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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...

The decisive Nations League matches to keep an eye on this weekend

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The decisive Nations League matches to keep an eye on this weekend If there were any still questioning the implementation of the UEFA Nations League and whether it would serve up anything other than glorified friendlies, the final countdown to the competition should have allayed any such fears. With a number of mouth-watering and decisive matches to look forward to...

Italy national team decline to continue for Betfair £1m jackpot

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Italy national team decline to continue for Betfair £1m jackpot In partnership with Betfair, there is a new free-to-play score predictor exclusively to WhoScored.com, with huge cash prizes to be won. There’s £/€1,000,000 at stake for any player who correctly predicts all six scores from the selected matches, while there are consolation prizes fo...

Nations League round-up: A and B best XIs dominated by Switzerland and Wales

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Nations League round-up: A and B best XIs dominated by Switzerland and Wales As fans around Europe slowly get to grips with the concept of UEFA’s new Nations League format, there was some understandable apprehension as to just how seriously the matches would be taken, particularly by the elite sides in League A.It’s fair to say that the first big game of the tour...

Italy spoilt for choice in attack ahead of crunch Sweden meeting

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Italy spoilt for choice in attack ahead of crunch Sweden meeting When Italy and Sweden were drawn against one another last month in the upcoming World Cup play-offs it’s fair to say both managers would have been a little disheartened. Arguably the strongest seeded and unseeded side respectively, the Azzurri will be the favourites but know not to underestima...

The Expert: The youngsters breathing new life into ageing Italy side

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The Expert: The youngsters breathing new life into ageing Italy side Giampiero Ventura could have been wrong but as far as he could tell he wasn’t acting strangely. On something of a high after his recently promoted Bari side held champions Inter to a surprising 1-1 draw at the beginning of a year that would end with them winning the treble, the journalists wai...

Monday's International Mastermind

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Monday's International Mastermind We all love an international break, right? Well let's test how closely you've been following the action over the past five days in this week's special Monday Mastermind edition...How was your international football knowledge this week? Let us know in the comments below...