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England out but what is still to play for in Nations League A?

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England out but what is still to play for in Nations League A? With just one round of games to go in the UEFA Nations League group stages, there is still plenty to play for in League A as teams gear up to secure a place in next year's finals and avoid relegation into League B.Here, we look at the permutations surrounding the quest to secure a finals spot and av...

England star Grealish misses out on Nations League XI to ex-Man Utd flop

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England star Grealish misses out on Nations League XI to ex-Man Utd flop Netherlands at long last earned their first victory under Frank de Boer over the weekend, securing a 3-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, and are the dominant side in the UEFA Nations League team of the week. Chelsea fans will be happy, too, to see two representatives in the best XI after their resp...

UEFA Nations League team news and prediction: Italy vs Netherlands

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UEFA Nations League team news and prediction: Italy vs Netherlands It's all to play for in Group 1 of League A coming into the fourth round of matches with just three points separating the four teams. Italy currently lead the way with five points and are the only side yet to lose a match in their group. Netherlands, meanwhile, sit a point behind Italy coming into t...

Ramos, Verratti and Lukaku head up UEFA Nations League Team of the Round

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Ramos, Verratti and Lukaku head up UEFA Nations League Team of the Round The likes of Spain and France maintained their unbeaten start to their respective UEFA Nations League campaigns and the pair are featured in the League A team of the round. Inter fans will be pleased to see Christian Eriksen and Romelu Lukaku make the cut, while the former's international teammate, ...

Centurion sensation Ronaldo stars alongside Griezmann in Best Nations League XI

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Centurion sensation Ronaldo stars alongside Griezmann in Best Nations League XI The second round of UEFA Nations League matches drew to a close on Tuesday night with Belgium and France both excelling in respective victories over Iceland and Croatia. The two nations are both represented in the team of the round from League A...GoalkeeperGianluigi Donnarumma kept the Netherlands ...

Euro 2020 simulated: Can England deny French Euro and World Cup double?

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Euro 2020 simulated: Can England deny French Euro and World Cup double? With Euro 2020 officially postponed until 2021, we've looked into what the latter stages of the tournament might have looked like if the top teams were decided by WhoScored.com player ratings from the 2019/20 season.Now #Euro2020 has officially been postponed, we've simulated how the tournament migh...

Euro U21 Best XI: Germany duo among top performers in round one

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Euro U21 Best XI: Germany duo among top performers in round one Here we run through the top five highest WhoScored rated players in the best XI from the opening round of group matches at the U21 European Championships. 5. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Germany) – 8.11 rating Gian-Luca Waldschmidt kickstarted his Euro U21 campaign with a goal in Germany’s 3-1...

Euro U21 star man - Group A (Belgium, Italy, Poland, Spain)

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Euro U21 star man - Group A (Belgium, Italy, Poland, Spain) With the European U21 Championships kicking off this Sunday in Italy, the hosts know that they face a tough task to negotiate a difficult group draw including Belgium, Poland and, most notably, Spain.We take a look at the highest rated player from each side based on performances in Europe’s to...

U21 Euros preview: Out of sorts Italy pushing for record 6th championship

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U21 Euros preview: Out of sorts Italy pushing for record 6th championship The Copa America is not the only international competition to kick off this weekend, with the U21 Euros starting on Sunday as Poland take on Belgium. However, the game neutrals are looking forward to watching comes later that night as tournament co-hosts Italy face Spain. Two of the competition favo...

Who boasts the best squad eligible for the Euro U21 championships this summer?

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Who boasts the best squad eligible for the Euro U21 championships this summer? While nations across the continent are kicking off their qualifying campaigns the U21 tournament lineup has already been established, with some notable omissions in the form of Portugal and Netherlands.While there a number of players eligible (born on or after January 1st 2016) for the finals in Ita...