For the first time since 1972, Italy enter the European Championship as the holders. The Azzurri were so often the nearly men after securing their maiden European title during the rather primitive ...

France, then. What is there to say? They have the world’s greatest footballer, a manager who has seen and done it all, and a squad packed with players who have experienced the highest level of ...

There's a new sheriff in charge of the esteemed Portuguese national team, with Roberto Martinez now tasked with galvanising the 2016 European champions having failed to lead a mightily gifted Belgium ...