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England Under-21s wrapped up their nightmare Euro 2019 campaign with a 3-3 draw against Croatia to exit the tournament without a win. Josip Brekalo struck with eight minutes left as Croatia came from behind three times to deny the Young Lions a morale-boosting victory in Serravalle. It was more late frustration for Aidy Boothroyd’s side,…

Norwich have snapped up Switzerland striker Josip Drmic on a free transfer as they prepare for life in the Premier League. The 26-year-old will officially join the club on a three-year deal on July 1 when his contract with Borussia Monchengladbach expires. Drmic will join international team-mate Timm Klose at Carrow Road, and revealed the…

Angola marked their first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations since 2013 with a well-deserved point against Tunisia in Group E. Angola head coach Srdjan Vasiljevic believes his side are ready to cause a surprise in the tournament and they look more than capable of doing so after recovering from going a goal down…

Steven Gerrard has insisted he is happy at Rangers after shrugging off suggestions he could replace Frank Lampard at Derby. The Ibrox boss was reported to be the Rams’ first-choice to replace Lampard should he complete his expected return to Chelsea. But the Gers manager told Sky Sports News he is still committed to the…

Newcastle have begun their search for a new manager amid a furious backlash from fans after announcing Rafael Benitez will leave the club at the end of the month. The Magpies made their announcement on Monday after failing to reach an agreement with Benitez over a new deal, with fans responding by ramping up the…

Aston Villa forward Jonathan Kodjia scored the only goal of the game to give Ivory Coast a hard-fought 1-0 victory over South Africa in their Africa Cup of Nations tie in Cairo. Kodjia made up for missing a gilt-edged chance in the first half with a 65th-minute winner in the Group D contest after being…

Former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer has labelled Rafael Benitez’s departure from the club a “shambles”. It was announced on Monday that Benitez will leave St James’ Park following a failure to reach an agreement with owner Mike Ashley over a new contract, with the Spaniard’s existing deal set to end on June 30. Premier League…

Diego Simeone is on the lookout for a new right-back following Juanfran’s exit at the end of last season. And the Atletico boss has made Bellerin, who is valued at £50m by his current employers, his leading target. Arsenal are keen to keep hold of the Spaniard, but Atletico plan to send Vitolo in the opposite…

The Denmark international, who only has a year left on his contract in north London, has been heavily linked with the Spanish side. Madrid are reportedly set to offer Spurs £45m plus Dani Ceballos in an attempt to get the transfer over the line. But The Sun claim that Tottenham would prefer Asensio, even if he only…

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson said after England Under-21s’ early exit from Euro 2019: “We let the country down.” The Young Lions were dumped out of the competition after Friday’s 4-2 defeat to Romania in Cesena left them with no chance of qualifying from Group C. England conceded four times during a lively finish where all six…