Month: June 2022

IRISH DEFENDER NATHAN Collins looks set for a move to Burnley after the Premier League side reportedly agreed a fee of €14 million (£12m) with Stoke City.  20-year-old Collins has made 47 appearances for the Potters since his debut in April 2019 and became their youngest-ever captain at 18.   The Ireland U21 international is highly…

Updated at 14.28 UEFA’S DECISION to block plans by Munich to light the Allianz Arena in rainbow colours for the Germany-Hungary Euro 2020 match was met on Tuesday with defiance in the Bavarian city which vowed to decorate other landmarks in protest at a law passed by the Hungarian government. “Uefa is a politically and…

CAPACITY FOR THE Euro 2020 semi-finals and final at Wembley has been increased to 75%, meaning more than 60,000 fans will now be able to attend. All ticket holders will need to follow a number of strict entry requirements, including having a negative Covid-19 test or proof of full vaccination – two doses received, 14…

SCOTLAND’S HOPES OF advancing to the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time ended with a sobering 3-1 Euro 2020 defeat by Croatia at Hampden Park. The Scots, playing in their first major tournament since the 1998 France World Cup, needed a victory in their final Group D fixture to reach the…

SCOTLAND MIDFIELDER CALLUM McGregor admitted his side were run into the ground by Croatia in a 3-1 defeat on Tuesday that saw Steve Clarke’s men crash out of Euro 2020. Croatia sealed a place in the last 16 thanks to goals from Nikola Vlasic, Luka Modric and Ivan Perisic to end Scotland’s hopes of qualifying…

Disney’s new live-action film Mulan has become a global sensation, but not just for the reason the storied production company hoped. Some viewers who paid to stream the movie on Disney+ last weekend found something troubling in the credits: Disney thanked eight government bodies in Xinjiang, a western province in China where around 2 million…