France warm up for Irish clash with Dutch destruction
A Kylian Mbappe-led France warmed up for Monday night's Euro 2024 Group B qualifier against the Republic of Ireland with a 4-0 destruction of the Netherlands on Friday night.
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Hasil Prancis Vs Belanda: Mbappe Brace, Les Bleus Menang 4-0
Timnas Prancis berpesta saat menjamu Belanda dalam kualifikasi Piala Eropa 2024. Les Bleus menang telak 4-0, dua gol disumbang Kylian Mbappe.
France 4-0 Netherlands: Kylian Mbappe leads Les Bleus to easy win in first match of Euro 2024 qualifying
A three-goal blitz in the opening 21-minutes saw France blow Netherlands away as they got their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign underway with a 4-0 victory. Playing their first game since losing the World Cup final on penalties to Argentina, Didier Deschamps’ side were in stunning form, as Antoine Griezmann and new captain Kylian Mbappe were both on the scoresheet.
Dara O’Shea wants Ireland to write new history in France showdown
Dara O’Shea has urged Ireland to write their own history as they prepare to head into a Euro 2024 qualifier battle with beaten World Cup finalists France.
Wayne Rooney has identified Manchester United's 'next Cristiano Ronaldo'
Wayne Rooney has revealed he knew Harry Kane would break his England all-time goalscoring record after just four caps - likening the Manchester United target to Cristiano Ronaldo for his innate 'selfishness' in front of goal.
'The pension age cannot be same for everybody': EU Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
"The pension age cannot be the same for everybody […] There has to be a criteria of hardship taken into account." For Schmit, the French government's reforms to the pension age cannot be a one-size-fits-all solution. The EU's Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights said any raising of the retirement age must go hand-in-hand with programmes to ensure that people at the end of their careers do have realistic employment opportunities. "If you want people to work longer, you have to prepare them to work longer. That’s about working conditions, investing in their skills, they might evolve and change the way they work. If you consider that someone might work the same way when they are 20 as when they are 64, then this is not realistic."
Thomas Tuchel: brilliant tactician with ‘challenging’ streak
MUNICH, Germany: Welcomed with fanfare by Chelsea but then sacked just over a year later, Thomas Tuchel, who is returning to Germany as Bayern Munich’s new coach, is one of Europe’s most sought-after bosses but is not without controversy. The 49-year-old former Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain coach has a reputation as a brilliant tactician who is not afraid to overhaul his side constantly. But he also has a streak of sackings behind him — with a bad-tempered exit at Borussia Dortmund in 2017 followed by an acrimonious parting from PSG in December 2020, and most recently in September, a tumultous departure from Chelsea.
Harry Kane Breaks England All-Time Goal Record With Italy Strike
Harry Kane described his 54th international goal as a "magical moment" as he became England's all-time leading goalscorer in a 2-1 Euro 2024 qualifying win away to Italy on Thursday. The Tottenham striker banished memories of his crucial penalty miss in the Three Lions' World Cup quarter-final defeat by France in December by smashing home a spot-kick just before half-time to give the visitors a 2-0 lead in Naples.