McTominay celebrates the goal which could be crucial to Scotland's campaign [PA Media]
Five days on from the 5-1 mauling by hosts Germany, Scotland fans were determined to enjoy themselves at Cologne Stadium [EPA]
After the misery of Munich, the fans' emotions could not have been more different [Getty Images]
Supporters at a fan zone in Glasgow also celebrated wildly as Scotland went 1-0 up [Getty Images]
Supporters were in good voice for much of the first half, but then... [Getty Images]
The feelgood factor of going a goal up only lasted 13 minutes as a mistake from Scotland right-back Anthony Ralston gifted Switzerland an equaliser [Getty Images]
A familiar sense of pessimism settled as Scotland found themselves under pressure from the Swiss, who had a second goal disallowed for offside [Getty Images]
Fans back home shared their disbelief as Grant Hanley's header hit the post in the second half [Getty Images]
Despite creating several chances to win the game, Scotland fans could be happy with a point that sees their Euros adventure continue [Getty Images]
SEOUL/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Congestion at Singapore's container port is at its worst since the COVID-19 pandemic, a sign of how prolonged vessel re-routing to avoid Red Sea attacks has disrupted global ocean shipping - with bottlenecks also appearing in other Asian and European ports. Retailers, manufacturers and other industries that rely on massive box ships are again battling surging rates, port backups and shortages of empty containers, even as many consumer-oriented firms look to build inventories heading into the peak year-end shopping season. Global port congestion has reached an 18-month high, with 60% of ships waiting at anchor located in Asia, maritime data firm Linerlytica said this month.
Gareth Southgate has admitted being England’s major problem at the European Championship, plunging his future as manager in doubt beyond the tournament.
Difficult decisions for Gareth Southgate as the fourth tournament of his England era flicks over to the knockout stages, and it no longer feels as if this team of 2024 can go on clanking from first gear into second and back again, a juddering journey of unbearably slow progress.
Kazuyoshi Miura was matter-of-fact about it this week when he joined Japanese club Atletico Suzuka. “I'm at quite an age," he said in a Tokyo news conference. Miura is 57, and the former Japanese international is still playing after most of his contemporaries have been out of the game for decades.
The father of Son Heung-min, the Tottenham Hotspur forward, has admitted to hitting one of his South Korean football academy students with a corner flag after denying allegations of physical and verbal abuse.
In a return to the site of his most painful Copa América memory, Lionel Messi and Argentina battled Chile to a near repeat of their 2016 heartbreak until a late goal from Lautaro Martínez secured the win and showcased the evolution of La Albiceleste.
All involved have touted Copa América as a competition on par with the European Championships, but its optics have stood in stark contrast to the Euros, where stadiums are invariably full.
