How Finland flop sparked Croatia’s journey to the World Cup final

Pyry Soiri proved the catalyst for Zlatko Dalic’s arrival and a national resurgence

Ken Early: ‘It’s Coming Home’ derailed England’s dream

Phrase went from ironic joke to arrogant prediction and gave opponents motivation

Ken Early: Croatian courage pushes England off the rails

Southgate’s men unable to respond to Perisic’s equaliser while opponents grow stronger

World Cup 2018: Day 28 at a glance

Gareth Southgate’s England take on Croatia in Moscow for a place in Sunday’s final

Croatia hold their nerve to beat Russia in penalty shootout

England will play Croatia in World Cup semi-finals after knocking out the hosts

World Cup 2018: Day 24 at a glance

Gareth Southgate’s England bid for a place in the semi-finals before Russia face Croatia

Croatia through to quarter-finals after penalty shootout with Denmark

Croatia’s goalkeeper Danijel Subasic makes three penalty saves in shootout

Croatia off to perfect start with a little help from Nigeria

Own goal and penalty from Luka Modric secures three points in Kaliningrad

Group D: Can Croatia live up to their dark horse status?

The midfield options are impressive but off-field issues could halt progress again

Serie A pendulum swings Juve’s way after Inter comeback

Gonzalo Higuain seals priceless win in San Siro to move Old Lady four clear of Napoli

Heartbreak for Juventus as late penalty sees Real Madrid through

Dramatic scenes at the Bernabeu as Cristiano Ronaldo struck late after Juve comeback

I am a dreamer, says Pochettino as Spurs prepare for Juventus

Spurs have grown season on season, and now sense opportunity

Spurs stage stirring comeback to gain upper hand against Juve

Kane and Eriksen bring their side back from the brink in Turin

Diego Costa’s love affair with Atletico Madrid is on and off again

Former Chelsea striker scores Copa del Rey goal on his return to Spanish club

Croatia put four past Greece to put one foot in World Cup finals

Home side attack from first whistle to overwhelm opponents

World Cup playoffs: Ireland’s opponents in their own words

Journalists from Croatia, Denmark, Italy and Switzerland discuss their teams

Paris St Germain run rings around Bayern Munich in Paris

Champions League round-up: Barcelona labour to Lisbon win; Higuain stirs Juve in Turin; Basel rout Benfica

Messi magic inspires Barcelona revenge mission against Juventus

Champions League round-up: Roma and Atleti draw a blank

Buffon ‘cannot explain’ Juventus’ second-half collapse

Veteran goalkeeper sees chance of Champions League win slip away

Ronaldo leads Real Madrid to 12th European Cup title

Spanish giants become first club to retain title in Champions League era

How do you break down this Juventus rearguard?

What shape Juve use probably depends how they expect Real Madrid to line up

Gonzalo Higuaín: The €90m man with a big point to prove

‘Massacred’ when he arrived in Turin, he’s impressed since

Juventus beat Crotone to secure a sixth straight Serie A title

The Old Lady complete a domestic double with the Champions League final to come

Buffon finally breached but Juve secure safe passage to Cardiff

AS Monaco’s enjoyable campaign ended by Old Lady in Turin

Juventus slice through Barcelona as Catalans crumble again

The Italians made light work of Luis Enrique’s side in their quarter-final

Paulo Dybala helps Juventus ease into last eight

Old Lady in Friday’s draw after comfortable Porto win

Arséne Wenger says Arsenal are up for ‘massive Munich challenge’

Gunners manager deflects talk about his future

Arsenal must prove they are not frightened of own shadow in Munich

Champions League round-two clash is another test of character for Wenger’s side

Spain leave it late to draw back England at Wembley

Friendly round-up: Croatia end Northern Ireland’s three-year unbeaten home run in Belfast

Germany’s Joshua Kimmich must beware of Mario Gotze’s fall from grace

Bayern Munich players have had very different experiences at the tournament so far

Luka Modric’s moment of magic sees Croatia past Turkey

Real Madrid midfielder scores sublime volley to light up a dour encounter in Paris

Euro 2016: Strong midfield will boost Croatia’s chances

Elite midfield pair of Real Madrid’s Luka Modric and Barcelona’s Ivan Rakitic the best of a strong Croatia squad

Euro Moments: Seán St Ledger gives Irish fans something to celebrate in Poland

The defender headed home Ireland’s only goal of the championships against Croatia

International friendlies roundup: Poland extend winning streak

Finland no match for Poland, wins too for Russia and Austria, as Croatia held by Hungary on Saturday

Titanic duel in store as Bayern Munich take on Juventus

Dynamic duo Müller and Lewandowski will have to work hard to pierce Juve defence

Dzeko on target in Rome derby

Bosnia striker helps Roma beat Lazio ahead of Euro play-off against Ireland

Manchester City fluff their European lines yet again

Manuel Pellegrini’s side fail to translate Premier League form to Champions League

Jackson Martinez poised to join Atletico Madrid from Porto

Atleti set to meet €35 million buy-out clause for 28-year-old Colombian striker

Croatian Football Federation apologises over swastika on pitch

Match in Split against Italy played behind closed doors after previous racist chanting

Javier Hernandez strikes at the death to send Real through

10-man Atletico's resistance broken as Ancelotti’s men progress

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