• The Independent

    Ivan Toney, Cole Palmer and why England need penalty specialists at Euro 2024 more than you might think

    It is unlikely England will win this summer’s European Championship without winning a penalty shootout along the way. But does deploying specialists from the spot in extra time actually work?

  • The Canadian Press

    Swiss title challenger Servette loses appeal at CAS over failure to register 2 new players

    LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Challenging to win its first league title in 25 years, Swiss soccer club Servette lost an appeal at sport’s highest court on Thursday over failing to register two players it signed in January. Servette added Arsenal defender Omar Rekik and Lorient forward Bassirou N’Diaye on loan deals for the pursuit of defending champion Young Boys. Neither player has been selected because Servette did not update its squad list with the Swiss Football League by a mid-February deadl

  • The Canadian Press

    Bellingham set to return for Real Madrid from red-card ban to face Athletic Bilbao

    BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Jude Bellingham is set to return for Real Madrid against Athletic Bilbao this weekend after the England midfielder missed his club’s last two games with a red-card suspension. That combined with an ankle sprain has kept Bellingham out of four of Madrid’s last six games. Even though he last scored for Madrid six weeks ago, Bellingham still leads the Spanish league with 16 goals after his breakout as a major scoring threat following his transfer from Borussia Dortmund. But

  • The Independent

    Euro 2024 kits: Every shirt so far ranked and rated

    A needlessly detailed look at the kits on offer at this summer’s European Championship in Germany