Euro 2020 news LIVE: Netherlands squad confirmed as England players emerge unscathed from Europa League final
Follow along as coaches continue to reveal their player selections for the rescheduled tournament
The build-up to Euro 2020 continues today, with the rescheduled tournament now just 15 days away. The competition, postponed last summer due to the effects coronavirus, will see Portugal bid to retain the crown they won in France five years ago, while the French will look to make it back-to-back major tournament wins following their World Cup triumph in Russia in 2018.
Both nations are among the many participants to have announced their squads for Euro 2020, with the likes of Germany, 2008 and 2012 champions Spain, and most recently the Netherlands having now shared their squads with the world, too. England coach Gareth Southgate is among the managers to have named a provisional group for the competition, with the former Three Lions midfielder required to cut down his 33-man squad until there are 26 players or fewer remaining. He must do so by Tuesday, which is when he is expected to announce his final squad for the Euros.
One of the reasons Southgate named so many players in his provisional squad was due to the number participating in this week’s European finals. Manchester United came up short against Villarreal on penalties in the Europa League final last night, but the club’s present contingent of England internationals – Luke Shaw, Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood – appeared to make it through the game without sustaining any injuries, while Harry Maguire’s ongoing recovery saw him left on the bench. Greenwood was substituted in extra-time, but seemingly only for tactical reasons, while Rashford looks to have avoided any physical damage but was the victim of racial abuse after the match.
On Saturday, Chelsea take on Man City in the Champions League final, and Southgate will again hope his England players emerge unscathed from that fixture. Follow live updates as the build-up to Euro 2020 continues.
Euro 2020: Best saves from 2012
On the topic of goalkeepers... here are the best saves from Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine:
Euro 2020: Milan replace Italy keeper with France keeper
AC Milan have announced the signing of goalkeeper Mike Maignan from Lille, following the confirmation of Gianluigi Donnarumma’s departure from the Italian club.
Milan revealed yesterday that Donnarumma, 22, would not be extending his contract with the Serie A side. The Italy international had been at the club since he was 14 and established himself in the starting line-up from the age of 16.
Milan have now confirmed the signing of Maignan, who arrives from Ligue 1 champions Lille on a five-year deal.
Maignan, who will be on international duty with France at the Euros this summer, will officially become a Milan player on 1 July – two days before his 26th birthday.
AC Milan sign Mike Maignan as replacement for Gianluigi Donnarumma
France international will officially join the Serie A side on 1 July
Euro 2020: Best goals from 1992
To get you excited for this summer’s rescheduled tournament, here are the best goals from Euro 1992 in Sweden:
Euro 2020: Pochettino on PSG season amid Spurs speculation
Here’s all of what Pochettino had to say:
Mauricio Pochettino evaluates first PSG season amid speculation over Spurs return
Coach is said to be in talks with his former club over a possible return
Euro 2020: Pochettino on PSG season amid Spurs speculation
Mauricio Pochettino has opened up about his first season with Paris Saint-Germain amid speculation he could be set for an astonishing return to Tottenham.
Assessing their season, the Argentine told the club website: “I’m happy with the way the players adapted to the changes. There are a lot of things that couldn’t be changed or couldn’t be developed because of lack of time.
“But I think that with this way of working, and with the desire to be able to develop other kinds of ideas on the pitch, it will be possible to do great things in the future.
“Of course I’m proud of the team’s effort, because only we know what state the team was in and what we were capable of. I’m proud of all the people involved, not just the players, but all the staff at the club, everybody, because I think the effort was incredible, everything we did to stay alive until the last days in all the competitions.
“Winning the Trophée des Champions, winning the Coupe de France, reaching the semi-final of the Champions League, without being in your best form, and fighting until the last game with the possibility of winning the championship, and given the conditions in which we arrived in January, we should be proud of everything, of everyone who participated in this journey.”
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Euro 2020: Could Poch move sway England captain Kane?
Paris Saint-Germain want to keep Mauricio Pochettino as manager in a stance that will likely block any sensational return to Tottenham Hotspur.
The Independent first revealed on Monday that the London club has been considering going back for the Argentine in their search for a new manager, as they had been told he found managing PSG more of a headache than expected.
Daniel Levy is committed to doing everything possible to get Pochettino out of the French capital and back in the Spurs dugout.
Is he as committed to keeping wantaway striker Harry Kane?
How would a Pochettino return affect the England captain’s thoughts about leaving Spurs? Kane said he would not move during the Euros...
PSG fight to keep Mauricio Pochettino in move to block Tottenham approach
Spurs are pursuing a sensational return for the Argentine after just six months at the Parc des Princes
Euro 2020: Spain set for European glory?
Spain duo Pau Torres and Gerard Moreno lifted the Europa League with Villarreal last night after defeating Manchester United.
Can the pair guide Spain to more European glory this summer?
Euro 2020: France job in Zidane’s future after Real exit?
Zinedine Zidane has left his role as Real Madrid coach.
Reports emerged on Wednesday night that the former club midfielder had decided to leave Real, and it has now been confirmed that Zidane’s second spell in charge has come to an end following a season in which the team went without a major trophy.
Could the former France international one day manage his national team?
Zinedine Zidane leaves Real Madrid
Coach’s second spell in charge of the club he once played for has come to an end
Euro 2020: Southgate on Maguire injury
Gareth Southgate is unsure about Harry Maguire’s injury and will know more once he has returned from Manchester United’s Europa League final defeat to Villarreal.
It presents a major defensive problem for the England boss if he is not fit for Euro 2020.
Earlier this week, Southgate said: “We have got a bit of a shortage of information on a couple of the injuries.
“Understandably, Manchester United have a big game tomorrow so I get why we haven’t been able to access that as easily. I don’t know whether he is fit for tomorrow or in three months’ time. That is where we are with it.”
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