Dunga Fired as Brazil’s Manager: Latest Comments and Reaction

Brazil have sacked manager Dunga following the team’s abject performance at the Copa America Centenario. Football journalist Graham Ruthven relayed the information: The team confirmed the news on Tuesday (h/t AFP via AS), bringing an end to the World Cup-winning captain’s second spell in charge of the national team. The Selecao failed to advance in the centenary edition of the continental tournament in humiliating fashion, as they couldn’t move into the quarter-finals from a group that contained Ecuador, Peru and Haiti. With talisman and captain Neymar left out of the... 

Deschamps Must Relieve Pressure on Pogba and Griezmann When France Face Albania

France are back in 2016 UEFA European Championship action on Wednesday when they meet Albania at Marseille’s Stade Velodrome for the second round of fixtures in Group A. Didier Deschamps’ men won the tournament-opening fixture 2-1 against Romania at the Stade de France in Paris last Friday, while the Albanians were beaten 1-0 by Switzerland at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens the following day. The pressure is off for Les Bleus after they made a winning start to their campaign, so they can now concentrate on picking up a second victory from as many matches and progressing to the... 

Setting out a Plan for England to Shut Down Wales’ Gareth Bale

Gareth Bale and his Wales team-mates have started their historic Euro 2016 campaign in fine fashion. Goals from the Real Madrid star and Hal Robson-Kanu gave Chris Coleman’s side a 2-1 win over Slovakia last Saturday, their first victory (and game, for that matter) at a major tournament since the 1958 FIFA World Cup. England, held to a 1-1 draw with Russia in their opener, take on the Group B leaders next. Thursday’s clash is also a somewhat unprecedented occasion for them—a rare chance for this Premier League generation to take on an assortment of familiar Welsh peers and foes... 

USMNT Ready to Shed Underdog Label in Knockout Round of Copa America

The United States men’s national team has been cast in the underdog role in almost every major competition it’s entered in its history. The only tournament in which the Yanks are considered a perennial favorite is the CONCACAF Gold Cup, but USMNT boss Jurgen Klinsmann wants that to change as the side enters the knockout round of the Copa America Centenario. “The whole old story is the underdog story, and I can’t hear that story anymore,” Klinsmann said after the USMNT‘s 1-0 win over Paraguay on Saturday. “I want to see them risk things. Let’s go for... 

Belgium Must Makes Changes or Risk Wasting Their Golden Generation

Under the teeming skies of Lyon, Belgium’s fans showed up, and they showed up in force. The sea of red spread halfway around the stands was the most arresting sight in Parc Olympique Lyonnais on Monday night as Euro 2016 kicked off for the gastronomical capital of France. After days in which the headlines have been dominated by violence and disorder, Les Diables Rouges charmed the locals in the city centre before coming together in perfect choreography in Decines, on the outskirts. They even applauded “Il Canto degli Italiani,” the opposition’s anthem. If only their team... 

Tecatito Corona Helps Mexico Make Their Point and Clinch Top Spot in Group C

After 79 minutes of Monday’s Copa America Centenario fixture against Venezuela, things were looking a little grim for Mexico. Trailing 1-0 after conceding an early goal to Jose Manuel Velazquez, El Tri were in danger of losing for the first time since June 19, 2015. More importantly, for their hopes of winning the tournament in the United States, they were in danger of losing their grip on top spot in Group C. The ramifications were clear: Lose the game at NRG Stadium in Houston and it would mean a date with Argentina next. When Venezuela goalkeeper Dani Hernandez made a spectacular... 

Euro 2016: Gerard Pique Lifts the Clouds over Spain, the Country He Divides

Gerard Pique rose, nodded home and then trotted over toward the advertising hoardings, a look of defiance spread across his face. Quickly on his back was him; right in his gaze deliriously roaring for him was them. The public slanging match? Forgotten.  The whistles? Gone.  The shaming? Shelved. For now, anyway.  These have been 12 strange, senseless and contradictory months that have surrounded Pique on the international stage, and in a way, much of it continued on Monday. With time running out in Spain’s Euro 2016 opener against the Czech Republic in Toulouse, a sense... 

Fierce Drive and Family Have Powered Iceland’s Gylfi Sigurdsson to the Euros

Ask most football people in Iceland why it’s become the smallest nation to ever qualify for a major tournament, and they will point to a succession of infrastructure improvements made by the country’s football association. “There are now 30 full-size all-weather pitches…and almost 150 smaller artificial arenas that ensure youngsters at grassroots can continue to play football in winter,” according to BBC Sport’s Joe Lynskey. There are the 639 coaches with UEFA B licences, the second-highest level of certification for academy coaching. And there was the 2011 appointment... 

Italy Outplays and Outcoaches Belgium in Euro 2016 Opener

The 2016 UEFA European Championship began for Italy on Monday with a marquee tilt against Belgium. The Belgians came into the game as one of the hot favorites in the tournament.  They spent a good portion of 2016 at the top of the FIFA world rankings and came to the tournament ranked No. 2—the highest ranking of any team in the finals. The Azzurri arrived at the sparkling new Stade de Lyon the clear underdogs, but they had a nasty surprise in store for the Belgians.  Their elite, Juventus-based defense throttled the Red Devils’ high-octane attack before hitting them with... 

Argentina vs. Bolivia Betting Odds Preview, Copa America Centenario Prediction

Argentina will be looking to follow up on their easy 5-0 victory over Panama when they hit the pitch for their final group-stage contest against Bolivia on Tuesday as massive -750 betting favorites at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. Already eliminated from contention at this year’s tournament, Bolivia will be playing for pride as they take on Argentina as heavy underdogs on the Copa America Centenario.   Match Odds: Argentina -750, Bolivia +1800, Draw +700 After eking out a 2-1 victory in a thrilling opening match with defending champions Chile, Argentina found a high... 

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