Países Bajos; una Eurocopa y 3 subcampeonatos mundiales. Alemania; 3 Eurocopas y 4 campeonatos mundiales. Dos naciones que respiran, comen y beben fútbol pero que no consiguen los resultados esperados. Sin duda alguna, ambas selecciones ostentan un palmarés envidiable, pero en el fútbol el presente habla y lo hace con goles, resultados y puntos.
Former Italy captain and the national team's technical coach Daniele De Rossi has been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19 during last month's World Cup qualifiers, Sky Italy reported on Friday.
The former AS Roma midfielder, who is fourth on Italy's all-time appearance list having played 117 times for the Azzurri, tested positive along with three other staff and several players in the national camp during the international break.
Sky reported De Rossi, 37, is under observation at the Roman Institute for Infectious Diseases as a precaution.
The following are the 12 host cities set to host Euro 2020 matches and their commitments for how many spectators will be allowed to attend after European soccer's governing body UEFA confirmed their plans on Friday.
Munich, Rome, Bilbao and Dublin have been given until April 19 to provide additional information.
London, England
* Venue: Wembley Stadium (Capacity: 90,000)
* Matches: Three group games, one last-16 game, both semi-finals and the final
After just two months of English football, Barnsley striker Daryl Dike has transformed from a good MLS striker into a transfer target for some of Europe's biggest clubs.
The Oklahoma native has seven goals in 13 matches for Barnsley, and the club has earned 32 of 39 possible points in the Championship during that stretch.
MADRID - Barcelona forward Antoine Griezmann has been spared having to remember three different dates to mark the birthdays of each of his three children — as they were all born on April 8.
When the French World Cup winner confirmed on social media that his wife Erika Choperena had given birth to a baby daughter on Thursday, remarkably it was on the same date as their elder children, Mia (born in 2016) and Amaro (born in 2019).
Cada vez que termina una fecha FIFA quedo con una idea zumbando en la cabeza: el odio del fútbol europeo a cualquier torneo de selección que no se juegue dentro de sus fronteras. En Europa, desde su posición dominante en el deporte, detestan la Copa América, la Copa África, las clasificatorias mundialistas y cualquier situación que involucre enviar a sus jugadores extranjeros a sus países de origen.
Mason Mount is a promising player that's already on the world's radar despite being just a 22-year-old. Mount is a regular starter for Chelsea, and more than that, he's WhoScored's best-rated player for the Blues so far this season.
La Selección Mexicana de fútbol visitará Arlington, Texas, el próximo 30 de mayo para un partido amistoso contra Islandia. Si bien las entradas aún no están a la venta, actualmente se anima a los aficionados a registrarse para obtener información sobre estas.
El enfrentamiento fue confirmado este miércoles por la Federación Mexicana de Fútbol y Soccer United Marketing, quienes además anunciaron otros cuatro partidos del Tri en Estados Unidos para este año.
UEFA's plans for Euro 2020 may have to be changed after two of the host venues, Dublin and Bilbao, were unable to commit to at least some fans being able to attend games amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
There were also mixed signals over the chances for Rome's Olympic Stadium being open to supporters, as federations submitted plans to organisers UEFA ahead of its deadline later on Wednesday.
Christian Pulisic’s latest injury setback is frustrating. It’s frustrating for Chelsea fans who want to see him recapture the form he showcased throughout “Project Restart.” It’s frustrating for USMNT fans who simply want to see him play week in, week out. And it’s supremely frustrating for Pulisic, a 22-year-old with clear leadership qualities who’s sacrificed everything in the singular pursuit of playing for one of the world's biggest clubs.