Italy have been crowned champions of the 2020 European Championship after defeating England 3-2 in penalties on Sunday night, July 11. Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was the hero for the Azzurri in the shootout, while substitutes Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka failed to convert from the spot for England. Meanwhile, even Andrea Belotti and Jorginho missed their penalties for Italy. Earlier, England’s Luke Shaw scored a beautiful volley inside 2 minutes to give England a 1-0 …
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Frank de Boer has left his position as Netherlands coach after he failed to fulfill the criteria for his contract to be renewed, which was a place in the quarter-finals at Euro 2020. The 51-year-old was appointed last year after Ronald Koeman left for Barcelona. During the EURO tournament, Holland won all three group games, but fell to a 2-0 defeat to the Czech Republic at the last-16 stage. After discussions with the Dutch Football Association on Tuesday June 29, …
Superstar footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo has equalled the men’s international goal record of 109 goals after scoring a brace for Portugal against France at Euro 2020. The 36-year-old Juventus striker is now level with Iran’s Ali Daei after registering five goals at this summer’s tournament. Ronaldo broke the deadlock in Budapest with a penalty and added another from the spot when he equalised against France to make it 2-2. The former Real Madrid striker also achieved the all-time …