Scotland have been drawn against Israel in the Euro 2020 play-off semi-finals.

Aiming to reach their first major finals in 22 years, Steve Clarke s side will face Israel in a one-legged tie at Hampden Park on March 26.

The winner of that match will go on to face either Norway or Serbia in the Path C final five days later.

Scotland beat Israel 3-2 at Hampden Park last November en route to topping their Nations League group and Clarke is after a repeat result in four months time.

  play-off draw 
Path C

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The draw is what it is, he told Sky Sports News. I never get too carried away about who you are going to play. 

It would been nice to repeat the home win, but the match will come with its own le…

Cristiano Ronaldo will still believe he will score the winning goal in the World Cup final, according to former Real Madrid full-back Michel Salgado.

Portugal head coach Fernando Santos started Ronaldo on the bench for their last-16 clash with Switzerland on Tuesday, which worked out well as his replacement, Goncalo Ramos, scored a hat-trick in a 6-1 win.

It came just two weeks after Ronaldo and Manchester United agreed to terminate his contract, with coach Erik ten Hag shaping his team largely without the 37-year-old, despite him being the Premier League side s top scorer last season.

Speaking to Stats Perform, Salgado explained how it can feel to go through a decline in importance near the end of a playing career, but added his belief that Ronaldo will still wa…

Hull extended their unbeaten run to seven league games with a comfortable 3-1 victory at Stoke.

The Tigers leapt back into the play-off places thanks mainly to a quickfire double after the half-hour mark.

Aaron Connolly opened the scoring with his fifth goal of the season after good work from former Potters loanee Jaden Philogene.

And the shell-shocked hosts fell further behind a matter of seconds after the restart when Adama Traore notched his first goal since April.

Regan Slater’s shot led to a Lynden Gooch own goal in the second half as Hull coasted towards a third successive Championship away victory for the first time since April 2013.

Stoke notched a late consolation through the returning Andre Vidigal, but he could not prevent their winle…

Tuesday will bring two finely poised contests in the Champions League last 16 as the second legs continue.

A late goal from Romelu Lukaku gave Inter a narrow 1-0 advantage against Porto at San Siro heading into the return fixture in Portugal.

The Serie A giants did not exactly prepare well, though, losing 2-1 at lowly Spezia on Friday, while Sergio Conceicao s side earned a hard-fought 3-2 win against Estoril Praia the same day.

Manchester City host RB Leipzig fresh off a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace thanks to an Erling Haaland penalty, while the Bundesliga club moved up to third in the table following a comfortable 3-0 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach.

After their 1-1 draw in the first leg in Germany, Pep Guardiola will be hoping that home advantage ca…

Julian Nagelsmann wants his Germany team to stay perfect as they aim to top Group A at Euro 2024.

The hosts secured qualification for the last 16 by dispatching Hungary 2-0 last time out, following on from their 5-1 demolition of Scotland.

Their final group match sees them take on Switzerland, who are two points behind in second place, meaning a defeat for Germany on Sunday would see the Swiss top the group.

That is a scenario that Nagelsmann is desperate to avoid, as he confirmed there will be few changes to his line-up, despite Germany s progress having been assured.

Top spot is important. We want to win all our matches, Nagelsmann said.

I do think it is important to have as many players from the starting 11 on the pitch so that we stay in the…

Cardiff City have dismissed manager Erol Bulut after a dismal start to their Championship campaign.

The Bluebirds have managed just one point from their opening six games in England s second tier, scoring just the solitary goal.

Sitting at the bottom of the table and already four points adrift of safety, Cardiff have acted swiftly to part ways with Turkish boss Bulut.

Cardiff City can confirm first-team manager Erol Bulut has been relieved of his duties and will leave the club with immediate effect, a short club statement said on Sunday.

The board of directors wish to thank Erol for all of his hard work and wish him well for the future.

Cardiff City Football Club can confirm First Team Manager Erol Bulut has been relieved of his duties and will…

Liverpool are set to open talks with Ramy Abbas, the representative of Mohamed Salah, over a new contract for the Egyptian winger in the coming months, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Salah has, of course, been of huge importance for everything Liverpool have done since his arrival in 2017, breaking numerous Premier League records along the way. Yet, the Merseysiders have inexplicably allowed his contract to enter its final year, and speaking to the press after Liverpool s triumph over Manchester United on Sunday, the 32-year-old said this might well be his last season at the club, as  no-one had approached him about signing a new deal.

On the other hand, Sky Sports journalist Melissa Reddy said it was her understanding that Salah would still prefer to continue playing f…

Luciano Spalletti handed four players their senior call-up to the Italy national team ahead of their Nations League fixtures next week.

Italy take on Belgium and Israel in the next round of games, hoping to build on their impressive start in Group A2 after winning their opening two matches, which included a 3-1 win over France.

Milan defender Matteo Gabbia has been included after an impressive run of performances at centre-back under new head coach Paulo Fonseca.

Gabbia is also the first player from the Rossoneri to be named in the Italy squad in almost 600 days, with Sandro Tonali, who joined Newcastle in 2023, the last Milan representative to feature for the Azzurri.

There was also a place in the squad for Monza s Daniel Maldini, who could follow in t…

Ange Postecoglou has insisted that his full focus remains on bringing success to Tottenham after being linked with the England job.

It was announced on Tuesday that Gareth Southgate had resigned from his position as the England head coach after an eight-year tenure.

Southgate managed 102 games in that time, taking charge of his century fixture in the Three Lions penalty shootout win over Switzerland in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.

The 53-year-old, however, became the first manager in European Championship history to end up on the losing side in two finals following their defeat to Spain in Berlin on Sunday.

Under Southgate s tenure, England reached more major tournament finals in four attempts (two) than they did in their first 23 appearances at th…

It took time, but with less than a week to go before the start of Euro 2008 and with sunny weather bringing people out in droves, Vienna is starting to show some football fever.

Preparations for the 100,000-square-metre fan mile enclosing City Hall Square, Heroes Square and the Ring road in between, which is to be closed for a whole month starting on Monday, are in full swing.

Stages and giant screens are being set up and the still-shuttered food huts are already in place, ready to be opened for business.

Euro 2008 banners, which already greet visitors at the luggage claim area at Vienna s international airport, line all the main arteries of the city, while every other shop window seems to have a football theme, whether the products on sale are ladies shoes, …