Zlatan Ibrahimovic punchs Nicklas Bendtner

Zlatan Ibrahimovic sends Nicklas Bendtner and his Denmark colleagues into retirement as Sweden qualified for Euro 2016!
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Robin van Persie's own goal confirmed Netherlands's failure to qualify for Euro 2016 just over a year since he starred in their run to the World Cup semi-finals.

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Bale and Ramsey with Wales at Euro 2016

Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey are heading to France after helping Wales qualify for Euro 2016
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David Silva joined the list of high-profile players to suffer injuries on international duty, with Mario Gotze, Karim Benzema and Sergio Aguero all already sidelined in the past seven days.

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Rooney created history

Wayne Rooney created history on Tuesday, with his late penalty taking him to 50 England goals, one more than previous record holder Bobby Charlton

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Turan squeezes the Orange

Arda Turan led his Turkey side to a stunning 3-0 win over Netherlands, who were beaten to a pulp

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Wayne Rooney rides up alongside Bobby Charlton having gone level with the England legend on goals scored for the national team

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Bayern Munich players score all the goals as Germany beat Poland, leaving Pep Guardiola a happy man

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Gareth Bale prefers Wales than anything

Gareth Bale put his Real Madrid woes behind him to bag a double for Wales against Israel

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Hurri-Kane carrying Roy Hodgson's England to Euro 2016

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Melchiot celebrating Harry Kane scoring on his debut with England

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Fireworks halt Italy-Croatia showdown - though for once Balotelli isn't to blame

Fireworks halt Italy-Croatia showdown - though for once Balotelli isn't to blame

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Hero O'Shea the toast of world's elite

In a week of international football which boasted drama, goals and even a brawl, John O’Shea’s stoppage-time leveller against Germany in his 100th appearance for the Republic of Ireland was a fitting finale.

The Sunderland centre-back, having defended resolutely for much of the encounter in Gelsenkirchen, expertly guided the ball beyond Manuel Neuer to salvage a 1-1 draw and heap more misery on the World Cup winners.

O’Shea was not the only player to enjoy a stellar Tuesday, with Cristiano Ronaldo bagging a last-minute winner against Denmark, Lionel Messi striking twice in Hong Kong and Neymar claiming four (yes, four) goals against Japan.

Ronaldo also celebrated reaching a 100 million fans on facebook.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 12:30

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Dutch blown away by Icelandic volcano

Iceland pulled off one of the shocks of this week’s round of Euro 2016 qualifiers as a Gylfi Sigurdsson double inspired the Norse side to a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands.

The Swansea City playmaker opened the scoring from the spot on Monday night before doubling his tally midway through the first half with a brilliant, instinctive volley that the dour Dutch were unable to recover from.

The result leaves the Oranje in third place in Group A, behind both leaders Iceland and second-place Czech Republic, while the pressure is ramping up on Guus Hiddink, who has suffered defeat in three of his four matches since taking over from Louis van Gaal.

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 12:00

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Big bad wolf Costa FINALLY blows the house down

While his form for Chelsea has been exceptional, Diego Costa's start to life on the international stage has been somewhat ponderous.

Yet finally, after 515 minutes of football and five shots on target in his six games for Spain, Costa notched his first international goal in the 4-0 win over Luxembourg.

Monday, October 13, 2014 13:16

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Challandes' soup

Here is my first cartoon to Armenian sport website Totalfootball.am which provide news on Armenian football.

This cartoon talks about Bernard Challandes Armenia football manager which he said before Armenia match against Serbia in the Euro 2016 qualifications that he is preparing a good soup as depicting how Armenia will have a strong performance.

Armenia scored first till the end of the game when Serbian Zoran Tosic equalized to Serbia.

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Chiellini scores an awkward Hat-trick

Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini  helped his national side to win the game against Azerbijan in the Euro 2016 qualifications. Italy have won 2-1 with Chiellini who had scored two goals for Italy and one own goal on his team.

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Casillas hurting Spain's Euro 2016 hopes

Slovakia shocked Spain on Thursday night as they picked up an incredible 2-1 victory against La Roja, a match in which Iker Casillas's place in the side was once again called into question.

Vicente del Bosque stuck with the veteran shot-stopper at the World Cup despite losing his undisputed No.1 status at Real Madrid, but his poor form in Brazil continued in Zilina as the 33-year-old allowed a routine free kick to fly past him down the centre of the goal.

Casillas's performance against Slovakia could be the final straw for a player who has captained his country to World and European glory, with David de Gea - who was so magnificent against Everton at the weekend - waiting in the wings.

Friday, October 10, 2014 14:00

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Congraziano Pelle: Balotelli given the boot by Italy

Mario Balotelli has endured a miserable start to the 2014-15 season since joining Liverpool and has now been snubbed by Italy, in favour of Southampton's in-form striker Graziano Pelle.

Pelle has scored four Premier League goals for the Saints this season, while Balotelli is yet to hit his first domestic goal for the Reds.

As a result, he has lost his place in the Italy squad. "Mario has started a new path," Antonio Conte said when asked about his decision. "It's not an easy one and I believe he must be given the necessary time to adapt at Liverpool," said the former Juve boss.

"We are following him just as we monitor all Italians that play abroad. I make selections not exclusions, which is something completely different. Graziano represents what I've always said. Meritocracy leads to a place in the national team for a player who in two years has scored 50 goals.

"Today he is becoming a star in the Premier League after an adventure in Holland.I am curious to see him from close quarters in order to understand if he can help us. He deserved this call-up from all points of view."

Tuesday, October 7, 2014 11:51

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Welbeck leads England's resurgence

After facing a barrage of criticism for their display against Norway last Wednesday, England were given little room for error in their opening Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland.

But Roy Hodgson’s side rose to the task with an assured display and sealed a 2-0 victory at St Jakob-Park following Danny Welbeck’s second-half double.

Tuesday, 9 September 2014 12:00

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