Spain Reach the Final by Controlling the Moment
A 2-0 semi-final win over France sends La Roja back to world football’s largest stage Spain are one match from a second men’s World Cup title after a compo…
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Daniel Mercer
Daniel Mercer is the Sports Correspondent for The European Times. He covers sports through the lens of society, culture, and European public life. His reporting focuses on major sporting events, athlete stories, governance, inclusion, fair play, and the social impact of sport across Europe. With a clear and balanced style, he looks beyond scores and results to explain how sport reflects broader issues such as youth development, equality, community identity, and international cooperation.
For The European Times, Daniel brings a calm, factual, and human-centred approach to sports journalism, highlighting stories that connect competition with values, responsibility, and the people behind the game. And in case you have any questions, yes, he is very shy, and this is not his real name nor his real face.
Articles by Daniel Mercer
Sinner Sets Wimbledon Standard
The Italian’s title defence against Alexander Zverev underlined Europe’s depth at the top of men’s tennis Jannik Sinner has defended his Wimbledon men’s si…
Tour Cuts Stage as Heat Reaches Red Alert
Corrèze warning turns Sunday’s ride to Ussel into a safety question for cycling and spectators The Tour de France has shortened Sunday’s ninth stage after…
Spain Keep Their Nerve as Belgium Exit
A 2-1 quarter-final win sends La Roja toward France and leaves Belgium facing the end of another golden-generation chapter By Daniel Mercer, Sports Correspondent, The European Times Spain moved into the FIFA World Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 victory over Belgium in Los Angeles, a result shaped less by domination than by composure in decisive […]
France Move Within One Match of World Cup Final
Mbappé and Dembélé ended Morocco’s resistance in Boston, but the quarter-final also showed how much this expanded tournament asks of Europe’s strongest sides France reached the FIFA World Cup semi-finals with a controlled 2-0 win over Morocco in Boston, where second-half goals from Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé turned a tense quarter-final into another statement […]
Merino Sends Spain Past Portugal
A stoppage-time winner in Dallas carries Spain into the World Cup quarter-finals and closes Cristiano Ronaldo’s final World Cup chapter Spain moved into the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over Portugal in Dallas, decided by Mikel Merino’s stoppage-time goal. The result gave Spain a hard-earned Iberian knockout win, ended Portugal’s campaign, and […]
Fery Gives Wimbledon a Home Quarter-Final
The British wild card’s run turns Centre Court drama into a wider story about opportunity, pressure and tennis pathways Arthur Fery’s five-set victory over Grigor Dimitrov has given Wimbledon a home men’s quarter-finalist and a rare wild-card breakthrough at one of Europe’s most scrutinised sporting stages. Beyond the scoreline, his run has reopened familiar questions […]
Portugal and Spain Carry Europe’s World Cup Weight
Monday’s Dallas tie brings together two Iberian rivals, two football generations and a wider question about Europe’s depth at an expanded World Cup Portugal and Spain meet in Dallas on…
Barcelona Takes the Tour de France’s First Turn
A team time trial on Montjuic opens the 2026 Tour de France with a reminder that cycling’s biggest race is also a public event The 2026 Tour de France begins…
Bosnia Opens WU19 EURO With a Wider Goal
The women’s youth tournament begins in Sarajevo and Zenica with legacy, access and Spain’s dominance all in focus By Daniel Mercer, Sports Correspondent, The European Times The UEFA Women’s Under-19…