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A second-half penalty by Emil Forsberg ensured Sweden took a huge step towards qualifying for the last 16 at Euro 2020 with victory against Slovakia in Saint Petersburg. RB Leipzig‘s Forsberg scored from the spot in the 77th minute of the Euro 2020 Group E clash. This was after substitute Robin Quaison was brought down by Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka. The penalty ended a run of 365 minutes without a goal for Sweden at the European Championship. They had a barren spell since their opening group game back in Euro 2016. Slovakia could have secured their spot in the...

Euro 2020 Group D: England 0-0 Scotland England and Scotland played out an uneventful goalless draw at Wembley to leave both countries having to go into the last leg of group stage games with all to play for at Euro 2020. This was the first meeting between the two nations in a major tournament since Euro 96. Scotland, however, will be proud of their efforts in holding overwhelming favourites England to a draw. The Scots bounced back from their opening day defeat by the Czech Republic at Hampden Park in Glasgow. They were up for the game and showed...

The Czech Republic took a huge step towards qualifying for the last 16 of Euro 2020 after a draw against Croatia at Hampden Park, Scotland. The Czechs opened the scoring in their Euro 2020 tie after a controversial first-half Patrik Schick penalty. Referee Carlos del Cerro Grande checked the pitchside monitor and awarded the spot-kick for a Dejan Lovren elbow on striker Schick. Lovren caught Schick’s nose with his elbow when the pair jumped to contest a corner that many believed was extremely harsh to be given a foul. However, the Bayer Leverkusen forward Schick sent goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic...

It is understood that the Champions League winners Chelsea have made a bid for Hakimi in the region of 60m euros. They also have their Spanish full-back Marcos Alonso potentially included as part of the deal. However, the Serie A champions would prefer a cash-only transfer. Inter are attempting to address financial issues created by the coronavirus pandemic. Their Chinese owners, Suning, have been significantly affected. This led to the resignation of manager Antonio Conte. Romelu Lukaku has already committed his future to Inter, so the sale of Hakimi would be a way of dealing with that. PSG have...

Kaizer Chiefs will set their sights on qualifying for the CAF Champions League final in their first-ever appearance at the tournament. They meet Wydad Casablanca in 2020-21 CAFCL first-leg semifinal match at Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca on Saturday evening. The AmaKhosi booked their spot in the final four of this season’s competition with a 4-3 aggregate win over Simba after a thrilling performance at home in Soweto in the first leg. The South African giants lost 3-0 in Tanzania in the second leg but had done enough to schedule another meeting with Wydad in this season’s competition. Morocco’s...