Sagnol aggrieved by offside not given for Rodri goalCompared it to Dutch goal chalked off in group stage Willy Sagnol said it might be time to ditch VAR until it can be used properly after Spain scored an equaliser which he thought should have been ruled out for offside en route to knocking his Georgia side out of Euro 2024. Georgia, ranked 74 in the world and playing at their first major tournament, took the lead after 18 minutes but a Rodri equaliser six minutes before half-time set Spain up for a 4-1 victory in Cologne, thanks to three second-half goals which see them progress to the quarter-finals. Continue reading...

Man Utd open talks with Matthijs de Ligt, PSG consider world-record fee for Lamine Yamal & Man City are interested in Joshua Kimmich and Dani Olmo.

Dutch coach joins from Leverkusen on three-year dealHe won league and cup double with FC Twente in 2022 Aston Villa have appointed the Dutch coach Robert de Pauw as their manager on a three-year contract, with the option of a further year. The 42-year-old has made the switch from Bayer Leverkusen, where he was in charge for two seasons, and his arrival ends the Women’s Super League side’s lengthy search to find a replacement for Carla Ward. She announced on 3 May that she was leaving to spend more time with her loved ones, after three years at the helm. Continue reading...

22-year-old is currently at Euro 2024 with NetherlandsMaatsen spent second half of last season at Dortmund Aston Villa have announced the signing of left-back Ian Maatsen from Premier League rivals Chelsea for a reported £37.5 million. The Netherlands international was part of the Borussia Dortmund team beaten by Real Madrid in last season’s Champions League final during a season-long loan move from Stamford Bridge. Continue reading...

Virgil van Dijk and the Netherlands faced flak after defeat to Austria, and the captain says "harsh words" have been spoken among the squad.

Authenticity in Germany is a breath of fresh air in comparison to the behemoths dominating their domestic leagues Over breakfast at a cafe in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg district, three English visitors could be heard discussing the next Premier League season. It felt like a yellow card offence to anyone fully absorbed in this summer’s spectacle, but some things are best let slide. The question: who would be relegated? Ipswich, Southampton and Leicester, came the consensus. Nobody could quibble with the rationale that new arrivals to the division have the odds stacked more firmly against them than ever. Perhaps they hopped west on the U-Bahn that afternoon to see Austria, hitherto underwhelming on the big stage, leave Olympiastadion breathless with an exhilarating win over the Netherlands that propels them into genuine contention for a return on 14 July. Hopefully they were sitting somewhere comfortable, or downing shots of chacha in appropriate company, the following night when Georgia ripped up the rulebook with a daring, emotional victory against Portugal. Continue reading...

An incoherent national team always seem a surprise but why? There is no English coaching school, no coaching culture, nothing to pass down Here’s a phrase you might not have heard since 1934. Hey, Austria look good. This is a new thing in many ways. What do we think of, traditionally, when it comes to Austria and international football? Indeterminate makeweights. The pre-war Wunderteam. A prosperous strudel repository. The Surrey of greater Germania. The 1990s pomp-rock target-man stylings of Toni Polster. And now? Modernity. Energy. Grooved patterns. Austria finished top of a group that includes the teams ranked second and seventh in the world. They have been coherent, joined-up, even vibrant in a mannered kind of way, the only team in the final round of group games to score three goals, en route to a first victory against the Netherlands in 34 years. Continue reading...

Ralf Rangnick struggled during his interim stint at Manchester United but he has restored his reputation at Austria and led them to the Euro 2024 knockouts.

Marcel Sabitzer scores a "sensational" goal to give Austria a 3-2 lead over Netherlands in their Group D match in Berlin.

Watch as Romano Schmid's header takes Austria to the lead against Netherlands in the Euro 2024 Group D match at the Olympiastadion Berlin.

Watch as Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo levels the score against Austria in the Euro 2024 Group D match at the Olympiastadion Berlin.

Netherlands forward Donyell Malen puts the ball into the back of his own net and opens the scoring for Austria in their Euro 2024 Group D game in Berlin.

Dutch club were relegated from Eredivisie in AprilInterim managing director says they will appeal decision Vitesse Arnhem are facing potential bankruptcy after they had their professional football licence revoked for failing to submit the correct documentation before last week’s deadline. The decision, which was confirmed by the Netherlands football association, the KNVB, after it had granted Vitesse a month’s extension, means the club will be blocked from participating in next season’s domestic competitions. It caps a dramatic reversal in fortunes for the 132-year-old club – the country’s second oldest – who last month found themselves relegated from the Eredivisie where they had played continuously for more than three decades. Continue reading...