Steve Clarke defended Tony Ralston after his backpass led to Switzerland’s goal Scotland went ahead through Scott McTominay before Shaqiri equalised LISTEN to It’s All Kicking Off! Cristiano Ronaldo is basically the Portugal manager… but why is he celebrating on his own? By Aadam Patel Published: 00:22 BST, 20 June 2024 | Updated: 00:57 BST,...
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Scotland boss Steve Clarke provides devastating Kieran Tierney injury update after Switzerland draw
Scotland boss Steve Clarke has revealed Kieran Tierney is ‘definitely out’ of his side’s Euro 2024 clash with Hungary on Sunday after the defended was stretchered out of their 1-1 draw with Switzerland. The 27-year-old was forced off the field in the second half and looked devastated after going down clutching his hamstring after goals...
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Germany reach last 16 as Scotland draw with Switzerland and Albania hold Croatia
Germany became the first side to make it to the knockout stage at Euro 2024 as Jamal Musiala and Ilkay Gundogan fired them to a 2-0 Group A victory over Hungary. Musiala opened the scoring with his second goal of the tournament before Gundogan killed off hopes of a Hungarian fightback on a day when...
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Gritty Scotland give themselves a chance of making history with progress to knockouts still a possibility after outperforming Switzerland, writes IAN HERBERT
The Tartan Army had amassed on the steps of Cologne’s monumental cathedral by lunchtime, belting out ‘No Scotland, No party’ – the joke being that there was no point heading into that vast place to pray, because it wasn’t big enough for the help the country needed. The sun came out as they drifted out...
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PLAYER RATINGS: Which ex-Chelsea starlet was Scotland’s best player? How did goalscorer Scott McTominay fare? And why Granit Xhaka only scored a six for Switzerland
Scotland’s hopes of reaching the knockout stages of Euro 2024 are still alive after they secured a 1-1 draw with Switzerland on Wednesday. Steve Clarke’s men took the lead in the first half after Scott McTominay‘s shot took a wicked deflection past Yann Sommer into the Swiss net. Xherdan Shaqiri responded soon after in emphatic...
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Scotland boost hopes of making it through the group stage with Switzerland draw
Battling Scotland got their Euro 2024 campaign back on track with a tension-filled 1-1 draw against Switzerland in Cologne. Steve Clarke and the Tartan Army wanted a reaction from the 5-1 Group A defeat by Germany on Friday and the start was certainly an improvement, with midfielder Scott McTominay’s shot in the 13th minute deflected...
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Scotland draw with Switzerland to set up huge Hungary showdown at Euro 2024
Scotland 1-1 Switzerland (McTominay 13′ | Shaqiri 26′) RHEINENERGIESTADION — All day they had gathered in their thousands in the shadow of Cologne’s majestic cathedral, a tartan flecked show of faith in a national team that rarely answers their prayers. The blind devotion of Scotland‘s supporters is remarkable. It also lifted them to this, a tournament performance...
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Distraught Arsenal star Kieran Tierney is carried off on a stretcher in Scotland’s Euro 2024 clash with Switzerland – after suffering ANOTHER injury following challenge with Dan Ndoye
Kieran Tierney covered his face as he was taken off on a stretcher on Wednesday Scotland drew 1-1 to keep their Euros hopes alive but have to cope without him LISTEN to It’s All Kicking Off! Chris Sutton reveals all on why he SLAPPED David Beckham By Luke Power Published: 21:47 BST, 19 June 2024 |...
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Euro 2024 today: Matches, times, predictions and TV channels including Scotland vs Switzerland
Scotland face Switzerland in Cologne on Wednesday where tens of thousands of supporters are expected. But their experience threatens to be a washout after the weather warnings prompted officials to close the fan zones where matches were due to be shown on the big screens on Tuesday. There are also closures of fan zones and...
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Kylian Mbappe’s Euros curse: The France captain has NEVER scored at the tournament, missed the decisive penalty in shootout defeat by Switzerland and is now a doubt for the rest of Euro 2024 with a broken nose
Very little has gone wrong in the career of Kylian Mbappe since he first burst onto the scene as a prodigious teenager. At 25, he has already won seven Ligue 1 titles and been paid a fortune by PSG before securing his dream move to Real Madrid this summer. On the international stage, he has...
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Steve Clarke tells Scotland to ‘regroup and go again’ against Switzerland
Steve Clarke insists Scotland have to do better when they face Switzerland in a crucial Euro 2024 game in Cologne on Wednesday night. There was a lot of hype and excitement surrounding the opening Group A match against Germany in Munich on Friday but it evaporated in an excoriating 5-1 defeat. A sound thrashing left Scotland needing...
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Scotland receive boost to hopes of reaching Euro 2024 knockout stages as bizarre reason forces Switzerland to relocate training ahead of their clash on Wednesday
Switzerland were forced to relocate across Stuttgart on Monday for training Scotland are looking to bounce back from their heavy 5-1 loss to Germany LISTEN to It’s All Kicking Off! Were England good in their opener or is the criticism fair? By Riath Al-samarrai Published: 19:44 BST, 17 June 2024 | Updated: 19:44 BST, 17...