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Jul 1, 2024 | 
sportsgazette.co.uk | Toby Reynolds |Julia Andersen |Max Flanagan |Sam Sheppey
⚽ Euros Special ⚽In this episode, Toby is joined by the Sports Gazette’s Max Flanagan, Julia Andersen and Sam Sheppey to discuss England’s dramatic qualification for the quarter-finals of Euro 2024. Together they look at Southgate’s game management, if there are any positives to take out of the match against Slovakia and how England will cope without Marc Guehi in the next round. There will be a Euros special after each of England’s matches throughout the tournament.
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May 7, 2024 | 
sportsgazette.co.uk | Max Flanagan
Officials from the German Football League (DFL) are in Israel to mark the country’s Holocaust Remembrance Day and meet families of the hostages from the October 7th attack. It’s part of a groundbreaking partnership between the DFL, which represents clubs in Germany’s top two divisions, and the World Jewish Congress (WJC). The visit is aimed at highlighting the global sports community’s commitment to combating antisemitism and promoting a culture of remembrance and education.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
sportsgazette.co.uk | Max Flanagan
Picture a world where the confines of prison walls intersect with the boundless expanse of open water. John McAvoy could have seen his future sink away within this confinement, before the use of a prison rowing machine and a passion for exercise pulled him out from the depths and gave him purpose and most importantly, hope. ”I made a decision when I was in that cell that I would educate myself, I would read, and then this is where I started exercising.
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Mar 22, 2024 | 
sportsgazette.co.uk | Max Flanagan
Georgia, who are hopeful of earning a spot in the Six Nations, have challenged a downtrodden Wales to a double-header fixture. Embed from Getty ImagesWarren Gatland’s Wales suffered defeat in all five of their matches, statistically placing them as the weakest team in the top tier of European Test competition this year, after some extremely disappointing performances.
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Mar 16, 2024 | 
sportsgazette.co.uk | Max Flanagan
With the Champions League round of 16 games wrapping up on Wednesday night, and the quarter-final draws set, we’ve put together a preview of what’s to come. Embed from Getty ImagesArsenal, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City, PSG, Real Madrid.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
sportsgazette.co.uk | Max Flanagan
This years hosts Ivory Coast, secure their place in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations by defeating DR Congo 1-0, with Sebastian Haller’s goal proving decisive. In a closely fought encounter in Abidjan, the deciding goal came in the 65th minute as Haller’s volley rebounded off the ground and soared past Leopards goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi.
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Jan 29, 2024 | 
sportsgazette.co.uk | Max Flanagan
Senegal are set to resume their title defence in the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16, facing Ivory Coast at Charles Konan Banny Stadium. This years tournament hosts will be eager to shake off their woes in the group stage by beating the Lions of Teranga. The winner of this blockbuster fixture will face either Mali or Burkino Faso in the quarter finals.
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Jan 28, 2024 | 
sportsgazette.co.uk | Max Flanagan
The DR Congo knock out the seven-time AFCON winners, Egypt, on penalties in dramatic fashion. It was the first game in this years tournament to go to extra time and then penalties. It ended 1-1 in normal time, both goals coming in the first half as the Congo’s Meschack Elia scored to get his team ahead. A penalty was given away soon after though, put away emphatically by Mostafa Mohamed. Yet another draw for both these sides who had drawn all three of their group games coming into this one.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
sportsgazette.co.uk | Julia Andersen |Max Flanagan |Eduardo Tansley
In today’s AFCON Daily we look over the final group-stage matches from Groups E and F. This years tournament hadn’t seen any goalless draws until now, three out of the four fixtures concluded with a 0-0 score line. Morocco secured a narrow one-goal victory against Zambia. A draw was enough for both Namibia and Mali to see themselves through to the knockout rounds. The Brave Warriors make history after holding the group winners, Mali, to a draw at the Stade de San Pédro.
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Jan 8, 2024 | 
sportsgazette.co.uk | Max Flanagan
In the last instalment of the Sports Gazette’s group previews of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, our focus will be on Group F. DR Congo, Morocco, Tanzania, and Zambia face off in a highly competitive group that promises a surprise or two. Of the four teams in Group F, only Morocco qualified for the previous AFCON, with DR Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia all finishing in third place in their AFCON 2021 qualification groups.
