7:32 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Eden Hazard has said that “it didn’t occur to me for a second” to leave Real Madrid this summer after two injury-hit seasons at the Bernabeu, insisting that “I won’t leave there as a failure.” Hazard played a part in Belgium‘s 3-0 win over Russia in their Euro 2020
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12:00 PM ET LONDON — Gareth Southgate is aiming to chip away at the historic tournament failings that have perennially undermined England‘s chances and Sunday’s 1-0 win over Croatia at Wembley is another notable step along that path. The 50-year-old is steeped in Three Lions history, standing prominently in the lineage of biannual disappointment dating
5:00 AM ET Just over 24 hours after England lost their 2018 World Cup semifinal to Croatia, manager Gareth Southgate found himself watching a replay of the game at 4 a.m. “In terms of mentality, it’s obviously been a really difficult couple of days,” he explained at the time. “That is going to live with
4:53 PM ET Belgium beat Russia 3-0 on the back of a Romelu Lukaku double to open their European Championship campaign on Saturday. – Euro 2020 on ESPN: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) Lukaku opened the scoring for Belgium early on and then ran to the pitchside camera and appeared to pay tribute
2:24 PM ET Adriana Garcia New Paris Saint-Germain signing Georginio Wijnaldum has said he thought he was going to join Barcelona this summer after leaving Liverpool but the move to the Nou Camp never materialised. The Netherlands captain joined PSG this week as a free agent despite being heavily linked with Barca for the past
2:52 PM ET Twelve members of the Venezuela delegation at the Copa America have tested positive for COVID-19, health officials said on Saturday, a day before they meet hosts Brazil in the tournament opener. “The 12 members of the delegation include players and members of the backroom staff,” said a statement from the Health Secretariat
7:47 PM ET Adam Brown Nabil Fekir is on the radar of Arsenal for a summer move, but are far apart from Real Betis on a proposed fee. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images With most of the major European seasons now complete, the rumour mill has been sent into overdrive as clubs ponder their moves ahead of what
12:00 AM ET You won’t be able to shake the horror of Denmark‘s Christian Eriksen collapsing on the field during their Euro 2020 opener with Finland in Copenhagen’s Parken Stadium on Saturday for a while. Hopefully you won’t be able to shake the humanity that followed, either. Or the perspective that seeing paramedics fighting to
1:02 PM ET Denmark players surround stricken Christian Eriksen. WOLFGANG RATTAY/AFP via Getty Images Denmark‘s Euro 2020 Group B game with Finland was suspended just before half-time after Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field. Medics ran onto the field to help the Internazionale midfielder as he lay stricken on the ground. Players from both sides looked
8:15 AM ET With most of the major European seasons now complete, the rumour mill has been sent into overdrive as clubs ponder their moves ahead of what will be a busy transfer window. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Juve eye move for Pogba with Ronaldo,