Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin Storms into Spain’s Euro 2016 Squad with Typical Speed

Hector Bellerin is fast. At everything.  Along a right flank on football pitches across England, there is nobody faster. Over 40 metres, he holds the record sprint time at Arsenal and is thought to be quicker over that distance than Usain Bolt. In the Premier League, he’s gone from second-stringer to member of the Professional Footballers’ Association Team of the Year in 18 months.  And now with Spain, well, it’s the same story.  On Tuesday, Bellerin was included in Vicente del Bosque’s 23-man squad for this summer’s Euro 2016 tournament. On its... 

England’s 23-Man Euro 2016 Roster Announced: Latest Comments and Reaction

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford will be part of England’s 23-man party for the 2016 UEFA European Championship, after manager Roy Hodgson confirmed his final squad for the tournament on Tuesday.  Newcastle United winger Andros Townsend, Leicester City’s Danny Drinkwater and Manchester City’s Fabian Delph have been cut from the preliminary group selected for the summer showpiece. The full cast of players to travel to France was confirmed by the team’s official Twitter feed: Rashford was handed his first senior appearance for England... 

England Should Not Get Carried Away Regardless of Portugal Friendly Result

Two of the Premier League’s stars of the season, Tottenham Hotspur‘s Harry Kane and Leicester City‘s Jamie Vardy, scored England’s goals against Turkey. In the national team’s second pre-UEFA Euro 2016 friendly, it was one of the country’s bright young hopes and its veteran, record scorer—Manchester United duo Marcus Rashford and Wayne Rooney—who combined to see off Australia. England’s final friendly against Portugal on Thursday at Wembley may provide further reasons to be encouraged about their European Championship prospects, perhaps via... 

Dunga and New-Look Brazil Side Ready for Centenary Copa America

Kicking off what looks like an impossibly packed international summer of football is the 2016 Copa America. The centenary edition comes right on the heels of last year’s tournament and a first title for an exciting Chile side that subsequently turned their manager, Jorge Sampaoli, into a man in demand. One man apparently not in demand, at least not in the Brazilian press, is national boss Dunga. Following last year’s apathetic exit—for the second continental competition in a row—at the hands of Paraguay, whatever credit he had in the bank following the announcement... 

How Portugal’s Southampton Stars Can Harm England’s Euro 2016 Preparations

Whatever the final make-up of Roy Hodgson’s England squad for Euro 2016 is, one thing is for certain—that all of the 23 players selected will ply their trade in England’s top division. The English footballer is notoriously a home bird—a species that travels rarely and often not very successfully. The success of the English Premier League is one of the main reasons for that, of course, with the healthy competitive nature of the division raising the question as to why an English player would want to look elsewhere, but when you compare and contrast it with the vast majority... 

Alessandro Florenzi’s Versatility Could Be Vital to Italy’s Euro 2016 Campaign

As one Italy international has discovered, versatility can be a blessing and a curse in sports. A pitcher in baseball who can be effective as either a starter or reliever is often bounced between both roles, to the point where their growth can be stunted and they never realize their potential.  In basketball, a player who can play multiple roles on the floor was, until recently, vastly undervalued because coaches wouldn’t know what to do with them. Footballers fall victim to their own versatility as well.  A case in point: AS Roma‘s Alessandro Florenzi. The 25-year-old can... 

Fatih Terim Draws on History to Build Turkey’s Euro 2016 Master Plan

Fatih Terim’s attention to detail is legendary. So the most striking thing when sitting down in his office at the Turkiye Futbol Federasyonu’s elegant but understated headquarters—set in a quiet corner of Istanbul’s Besiktas district—is how few clues exist to a career stuffed full of drama and accomplishment. It’s minimalist, with three sofas in a half-circle in front of his desk, which faces a huge plasma TV that’s replaying Barcelona’s demolition of Celta Vigo. This is where Turkey’s plans for Euro 2016—their first major tournament in... 

Dimitri Payet’s Stunning Cameroon Winner Must Not Mask France’s Defensive Issues

UEFA European Championship hosts France kicked off their preparations for this summer’s tournament on home soil with a 3-2 win over Cameroon at the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Monday. Didier Deschamps’ men ultimately saw off their African opponents thanks to goals from Blaise Matuidi, Olivier Giroud and a spectacular late winner from Dimitri Payet. However, as the final score suggests, it was a close-run thing, and Les Lions Indomptables twice pegged the French back. There was plenty for Les Bleus to be encouraged by over the course of the 90 minutes. Matuidi’s opener... 

France vs. Cameroon: Score, Reaction from 2016 International Friendly

France beat Cameroon 3-2 in an international friendly on Monday in their penultimate match ahead of the upcoming UEFA Euro 2016 tournament.   Blaise Matuidi gave the hosts the lead with a smart volley, but Vincent Aboubakar equalised just two minutes later. Another volley from Olivier Giroud ensured France would head into half-time with the lead. In the second half, Les Bleus dominated possession but created few chances, and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting shocked the hosts with a late equaliser. Fortunately for the home side, Dimitri Payet found a late winner. France will play one more... 

Spain Show Depth vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina, but Euro 2016 Preparations Look Messy

It’s in a single position where all of this is encapsulated, and on Sunday evening, Spain manager Vicente del Bosque put it into words.  “We have two days until I name my list of 23 players,” he said at his post-match press conference following his team’s 3-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Switzerland. “While we are waiting to hear from the medics, [Hector] Bellerin stays with us.” The medical team Del Bosque was referring to is the one evaluating Real Madrid‘s Dani Carvajal. The previous night in Milan, the right-back limped off at the San Siro... 

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