European Championships

So near, yet so far – The five greatest ‘nearly’ teams of all time

In football success can elude a team by a matter of inches. Felix Tasker runs down the top five greatest ‘nearly teams’ of all time.

Kaustubh Pandey looks at the problems facing the Dutch side as they slip further and further away from the dizzy heights of the 1970s and 80s.

Aaron Doherty reflects on the UEFA Under-17 Championships in Croatia and profiles some of the stand-out talent on show.

After three successive early exits from major competitions, how many more chances will this talented Croatian team get to be successful?

Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Paul Little return for the last of our EURO 2016 podcasts and discuss Portugal’s 1-0 win over France in Paris.

Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Paul Little look ahead to Sunday’s EURO 2016 Final when Portugal will be aiming to upset hosts France in Paris.

We’re down to the last four at EURO 2016 and Neil Sherwin and Paul Little discuss who they think will make it to Sunday’s Final in Paris.

The latest EURO 2016 podcast reflects on Ireland’s last 16 exit to France and discusses the fallout from England’s shock defeat against Iceland.

Despite Ireland exiting the European Championships, a number of players did their career prospects plenty of good with some excellent performances.

James Fenton describes what Robbie Brady’s dramatic match winner against Italy meant to entire nation.