For Scotland, the last six years have been something of a renaissance period. The Scots qualified for their first international tournament in 22 years at the 2020 European Championships. Two years later, Scotland narrowly missed out on qualification for the World Cup in Qatar. That culminated in qualification to a second consecutive European Championship at […]

Poland head coach Michal Probierz has officially unveiled the team's provisional squad for Euro 2024. The manager selected 29 players in his latest roster, but the squad must be reduced ahead of the tournament. Nevertheless, all of the players get a chance to impress the manager during two friendly matches. Probierz will first lead Poland […]

Belgium manager Domenico Tedesco has officially revealed his 25-man provisional squad for Euro 2024. The Red Devils will enter the summer tournament in Germany looking to bounce back after a disappointing 2022 World Cup. Despite being favorites to win Group F, Belgium failed to qualify for the knockout round at the competition in Qatar. Tedesco's […]

With the four youngest players in the Spain Euro 2024 squad coming from Barcelona, there is a clear indication of development in the team. Granted, Spain does not have the youngest group based on the current ages of its provisional squad. For reference, the average age of Luis de la Fuente's crop is 26.7 years […]

The 2024 European Championship pits the best national teams in Europe against one another. A historically tight tournament that leads to drama at every stage returns this summer. Germany is hosting the competition for the second time as the sole nation welcoming each team. It did host games in Euro 2020, but that tournament spread […]

Five brands have represented the Italian national team for their kits at the Euros in recent decades. Incontestably, the German sportswear company Puma takes the lead, having sponsored Italy from 2004 to 2020. Nevertheless, each kit the Italians have worn since Euro 1996 is worth examining. Significantly, the design and tailoring of each jersey have […]

Once Euro 2024 concludes, legendary French striker Olivier Giroud will no longer play for France on the international stage. An era will come to a close for Didier Deschamps' side. While playing for France, Giroud scored 57 goals in 131 games, cementing his place in soccer lore. This decision comes after a legendary career. In […]

Italy manager Luciano Spalletti has officially unveiled his provisional 30-man squad for Euro 2024. Gli Azzurri will enter the summer tournament looking to defend their European title. Italy previously edged England in the 2020 version (played in 2021 due to the pandemic) of the competition on penalty kicks. It was their first such title since […]

Ahead of the highly-anticipated Euro 2024, commentator Jon Champion told World Soccer Talk that he won't call the Euros for ITV, BBC, FOX Sports, or any other TV network. Instead, he will call the Olympics for NBC Sports. "I'm not going to do the Euros. I'm going to sit the Euros out," Champion told World […]

The BBC and ITV have officially unveiled their commentating lineups for Euro 2024. The two television networks previously obtained the rights to broadcast the entire upcoming tournament on United Kingdom television. As a result, the talent of these British companies will not be seen on air here in the United States. Instead, American soccer fans […]

Scotland head coach Steve Clarke has officially named a 28-man provisional squad for Euro 2024. Clark's team is set to feature at the major tournament later this summer for just the second time since 1996. The Tartan Army previously qualified for the 2020 version of the competition. Scotland, however, has never been able to reach […]

After weeks of suspense, Portugal manager Roberto Martinez announced the Portugal squad for the upcoming European Championship. They enter the Germany-hosted tournament looking for their first trophy since 2019 and first European Championship since 2016. At the 2022 World Cup, Portugal bounced out early. Roberto Martinez has seen success since then. Under the ex-Belgium gaffer, […]

Croatia national team manager Zlatko Dalić has officially selected his squad for Euro 2024. The country, despite its relatively small size, has established itself as a European powerhouse in the sport. Croatia is 128th globally in total citizens, but the team currently ranks 10th in the world by FIFA. This rating is also good enough […]

England manager Gareth Southgate has revealed his provisional squad for the Euro 2024 tournament. The team, however, is not exactly set in stone just yet. Southgate picked 33 total players on Tuesday to feature in upcoming friendlies against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland in early June. The manager will then trim down his squad to […]

There are few more high-pressured positions in England than taking on the role of the country’s soccer manager. Known as The Impossible Job, it’s a position that comes with expectations topping any other national team job. In overseeing the country’s obsession, the manager’s decisions come face to face with 55 million other opinions, each unafraid […]