Category: Football

(The FA via Getty Images) England have the chance to make the last four of Euro 2024 as they take on Switzerland in the quarter-finals on Saturday evening in Dusseldorf. Gareth Southgate’s side squeezed past a defiant Slovakia team last week, coming from behind to eventually win 2-1 courtesy of a dramatic 95th-minute equaliser from...

Over dinner and a few glasses of wine, Switzerland’s two leaders squared things up. It was late in the winter and things were purring along for Granit Xhaka at Bayer Leverkusen. They were already set fair for the Bundesliga title, thanks in large part to his endeavours since arriving from Arsenal, but the other side...

Switzerland’s passage into the last eight has been built on a solid three-man defence, with Manchester City’s Manuel Akanji, Newcastle United’s Fabian Schar and Ricardo Rodriguez, who plays in Italy for Torino, playing every minute of every game in Germany. The experienced trio, who have a combined age of 91, have 268 caps between them...

Switzerland have put in a string of impressive performances at Euro 2024, somewhat at odds with their quarterfinal opponents England. With the arguable exception of Spain, no team has looked more like a well-honed club side than Murat Yakin’s men. They were a Niclas Fullkrug equaliser away from topping Group A at Germany’s expense. No...

England continue their Euro 2024 campaign on Saturday afternoon when they face Switzerland in the quarter-finals in Dusseldorf. The Three Lions were dire in their last 16 clash with Slovakia and just seconds away from an early exit, but Jude Bellingham’s remarkable overhead kick spared their blushes. Harry Kane grabbed the winner at the beginning...

In a pivotal Euro 2024 quarterfinal showdown, England squares off against Switzerland at Dusseldorf’s Merkur Spiel-Arena on Saturday. Gareth Southgate’s England squad, after narrowly escaping Slovakia in the last 16, faces a stern test against Murat Yakin’s resilient Swiss team, who impressively ousted Italy. This kickoff will be Southgate’s 100th match in charge, adding an...