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‘We’re excited’ says Southgate as England aim for Euro 2024 gloryEngland face Spain in the Euro 2024 final tonight as the Three Lions bid to win a first major men’s trophy for 58 years.England’s route to the final in Berlin has been a rollercoaster ride thanks to a series of dramatic comebacks. Jude Bellingham’s spectacular overhead kick prevented a dismal defeat by Slovakia, before a tense penalty shootout victory over Switzerland and Ollie Watkins’ pinpoint 90th-minute winner to stun the Netherlands in the semi-finals. Now they meet a talented Spain side widely regarded as the best team in the tournament…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThis story was published before the attempted assassination on Trump on July 13. On Sunday, Melania Trump released a statement about the incident, where she described her husband as a “generous and caring man who I have been with through the best of times and the worst of times” and spoke about how horrifying the moment was for her family. Read it here.“There is nothing more vicious than a man or woman going through a divorce. It is…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Uefa have confirmed how the Golden Boot will be awarded after the Euro 2024 final on Sunday, with Harry Kane still in the running to claim it for a second major international tournament.Having scored six times at the 2018 World Cup to claim top scorer on that occasion, the Bayern Munich frontman and Three Lions skipper has netted three so far in Germany this summer.Scoring from the penalty spot against Netherlands in the semis – after also…

Volodymyr Zelensky has wished Donald Trump a “speedy recovery” after the former US president was shot in the ear in an assassination attempt on Saturday, 13 July, at a rally in Pennsylvania.The Ukrainian president described the incident as a “heinous crime” and said it showed “how serious the global challenges to democracy are right now.”A person in the crowd was killed and two others were injured as Mr Trump was on stage in Butler.The FBI has identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as the “subject involved” in the shooting. Source link

Gareth Southgate has revealed whether he believes in fate given England are playing the Euro 2024 final in Berlin after Germany won the competition in London 28 years ago.The Three Lions lost their Euro 96 semi-final to Germany on penalties at the old Wembley ground, with the 57-cap former defender’s saved penalty the key moment in that defeat.“Look, I’m not a believer in fairytales but I am a believer in dreams, and we’ve had big dreams. We’ve felt the need and the importance of that, but then you have to make those things happen,” Southgate told reporters on Saturday, 13…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailMajor questions are being asked of the Secret Service after Donald Trump was targeted by a lone gunman in an assassination attempt at his rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday night.The former president was shot in the ear around 15 minutes after he took to the stage at the campaign event in Butler. He dropped to the ground and was swarmed by his security detail who rushed him off stage to a waiting motorcade. He could be seen raising…

The England squad is keen for Gareth Southgate to stay on as manager to see the World Cup in 2026, according to Declan Rice.On Sunday, Southgate’s side faces the Euro 2024 final against Spain – aiming to end a 58-year wait to land a major men’s trophy.The manager has been being widely criticised during the tournament, but now has the chance to go one better than the penalty shootout loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 final.His contract expires in December and it has not been confirmed if he will stay in place.”He’s top,” Rice told reporters ahead of Sunday’s…

Donald Trump was seen in public for the first time hours after he was shot in the ear at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, 13 July.The former president walked down the steps of his private plane at Newark Liberty International Airport after what the FBI described as an assassination attempt.He had been speaking on stage in Butler at around 6pm when several popping sounds were heard before Mr Trump ducked behind a podium and was swarmed by security detail.Mr Trump was seen with blood on his ear and raised a fist to the air in the aftermath.The FBI has…

‘We’re excited’ says Southgate as England aim for Euro 2024 gloryEngland face Spain in the Euro 2024 final, as the Three Lions bid to win a first major men’s trophy for 58 years.Gareth Southgate’s side’s route to the final has not been straightforward, despite finishing top of the group. England have only reached Berlin after a round of late victories, including a dramatic late overhead kick from Jude Bellingham, and penalties against Switzerland.Bellingham’s stunning strike prevented a disappointing exit in the round of 16, but against the Netherlands in the semi-finals, England showed their best football of the tournament. Ollie…

Biden calls Harris ‘Vice President Trump’ in slip up at NATO news conferenceSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThe FBI has identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as the “subject involved” in the shooting during Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. The former president was shot in the ear but said he was “fine” despite the injury. The shooting is being investigated as an assassination attempt, the FBI stated. The gunman was killed by Secret Service agents at the rally after he fired at…