European Championship

A host of England stars now play for some of Europe's best clubs – their national manager must keep up with them

Flick has gone, with Matthias Sammer, Julian Nagelsmann or Oliver Glasner in contention to take over

All the big talking points dissected from the Euro 2024 qualifier in Wroclaw

England are suddenly lacking centre-backs – who should Southgate line up as a regular starter?

Brian Flynn on developing Gareth Bale, Wales' potential and the Roberto Martinez lunch rota

Gareth Southgate has chosen his latest England squad - but found himself "stumbling" as he tried to explain why he picked Henderson

Jordan Henderson, Harry Maguire and Eddie Nketiah have been included in the England squad for September’s fixtures against Ukraine and Scotland. Henderson left Liverpool for Saudi Pro League side Al Ettifaq?in July, but the 33-year-old had been told by manager Gareth Southgate that the move would not impact his England prospects. Manchester United’s Harry Maguire and Manchester City’s Kalvin Phillips are included, despite not playing a minute of club football so far this term. Arsenal forward Eddie Nketiah has earned his first senior call-up, while Chelsea defender Levi...

Major finals are often shared between neighbouring nations these days and could soon straddle different continents - anything feels possible

Italy and Turkey have confirmed their intentions to launch a joint bid to host the 2032 European Championship. Turkey had declared their interest in hosting either the 2028 or the 2032 Euros, while Italy said they only wanted to host the 2032 edition of the tournament. This joint bid means the UK (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) and the Republic of Ireland announced are unchallenged in their attempt to host the 2028 Euros. UEFA says it will now work with the Italian and Turkish football federations to ensure their joint bid meets the requirements. If the bid is eligible, it will be...

Gareth Southgate will fly to Georgia to attend the England Under-21’s final against Spain on Saturday. The England senior men’s team manager and Steve Holland, his assistant, attended the Young Lions’ group stage wins over Israel and Germany in June. And now the pair are returning to Georgia ahead of the final, where England’s Under-21s can win their first UEFA European Championship since 1984. Mark Bullingham, the FA’s chief executive, is also expected to be in attendance at the Adjarabet Arena. The Under-21s have advanced to the final without conceding a goal and comfortably beat...

Arsenal’s Emile Smith Rowe and Aston Villa’s Jacob Ramsey scored as England Under-21s started their Euro 2023 campaign with a 2-0 win over the Czech Republic. Chelsea forward Noni Madueke had signalled England’s intent early on when his effort came back off the crossbar. Vasil Kusej spurned a fine chance when through on goal but Lee Carsley’s side made the breakthrough at the start of the second half when Ramsey exchanged passes with Newcastle United’s Anthony Gordon before bursting into the penalty area and slotting the ball in the back of the net.? After Gordon saw...

Germany are a mess with Flick admitting his tactical tweaks were "pants" and sporting director Rudi Voller bemoaning a lack of quality

Kane is England's greatest No 9 but might he also be their last? As tactics and academies evolve the role appears to be dying out

Gareth Southgate says Manchester City’s players including Jack Grealish are under consideration to play for England on Friday despite their Champions League celebrations this week. Grealish, John Stones, Kyle Walker, Phil Foden and Kalvin Phillips have travelled to Malta with the squad for Friday’s European Championship qualifier. Various clips of City’s players drinking and celebrating in the days after their Champions League victory over Inter Milan last weekend circulated on social media. But Southgate, while mindful of the emotional comedown from City’s triumph,...