Denmark head coach Kasper Hjulmand is relishing the opportunity of facing Euro 2024 hosts Germany in the knockout stages of the tournament this Saturday.

The Danes concluded their Group C campaign with a goalless draw against Serbia in Munich, finishing second behind England in the standings.

The last seven, eight minutes (against Serbia) were just defending, so I think our defence was really good, Hjulmand said after the game.

We had to fight through the game at the end. But I think we showed character and there are so many things from the game that I m happy about.

There are a few things in the attack that we have to tweak in order to succeed but I know that we can we can do that. We have some great players there.

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Danny Jordaan, the chief executive of the organising committee for the 2010 World Cup, insisted Sunday South Africa is on time to host the tournament and dismissed rumours Germany could step in as a replacement.

And Jordaan said FIFA president Sepp Blatter would be impressed the next time he visits South Africa at the progress made there in recent months.

We are on time and there will be no more strikes on the construction building sites, Jordaan was quoted in Monday s edition of Die Welt. The next time Mr Blatter visits South Africa, we will show him what enormous progress we have made.

The announcement in July, that the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth would not be ready by the time of the Confederations Cup in 2009 the traditional World Cup dr…

The chief executive of the Belgian Football Association says Roberto Martinez will stay on as coach despite Belgium s Euro 2020 failure .

A 2-1 quarter-final defeat to Italy in Munich on Friday ended the Red Devils hopes of being crowned champions of Europe.

Belgium once again started the competition with the expectation of mounting a strong challenge to win a first major tournament as the top-ranked team in the world.

They fell short once again under Martinez, but CEO Peter Bossaert says the Spaniard has the full backing of the Belgian FA and he does not expect the 47-year-old to walk away.

Asked if Martinez will remain at the helm, he told HLN: Yes. He has a contract until the end of the World Cup [in Qatar next year]. 

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Italy striker Mario Balotelli spoke to the media on Saturday and, as always, had a few interesting things to say.

In response to his agent dubbing him a Peter Pan figure off the pitch, Super Mario insisted that he s more of a man than Peter Pan.

I think these two metaphors are for Mario the person, not Mario the footballer, the Manchester City man told reporters. I think I am a man.

I could be Peter Pan as in some of my behaviour I’m quite free, but I certainly feel more of a man than a Peter Pan.

Balotelli may think he s a Peter Pan personality, but surely he doesn t hang out with the likes of mermaids, Indians, fairies and pirates.

With that said, would you be that surprised if the City striker claimed to know a mermaid or two?…

Every year this is a titanic clash, and this year will be no different, with Alex Ferguson s United clinging on to a marginal lead in the league, and with Liverpoolo finally finding form and battling to rescue fourth spot and a place in champions league football next season.

Ferguson relishes these games which get the fans and the players pumping. A few months ago this might have been a bit of a damp squib but since Liverpool s fortunes have turned there is real spice in the fixture once more. With Ferguson being public enemy number one to Liverpool fans, league position will go out of the window for this one. Ferguson will want another victory over their arch rivals above all else. His odds look good to, with a good run of form behind them, but injuries to key defenders Brown …

Mason Mount says going through the experience of missing part of England s run to the Euro 2020 final after being forced to isolate played a part in his decision to get the COVID-19 vaccination.

The 22-year-old and team-mate Ben Chilwell were deemed close contacts of Scotland s Billy Gilmour, who tested positive for coronavirus after a stalemate with England at Wembley, and had to sit out the Three Lions  final group game with the Czech Republic.

He was back on the bench for the last-16 tie with Germany, but Gareth Southgate did not feel the Chelsea playmaker was fit enough to play a part and he was an unused substitute in a famous 2-0 win.

Under current coronavirus protocols, which have changed since June and July, those who have been fully vaccinated no longe…

David Moyes was named as the new head coach of LaLiga side Real Sociedad, on this day in 2014.

Moyes, who was axed by Manchester United the previous April following a dismal first season in charge at Old Trafford, was handed a contract until June 2016 with the Spanish outfit.

Moyes left United just 10 months into a six-year deal after being named as the successor to Sir Alex Ferguson in the summer of 2013.

David Moyes has arrived in San Sebastián!

— Real Sociedad (@RealSociedadEN)

At the time of his departure, United – the defending champions – were seventh in the Premier League and 23 points behind leaders Liverpool.

The 20-time title winners had broken a host of unwanted records during his tenure, including failing to qualify f…

Covers is throwing an entry into the Circa Million Pro Football contest for the 2021 season and Adam Chernoff has been tabbed to make the weekly picks so let’s dig right in.

Here are his five ATS picks for Week 8 of the Circa Million betting contest.

Week 7 record: 3-2Season to date: 21-14Place: T-777 / 4,086

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Cleveland Browns’ fans went from the embarrassment of always losing, to the embarrassment of failed expectations, to the embarrassment of the Deshaun Watson contract. 

Aside from being a serial creep, Watson is an elite quarterback talent when on his game, and has much more around him in terms of talent and coaching in Cleveland than he did when piggybacking Houston to the playoffs all those years.

As of this writing, Watson will serve an 11-game suspension and all the legal sparring has had the Browns’ NFL odds in flux, with futures shifting since the spring and spreads and totals now finally reflecting the situation at quarterback.

What kind of product will the Factory of Sadness be pumping out this season? We find out in our Cleveland Brow…

In a wide-open NFC, the Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys will have lofty expectations this year. Saturday’s preseason matchup gives both teams a chance to fine-tune their rosters.

The Seahawks largely sat their starters against the Minnesota Vikings last Thursday in their preseason opener but still came away with a 24-13 win, led by a steady performance from Drew Lock (191 passing yards with two touchdowns and a pick). 

A similarly eye-catching quarterback outing from Will Grier (199 passing yards with two touchdown passes and an interception) kept the Cowboys afloat in Saturday’s 28-23 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Now both teams have to decide whether to sprinkle in some minutes for their starters this weekend with the regular season …