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Keith Downing’s England left it late to overcome a stern Czech Republic side to set up a European U19 Championship final tie with Portugal in Tbilisi yesterday. The Three Lions were nailed on favourites heading into the tie, but met their match against a resilient Czech side. England were also looking to emulate the […]
Match Report: Netherlands vs Bulgaria European U19 Championship 10th July 2017 Drab Netherlands squeeze through to semis Bulgaria’s first ever goal at the finals of the U19 European Championship in the form of a Georgi Rusev header saved a constellation point Angel Stoykov’s men, as the Dutch qualified for the Semi-Finals yesterday in Gori. Many […]
Match Report: England vs Germany European U19 Championship 10th July 2017 Stunning England sail to Germany revenge Keith Downing’s England thrashed a sorry looking German side to end the group stages with a 100% record and dump Frank Kramer’s men out of the competition in Tbilisi yesterday. The result means revenge for England as the […]
A stunning second half volley from Libor Holik helped The Czech Republic on their way to a 2-0 victory over Georgia in Tbilisi yesterday to dump the host nation out of the tournament. The fast-paced encounter was played out in front of a capacity crowd at The Mikheil Meskhi Stadioni, but the majority would […]
Helio Sousa’s Portugal were left to rely on two late goals to salvage a point against the already eliminated Sweden and become champions of group A of the 2017 European U19 Championship in Gori yesterday. The even affair started in an end to end fashion, with early chances falling to both sides. The best […]
After two weeks away in the medical department, I’m back! And with me, the news of Brazilian Football wrote by a Brazilian! After eleven rounds of Brazilian Championship, the question is: Who can stop Corinthians? They are the leaders of the championship, 7 points ahead of GrĂŞmio. In the Libertadores Cup this week we had […]
Frank Kramer’s Germany side proved too hot to handle for a weak Bulgaria as they thrashed Angel Stoykov’s men 3-0 to keep their European U19 Championship dreams afloat yesterday. It was to be a rather one-sided encounter in Gori, as the Germans got off to a perfect start that Bulgaria could never have possibly recovered […]
Keith Downing’s England left it late to overcome a tame Dutch side to qualify for the Semi-Finals of the 2017 European U19 in Tbilisi yesterday. It was to be a dominant performance from a slick England side, but the biggest event of the opening stages of the tie wasn’t a goal or a chance. England […]
Tournament hosts Georgia overcame a depleted Sweden thanks to two first-half goals to keep their qualification hopes alive in Tbilisi yesterday. The Georgian’s were in buoyant mood in their capital city, after not getting the result they deserved against Portugal and started the game on the front foot. With two and a half minutes on […]
A late Rui Pedro winner was enough to see Portugal through to the Semi-Finals of the 2017 European U19 Championship with a 1-2 win over The Czech Republic in Tbilisi yesterday. The high-octane affair started in rather even circumstances, as a midfield battle was played out on the early stages of the group A tie. […]
Netherlands forward Joel Piroe struck a shock second half hat-trick to condemn a stunned Germany to a 1-4 defeat in their opening game of The European U19 Championship in Tbilisi yesterday. The much-anticipated tie started in rather dull fashion, as a midfield battle ensued in the opening stages of a racy encounter. Germany went into […]
Keith Downing’s England side got off to a superb start in their European U19 Championship campaign yesterday, as goals from Ryan Sessegnon and Mason Mount guided The Three Lions to a 0-2 victory over Bulgaria. It was to be a dream start to the tournament for Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount as he put England […]
Portugal overcame a resilient Georgia to limp over the line with ten men in their opening game of the 2017 European U19 Championship in Gori. The hosts put up a strong performance against the 2016 U17 Champions and were left wondering what could have been after lacking any real end-product to challenge Diogo Costa in […]
Daniel Turyna was at the double for the Czech Republic as they saw overcame Sweden 1-2 to top Group A in the opening game of the 2017 European U19 Championship. The pacey end to end encounter started in fairly even fashion, with chances falling to both sides in the first ten minutes. The Swedish captain […]
Contrary to widespread belief, the squad was not assembled from the far reaches of the globe as like in a superhero movie. They were already together, preparing for a friendly with CIS (Russia and Ukraine) when the phone call came. The day before that call was made, war-torn Yugoslavia had been sanctioned by the United […]
With the 2018 World Cup starting to come into focus, the Confederations Cup this summer will offer a pre-cursor to football’s biggest tournament. While the competition in Russia will act as a miniature dry run for next year’s main event, it will also offer eight teams the chance to pick up some competitive action and […]
Michael O’Neill’s squad make the journey to the Land of Fire for Saturday’s fixture as they look to cement their position as 2nd in Group C of FIFA World Cup Qualification. Northern Ireland are without a raft of senior players as Craig Cathcart joins Paddy McNair, Corry Evans, Chris Baird, Jamie Ward and Luke McCullough on […]
In a period in which many important national federations are jumping ahead to revolutionize and rejuvenate their teams, France is choosing to undergo a slow but steady change, at a pace proper to the likes of Deschamps. It is true that the conservative coach has called a quite young squad compared to his Euro squad, […]
Guinea’s World Cup campaign has ended after being routed by Argentina 5-0. In their other 2 matches, they also drew 1-1 against England and earlier lost to the hosts South Korea 3-0. While not too many managed to leave an impression, perhaps their best player in this campaign was Jules Keita. Jules is 18 years […]
After what seems like an eternity, Argentina have finally announced Jorge Sampaoli as the new manager of their national football team. Sampaoli will replace the much-maligned Edgardo Bauza, whose reign gleaned just three wins from eight to leave La Albiceleste in fifth position in the COMNEBOL World Cup qualification table. The delay in announcing the […]
