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Mick McCarthy: 'Our formation did not cause us to pass the ball so poorly'

Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy has said his change of system didn't excuse the poverty of his side's performance in the first half of their 2-0 loss to Switzerland.

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Unai Emery starts another Euro quest on winning note

Arsenal 4 Vorskla 2

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Unai Emery challenges Bernd Leno to seize opportunity

Bernd Leno will make his Arsenal debut against Vorskla Poltava tonight with head coach Unai Emery challenging him to oust Petr Cech as his first-choice goalkeeper.

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Switzerland's Zuber spoils the party for wasteful Brazil

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Ronaldo scores late penalty as Real Madrid knock out Juventus

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Spurs taught a painful lesson by wily Old Lady

Super subs deliver for Juventus

Porto 0 Juventus 2: Juventus struck twice in the second half to take control of last night’s Champions League last-16 tie against 10-man Porto.

Thu, 23 Feb, 2017

France clinch top spot in Group A

France 0 Switzerland 0: France topped Group A despite being held to a 0-0 draw by Switzerland — who also qualified for the last 16 — in Lille.

Mon, 20 Jun, 2016

Juventus keep hopes alive with gutsy fightback against Bayern Munich

Juventus 2 Bayern Munich 2: Juventus came from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with Bayern Munich.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2016

Clinical Juventus regain top spot

Juventus 1 Manchester City 0: Mario Mandzukic scored the only goal as Juventus leapfrogged Manchester City in Champions League Group D with a 1-0 win in Turin.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2015

Wayne Rooney breaks England record

Wayne Rooney smashed Bobby Charlton’s record and became England’s greatest ever goalscorer with a fine penalty in the 2-0 win over Switzerland at Wembley last night.

Wed, 09 Sep, 2015

Carlos Tevez puts Juventus in driving seat

The Old Lady of Italian football — not to mention one or two of its old men — is long overdue a European trophy; and after Carlos Tevez inspired Juventus to a 2-1 Champions League semi-final first leg victory over Real Madrid there is a growing feeling that this could finally be their year.

Wed, 06 May, 2015

Juventus progress as Monaco fail to fire

Monaco 0 Juventus 0: Juventus moved into the last four of the Champions League for the first time in 12 years after playing out a goalless draw with Monaco in the second leg of their quarter-final tie.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2015

Carlos Tevez leads Juventus into last eight of Champions League

Borussia Dortmund 0 Juventus 3 (Juventus win 5-1 on aggregate): Carlos Tevez scored two and set up another as Juventus cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2015

Welbeck repays Roy’s faith

Euro 2016 Group E Qualifier

Tue, 09 Sep, 2014

Fantastic France smash Switzerland for five

Switzerland 2 France 5

Sat, 21 Jun, 2014

Seferovic swoops in injury-time for Swiss

Switzerland 2 Ecuador 1

Mon, 16 Jun, 2014

Classy Neymar inspires Brazil

Neymar masterminded an easy 4-0 win for World Cup hosts Brazil over Panama at the Estadio Serra Dourada last night.

Wed, 04 Jun, 2014

Alaba and Muller put Bayern on brink of last four

Bayern Munich 2 Juventus 0

Wed, 03 Apr, 2013

KEITH ANDREWS: Heroes and villains

This week we saw the Champions League resume after its winter break with some mouth-watering fixtures as the competition came down to the last 16 teams.

Sat, 16 Feb, 2013

Chelsea crash to defeat

Juventus 3 Chelsea 0

Tue, 20 Nov, 2012

Switzerland beat Germany in eight-goal thriller

Switzerland 5 Germany 3

Sat, 26 May, 2012

Gerrard praise for ‘perfect’ display

ENGLAND captain Steven Gerrard was in bullish mood after seeing his side “tear apart” Switzerland in last night’s Euro 2012 qualifier in Basle.

Wed, 08 Sep, 2010

Rooney fires England to Swiss victory

Switzerland 1 England 3

Tue, 07 Sep, 2010

Toothless Swiss fail to do enough

THE dream is over for Switzerland in the World Cup after they failed to build on their superb victory against European champions Spain in their opening game.

Sat, 26 Jun, 2010

Behrami fumes at red as Chile on the brink

SWITZERLAND midfielder Valon Behrami accused Chile counterpart Arturo Vidal of destroying his World Cup after he was sent off in yesterday afternoon’s Group H clash.

Tue, 22 Jun, 2010