The Three Lions progressed on penalties despite falling behind after Breel Embolo’s strike with Bukayo Saka’s equaliser forcing extra-time and spot kicks in Dusseldorf
His every stride slightly laboured, his every touch just a little clumsier than usual, Harry Kane played 109 minutes of this match as if weighed down by the gravity of Neptune. He did not even make it as far as the shoot-out triumph to which he should have been central, replaced by Ivan Toney as the decisive test beckoned. There was, in all honesty, a case for Gareth Southgate to have terminated his fruitless toil much sooner. In the end, Manuel Akanji had to shoulder-barge him off the pitch and
The Uruguay-Brazil quarter-final of the Copa America was a highly anticipated clash, and it lived up to its reputation with intense moments right from the start. The match was a true testament to the...
He did not score this time but super-sub Wout Weghorst was the Netherlands’ saviour once again as they survived a Turkey tsunami to set up a mouthwatering European Championship semi-final against England.