Jari Litmanen on Ajax, Barça and a wrist that ‘broke into eight pieces’
The best footballer Finland has ever produced talks to Michael Butler about the highs and lows of his career and his anonymous life today in Estonia
March 2023
Lacklustre Northern Ireland lose to Finland in blow to Euro 2024 hopes
Qualifiers roundup: Cristiano Ronaldo breaks international appearance record
November 2021
World Cup roundup: Bergwijn and Depay secure finals spot for Netherlands
Turkey took a play-off place with a win in Montenegro while Ukraine took advantage of Finland’s loss to France to climb into second place in Group D
October 2021
World Cup roundup: Denmark thrash Moldova to keep up perfect record
Denmark recorded a seventh straight win in World Cup qualifying with a 4-0 victory in Moldova, while Austria can still overtake Scotland after a 2-0 win in the Faroe Islands
September 2021
World Cup roundup: Van Dijk allays injury fears after Netherlands’ 6-1 win
The Liverpool defender left the field late on in the 6-1 win over Turkey. Elsewhere, France beat Finland 2-0 and Portugal were 3-0 winners away to Azerbaijan
Austria 0-1 Scotland, France 2-0 Finland: World Cup qualifying – as it happened
Lyndon Dykes’s penalty secured a superb win for Scotland in Austria while Ireland kept their faint hopes alive with a 1-1 draw against Serbia
Harry Wilson misses from spot as Wales are held in Finland friendly
Wales drew 0-0 with Finland in their international friendly in Helsinki as they prepare for World Cup qualifiers this month
June 2021
Sportblog
Denmark and rainbow-lit stadiums have shown the way forward on inclusion
Philipp Lahm
‘A managerial disaster class’ – the verdict from the Euro 2020 countries who are out
Euro 2020 power rankings: Italy lead the way after impressive group stage
Romelu Lukaku seals Belgium win to leave Finland on the brink of exit
