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Latest Euro 2020 Odds: Competition Gets Seriously Unpredictable As We Enter Round Of 16

The European Championship is entering its knockout phase and the following is an overview of the remaining 16 teams:

Latest Euro 2020 Odds 

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The Away Goals Rule Has Been Removed From All UEFA Club Competitions

European soccer's governing body UEFA said on Thursday it had approved a proposal to remove the away goals rule from all its club competitions involving men's, women's and youth teams, beginning with the qualifying phase of the 2021-22 campaign.

The away goals rule, introduced by UEFA in 1965-66, has been applied when the score of a two-legged tie is level on aggregate after 180 minutes, with the team scoring more goals away from their home venue declared winners.

18-Year-Old U.S. Phenom Caden Clark Joins RB Leipzig From New York

The New York Red Bulls are transferring 18-year-old midfielder Caden Clark to RB Leipzig of the Bundesliga.

Clark will remain with New York for the rest of the 2021 MLS season, the club announced Thursday.

Lukaku And KDB: The History Of The Handshake

Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne go together in Belgium's attack like peanut butter and jelly coming together to make the most timeless of sandwiches. They've built their impressive careers at separate clubs, but when they come together with Belgium there's little opponents can do to stop them. Having so much success between them, the two obviously had to create a celebratory handshake to go with it.

Mientras Le Dices Penaldo, CR7 Se Convirtió En El Máximo Goleador De Selecciones Masculinas

Los goles son goles. Sean de chilena, de cabeza o de rodilla. Cristiano Ronaldo los ha hecho de todas formas, pero por alguna razón hay un grupo de personas que trata de invalidar sus logros porque muchas de esas conquistas han sido de penal. Hasta lo llaman Penaldo.

Obviamente, es una insensatez.

Lo relevante es que mientras sus críticos pierden el tiempo en boberías, Cristiano Ronaldo hoy ante Francia marcó dos goles y consiguió convertirse en el máximo goleador masculino a nivel de selecciones, igualando al iraní Ali Daei, con 109 conquistas.

Record-Breaker Ronaldo Proves Unstoppable From 12 Yards And Sends Portugal To Round Of 16

Wipe the sweat off your palms, Portugal fans, your team survived the group stage.

The rematch of the Euro 2016 final between Portugal and France proved infinitely more entertaining five years later. Cristiano Ronaldo bagged a brace with two kicks from the penalty spot to tie the men’s all-time international scoring record and confirm Portugal’s place in the knockout stages.

6 Minutes Away From Elimination To Hungary, Leon Goretzka Made Himself A National Hero

Lackadaisical, idealess and without any clear attacking direction, Germany still managed to dramatically avoid an early Euro 2020 exit after Leon Goretzka’s 84th-minute strike salvaged a 2-2 draw with Hungary in Munich on Wednesday night.

It was never going to be easy in the group of death, but no one could’ve predicted Hungary’s ability to take points off both France and Germany to hugely alter the shape of the group.

Como Un Glitch En El FIFA: El Horrendo Autogol De Martin Dubravka

Hay días en que uno puede ser héroe. Hay otros en que uno puede ser villano. Y también hay días en que uno puede tener un poco de héroe y un poco de villano. 

El arquero de Eslovaquia, Martin Dubravka, vivió algo de lo último en el duelo ante España, en el cierre del Grupo F de la Euro 2020. 

El lado héroe vino temprano, en el minuto 11, cuando el golero del Newcastle extendió el período de miserias de Álvaro Morata, tapándole un penal.

Only One Thing Denied Poland From Advancing To Knockout Stages — Ironically, It Was A Pole

Poland bowed out in the group stage of a major tournament for a second straight time after suffering a 3-2 defeat to Sweden on Wednesday. In the most ironic fashion, the one thing the denied the Poles from glory was a pole.

Only a victory would do for Poland on Matchday 3. The game got off to the worst possible start by conceding one of the fastest goals in Euro history.

Slovakia’s Martin Dúbravka Dunks On His Own Net For Legendary Own Goal

As a Newcastle United supporter, I’ve spent a large portion of my life telling anyone and everyone how Martin Dúbravka is the most underrated goalkeeper in the Premier League. The 32-year-old Slovak is a world-class shot stopper, but most of those keepers come with the caveat of “prone to the odd howler.”

Not Dúbravka. 

At least not until Wednesday when Slovakia met Spain in its Euro 2020 Group E finale.

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