Christian Eriksen and Rasmus Hojlund have been named in Denmark s squad for Euro 2024, although there is no place for Matt O Riley in the 26-player party.

Eriksen s Euro 2020 campaign was notoriously curtailed after he suffered a cardiac arrest during his nation s opening match against Finland in Copenhagen.

The midfielder watched on from hospital as the Red and Whites went on to reach the semi-finals, but he will feature again this time around alongside Manchester United team-mate Hojlund.

However, O Riley has been left out, despite an impressive season with Scottish Premiership champions Celtic in which he scored 18 goals.

It s hard to disappoint someone, these are boyhood dreams that come up short, head coach Kasper Hjulmund told reporters, [but] I m …

Hirving Lozano s 53rd-minute strike against Panama secured Mexico s place at the 2018 World Cup on Friday but coach Juan Carlos Osorio knows the hard work starts now.

Mexico s 1-0 win maintained their unbeaten record in qualifying and ensured they will return to Russia after finishing fourth at this summer s Confederations Cup.

It is the seventh successive World Cup that Mexico have qualified for but on each of those occasions they have failed to get past the round of 16.

And while Osorio is keen to celebrate their latest achievement, he knows he must begin plotting how they can go deeper in the competition next year.

The most important thing is to enjoy this moment. We set a goal for Mexico to qualify for the World Cup without any fuss, we have achi…

Baris Alper Yilmaz said Turkiye kept their promise as a team of reaching the knockout stages of Euro 2024 following their 2-1 win over 10-man Czechia.

Vincenzo Montella s side left it late to secure second place in Group F, as Cenk Tosun s late strike set up a date with Austria in Leipzig next Tuesday.

It marked the first time that Turkiye had progressed from the group stage of the European Championships since 2008, with Yilmaz playing a starring role in their triumph.

I want to be as useful to the team as possible, substitute Yilmaz said after picking up the man of the match award.

It was a really difficult match. We made it to the last 16, we are very happy.

When we talked with our friends before the camp, our only goal was to get out of …

Bayer Leverkusen continued their march towards the Bundesliga title as they edged to victory at Freiburg to restore their 10-point lead at the top.

Xabi Alonso’s side remain unbeaten in the league this season and ran out 3-2 winners on Sunday afternoon.

Leverkusen remain on course to end Bayern Munich’s run of 11 successive titles after efforts from Adam Hlozek and Patrik Schick saw them build a two-goal lead after Ritsu Doan had pulled the hosts level following Florian Wirtz’s early opener.

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Yannik Keitel pulled another back for Freiburg but Leverkusen saw out the closing stages to win their 22nd league game of the campaign.

Borussia Dortmund came from behind t…

Xabi Alonso says it will take time for Bayer Leverkusen s undefeated run to their maiden Bundesliga to sink in.

Long derided as Neverkusen for their failure to win a major title for decades, Leverkusen became the first-ever team in the Bundesliga to complete a full season without a loss following a 2-1 victory over Augsburg in the season finale on Saturday.

In fact, across the top five European leagues, only Arsenal (2003-04) and Juventus (2011-12) have achieved an invincible season since the start of the millenium.

The club hailed the achievement by giving themselves a new nickname on their social media channel Bayer 04 Neverlusen .

It is an exceptional season, not only in Germany but in Europe, Alonso said in a press conference.

We deserve no…

Thierry Henry has warned France that Portugal could make the Euro 2016 final ugly at Stade de France.

The former Arsenal and Barcelona attacker, who won World Cup 1998 and Euro 2000 in a 123-cap Les Bleus career, also acknowledged that Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo is almost impossible to subdue for a full match.

However, Henry thinks the feel-good factor and team spirit in France s camp will be enough to get his nation over the line.

Portugal can make the game ugly they know how to play like that, Henry, France s record goalscorer, told BBC Sport.

Wales did a good job against Ronaldo. He was nowhere to be seen and then 1-0. It looked like he was getting annoyed, but how do you stop that?

You know in the game he will have chances. Sometime…

The Euro 2024 group stage is behind us, having provided fans across the continent with their fair share of thrills and spills.

From the emergence of Austria and Georgia as surprise packages to the below-par performances of England, France and the Netherlands, there has been plenty of intrigue.

Now 16 teams remain and the knockout bracket is locked in, and most of the continent s leading marksmen – including Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane and Cristiano Ronaldo – will still be dreaming of lifting the trophy on July 14.

Adding the Golden Boot alongside team success would make it a dream tournament, but the established continental stars face competition for that honour from a few breakout stars.

With the likes of Georges Mikautadze, Jamal Musiala and Niclas F…

South Africa s police authorities have launched a massive recruitment drive to increase the number of officers by 55,000 to 190,000 in time for the 2010 World Cup.

The South African security reinforcement programme revealed at a press conference here Saturday that 44,000 policemen and women will have already been recruited by the end of 2008.

There are also plans to increase the number of reserve officers from 45,000 to 100,000.

Our claim that the World Cup will be safe is justified, said Danny Jordaan, president of the 2010 World Cup organising committee, citing the fact that South Africa already welcomes nine million tourists to the country every year.

If we are able to keep these tourists safe, why shouldn t we be able to do it for 450,000 fans du…

Serie A champions Juventus will host last season s runners-up Napoli on the second gameweek of the 2019-20 campaign.

The Bianconeri romped to an eighth consecutive league title last term and will face an early test of their credentials under new head coach Maurizio Sarri – Napoli boss until 2018 – when Carlo Ancelotti takes his side to Allianz Stadium on September 1.

That day will also see the first Rome derby of the season, with Lazio and Roma facing off at Stadio Olimpico.

The first Milan derby between AC Milan and Inter is scheduled for September 22, with the reverse fixture lined up for February 9.

In November, Juventus face a Turin derby against Torino and a home clash against AC Milan.

Following the winter break between December 23 and J…

Another Critical game in the run in of this years Premierleague sees a Tottenham team brimming with confidence after their defeat of arch local Rivals Arsenal, take on a fabulous Chelsea team who seem to be steam rollering their way to the title.

Harry Redknapp will be absolutely delighted that his team have skipped their first hurdle in what is a tough final leg to win champions league football. They still have Chelsea and Manchester United to play, but if they hit the heights of the Arsenal match who is to say this it couldn t happen. The Tottenham players will be full of confidence and their opportunity is ripe with Manchester City playing a tough game against Man United. Tottenham are just one point behind their rivals Man City and they know that if City are to slip up then…