Europe

Spain Blames Its Own Pitch For Hot Mess Of A Start

SEVILLE - Spain's Euro 2020 had been turbulent before it began due to COVID-19 complications, but now the crisis is on the pitch where players lack spark, confidence or cutting edge — and are in serious danger of a shock group stage exit.

Saturday's 1-1 draw with Poland was a step back performance-wise from the opening 0-0 draw with Sweden and left Spain in the unexpected position of third in an unimposing Group E and needing to beat Slovakia in their last game to go through.

Una Vez CR7 No Quiso Intercambiarle Su Camiseta Y Hoy Se Vengó Despedazando A Portugal

Alemania se recuperó de su derrota inicial ante Francia, venciendo este sábado a Portugal por 4-2 y manteniendo intactas sus esperanzas de seguir avanzando en la Euro 2020. La gran figura del encuentro fue Robin Gosens, lateral de Atalanta, quien de paso logró perpetrar una dulce venganza personal hacia Cristiano Ronaldo.

Hungría Le Robó Un Empate A Francia, Pero Le Regaló Al Mundo El Meme De La Mujer Del Escritorio

Hungría ha dado mucho más de lo que todos imaginábamos que daría antes del inicio de la Euro. Le aguantó a Portugal por 85 minutos antes de colapsar y caer 0-3 ante Portugal, los 60 mil hinchas que han llenado el Puskás Arena nos han dado el mejor ambiente en un estadio desde que comenzó la pandemia de Covid-19 y ahora, luego de empatarle a Francia, también le regalaron al mundo uno de los momentos más virales de la competencia: la mujer del escritorio.

Germany Is Too Slow, The Netherlands Is Too Fast And Other Big Takeaways From Euros Week 1

Week 1 of 4 of Euro 2020 brought plenty of goal-mouth action, but also some disappointing performances — especially from some tournament favorites.

While we're only just starting the second matchday of the group stage, it is never too early to make some broad and definitive conclusions about the action that has taken place thus far.

Here are the biggest things I noticed from the opening week of the Euros.

Biggest Takeaways From Week 1 Of Euro 2020

The pre-tourney favorites have been underwhelming — except for Italy (and maybe Belgium)

North Macedonia Gets Cone Of Shame After Obscure Training Routine

Looking at North Macedonia's obscure warmups heading into its match against Ukraine, there is no surprise it later lost. As fun as it looked, with the players racing up the pitch and passing the ball between each other using upturned cones, it didn't seem like the appropriate warmup for the Euro 2020 Group C match on Thursday. 

20 Years After His Record-Setting Departure, Gigi Buffon Is Back At Boyhood Club

On July 3, 2001, Gianluigi Buffon became the most expensive goalkeeper in football, moving from Parma to Juventus for a fee of around $58 million. Now, two decades and 489 Serie A appearances later, Buffon is back at the club where it all started.

Gigi Buffon officially became a Parma player again on Thursday, signing with the Serie B side on a two-year deal. "Superman" had returned.

Dinamarca Y Bélgica Hacen Una Pausa Para Rendir Un Emotivo Homenaje A Christian Eriksen

El Parken Stadium de Copenhague hoy fue una gran olla de emociones. Dinamarca volvió a salir a un campo de juego tras el desgarrador paro cardíaco que afectó a Christian Eriksen, el sábado 12 de junio, para enfrentar a Bélgica, y casi toda la energía que brotaba en las tribunas fue para rendir tributo al futbolista, que hoy se recupera en el Rigshospitalet de la capital danesa. 

Tear-Jerking Moments As Belgium And Denmark Stop Play To Applaud Christian Eriksen

On Wednesday, Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku announced that his team planned to kick the ball out of play in the 10th minute of the game against Denmark to pay tribute to Christian Eriksen. The Eriksen tenth minute moment on Thursday was as beautiful as you could imagine.

Sergio Ramos Deja El Real Madrid Después De 16 Años: Tres Destinos Aparecen En Su Horizonte

Llegó en 2005 desde el Sevilla a cambio de 27 millones de euros y hoy se va como uno de los mejores jugadores en su historia. Sergio Ramos y Real Madrid anunciaron hoy de manera oficial que seguirán caminos diferentes en la temporada 2021-22.

Los merengues lo comunicaron escuetamente en sus redes sociales.

MLS Hardest League in the World?? Higuaín Can't Keep Up

Former Argentinian forward Gonzalo Higuaín had low expectations coming to MLS but now is learning to respect the competition. The 33-year-old exclaimed he expected to play with a cigarette in his mouth, it was going to be that easy.

Through seven matches in the 2021 MLS season, Higuaín has four goals and one assist. He was quoted on Christain Vieri's Twitch live stream a few days ago saying, "I thought I would come to MLS and play with a cigarette in my mouth and instead it is difficult."

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