Arsene Wenger has picked England as one of the favourites to take out Euro 2016 in France.

The Arsenal manager was suitably impressed by England in their performances against Germany, a 3-2 win, and Netherlands, a 2-1 loss, to put Roy Hodgson s side among the favourites for the tournament.

Wenger said he missed the loss to Netherlands but watched the win over Germany and liked what he saw from England.

I was impressed and I made them [among the] favourites straight away, the Frenchman said.

I had been a bit cautious as I thought the super favourites were Germany, France and Spain with England behind, but now they are up there on the list.

I didn t see the second game against Holland, I saw the France game [against Russia].

Wenger ranke…

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Germany and Greece will lock horns with each other in a friendly international match this week. The game between Julian Nagelsmann’s side and Nikos Papadopoulos’s team will be held at Borussia Park in Mönchengladbach and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45 pm UK time on Friday.

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Germany are one of the biggest footballing nations in the world and have a very good and strong team. Die Mannschaft are the hosts of the UEFA Euro 2024 finals and are among the favourites to become the champions of Europe.

Julian Nagelsmann’s side have been drawn in UEFA Euro 2024 Group A. Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland are the other three teams in the group. Germany will be favourites to win the group…

Ricardo Quaresma says Portugal must earn the right to be considered a challenger for Euro 2016 with strong performances in their warm-up games, beginning with Norway on Sunday.

Fernando Santos side in eighth place are the fourth-highest European nation in the current FIFA rankings and have been tipped as one of the favourites to win the finals in France.

Inspired by captain Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored five goals in qualifying to guide his side to top spot in Group I, Portugal are hoping to go one better than in Euro 2012, when they lost to eventual winners Spain on penalties in the semi-finals.

Quaresma, however, has denied that they should be considered clear candidates to end their long wait for a first ever major title but is determined for them to prove t…

Mikel Arteta bemoaned a lack of aggression from his Arsenal side in the Champions League defeat at Porto but said it would be “cruel” to judge their return to the knockout stages on the last-gasp goal that settled the contest.

The Gunners’ hopes of reaching the quarter-finals for the first time in 14 years suffered a blow as Galeno’s fine late strike saw Porto win 1-0 in the last 16 first-leg tie.

With the second leg at the Emirates Stadium on March 12, Arteta now knows his side must win on home soil to reach the business end of the Champions League on their long-awaited return.

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Arsenal, more than anyone, know there are no easy games at this stage of Europe’s elite club competition �…

Portugal forward Eder has playfully suggested he will be the top-scorer at Euro 2016.

The 28-year-old scored only six times with Lille last season and has just three goals for his country in 26 appearances.

However, when asked by reporters who would net the most times at the tournament, he jokingly backed himself.

It will be me, Eder smiled.

The former Swansea City man then offered a more serious answer, naming team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo as one of the favourites.

The European Championships has great players, he added.

We have Ronaldo, [Robert] Lewandowski, a number of them. I do not want to bet.

Portugal kick off their Euro 2016 campaign against Iceland on Tuesday, before facing their other Group F rivals Austria and Hungary.<…

Oliver Glasner said he is planning for Crystal Palace s opening game of the Premier League season against Brentford with Marc Guehi in his side amid links of a move away.

Guehi, who starred for England at Euro 2024, has been the subject of interest from Newcastle, with a reported fourth bid for the defender rejected by the Eagles on Friday.

Since his move to Selhurst Park in 2021, the 24-year-old has made 98 league appearances, but in the 16 games he has missed, Palace average more goals against them (1.6) compared to 1.3 with him in the side.

Chairman Steve Parish said Newcastle would have to pay superstar money for Guehi earlier this week, with Glasner confirming he remains in contention to feature on Sunday.

Marc trained today and we talked togeth…

The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will not be held in June and July, according to the governing body s general secretary Jerome Valcke.

Long-standing fears over soaring temperatures in Qatar have prompted plenty of debate as to the staging of the tournament in its traditional mid-year slot.

But Valcke has hinted that the World Cup will be switched to later in the year in response to mounting criticism and pressure to consider the possible health implications on fans, officials and players due to the desert heat.

The dates for the World Cup (in Qatar) will not be June-July, he told Radio France.

To be honest, I think it will be held between November 15 and January 15 at the latest.

If you play between November 15 and the end of December that s the time when t…

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag will not underestimate Luton but insists going to Kenilworth Road is the same as any other ground.

The Hatters have beaten Newcastle and Brighton at home, drawn with Liverpool and pushed Manchester City and Arsenal close before losing by the odd goal.

They surprisingly lost to fellow strugglers Sheffield United when they visited last weekend but Ten Hag will not read much into that result.

“It doesn’t matter who you face, if you play the best or the worst or in between, it doesn’t matter,” said the Dutchman, whose side have won five and drawn one of their last six matches.

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“We respect every opponent and definitely we are not in a position to…

The stage is set in Bilbao for a battle of two European Giants.

Barcelona are striving to make history and win the quadruple, a feat only achieved by Arsenal in 2007 when they won a domestic treble and the UEFA Women’s Cup; this would match Arsenal s achievements, and Barca would be the first team to win such a treble since the rebranding to the Women s Champions League.

Lyon, however, cannot be ruled out. They are 11-time finalists and eight-time champions, making them the most successful team of all time in the competition.

They are serial winners and seem to be able to find a way even when they are not deemed to be the favourites.

This will be the third time Barcelona and Lyon have faced each other in the final of the Champions League; the second-mos…

The final round of group games at Euro 2020 did not disappoint, producing plenty of drama as the final spots in the last 16 were settled.

There were 18 goals scored across the four fixtures – the most on a single day in the history of the European Championships – with Spain putting five past Slovakia to get out of Group E alongside Sweden, who came out on top against Poland thanks to a late, late winner.

In Group F, Hungary threatened an upset but were twice pegged back by Germany in a 2-2 draw, while Portugal and France ended in the same scoreline thanks to record-breaker Cristiano Ronaldo.

Before the focus switches to the knockout stages, Stats Perform reflects on a dramatic conclusion to the round-robin stage.

The total of 18 goals today is the …