Dortmund streak goes on as Paris win

Dortmund streak goes on as Paris win

Group ANottingham Forest 0-4 Arsenal (Xhaka 23, Pérez 60pen 71, Oxlade-Chamberlain 90+3)Arsenal are through to the English League Cup last 16 after a comfortable victory away at their second-tier hosts. In a rotated squad, Lucas Pérez scored his first two Arsenal goals after Granit Xhaka had followed up his maiden Gunners strike on Saturday with an indentical effort tonight.

Captain Romagna introduces Italy squad

Alex Meret (goalkeeper, Udinese)Very quiet; really quiet guy.Andrea Zaccagno (goalkeeper, Torino)Quiet as well, but he's a sunny guy. He's always smiling.Davide Vitturini (defender, Pescara)He always pays attention. Incredibly focused, concentrates on everything.Federico Dimarco (defender, Internazionale)An absolute truck!Giuseppe Pezzella (defender, Palermo)If Dimarco's a truck, he's a tank. He's an absolutely massive guy.Mauro Coppolaro (defender, Udinese)... UEFA.com - News

Uncapped Umtiti replaces Mathieu in France squad

Centre-back Jérémy Mathieu has withdrawn from France's UEFA EURO 2016 squad with a calf problem and been replaced by the uncapped Samuel Umtiti.Barcelona's Mathieu linked up with the rest of Didier Deschamps' players earlier this week despite sustaining the injury in the Spanish champions' Copa del Rey final victory against Sevilla last Sunday.

Renato Sanches joins Ronaldo in Portugal squad

In the last few days his transfer from Bayern München was confirmed and he won the Liga with Benfica, now 18-year-old midfielder Renato Sanches has made the Portugal squad for UEFA EURO 2016.Sanches was only capped for the first time in March this year but two last-minute absences opened the door to the youngster as Bernardo Silva suffered a muscle injury in action for Monaco last weekend and coach Fernando Santos has opted not to risk Atlético Madrid's Tiago after his return from a leg fracture. Danny and Fábio Coentrão also miss out due to injury.Coentrão's absence has opened the door to Raphäel Guerreiro, the Lorient left-back to vie with Eliseu for a spot in the te...

Snap shot: USSR’s victorious 1960 EURO squad

An impromptu picture on the steps of the Soviet Union's team hotel before their semi-final against Czechoslovakia in Marseille – the first game of the inaugural UEFA European Championship. The Soviets would return to their base victorious, though those celebrations paled into insignificance compared with what followed their final triumph against Yugoslavia four days later.1 Lev YashinThe only goalkeeper ever to win the Ballon d'Or. Yashin claimed it in 1963 after landing a sixth Soviet First League title with his one and only club, Dinamo Moskva. Always dressed in black, he was agile and imposing. The 1960 EURO contributed considerably to his legend and he w...

Patriots Fill Active Roster By Signing Kevin Snyder From Practice Squad

FOXBORO, Mass. — The New England Patriots filled their active roster by signing linebacker Kevin Snyder off the practice squad, according to a source. The Providence Journal’s Mark Daniels first reported the news. The Rutgers product signed to the Patriots’ practice squad last month. Snyder was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Detroit Lions in May. He was on the San Francisco 49ers’ practice squad earlier this season. The 6-foot-2, 240-pounder ran a 4.58-second 40-yard dash at his pro day in March with a 7.09-second 3-cone drill, 4.31-second short shuttle, 35-inch vertical leap and 9-foot, 9-inch broad jump. The Patriots opened...

Ronaldo in Madrid squad ahead of BVB clash

Real Madrid news By Dermot Corrigan, Spain Correspondent Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to training with Real Madrid and has been included in the 20-man squad for Tuesday’s Champions League quarterfinal second leg at Borussia Dortmund. • Train: Ramos inspires Real Ronaldo was rested for Madrid’s 4-0 La Liga win at Real Sociedad on Saturday night, with coach Carlo Ancelotti saying the knee problem that has hampered the Portugal captain during recent matches required some rest. Given Madrid’s 3-0 advantage from the first leg, Ronaldo could be rested again in Dortmund to give the knee further time to recover fully, but the current Champions League top scorer took a full part in Los Blancos’ training session on Sunday and is in the squad. A statement on the