Slovakia no pushovers for misfiring England in last-16 clash
Gareth Southgate’s hesitant England team will need to finally make their presence felt in Euro 2024 against Slovakia in the last-16, or the underdog Slovaks will fancy their chances of ...
Teamwork will see Slovakia past England, captain Skriniar says
England’s reliance on individual talent and the pressure they will be under to win will provide Slovakia with an opportunity for a major upset in their European Championship last-16 ...
England defender Shaw close to playing first match at Euro 2024, says team mate
Luke Shaw could be close to playing for England at Euro 2024, with team mate Anthony Gordon saying the left back who has been sidelined with a hamstring injury for months ...
The quirky superstitions that footballers (and others) rely on
Right boot, left boot; left laces, right laces; right foot first on the pitch. For Slovakia’s Lukas Haraslin – like countless other sportspeople – the order of this pre-match routine will ...
Ignoring favourites talk, Spain gun for tricky Georgia
Spain’s perfect record so far in Euro 2024 makes them firm favourites to beat Georgia, whom they put 10 goals past in qualifiers, in the last 16 and potentially win the tournament.
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Maignan grabs the spotlight after emerging from Lloris’s shadow
Stepping out of the shadow of France’s most capped international would not have been easy, but goalkeeper Mike Maignan has emerged as one of his country’s leading performers ...
Serbia through to u17 Euros semi final with dramatic win over Austria
Serbia came from behind to qualify for the Uefa under 17 championship quarter finals with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Austria at the AEK Arena in Larnaca on Wednesday night.
Austria ...
Wales end u17 Euros campaign with draw against Croatia
Wales ended their Uefa under 17 championship campaign with a 1-1 draw against Croatia in their final group game on Sunday evening at the Dasaki Stadium in Achna.
They had already ...
Portugal demolish England at u17 Euros
Portugal demolished England 4-1 at the Ammochostos Stadium in Larnaca on Friday night to maintain their perfect start to the Uefa under 17 championship.
England did have the better of the ...
Cyprus crash out of u17 Euros
Cyprus crashed out of the Uefa under 17 championship on Thursday night after being beaten 3-1 by Serbia despite having initially taken the lead at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca.
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England outclass France on u17 Euros second day
England comfortably beat France 4-0 in their opening game of the Uefa under-17 championship at the Ammochostos Stadium in Larnaca on Tuesday night.
Mikey Moore opened the scooring in just ...
Cyprus thrashed by Czech Republic in u17 Euros opener
Cyprus were thrashed 5-0 by the Czech Republic in their opening game of the Uefa under-17 championship at the AEK Arena in Larnaca on Monday night.
A young crowd of 5,417 ...
Cyprus ready to host football world
With the Uefa Under-17 Championship set to begin on Monday, Cyprus is for the first time about to host a major football tournament.
A total of 31 football matches will take ...
Outraged football fan arrested for breaking man’s glasses
A man appeared in court in the north on Thursday, accused of breaking a restaurant owner’s glasses, among other antisocial acts allegedly committed while at a restaurant.
According to ...
Record participation in McDonald’s Ayia Napa Youth Soccer Festival
There is set to be a record number of participants in this year’s McDonald’s Ayia Napa Youth Soccer Festival, which will get underway at the end of April.
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Istanbul mayor was once footballer in Cyprus
Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who won a second term in office in a landslide victory on Sunday, was once a footballer in Cyprus.
Imamoglu, who was born near the Black ...
Liverpool go top after comeback win over Brighton
Mohamed Salah scored the winner as Liverpool came back from a goal down to beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 and go top of the Premier League ahead of Manchester ...
Aris to play friendly against Latvian team
By Alexandra Shkuratova
Aris Football Club will play a friendly match against a Latvian team Rigas Futbola Skola on Saturday.
The match will take place at the Tsirio stadium starting ...
Apoel gearing up for new stadium
By Alexandra Shkuratova
Football club Apoel is gearing up for an announcement next week regarding the construction of their private stadium.
The stadium is to be constructed in the village ...
Free entry for Cyprus football friendly
By Alexandra Shkuratova
Football fans will be able to watch the Cyprus men’s national football team’s match against Latvia free of charge on Thursday evening.
The match will ...
Seven football matches ‘may have been manipulated’
Investigations into football refereeing in Cyprus have revealed that as many as seven games may have been unduly manipulated over five years, it emerged on Tuesday.
The Sports ethics committee ...
World Cup was expanded to help Scotland qualify, FIFA’s Infantino jokesCairo for Gaza ceasefire talks
FIFA’s decision to expand the 2026 World Cup to 48 teams was made to give Scotland a chance to return to the finals after nearly 30 years, FIFA President Gianni Infantino joked ...
Cyprus football’s safety dilemma
In recent months, concerns have arisen over the safety and security of football matches in Cyprus, following a string of violent incidents at stadiums across the country, which highlighted the ...
Flares thrown from outside pitch disrupt match
Police have launched an investigation after three naval flares were launched from outside a football stadium onto the pitch during a football match on Wednesday night.
The game in question ...