8:05 PM ET Italy manager Roberto Mancini said watching three years of hard work come to fruition with Euro 2020 glory on Sunday reduced him to tears at Wembley after his side edged England on penalties. The Italians went behind early to a Luke Shaw goal but equalised in the second half through Leonardo Bonucci,
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8:00 PM ET Gareth Southgate said he is to blame for England‘s penalty failure in Sunday’s Euro 2020 final rather than the three players who missed in the shootout. Italy won 3-2 on spot-kicks at the end of a nerve-shredding night at Wembley which finished 1-1 after extra time. Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo
6:26 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo won the Golden Boot at Euro 2020 on Sunday, to continue a tournament of records for the Portugal captain. His Golden Boot was made official after Italy beat England in a penalty shootout to win the Euro on Sunday night at Wembley. Ronaldo, 36, ended on five goals for Portugal,
2:03 PM ET BURTON UPON TRENT, England — It was in the months after England‘s run to the 2018 World Cup semifinals when manager Gareth Southgate began to realise the impact he had made on the country. “What hit me coming back from Russia was families coming up to me on the street, people coming
5:06 AM ET Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni paid tribute to Lionel Messi on Saturday, praising his team captain and revealing he played in the Copa America win over Brazil with an injury. “If you knew the way that he played in the Copa America you’d love him even more,” Scaloni told reporters after Argentina’s 1-0
Lionel Messi spoke of his relief after finally ending his trophy drought with Argentina by winning the Copa America 1-0 against Brazil in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Messi, 34, had previously tasted defeat in three Copa finals and one World Cup final with Argentina, with his critics, at home and abroad, often questioning his
9:54 PM ET Argentina defeated Brazil to win the Copa America, its first major title since 1993 and the first major international crown for captain Lionel Messi. The win at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium adds an international accolade to Messi’s CV, after having won a numerous trophies at club level with Barcelona. It was
11:34 PM ET Mexico winger Hirving “Chucky” Lozano was taken to local hospital after suffering a head injury in a Gold Cup match against Trinidad & Tobago on Saturday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access The Napoli star suffered the injury in the 11th minute of
11:00 PM ET In the end Brazil‘s dependence on Neymar was greater than Argentina‘s on Lionel Messi. Argentina’s 12th goal of the tournament was the first and the only one not to involve Messi — and it was enough to bring Messi the first senior title of his international career, and Argentina’s first since 1993.
4:01 PM ET Gareth Southgate has warned England supporters not to boo the Italian national anthem at Sunday’s Euro 2020 final. The Football Association were fined £26,600 by UEFA after a series of incidents involving fans during Wednesday’s semifinal win over Denmark. A laser pen was shone in the eyes of Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel