EURO 2020: Home advantage? England and 8 others host games
Football | May 31, 2021 19:22 ISTNine of the 24 teams at the postponed tournament will host matches, but no city has more games on the schedule than London.
Nine of the 24 teams at the postponed tournament will host matches, but no city has more games on the schedule than London.
Wales have been drawn in Group A along with Italy, Slovakia and Switzerland. They begin their group campaign against Switzerland in Baku, Azerbaijan on 12th June, before they take on Slovakia at the same venue.
There is no shortage of accomplished coaches at the European Championship.
At 36, Ronaldo is getting closer to bidding farewell to Portugal’s national team. Before ending his run, though, he will try to add yet another record to his name.
UEFA has at least retained four-team groups, which have been the core of men's national team tournaments since the 1958 World Cup.
Center backs Ben White of Brighton and Ben Godfrey of Everton have been given a late chance to make the tournament alongside fellow newcomer Aaron Ramsdale, the Sheffield United goalkeeper.
Hansi Flick, who has stepped down as Bayern Munich manager at the end of the season, will be taking over as Germany's national team coach from Joachim Low after Euro 2020. German football federation (DFB) announced.
It seemed optimistic last year when UEFA decided to stick to a 12-city plan after postponing Euro 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic was declared.
Spain coach Luis Enrique said Ramos' lack of play recently made it difficult for the Real Madrid defender to be included in the Euro 2020 squad.
The 36-year-old Ronaldo will be playing in his fifth straight European Championship. He is six goals from tying the all-time scoring record for a men’s national team.
Löw had dropped both players as part of his shakeup following the disappointing early exit from the 2018 World Cup, but the team failed to shine in their absence and the coach hopes their return will provide a boost for Euro 2020.
The 33-year-old Benzema played the last of his 81 games for Les Bleus in October 2015, scoring twice in a friendly against Armenia to take his international tally to 27 goals.
Belgium coach Roberto Martinez named a list of 26 players for the tournament. It also includes Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne.
Euro 2020, which was postponed a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, kicks off on June 11.
FIFA said Friday it approved the switch of eligibility after the French soccer federation consented to the Spanish federation’s request.
The center back has been out since October with a knee injury.
The Italian will be sidelined for four-to-six weeks, possibly forcing him to also miss the European Championship.
UEFA published extra rules for the June 11-July 11 tournament, including raising squad sizes from 23 players to 26 to help teams cope amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The congested schedule following the shutdown of the sport at the start of the pandemic last season is believed to be the reason to provide teams with more options.
Ceferin spoke following a UEFA executive committee meeting held only hours after the English, Italian and Spanish clubs announced the project that threatens to split European soccer.
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