TIMENEWS

Eight minutes in, Spain looked well on their way to slide into the last four of EURO 2020 But dominance of the ball and territory alone does not win games A familiar lack of penetration around the...

Raheem Sterling set up Harry Kane to earn England an early goal, which allowed England to play a cautious possession game against a passive Ukraine side A system change from the opponents threatened...

Belgium were handed their wake up call after it was too late Issues in the middle of their 5-2-3 shape were exploited by the Italians, who attacked with fluency and panache, from out wide to inside...

Many novel trends at the turn of the 2010s have become more mainstream concepts as the years have passed For better or for worse, one such idea is defending with five men at the back In this piece,...

Germany had some good moments to start off with, but eventually England’s man-oriented pressing and stability in possession brought them game control, especially with Germany falling into quite a...

The clash of two methodical setups on a mild afternoon in Copenhagen gave the impression that Spain's match with Croatia would be a terse affair But, the contest could not have gone any more...

An unpredictable EURO 2020 needed a truly unpredictable moment to make its mark It arrived last night, and the football world stood stunned The variance of international tournaments makes upsets very...

Portugal have failed in their attempts to hold onto the crown When asked to move out of their attritional style, attempts in breaking through an open Belgium fell flat on its face, as their buildup...

A determined Czech Republic team decided to press man-for-man against the Netherlands The Dutch responded with a lot of long balls, which made this an even game with plenty of duels in midfield and...

Italy’s streak of comfortable outings was put to a grinding halt as they were given their toughest test of EURO 2020 Franco Foda’s Austria side  strained the Italians early on with...