Wales first major international tournament match in 58 years ended in victory as Hal Robson-Kanu struck late to seal a 2-1 Euro 2016 win against Slovakia.
Gareth Bale stepped up to beat Matus Kozacik with a brilliant whipped free-kick from 30 yards to put his side into an early lead in Bordeaux.
Bale had scored or assisted nine of the 11 Wales goals in qualifying and the Real Madrid forward seemed to have made the difference for his team once more.
But substitute Ondrej Duda had other ideas, shooting low past Danny Ward after superb work by Robert Mak early in the second half.
Another substitute then struck the decisive blow with 10 minutes to go as Robson-Kanu bundled in an untidy finish after Aaron Ramsey created the opening.
Slovakia s unbeaten…
Marco Reus has warned his Borussia Dortmund team-mates to be at their best or face Europa League defeat to Liverpool.
Dortmund will meet Liverpool and former boss Jurgen Klopp in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, and Reus is wary of the threat posed by the likes of Daniel Sturridge, Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino.
Germany forward Reus told Bild: Should we wane just a few percentage points then we ll be without a chance. They have a good team, and especially in attack they have great players.
We accept the draw. We re professional and hungry for success.
Klopp left Dortmund in 2015 after a superb seven-year spell in which he won two Bundesliga titles, the DFB-Pokal and led the club to the 2013 Champions League final.
Reus, who Klopp…
They say never go back, but Zinedine Zidane has rarely been someone who pays too much attention to the advice of others.
Zidane returned to his old role of Real Madrid coach on Monday, just nine months after walking away from the post following their third straight Champions League triumph.
After a dreadful season that has seen brief and unsuccessful spells for Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari, Madrid will be delighted to have Zidane back at the helm.
So, was he right to return? Here Omnisport s Liam Blackburn and Nicholas McGee debate that question.
ZIDANE HA VUELTO. |
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid)
Why Zidane is wrong to go back
By Liam Blackburn
Perhaps Zidane s return could be comprehended if he …
CAF Champions League holders ES Tunis have been drawn against tournament underdogs CS Constantine in the quarter-finals of this season s competition.
Constantine are featuring in just their second CAF Champions League campaign, qualifying from Group C behind TP Mazembe, while ES Tunis topped Group B with four wins and two draws.
Record winners and last season s runners up Al Ahly, meanwhile, will face 2016 champions Mamelodi Sundowns.
The other ties see Guinean club Horoya take on Wydad Casablanca, while TP Mazembe go up against Simba SC.
Here’s the Total CAF Champions League Knock-Out phase Draw, who’s going to lift the cup?
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While the attention of the football world is currently on Euro 2020 and Copa America, there are many looking ahead to the start of the new domestic season and what that ll entail. However, as Europe looks ahead to an August start date, there are other parts of the globe already embroiled in a new league campaign including the United States. Today, we re going to take a look at what should be an intriguing Major League Soccer clash between Chicago Fire and Atlanta United.
Chicago Fire
Chicago is a city full of sporting champions and yet while the Fire have been around since the good old days, they ve only won one MLS Cup and that was in 1998. They need to start thinking differently because the only piece of sil…
Harry Kane scored twice as England eased to a 4-0 victory over Ukraine at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday to set up a Euro 2020 semi-final with Denmark on home soil.
England were riding the crest of a wave after beating Germany in the last 16 and, in their first game away from Wembley this tournament, took the lead inside four minutes when Raheem Sterling played in Kane.
That was England s earliest European Championship goal since Michael Owen against Portugal in 2004 and the Three Lions added two more quickfire goals to their tally in the first five minutes of the second half through Harry Maguire and Kane.
Substitute Jordan Henderson s first international goal gave Gareth Southgate further reason to cheer as his side kept their fifth clean sheet in a row from t…
Arsenal, Tottenham and Inter Milan are reportedly weighing up moves for Queens Park Rangers midfielder Alejandro Faurlin.
The Argentine has been impressive so far this English Premier League season and is being watched closely by top clubs ahead of the January transfer window.
Faurlin, 25, is rated at around 11.5 million euros by QPR and has also attracted interest from Napoli.
Arsenal have scouted Faurlin several times in the past year and Gunners manager Arsene Wenger is an admirer of his passing ability and intelligence.
Tottenham have shortlisted Faurlin as a potential target to replace Luka Modric if the Croatian playmaker leaves north London at the end of the season.
Faurlin has been tracked by Inter for some time, having turned down a move…
Paris Saint-Germain are interested in signing Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid in the summer transfer window, according to . Felix, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Chelsea from PSG, has told Atletico officials that he wants to leave this summer, and Ligue 1 champions PSG are keen on securing his services.
PSG want to sign Felix and the Portugal international forward himself is keen on a move to the Ligue 1 giants and working with their new manager Luis Enrique. The former Barcelona and AS Roma head coach personally wants to sign Felix in the summer of 2023.
90min have added that Atletico are looking for €90 million in transfer fees for Felix. The former La Liga champions paid more than €120 million to secure the services of the 23-year-old, who ca…
The Home Office has reported that football-related disorder arrests in England and Wales have fallen by nine per cent last year.
The figures a record low cover domestic and international football and have been termed a major success for the British game, particularly given the poor reputation British supporters carried when records began in 1984/85.
Crime Prevention Minister Lord Henley said: Football policing is a real British success story. Where hooliganism was once described as the English disease , we now set an example for others to follow.
But we are not complacent and we will expect to see England fans continue their good behaviour at next year s European Championships, where the eyes of the world will be on them once again.
Last year 3,089 pe…
Michael Dawson is desperate to play a part in Tottenham s title challenge after emerging unscathed from his comeback match on Saturday.
The centre-back, 28, has missed the previous four months with an Achilles injury but made a confident return to first-team action at White Hart Lane in Spurs 3-0 FA Cup victory over Cheltenham.
It was nice to be back out there after so long in the treatment room, Dawson said.
It s been a long while since I ve been out at White Hart Lane and running out and playing so it s a nice feeling to be back.
It s never nice to be injured and with the way the team is playing, the lads are flying and credit to them. Long may it continue.
The squad s been there and done well and everyone s got to take credit for that. <…