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England's hopes of ending a 55-year wait for a major trophy were crushed in heartbreaking fashion as they lost on penalties to Italy in the final of Euro 2020 at Wembley. Despite two saves by Jordan Pickford, missed penalties from Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka proved decisive. In their first men's final since 1966 and playing in front of a vocal crowd of around 60,000, England made the dream start when they scored in just the second minute, Luke Shaw volleying in superbly after a quick counter. But Italy slowly started to gain control of the game and…

FA Cup Winner, Iheanacho visits Senator Orji Kalu The Chief Whip of the Senate and African Pillar of Sports played host to Nigerian Professional Footballer and Premier League's Leicester city Star Kelechi Iheanacho , who paid him a courtesy visit at his Abuja home on Wednesday evening. The Super Eagles striker who won the FA Cup title with Leicester City after beating Chelsea in the final arrived Senator Kalu's home with his long entourage which had the company of his fellow national team mate, Chidozie Collins Awaziem who plays for Portuguese club Boavista FC. Kelechi was warmly received by Senator…

Denmark captain Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch in the first half of his country's opening Euro 2020 game against Finland. The Inter Milan midfielder received chest compressions by medics as players of both sides broke into tears. Shocked Denmark players formed a circle around the 29-year-old as his wife was seen crying on the side of the pitch. Thankfully, according to BeIN Sports, Eriksen has left the stadium awake and breathing. The Denmark v Finland game has been suspended by UEFA.

Abu Abolaji Azeez, a Nigerian beach soccer player, has mourned the death of Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) founder, Prophet TB Joshua. Azeez, in a tweet via his Twitter account, narrated how the late Prophet assisted him when he could not travel to Dubai with his teammates because of his passport. He also revealed how TB Joshua helped his coach to secure a car in 2012 after he was told he had none. “I couldn’t join my team mates in Dubai because my passport was seized and about to be destroyed at the Italian embassy. “TB JOSHUA sent his…

Chelsea have defeated Manchester City 1-0 to win the Champions League in Porto on Saturday. This is Chelsea’s second Champions League title after their 2012 triumph, while Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City appeared in the final for the first time. Kai Havertz scored the opening goal of the Champions League final. Details later…

David de Gea failed at the end of a marathon penalty shootout as Villarreal dashed Manchester United's hopes of Europa League glory in Gdansk. This was a disappointing contest lacking in quality and producing only three shots on target across 120 minutes - but drama arrived with the spot-kicks. All 20 outfield players converted their penalties in an increasingly tense stadium, before Villarreal goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli blasted home his effort and then denied De Gea, who was crestfallen at the end. It gave Villarreal a first major trophy in their history and saw former Arsenal boss Unai Emery lift the…

Grasshopper Club Zurich has appointed former Super Eagles combative midfielder, Seyi Olofinjana as its new technical director. The 40-year-old Nigerian was most recently loan-manager at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Olofinjana will take over the position of Technical Director at Grasshopper Club Zurich with immediate effect and will be responsible for the sports department. He takes over the position of interim sports director from Jimmy Berisha, who is stepping back into his role as managing director. Olofinjana played for Stoke City, Hull City and Wolverhampton Wanderers during his playing career. After his active career, he was employed by Wolverhampton Wanderers in various roles.…

Sergio Ramos has been left out of Spain boss Luis Enrique's Euro 2020 squad Real Madrid centre-back Ramos, 35, has been struggling with injury and has only played one game since the end of March. His absence means there are no players from Real Madrid picked by Enrique for this summer's delayed tournament. Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte had his switch from France to Spain approved by Fifa recently and he makes the 24-man squad. He is one of 10 players from the Premier League picked by Enrique, including Brighton keeper Robert Sanchez, Leeds United defender Diego Llorente and Wolves…

Napoli’s failure to qualify for the Champions League on the final day of the season has seen Gennaro Gattuso relieved of his duties at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. The Partonepei had to win to guarantee Champions League football but only managed an underwhelming draw against Hellas Verona. Their slip allowed Juventus to leapfrog them into the top four as they thrashed Bologna. “Dear Rino,” tweeted Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis after the game. “I’m hppy to have spent almost two seasons with you. “Thanks for your work. I wish you all the best wherever you go. A hug to…

Atletico Madrid edged city rivals Real Madrid to the La Liga title in dramatic fashion by coming from behind to beat Real Valladolid in the final game. Diego Simeone's side trailed to Oscar Plano's strike but turned the match around in the second half through goals from Angel Correa and Luis Suarez. It was a highly satisfactory triumph for Los Colchoneros as they finished two points ahead of defending champions Real, who end the season without silverware. Barcelona - playing without skipper Lionel Messi, who was resting before the summer's Copa America - won 1-0 at Eibar through Antoine Griezmann's…