Barney Ronay

The run to the Euro 2020 final is not a sporting miracle or an underdog story. But this team do seem to offer a model of something, of leadership, of merit rewarded, of finding ways to let go of the past

All the latest news and reaction to Friday’s matches in the countdown towards Saturday’s quarter-finals

He made things happen, including the all-important goal, and so may have earned his place for the last-16 tie

In today’s Fiver: A musical interlude, hair and Spain v Rafael van der Vaart

The throttle must be revved and talent expressed by Gareth Southgate, because it is also the way to win

Beset by greed and corporate influence, only one thing can save football from football and that is the game itself, something that retains its peculiar power

Manchester City’s manager has been a substantial influence on Thomas Tuchel and on football far beyond such a gilded match

A recent addition to Soccer America’s collection of books is Steve Mandis and Sarah Parson Wolter’s detailed dive into the U.S. men’s national team.

Dias became a monument to Manchester City’s imperious championship. Not unlike the aura Van Dijk holds at Liverpool, he too has become the symbolic sentinel. Excluding calm confidence, gliding on green grass, a two steps ahead of every move.

Look beyond the wealth and admire the solutions found by Pep Guardiola and his team in this draining, bubble-bound season

Outrage heartening, but this is just a retreat, a ceasefire

Casemiro always gravitated in the right space, offering balance

Covid logic suggests Tokyo 2020 should not go ahead but there may be some undimmed joy in staging the Olympics in the face of all this horror

Indian Twitter commended English cricketers for standing by Moeen Ali, but also criticised Indian cricketers for not speaking up during past instances of racism.

A team built prudently to Jürgen Klopp’s designs and geared to thrive on the finest margins have struggled to find more wiggle room where rivals have more space to fail

In today’s Fiver: Chris Wilder’s Blades exit, José Mourinho’s b@ntz and STOP PUNDITRY!

David Luiz might well recommend a holiday in Rwanda, but with the situation there of international concern this sponsorship looks increasingly strange

Way before, the “Economist – Arsene Wenger”, introduced rigid diets and other healthy lifestyle habits in the late ’90s at Highbury, it was Johan Cruyff who almost

The former Test umpire John Holder believes he was dropped after raising concerns about alleged ball-tampering by the England team

The past 12 months have been like no other and while most of it has been troubling and terrible there has been some good, most notably the rise of athlete activism