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Sigurdsson Central to Iceland's Hopes of Progression

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jun 8 2016 15:05
Sigurdsson Central to Iceland's Hopes of Progression “We are not going to France to make up the numbers and enjoy some sun. We are there to play and win football matches,” Gylfi Sigurdsson exclusively told WhoScored in their free to download Euro 2016 guide. Iceland partake in their first ever European Championship when they kick off again...
Categories: Euro 2016

Analysing Belgium's Striking Options in France This Summer

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jun 7 2016 17:20
Analysing Belgium's Striking Options in France This Summer Belgium’s current crop of stars can rightly be referred to as their Golden Generation. Despite a number of defensive casualties, Belgium are widely considered one of the favourites to lift the European Championship for the first time in their history. Marc Wilmots has at his disposal a raft of...
Categories: Euro 2016

Milik the Perfect Foil for Poland's Potent Attack at Euro 2016

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jun 7 2016 11:45
Milik the Perfect Foil for Poland's Potent Attack at Euro 2016 With Euro 2016 just days away, football fans are beginning to unveil their dark horses for the tournament. With four of the six third placed teams progressing to the last-16 stage of this summer’s European Championship, a number of the lesser known nations are presented with the chance to snea...
Categories: Euro 2016

Strong Euro Showing Would See Rodriguez End Poor Season on a High

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jun 6 2016 12:00
Strong Euro Showing Would See Rodriguez End Poor Season on a High For a number of players, Euro 2016 is the ideal opportunity to end a particularly disappointing season on a high note. Wayne Rooney endured an underwhelming campaign for Manchester United, but would receive a hero’s return should he captain England to their first European Championship. Similar...
Categories: Euro 2016

Key Man Chiriches Crucial for Dark Horse Romania in France

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jun 3 2016 11:45
Key Man Chiriches Crucial for Dark Horse Romania in France Tottenham fans will feel they are all too familiar with the exploits of centre-back Vlad Chiriches. While he arrived in 2013 with a a weight of expectation as one of the seven players signed following the departure of Gareth Bale, the defender ultimately struggled with the physical rigours and the s...
Categories: Euro 2016

Why Gündogan Could Be City's Most Important Summer Signing

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jun 2 2016 17:40
Why Gündogan Could Be City's Most Important Summer Signing In modern day football, social media is the fastest way to check when a transfer goes through. Fans often tweet their club accounts demanding they announce the signing of a player, be it seriously or as a joke. Ilkay Gundogan, though, sent Twitter into meltdown when he tweeted the Manchester City ac...
Categories: Player Focus

Nolito Can Be Spain's Secret Weapon in Pursuit of Euro 2016 Glory

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jun 2 2016 12:40
Nolito Can Be Spain's Secret Weapon in Pursuit of Euro 2016 Glory Prior to Spain’s 6-1 trouncing of South Korea on Wednesday, the Taegeuk Warriors had gone 891 minutes without conceding a goal. Of course, the meeting with Spain was always going to pose a significant threat for South Korea, but they were blown away when the two teams met in midweek. Vicente D...
Categories: Euro 2016

Can Giroud Handle the Pressure of Leading France at Euro 2016?

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jun 1 2016 17:28
Can Giroud Handle the Pressure of Leading France at Euro 2016? Earlier this week, France head coach Didier Deschamps was forced to defend striker Olivier Giroud. “It’s definitely a minority (of fans) and it’s obviously unfair,” Deschamps said after the Arsenal striker was booed by a contingent of the fan base in their 3-2 win over Camero...
Categories: Euro 2016

Europe's In-form Players Ahead of Euro 2016

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, May 31 2016 17:20
Europe's In-form Players Ahead of Euro 2016 With Euro 2016 kicking off in a little over a week, fans are understandably excited for the summer tournament's beginning. The hopes of nations are resting on a number of key players coming into France 2016 and with that in mind, we at WhoScored pick out five players whose form has picked up at just...
Categories: Player Focus

Forestieri Primed to Fire Wednesday Back to the Premier League

by Ben McAleer at Friday, May 27 2016 15:45
Forestieri Primed to Fire Wednesday Back to the Premier League The Championship Play-off Final this season has been dubbed the £170m game. Given what is at stake for both Sheffield Wednesday and Hull City in Saturday’s crunch match at Wembley, both teams will go all out to secure victory. Not only is there a place in the Premier League up for grabs,...
Categories: Player Focus