As Germany prepares to host Euro 2024, the 2006 FIFA World Cup – the last major international football tournament on German soil – still plays a formative role in the nation’s collective consciousness. Now widely known as the Summer Fairytale, the tournament is remembered as the moment a unified Germany shook off the shadows of its … Read moreGermany hopes to relive World Cup ‘fairytale’ with Euro 2024
Jenni Hermoso has been included in the Spain women’s squad for the first time since the scandal over the unsolicited kiss that former football federation president Luis Rubiales gave her following the Women’s World Cup final in Australia. New coach Montse Tome included the 33-year-old midfielder, who plays for Mexican side Pachuca, in her squad … Read moreSpain call up Jenni Hermoso for first time since World Cup kiss scandal
England have named batter Harry Brook at the expense of Jason Roy in the squad for their 50-over World Cup title defence. Brook, who was left out of England’s provisional World Cup squad, made the cut on Sunday despite a string of failures in the recent series against New Zealand. But he was impressive in … Read moreEngland pick Brook instead of Roy for Cricket World Cup title defence