Few are talking up Italy’s chance of retaining the European Championship they won at Wembley in 2021. They certainly do not look like the era-defining Spain who were the first team ever to win this competition twice in a row, and only keen students of European football would be familiar with a majority of their squad. Yet here was a night to show why they must not be discounted.
Tyrese Campbell, who most recently played for Stoke, described the former Everton forward as a “one in a million person”.
Albion announced on Saturday that Texas-born coach will swap St Pauli for Brighton this summer.