England reached a final of a major tournament for the first time since 1966 after Harry Kane scored a rebound from an extra-time penalty to make the score read 2-1 against Denmark in the Euro semifinal.
The penalty decision itself caused a lot of talk, with many believing Raheem Sterling had dived to win it. To cap things off, Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel had a laser pen directed at his face, presumably from the stands. He still managed to save Kane s shot, but there was no saving the lucky rebound.
Absolutely shocking that this was allowed to happen! Someone used a laser pen on Kasper Schmeichel!!!
— Swansea Beat (@swanseabeat)
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Germany are going to have to do it the hard way if they want to add the European title to their World Cup crown, but Benedikt Howedes is relishing the prospect at taking on the best the tournament has to offer.
Joachim Low s side are overwhelming favourites to overcome Slovakia in their last-16 tie on Sunday, but far greater obstacles await in the subsequent rounds.
With Italy or Spain next, Germany may have to overcome hosts France in the semi-final if they get that far, but that is no problem for defender Howedes.
Asked who he would most like to face, the 28-year-old told the DFB website: France – the hosts. The atmosphere would be amazing for sure. It would be great to experience that.
And the Schalke man believes Didier Deschamps side could win …
Competition: Spanish La Liga
Market: Valencia to win against Las Palmas
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Valencia welcome Las Palmas to the Mestalla Stadium in tonight’s Spanish La Liga clash, and are favourites to pick up all three points to start the season with a win.
Los Che struggled for form last season, but will fancy their chances of a much brighter start at home to a Las Palmas outfit who have struggled for results on the road.
Last season, Valencia finished in a lowly 12th position in the Spanish La Liga with just 44 points from 38 games. They suffered 16 defeats and conceded 48 goals, but things should change this time round. Valencia ended the 2015/16 strongly after a managerial change and will be looking to pick up where they left off.
As for the opposit…
QPR boss Harry Redknapp has confirmed that Loic Remy is on his way out of the club, with Chelsea his likely destination.
The 27-year-old was left out of the squad to face Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday, amid reports he is on the verge of a move to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea are in the market for a striker after allowing Fernando Torres to join Milan on a two-year loan agreement.
And speaking to TV cameras ahead of the Sunderland clash, Redknapp said: He [Remy] has got a move. I think the deal looks like it is probably done.
When asked directly whether the club involved was Chelsea, the QPR manager responded: As far as I know, yes.
Remy was in line for a switch to Liverpool ahead of the start of the season but the deal fell through at…
Andy Carroll has passed his medical at West Ham United ahead of his proposed £15million move from Liverpool.
Hammers co-chairman David Gold once again took to Twitter to announce the success of the England international’s physical examination, which had originally been expected to take place on Wednesday.
Gold had previously announced that the club were closing in on a deal for the 24 year old on the social media site last week.
Carroll spent the majority of last season on loan with the London club, where he scored seven goals in twenty-four league appearances.
Kenny Dalglish signed the former Newcastle United man for a British record transfer fee of £35million in January 2011, though he scored just six goals during his time with the five-time Eu…
Levski Sofia have won the 2008-09 edition of the Bulgarian league. On the last day of the season, a draw with Minyor 1919 was enough to secure the trophy.
Minyor took the lead through Kostadin Hazurov in the 51st minute but Vladimir Gadzhev equalised 23 minutes later.
CSKA Sofia needed a win at Lovech to threaten Levski s position but instead lost 1-0. The only goal of the match came from Doka Madureira right after the interval.
The league crown is Levski s 26th in history, still five less than CSKA who won the Bulgarian league last year.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has refused to rule out bringing club legend Thierry Henry back to the Premier League.
The French forward left the Gunners for Barcelona in 2007 after scoring 228 in 378 appearances for the north London club, before joining MLS side New York Red Bulls in 2010.
The striker will train with his former club Arsenal in December and Wenger was coy on whether he would be asking the former fan favourite to join for another short-team deal this year.
He has been practising with us. Three times. Will I sign him again in January? I don t know I don t rule it out. I don t know if he would be interested, Wenger told reporters.
This year we will lose Gervinho to the Africa Cup of Nations again, so we will be short particularly if Chamak…
Jurgen Klopp accepts Liverpool s season has not been good enough but insists neither he nor his players are worse than last year.
Liverpool have collected one point from their past three Premier League matches and are down in eighth, 10 points adrift of the top four with leaders Arsenal to come on Sunday.
The Reds not only face missing out on the Champions League places for the first time in seven full seasons under Klopp, they will also finish the campaign trophyless.
It is a far cry from 12 months ago when they had already won the EFL Cup and were in contention for three other trophies, albeit ultimately only adding the FA Cup to their collection.
Klopp, who has regularly bemoaned his side s injury issues this season, is confident Liverpool can come bac…
Wolves have bolstered their attack with the arrival of striker Sasa Kalajdzic from Stuttgart.
The Austria international has put pen to paper on a five-year contract at Molineux, with the option to extend for an additional 12 months.
Kalajdzic becomes Wolves fifth signing of this transfer window after Hwang Hee-chan, Nathan Collins, Goncalo Guedes and Matheus Nunes.
The 6ft 7in forward, who netted 23 goals in 57 league games for Stuttgart, is looking to testing himself in the Premier League.
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— Wolves (@Wolves)
I m really thankful and really happy to be here. It was the club that wanted me the most in the end, Kalajdzic told the club s official website.
In my career, at my age, it s important to feel w…
Leonardo said he cannot promise Kylian Mbappe will sign a new contract with Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain.
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The 20-year-old star enjoyed a stellar season in 2018-19, leading PSG to another Ligue 1 crown thanks to 33 goals in 29 games, and sporting director Leonardo discussed Mbappe s future.
I don t make promises, Leonardo told Le Parisien when asked whether Mbappe would renew his contract in the French capital.
For two reasons. Firstly, because I don t represent everyone at the club and secondly because I don t make promises without being sure I can fulfil them.
The only thing that interests me is the pres…