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Republic of Ireland captain John O’Shea has made it clear that he has fully recovered from injury and is ready to represent the country at the Euro 2021 finals. The Sunderland defender made 11 appearances as the Boys in Green secured their progress to the tournament finals via the play-offs. ...

Benfica defender Jardel Nivaldo Vieira has expressed his desire to represent Portugal on the international stage. The Brazilian-born footballer never played for his native country and having spent last six years in Portugal, he is ready to make himself available to coach Fernando Santos. Jardel says he would gladly accept ...

Atletico Madrid starlet Lucas Hernandez admits that he wouldn’t mind representing the Spanish national team at international level. The 20-year-old, who has been at Vicente Calderon since he was 11, has enjoyed a real breakthrough season this term. Hernandez performed admirably in some very important games as Jose Maria Gimenez and ...

Former Bordeaux boss Slavoljub Muslin will be named new head coach of the Serbian national team, according to the latest reports. The 62-year-old will replace Radovan Curcic at the helm, as the national team chiefs no longer believe he is the right man for the job. Slavoljub Muslin is expected ...

Germany coach Joachim Low could include up to four talented youngsters in his squad for the Euro 2021 finals, according to Bild. Speaking at the Laureus Sports Awards, the national team coach confirmed that he is thinking about some players who are not being tipped by the media to be ...

Zenit forward Danny will not be representing Portugal at the Euro 2021 finals as he suffered a serious injury, it has been revealed. The 32-year-old ruptured a cruciate ligament and meniscus in his knee in the weekend’s clash vs Spartak Moscow, meaning he has been ruled out of the tournament ...

Germany midfielder Emre Can faces an uphill battle to make the country’s Euro 2021 squad after suffering an ankle injury. The highly rated footballer picked up the injury in the Europa League triumph over Borussia Dortmund, and initial fears proved justified. Liverpool have now announced that Can had ruptured his ...

Portugal coach Fernando Santos has suffered a major blow during the preparations for the Euro 2021 finals as it was revealed that Fabio Coentrao would miss the tournament in France. The highly rated footballer has experienced plenty of injury problems of late, but he was expected to recover in time ...

IFK Norrkoping boss Jan Andersson will be appointed Sweden national team head coach after the Euro 2021 finals, the Swedish Football Association (SvFF) has revealed. The SvFF were on the lookout for the new head coach after Erik Hamren announced that he would leave the post after the tournament in France. ...

Schalke striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar is seriously thinking about retiring from international football, according to Voetbal International. The 32-year-old has been very disappointed by not playing a single minute in March friendlies and he could quit Oranje ahead of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. Huntelaar had longed played second fiddle ...