penalty miss in the shootout against England. The Manchester City defender of Nigerian heritage was saddled with the responsibility of taking the Red Crosses first spot kick after the game ended 1-1 in extra time. Akanji however failed to put the ball past Jordan Pickford which proved costly as England converted all...
Bukayo Saka revealed he forgot all about his penalty shootout miss in the Euro 2020 final before stepping up to the responsibility in England's Euro 2024 quarter-final with Switzerland on Saturday. The Arsenal winger of Nigerian heritage famously missed a spot kick, along with Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho, against Italy three years ago at Wembley, which denied the Three Lions lifting their first-ever Euro title....
Ivan Toney has revealed the motive behind his penalty technique in England's shootout victory over Switzerland in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals. The Brentford forward came on for Harry Kane in extra time and converted England's penultimate spot kick with consummate ease which caught the attention of fans who watched him. Responding to the technique, Toney said: "My special technique is just thinking of the celebration after...
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