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England slumped to their first defeat under Thomas Tuchel as Senegal secured a fully deserved victory in the friendly at the City Ground. 10 Jun 2025
Tuchel's side laboured badly throughout and were second best to impressive opposition, who became the first African team to beat England's men. A frustrating night for the Three Lions actually began well for them as they took the lead after seven minutes when captain Harry Kane pounced for his 73rd England goal. That came after goalkeeper Edouard Mendy failed to hold Anthony Gordon's shot, but it was as good as it got for England, who were sunk by goals from Ismaila Sarr, Habib Diarra and Cheikh Sabaly. Dean Henderson, in for regular keeper Jordan Pickford, was kept busy as the hosts struggled away from their usual Wembley base, and Senegal drew level five minutes before the break when Kyle Walker switched off to allow Sarr to steal in at the far post. It was the first goal England had conceded under Tuchel in four games, and Senegal probed England's defensive vulnerability throughout. The visitors got the lead their dominance merited when Diarra exploited space behind England's defence to beat Henderson, firing through his legs at the near post just after the hour. England went in search of an equaliser, with Mendy making amends for his earlier error by producing fine saves from substitute Morgan Gibbs-White and Bukayo Saka. Tuchel's side also had a late strike from Jude Bellingham ruled out for handball against Levi Colwill after a video assistant referee (VAR) intervention. But Senegal wrapped up the win in the dying seconds of stoppage time when substitute Curtis Jones lost possession, allowing Sabaly to finish England off with a cool finish, sparking an angry reaction from the home supporters who remained inside the City Ground. England had 15 wins and six draws from their previous 21 matches against African opponents, but here they were well beaten in the end.
Wales sensationally stormed back from three goals down to level with Belgium in Brussels, only for Kevin de Bruyne's late winner to inflict an absurdly dramatic first defeat on Craig Bellamy and knock his team off the top of their World Cup qualifying group. 10 Jun 2025
The freewheeling home side were 3-0 up after just 27 minutes. Romelu Lukaku put them in front from the penalty spot before Youri Tielemans stylishly finished off an incisive team move, and Jeremy Doku feigned, jinked and fired into the bottom corner for the Belgians' third. Wales were staring into the abyss of a first loss since a 4-0 thrashing by Slovakia exactly one year earlier cost previous manager Rob Page his job, and the scoreline suggested this could become a heavy one. But Wales are a different team under Bellamy, and they responded brilliantly to a bleak situation as Harry Wilson's penalty moments before half-time gave them a glimmer of hope. They truly started to believe an improbable comeback was on when Wilson's excellent cross set up Sorba Thomas to fire in his first Wales goal, and then Brennan Johnson headed in an equaliser to spark spectacular celebrations in a raucous away end. Yet just as Welsh fans were dreaming of another famous result against the nation they so memorably beat in a Euro 2016 quarter-final - particularly after the video assistant referee (VAR) disallowed a Lukaku second - De Bruyne popped up at the back post to score. Then it was the Belgians' turn to celebrate wildly, the sense of relief palpable as they survived what would have been a revival for the ages. Despite their monumental effort, Wales slip down to second place in Group J, replaced at the summit by North Macedonia following their win in Kazakhstan earlier on Monday.
Portugal beat neighbours Spain in a penalty shootout to settle a frantic final in Munich and win their second Nations League trophy. 09 Jun 2025
Cristiano Ronaldo pulled Portugal level at 2-2 in the 61st minute, but there was nothing else to separate the two sides when the referee signalled the end of normal time. Subbed off before extra time, Portugal captain Ronaldo dropped to the turf and sobbed tears of joy on the sidelines after Ruben Neves slotted home the winning penalty following Diogo Costa's save from Alvaro Morata's spot-kick. Winners of the 2023 edition, Spain had opened the scoring in the 21st minute when Martin Zubimendi poked home after Portugal failed to clear their lines. Their lead was short-lived as Nuno Mendes slammed a low, angled strike past Unai Simon and into the far corner of the net five minutes later. Mikel Oyarzabal, who netted a late winner in last summer's European Championship final against England, restored La Roja's advantage before the break. But Ronaldo came to Portugal's rescue as he shrugged off Marc Cucurella to reach Mendes' deflected cross and hook a volley in from close range. Goncalo Ramos, Vitinha, Bruno Fernandes and Nuno Mendes all calmly fired their penalties home before Morata's weak effort was stopped by Costa. And as Neves converted the final spot-kick, Portugal became the first team to win two Nations League titles - denying Spain, who were vying for the same honour.
Ange Postecoglou has been sacked as Tottenham manager 16 days after leading them to victory in the Europa League final. 06 Jun 2025
A 1-0 win over Manchester United in Bilbao brought Spurs a first major trophy for 17 years. However, it came towards the end of their worst Premier League season, with the London club finishing 17th after losing 22 of their 38 matches. The Australian had told fans "season three is better than season two" as they gathered at a victory parade to mark European success in his second campaign. Despite that, the 59-year-old's time in north London has ended two years to the day since Spurs announced he would join them from Celtic on a four-year contract.
Lamine Yamal scored twice as Spain produced a superb display to beat France in a nine-goal thriller and set up a Nations League final with Portugal. 05 Jun 2025
The 17-year-old Barcelona forward, one of the contenders to win the Ballon d'Or for the best player in the world this season, helped his side into 4-0 and 5-1 leads in Stuttgart. But they were nearly pegged back as France staged a thrilling fightback, scoring three times in the last 11 minutes in a desperate attempt to take the game into extra time. But Spain held on and they will face Portugal in the final in Munich on Sunday, while France take on Germany in Stuttgart in the third-fourth play-off. Leading 2-0 through goals from Nico Williams and Mikel Merino, Yamal earned a penalty when he was fouled by Adrien Rabiot, and calmly sent goalkeeper Mike Maignan the wrong way from the spot. Pedri made it 4-0, collecting a Williams pass and clinically finishing before France pulled a goal back through Kylian Mbappe's penalty following a foul by Tottenham's Pedro Porro. But Yamal grabbed his second and Spain's fifth with a fine low strike and the game looked over. However, France substitute Rayan Cherki sparked the revival when, on his international debut, he collected Mbappe's pass, flicked the ball up and volleyed home a wonderful strike from 20 yards out to make it 5-2. Spanish defender Dani Vivian slid the ball into his own net with six minutes left and then, in the third minute of injury time, Randal Kolo Muani headed in Cherki's cross to make it 5-4, but France could not find an equaliser.