England v Ukraine: Why Gareth Southgate needn’t change tack to win Euro 2020 quarter-final against leaky opponents July 3, 2021 England have pootled carefully into the quarter-finals of Euro 2020, where they face Ukraine this weekend. Gareth Southgate has been in sensible Sunday driver mode at the wheel, unwilling to shift through the gears and happy to keep his luxury models parked on the bench. But while it may prove unpopular, the statistics suggest Saturday [...]
Sport sees steep fall in gambling sponsorship as government considers ban and demand grows for social responsibility, says new study July 3, 2021 Gambling sponsorship in sport has fallen sharply ahead of a possible ban, a new report has found. The number of betting companies sponsoring sports teams in England has almost halved since 2019, according to the study by consultancy Caytoo. Gambling’s share of the market has dropped from 15.3 per cent to 8.1 per cent and [...]
England 2, Germany 0: England rip up the script on night of release for fans and Gareth Southgate June 29, 2021 For England, matches against Germany have historically been about pain, injustice, recurring nightmares and inferiority. At Wembley, in front of the biggest sports crowd the UK has witnessed since before the pandemic, they rewrote the script. This time around it was about joy, deserved victory, resilience and glorious possibility. But more than anything it was [...]
Exclusive: Most Brits expect England to beat Germany at Euro 2020 and avenge previous major tournament defeats June 29, 2021 Most Britons expect England to overcome Germany when they clash at Euro 2020 on Tuesday, according to a Morning Wire poll. Germany have inflicted some of England’s most painful major tournament defeats, eliminating them in 1990, 1996 and 2010. But a slight majority of 52 per cent believe Gareth Southgate’s team will avenge those defeats [...]
How Germany are using data science at Euro 2020 and why it won’t help them in a penalty shoot-out against England June 28, 2021 It’s hard to tell whether Pascal Bauer is being modest about his own work or afraid of giving too much away when he talks about Germany’s Euro 2020 showdown with England. As a senior data scientist for German football federation (DFB), he has an important role in preparing the team for matches like tomorrow’s last-16 [...]
AxisStars: Former Man Utd and France footballer Louis Saha on cleaning up the industry and ‘keeping sharks at bay’ with his app business June 23, 2021 Louis Saha enjoyed a glittering football career but he was far from an instant success. A promising teenager, he struggled at first at humble Metz, scored just once in a loan spell at Newcastle United, and dropped down a division to sign for Fulham in the hope of kick-starting his career. Saha proved a success [...]
Czech Republic 0, England 1: Phoney war of the group stage is over; England’s tournament starts now June 23, 2021 For a fleeting moment last night against the Czech Republic it felt like England had finally arrived at Euro 2020. Bukayo Saka turned, burst forward, the vast expanses of Wembley opened up and seconds later Raheem Sterling headed the hosts in front. This was it! An early goal delivered by two west London boys was [...]
England stars Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell ruled out of Czech Republic game and could miss last-16 match June 22, 2021 England players Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell will miss tonight’s Euro 2020 game against the Czech Republic after being told they must self-isolate. Midfielder Mount and left-back Chilwell could also be forced out of England’s game in the last 16, if the team fail to win their group. The pair had close contact with Scotland’s [...]
Exclusive Morning Wire poll: England should drop Harry Kane, say half of Britons June 21, 2021 Almost half of Britons believe England should drop Harry Kane, according to an exclusive Morning Wire poll. Kane has 34 goals in 54 appearances for England but is yet to have a shot on target at Euro 2020. And 49.4 per cent think Kane should be left out of the team against the Czech Republic [...]
England v Scotland: Scouting the Scots with a bit of help from investment banking ahead of the Euro 2020 Battle of Britain June 18, 2021 It’s England v Scotland at Euro 2020 this evening as the Battle of Britain returns to major tournament football. Gareth Southgate will have his own ideas about Scotland’s strengths and weaknesses under Steve Clarke. But, should he need any more pointers, we can offer some answers based on quantitative analysis methods borrowed from investment banking. [...]