SOCCER

[ad_1] STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — For Christian Eriksen, Denmark's opening game at the European Championship was a much happier occasion this time.The Manchester United midfielder scored the opening goal in a 1-1 draw with Slovenia on Sunday. It was his first match at the Euros since suffering a cardiac arrest in Denmark's opener in the previous edition of the tournament in 2021.Eriksen neatly slotted a finish into the corner in

[ad_1] Arsenal were among the clubs heavily involved in the race to sign Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig after it was revealed that he had a £56 million release clause with the Bundesliga giants. The Gunners were well-positioned to bring the Slovenian in but he ultimately made the decision to continue his development with his current employers in Germany. The Athletic has reported that the Gunners are ‘not too disheartened’

[ad_1] Scotland were soundly beaten by Germany in the first game of Euro 2024 as the hosts claimed a dominant 5-1 win at the Allianz Arena. Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz were all on target for the brilliant Germans during a first half which saw Scotland reduced to 10 men after Ryan Porteous was sent off. Substitutes Niclas Fullkrug and Emre Can got in on the act in the

[ad_1] (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)ITV pundits Roy Keane and former Scotland international Graeme Souness had no sympathy and no mercy for Steve Clarke’s side after a brutal Euro 2024 defeat at the hands of Germany.Florian Wirtz put the tournamant hosts ahead within the opening ten minutes and Germany rarely let up, eventually winning 5-1 with Jamal Musiala one of the stars of the show as Scotland failed to find any way

[ad_1] Well, it's fair to say that Scotland couldn't have made a much worse start to Euro 2024, going down 5-1 to Germany in the tournament opener in Munich.Steve Clarke's side were utterly outclassed by the hosts, not helped by an element of implosion on their part as Ryan Porteous was a shown a straight red card for a horrific tackle on German captain Ilkay Gundogan. Antonio Rudiger's late own

[ad_1] Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist The last time the United States hosted the FIFA men's World Cup, 30 years ago this summer, the tournament shattered attendance records that stand to this day. USA '94 also made history in at least one other way, when the Pontiac Silverdome in suburban Detroit became the first stadium to stage a World Cup match indoors.Just four other indoor stadiums have followed in the three decades

[ad_1] Manchester United have made an opening bid in the region of £35m for centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite, which is set to be rejected by Everton.The offer is way below the £80m the defender is understood to be valued at by the Toffees, who have also received an enquiry by Arsenal into the availability of midfielder Amadou Onana.United have already agreed personal terms with Branthwaite.However BBC Sport has been told Everton

[ad_1] GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Because England vs. Serbia has been tagged high risk by police, it's the only Euro 2024 game where fans in the Gelsenkirchen stadium are restricted to low alcohol beer.Yet, elsewhere in the city on Sunday, organizers are preparing for a festival atmosphere despite police concerns about potential crowd violence."We've plenty of alcohol," Wilhelm Wessels, head of the city of Gelsenkirchen Euros office, said on Friday.

[ad_1] As reported by David Ornstein in the Athletic, Chelsea have opened formal talks with Crystal Palace over a potential deal to sign winger Michael Olise this summer. Last August, it appeared as though Olise was on his way to Stamford Bridge, only to shock everybody, including Chelsea, by signing a new four-year contract at Crystal Palace instead. His release clause had stood at a reasonably low £35 million, while