Lamine Yamal etched his name in history with a record-breaking goal before Dani Olmo fired Spain into the Euro 2024 final with a 2-1 victory over France.
Yamal produced a remarkable long-range equaliser shortly after Randal Kolo Muani s ninth-minute opener in Tuesday s first semi-final in Munich, the 16-year-old becoming the youngest scorer at a major tournament in history.
In-form Olmo then delivered the decisive strike midway through the opening half, manufacturing space inside Les Bleus area before squeezing a low effort home.
Didier Deschamps side had been unconvincing before this last-four meeting, and though they improved in the second half, they were unable to find a leveller as Spain teed up a meeting with either the Netherlands or England.
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Manuel Pellegrini has backed Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala to win a place in France s Euro 2016 squad.
Mangala became the most expensive defender in Premier League history when he joined City from Porto in August 2014, but a succession of high-profile errors have littered his time at the Etihad Stadium.
However, the 25-year-old was a star performer in the Champions League quarter-final triumph over Paris Saint-Germain and has played with increasing assurance over recent weeks.
This upturn in form is particularly well-timed for Mangala as a failed drugs test for Liverpool s Mamadou Sakho could open up a centre-back vacancy in Didier Deschamps France squad with Euro 2016 on the horizon.
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Ange Postecoglou warned Tottenham he will not settle until the club hits the lofty ambitions targeted in his mind.
Spurs were 3-0 victors over Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Sunday, ending their Premier League season with a convincing win to finish fifth in the table.
Postecoglou voiced his frustrations after Tuesday s 2-0 defeat to Manchester City ended their hopes of Champions League football next term.
The Spurs head coach was far more relaxed after his side performed well in Sheffield, with Dejan Kulusevski twice on target, along with a goal for Pedro Porro against the relegated Blades.
Yet Postecoglou insisted his ambitions remain high as the Australian attempts to take Tottenham to the next level.
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With all eyes from across Europe falling on the San Siro on Sunday night, Inter Milan claimed local bragging rights as they clinched a 1-0 victory against their struggling neighbours.
Continuing on what has been a hugely impressive domestic romp since returning from the World Cup s festive break, the Nerazzurri wrapped up all three points as Lautaro Martinez bagged the winner 10 minutes before the half-time break.
Suffering just a single defeat from any of their last 10 domestic matchups across all formats, Simone Inzaghi s men also pilled more pressure onto an AC Milan squad who are at the heart of a Serie A nightmare.
Lifting this year s Super Cup thanks to a famous 3-0 romp on January 18th, Inter s victory here means that their bitter local rivals have now lo…
David de Gea appealed for more consistency from referees after Manchester United had Casemiro sent off in their 0-0 draw with Southampton.
United failed to get back to winning ways in the Premier League following their 7-0 thrashing by Liverpool last week.
They spent much of a home game with the division s bottom club on the back foot, especially after Casemiro became the first United player to receive two red cards in the same league season since Nemanja Vidic in 2013-14.
Casemiro was initially booked by Anthony Taylor for his challenge on Carlos Alcaraz, but the referee was instructed by VAR to consult the pitch-side monitor.
Having looked at replays that showed Casemiro going over the top of the ball and sending his studs high into Alcaraz s leg, Taylo…
Germany s stuttering friendly form has not shifted their focus away from Euro 2016 glory ahead of their final warm-up match against Hungary.
Joachim Low handed international debuts to Joshua Kimmich, Bernd Leno, Julian Brandt and Julian Weigl in a rain-lashed Augsburg on Sunday, but, despite experienced striker Mario Gomez opening the scoring with a penalty, Slovakia came from behind to record a 3-1 victory.
It was Germany s third defeat in four friendly outings since the conclusion of Euro 2016 qualifying, following defeats to France and England for the world champions before a resounding 4-1 win over Italy.
They have the chance to improve that record against Bernd Storck s men in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday and Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller expects his co…
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Bolivia and Chile will face each other in a friendly international match this week. The game between Gustavo Costas’s side and Eduardo Berizzo’s team will be held at Estadio Ramon Aguilera Costas in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and is scheduled to kick off at 1am UK time on Wednesday.
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Bolivia are a South American minnow, and no one really expects them to do much of note in the international arena. For La Verde, qualifying for major international competitions is a big achievement in itself and is a dream. They have won just one match in over a year and are in dire form at the moment.
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On Sunday evening, two most recent Serie A champions, AC Milan and struggling Scudetto-holders Napoli, will face off at San Siro.
Milan strengthened their hold on third place in the standings with a comeback victory against Frosinone. Meanwhile, Napoli managed to secure a narrow win against Hellas Verona, thanks to a late moment of brilliance.
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Milan continued to keep pace with city rivals Inter, who currently lead Serie A by seven points following last week s Derby d Italia and their win over AS Roma on Saturday. Second-place Juventus play their match against Udinese on Monday.
In their recent game against mid-table Frosinone, Milan staged a comeback in the final 20 minutes.
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Rui Patricio has signed for Atalanta on a one-year deal as a free transfer following his departure from Roma.
The 36-year-old left the Italian capital after the expiry of his contract, being replaced as first-choice keeper by Mile Svilar when Daniele De Rossi took over as manager.
Patricio joined Roma in July 2021 and made 129 appearances, keeping 48 clean sheets in all competitions. He won the inaugural Europa Conference League title with the club.
At international level, he earned 108 caps for Portugal and was part of the team that won the 2016 European Championship.
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Gary Cahill believes Euro 2016 is wide open and does not think England should be overly concerned by their group-stage form.
Despite a win against Wales in Group B, draws against Russia and Slovakia meant Roy Hodgson s men had to settle for second place in the section, behind Chris Coleman s side.
That means England will play Iceland in the last 16 next Monday, with hosts France potential quarter-final opponents if they can defeat the Republic of Ireland on Sunday.
Cahill does not feel England have displayed many weaknesses even though they failed to win two of their first three games and regards the tournament as a whole to be up for grabs.
There are certainly teams that have impressed me, but I do think it is wide open, vice-captain Cahill told reporte…