Football

1:56 PM ET Denmark‘s Euro 2020 fairytale continued with a tense 2-1 win over Czech Republic to reach the semifinals on Saturday. Thomas Delaney and Kasper Dolberg scored in the first half as Denmark progressed into the last four for the first time since they won the tournament in 1992. – Euro 2020 on ESPN:

4:09 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — It was the game that had everything, followed by a penalty shoot-out that lurched one way and then another. By the end of an energy-sapping and psychologically draining 120 minutes, Spain rode their luck — and Switzerland saw theirs run out — to claim a place in the

6:17 PM ET As the window of opportunity continues to close for Belgium‘s golden generation, Italy‘s young guns look ahead to a golden opportunity of their own after a 2-1 victory that seems them advance to face Spain in 2020 European Championship semifinals. Metaphorically, the long, warm embrace between Inter teammates Romelu Lukaku and Nicolo

8:43 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has announced his retirement from international football after his team’s exit from the Euro 2020, the 31-year-old said on social media. The 2014 World Cup winner earned 106 caps for his country, contributing 17 goals and 19 assists. Euro 2020: News

6:23 PM ET Perhaps you consider the idea ridiculous. Spain, admittedly, have just scored 10 times split evenly across their past two matches — no team has ever done that in the history of the European Championship. La Roja have only twice scored more goals at any tournament than the 11 they’ve smashed home so

1:21 PM ET Putting together a roster for a national team tournament is full of innumerable moving parts. There’s the form and health of the players, as well as the willingness of clubs to have their performers take part. Timing is also an issue. The CONCACAF Gold Cup would at first glance appear to be

1:56 PM ET Only eight teams remain in Euro 2020, but the picture as to who is going to win this thing has barely cleared up at all. Some of the original batch of favorites are gone — France, Portugal, Germany — but according to ESPN’s Soccer Power Index (SPI), no remaining team has even

6:48 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Borussia Dortmund have confirmed they have reached an agreement with Manchester United for Jadon Sancho. A statement released by the German club on Thursday said the fee is “fixed” at €85 million. Sources have told ESPN Sancho will sign a five-year contract with the option of another year after undergoing

5:50 PM ET Inside the France dressing room at Romania’s National Arena in Bucharest, it was early Tuesday morning, when Kylian Mbappe stood up. Just a few minutes earlier, the 22-year-old had missed a penalty to condemn Les Bleus to a last-16 exit from Euro 2020 that looked impossible when they held a 3-1 lead

10:00 AM ET Euro 2020 has reached the quarterfinal stage after a thrilling round of 16 that ended with defending European champions Portugal and 2018 World Cup winner France being eliminated. Our writers weigh in with their views on some big questions. News, features | Bracket | Squads | TV info | VAR watch |

4:19 PM ET LONDON — Pep Guardiola wants to make Jack Grealish a £100 million player this summer, and ask any England supporter right now and they will tell you that the Aston Villa midfielder is worth it after his decisive 22-minute cameo against Germany helped Gareth Southgate’s team to a 2-0 win and a

4:06 PM ET LONDON — Gareth Southgate’s biggest test as England manager ended with a result that can redefine how the nation views itself at major tournaments, beating Germany 2-0 on Tuesday in the round of 16 at Euro 2020 and ending Joachim Low’s time in charge of Die Nationalmannschaft. The Three Lions may have

11:54 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Marseille have completed the signing of United States winger Konrad De La Fuente from Barcelona for €3 million, the French club has announced. De la Fuente, 19, has agreed a four-year deal with Marseille, who are owned by American businessman Frank McCourt, the former owner of the Los

6:01 PM ET If you thought it would take a while for a game at Euro 2020 to top Spain‘s 5-3 extra-time win over Croatia, you were wrong. In fact, it only took hours, as France and Switzerland playing out a thrilling contest, with Switzerland knocking out tournament favourites Les Bleus in penalties after the

6:29 PM ET And just like that, France‘s Euro 2020 run is over. Reaching the the last-16 may be fine for certain teams, but not for the tournament favorite. Aside from a fantastic 25-minute spell in the second half of their epic loss on Monday in Bucharest, France started badly and finished badly, letting a

7:00 AM ET Marcus Rashford has told ESPN that Jadon Sancho could be a “big factor” for England in their Euro 2020 round-of-16 tie against Germany on Tuesday. Sancho has spent four years playing at Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund and has played with and against a number of German players in Joachim Low’s squad. –

3:06 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — As Patrik Schick raced away to celebrate the goal that sealed the Czech Republic‘s 2-0 win against the Netherlands and a Euro 2020 quarterfinal date with Denmark, Dutch coach Frank de Boer gave a wistful look on the touchline – if only his team had a striker as reliable

6:31 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent It’s not often this Belgium team, with all their attacking talent, are restricted to just one shot on target. Portugal managed it, but unfortunately for the reigning European champions, Thorgan Hazard’s effort flew into the net and their tournament is over. Belgium’s golden generation move on to face Italy in