England fans have been singing about football coming home  since 1996, when the country hosted the men s European Championship.

Terry Venables team were ultimately eliminated in the semi-finals at Wembley Stadium by Germany in heartbreaking fashion on penalties. Gareth Southgate, who until now had come close than any other manager to ending England s long wait for glory, missed the crucial spot-kick.

More than 26 years on, Sarina Wiegman s women s team had a chance to finally bring it home , and it came against Germany, naturally.

This time, they had that extra gear to overcome a setback, and ended 66 years of hurt with a 2-1 success.

England s men reached the final of Euro 2020 last year, losing on penalties to Italy, but that day had been marred by cro…

Leeds United host Everton on Tuesday, but both sides are learning to adapt to life without two star Brazilians.

Raphinha and Richarlison were instant hits after joining the clubs in 2020 and 2018 respectively.

While Raphinha was a relatively under-the-radar arrival from Rennes for a reported £17million, eyebrows were raised when Everton spent an initial £40m to bring in Richarlison from Watford. 

A double on his Everton debut swiftly endeared Richarlison to Evertonians, and he went on to score 53 goals across all competitions in his four seasons at Goodison Park.

Neither player will be involved at Elland Road on Tuesday. Raphinha is at Barcelona, and Richarlison will be preparing for Tottenham s match against West Ham.

But who has been the bigg…

Atletico Madrid s meeting with Celta Vigo on Thursday gives them less time to prepare for their derby with Real Madrid, with Diego Simeone looking to reduce player workloads in training.

Real Madrid beat Alaves 3-2 on Tuesday to move up to second in LaLiga and have five days to prepare for Sunday s clash with Los Colchoneros, the only team to beat them last season.

Atleti managed a 3-1 win over Los Blancos last September – which remains Madrid s most recent league loss – before dumping them out of the Copa del Rey in January.

The scheduling of Thursday s trip to Celta puts Simeone s men at something of a disadvantage to their rivals, causing them to keep a close eye on players conditioning.

We are trying to manage it in the best way possible, Simeone…

Inter Miami have completed the signing of Jordi Alba on the eve of Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets’ expected debut for the ambitious MLS side.

Formed in 2018 and co-owned by David Beckham, the Florida club are swinging for the fences at a time when they have the worst record in the league.

Miami recently completed the game-changing signing of seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi, unveiling him to a packed crowd at DRV PNK Stadium on Sunday.

The Herons also introduced Busquets that night, fresh from the Barcelona great completing his own move to South Beach.

The pair are expected to make their highly anticipated debuts from the bench in Friday’s Leagues Cup clash against Mexican side Cruz Azul.

Messi and Busquets have now been joined by anoth…

Sergio Aguero pulled on a match shirt to join in with Argentina s World Cup celebrations – earning a teasing put-down from former Premier League rival John Terry.

Former striker Aguero retired in December 2021, shortly after joining Barcelona from Manchester City, when doctors discovered he had a heart issue.

He scored 41 goals for his country before having to hang up his boots, but Aguero was out on the pitch with Lionel Messi and a host of former team-mates, in the thick of the partying players, after Sunday s dramatic final against France.

Aguero was also in the dressing room with the team, drinking champagne as the revelry got into full swing.

Muy emocionado, chicos, por vivir este momento que ustedes hicieron posible junto a millones de argentinos.…

Brighton and Hove Albion are interested in signing Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah in the summer transfer window, according to . Nketiah is out of contract at Arsenal at the end of the season, and Premier League rivals Brighton are keen on securing the services of the 22-year-old striker on a free transfer in the summer of 2022.

Arsenal have held talks with Nketiah over a new deal, with manager Mikel Arteta desperate to keep the striker at the Emirates Stadium for next season and beyond. Nketiah has been the Gunners since 2015 and has come through the ranks to play for the first team.

Nketiah has made five starts and 13 substitute appearances in the Premier League for Arsenal this season, scoring four goals and providing one assist in the process. The Arsenal no. 30 made…

Romelu Lukaku has told Inter Milan to accept the offer from Chelsea, according to . Chelsea have made two offers for the former Manchester United striker, but Italian champions Inter have turned down both of them. The 2021 Champions League winners are now reportedly planning to make a third offer for the 28-year-old striker.

Inter could sell Lukaku if they get an offer of between £94m (€110m) and £102m (€120m) for Lukaku. The former Everton striker has now told the Serie A giants to listen to offers from Chelsea, indicating that he is willing to return to Chelsea.

Chelsea signed Lukaku from Anderlecht in 2011 and sold him to Everton in 2014. The striker helped Inter win Serie A last season, scoring  and providing 11 assists in the process. The 28-year-old scor…

Cristiano Ronaldo was a huge influence in helping Karim Benzema fulfil his undoubted potential, according to former France boss Raymond Domenech.

Superstar Ronaldo arrived at Real Madrid from Manchester United ahead of the 2009-10 campaign, at the same time Benzema joined from Lyon.

The duo enjoyed a fine partnership in Los Blancos attack, winning 171 of the 238 LaLiga fixtures they played in together – a win percentage of 71.8 per cent.

Together, the pair won LaLiga and the Copa del Rey twice, and the Champions League four times – including three in a row from 2016 to 2018.

Since Ronaldo s exit for Juventus prior to the 2018-19 season, Benzema has taken on much of the goalscoring burden and has netted 49 LaLiga goals, provided 19 assists and created…

Leicester City have confirmed Jamie Vardy has signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until the end of June 2024.

Still a key player for Brendan Rodgers side at the age of 35, Vardy s deal was due to run out after the 2022-23 season.

However, it seems likely Vardy will play out his top-level career with the Foxes after penning a one-year extension.

Speaking to LCFC TV, Vardy said: Once I heard it was something the club was looking at, there was only one thing that was going to happen, and I was going to sign it. The decision was easy. 

I ve been here long enough now that I feel like part of the furniture. I think you can see with the way we re trying to play, the way the club s wanting to go, that it s going to be onwards and upwards.

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Mikel Arteta says Pablo Mari seems to be okay after he was stabbed in an incident near Milan, while Arsenal said they have been told the defender, who is on loan at Monza, is not seriously hurt .

The Brazilian centre-back was one of several people injured in the disturbing scenes at a supermarket in Carrefour, Serie A club Monza confirmed on Thursday.

Arteta, whose side were defeated in Europa League action against PSV, issued a brief comment on the situation when speaking to the media after the game.

I just found out, he said. I know that [Arsenal technical director] Edu has been in touch with his relatives, and that he s in hospital, and he seems to be okay.

But I don t know, I will have a briefing now about the situation, what happened, and obviously…