Ollie Watkins struck at the death to send England to their second successive European Championship final as Gareth Southgate’s side dug deep to see off the Netherlands.
The eyes of the nation were fixed on Dortmund on Wednesday evening as the Euro 2020 runners-up looked to seal a shot at history in Sunday’s Berlin showpiece against favourites Spain.
Harry Kane’s spot-kick cancelled out a superb Xavi Simons opener before Watkins stepped off the bench and wrote his name into the history books by sealing a 2-1 triumph in the 90th minute.
No English men’s team has made it to a major final on foreign soil before and now they have the chance to become European champions for the first time this weekend.
Southgate’s side played their best football of t…
Chelsea will need to up their offer to sign Villarreal goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen, with their opening bid set to be rejected.
The Blues have been keen to sign a new option for between the sticks, and Jorgensen is high on their wanted list as they look to create more competition for Robert Sanchez.
Djordje Petrovic is currently injured but could be sold this summer, raising the possibility of a move for a new goalkeeper.
New boss Enzo Maresca replaced Mauricio Pochettino this summer, despite the Argentine securing a top six finish in the Premier League during his only season at Stamford Bridge.
Maresca is particularly keen on Jorgensen, 22, and sees him as the ideal profile of player for his era at the club and the player is said to be keen on a swit…
Liverpool have been given a boost in their bid to sign a new centre-back this summer as Piero Hincapie has reportedly told Bayer Leverkusen that he wants a new challenge .
The 22-year-old – who made 43 appearances in Leverkusen s double-winning season in 2023-24 – has been near the top of Liverpool s wishlist for the last year.
Reports in December claimed Jurgen Klopp has made Hincapie his priority signing and it was later claimed that after the Merseyside outfit made him their top defensive target’.
Klopp’s main ‘focus’ was to improve the squad with a left-footed central defender and Hincapie was earmarked as a top candidate’.
The club initially planned to make the move in the summer but in the end made ‘enquiries about bringing forward…