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Scotland vs Hungary live updates

Scotland vs Hungary live updates

It is fair to say that Hungary manager Marco Rossi was not happy with the performance of referee Danny Makkelie in his side’s 2-0 defeat to Germany last time out — he was asked about it in the build up to today’s game. “I expect what I have always expected from all match officials –...

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Felix Zwayer: The Euro 2024 referee who was banned for match-fixing

Felix Zwayer: The Euro 2024 referee who was banned for match-fixing

Felix Zwayer was born in Berlin and referees in the Bundesliga but not everybody in Germany agrees he should be officiating at the men’s European Championship. Zwayer, who began refereeing in Germany’s top flight in the 2009-10 season, was involved in a match-fixing scandal in 2005. The 43-year-old admitted to taking money from banned referee...

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Euro 2024 Switzerland vs. Germany odds, picks, predictions: Best bets for Sunday’s match from soccer expertSwitzerland vs. Germany – SportsLine.com

Euro 2024 Switzerland vs. Germany odds, picks, predictions: Best bets for Sunday’s match from soccer expertSwitzerland vs. Germany – SportsLine.com

Group A action continues on Sunday when Switzerland and Germany meet in Euro 2024 at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. Germany have six total points, putting them first in the group. The Swiss are right behind them with four total points.  Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET. The Germans are the -155 favorites (risk $155...

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Schar played on despite breaking nose in Scotland draw

Schar played on despite breaking nose in Scotland draw

Switzerland defender Fabian Schar suffered a broken nose during his nation’s European Championship match against Scotland on Wednesday night. The 32-year-old suffered the broken nose in a clash with Scotland’s Anthony Ralston in the 19th minute of the match, which ended 1-1. The Newcastle United defender played the full 90 minutes of the match despite...

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Shaqiri made history at Euro 2024 with a goal only he could have scored

Shaqiri made history at Euro 2024 with a goal only he could have scored

When Xherdan Shaqiri signed for Chicago Fire in 2022, he was supposed to be a transformational signing. After all, he was the highest paid player in Major League Soccer at the time, guaranteed to earn at least $8.15million (£6.4m a current rates) a year. Two play-off appearances since 2010 isn’t ideal; terrible, in fact. The...

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Tierney ruled out of Scotland vs Hungary with injury

Tierney ruled out of Scotland vs Hungary with injury

Kieran Tierney has been ruled out of Scotland’s decisive final European Championship group match against Hungary through injury. The 27-year-old defender was forced off in the 61st minute of Wednesday night’s 1-1 draw against Switzerland and replaced by Scott McKenna. That result keeps Scotland’s hopes of progressing through to the round-of-16 stage of the competition...

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Euro 2024 state of play: Tables, schedule and what you may have missed

Euro 2024 state of play: Tables, schedule and what you may have missed

Euro 2024 is in full swing and already it has delivered drama, stunning goals and hard-fought matches. The group stage will run until a week today, June 26, when eight of the 24 competing national teams will be eliminated. The top two sides in each of the six groups will advance to the knockout stage,...

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Pistons fire Monty Williams

Pistons fire Monty Williams

Monty Williams is out as head coach of the Detroit Pistons, the team announced Wednesday. Pistons owner Tom Gores made the call to move on from Williams over the last 24 hours, per team sources. Williams signed one of the largest contracts in NBA history last June and has about $60 million left on the...

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Yakin rolled dice with Duah

Yakin rolled dice with Duah

Goalkeepers: Yann Sommer (Inter), Yvon Mvogo (Lorient), Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund). Defenders: Ricardo Rodriguez (Torino), Fabian Schar (Newcastle United), Manuel Akanji (Manchester City), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), Silvan Widmer (Mainz 05), Cedric Zesigner (Wolfsburg), Leonidas Stergiou (Stuttgart). Midfielders: Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire), Remo Freuler (Bologna), Denis Zakaria (Monaco), Michel Aebischer (Bologna),...

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What time is Scotland vs Switzerland today?

What time is Scotland vs Switzerland today?

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of today’s Euro 2024 match between Scotland and Switzerland. If Scotland are to have any chance of progressing to the knockout stage of a major international tournament for the very first time they simply have to avoid defeat today. They were blown away by Germany in the opening...