7:19 PM ET It was one of those nights. The kind of night that Cristiano Ronaldo owns and has owned throughout his career: the big occasion, the floodlights, the star-studded field, the high stakes, the obligation to deliver, the pressure and the tension. It was Portugal vs. France, in the heat of Budapest, with Portugal
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6:22 PM ET Germany are alive. Not just that, but their reward is one of the juiciest — in terms of history and hype — matches that the game has to offer: a Euro 2020 knockout game at Wembley against England. How about that? – Report: Germany scrape through with Hungary draw Fundamentally though, Germany
2:23 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are closing in on a deal for Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho, although the two clubs remain apart in their valuation of the England winger, sources have told ESPN. United have intimated they are willing to pay £72 million for Sancho even though the Dortmund star is asking
4:54 PM ET Germany have edged their way into the Euro 2020 knockout stages after managing a late 2-2 draw to Hungary at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday, setting up a last 16 tie against England. The 2016 World Cup champions finished second in Group F after a dramatic evening of action that saw France
4:58 PM ET Portugal‘s Cristiano Ronaldo tied the all-time men’s record for international goals with a pair of penalties in a 2-2 draw with France in Group F in Budapest on Wednesday. The result sees both teams advance to the round of 16 at the 2020 European Championship. – VAR at Euro 2020: Every decision
12:39 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain have agreed a record deal with Inter Milan for the transfer of Achraf Hakimi, sources have told ESPN. The deal will pay the Serie A side up to €70 million — bonuses included — for the Morocco international who will sign a five-year deal in Paris. – Stream ESPN FC
4:19 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC An emotional Sergio Busquets has admitted that he doubted whether he would be able to feature in Euro 2020 before putting in a man-of-the-match performance in Spain‘s 5-0 win over Slovakia that saw them qualify for the last 16. Busquets tested positive for COVID-19 on June 6 and had
9:51 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez La Liga president Javier Tebas has warned Real Madrid and Barcelona that the Super League is “dead” and “impossible” and urged the rebel clubs to ditch their ongoing support for the project. Barcelona’s Joan Laporta defended the club’s involvement on Sunday, telling its general assembly that “the project
7:44 AM ET UEFA has defended its decision not to allow the Allianz Arena to display the rainbow flag for the Euro 2020 clash between Hungary and Germany on Wednesday. Munich mayor Dieter Reiter wrote to UEFA to ask permission to light up the stadium in Munich with rainbow colours after Germany captain Manuel Neuer
4:33 PM ET “Messi or no Messi, I don’t give a f—. I am not going home tonight.” Picture the scene: France are about to play Argentina in the last 16 of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. It’s June 30, and Paul Pogba decided to speak up louder than he’d even done before. In