Germany began to click into top gear as they thrashed Slovakia 3-0 in Lille to book a quarter-final with one of their ghosts of Euros past, Spain or Italy.
After being held to a frustrating single-goal victory in their final pool game by a staunch Northern Ireland defence, Germany tore into Group B s third-placed team to assert their standing among the favourites for the trophy.
Joachim Low gambled on Jerome Boateng s fitness and the Bayern Munich man rewarded him with a first international goal to put Germany into an early lead.
Mesut Ozil had a penalty saved shortly afterwards, but Low s other team selection of note, replacing Mario Gotze with Julian Draxler,
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also paid dividends when the Wolfsburg man set up Mario Gomez for the second just before h…
Antonio Conte wants Harry Kane to sign a new deal at Tottenham, but is uncertain if his star striker will do so.
Kane seemed to be close to leaving the club where he has spent his entire career so far in 2021 when Manchester City were trying to sign him, only for Pep Guardiola s side to be reportedly put off by Spurs asking price.
Despite a poor start to last season, Kane has thrived since the arrival of Conte as head coach last November, recording 28 goal involvements (20 goals, eight assists) in 32 Premier League games since the Italian came in.
His two goals against Nottingham Forest on Sunday helped Spurs to a 2-0 win at the City Ground, and rumours have begun about Kane penning a new deal at the club.
However, speaking at a press conference ahead of…