Tag: Euro 2024
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Spain wins record fourth European Championship title by inflicting another painful loss on England
Spain is the king of European soccer for a record fourth time. For England, it’s another agonizing near-miss in the team’s decades-long tale of underachievement. Completing ... -
Spain phenom Lamine Yamal has electrified Euro 2024. In hometown, family and friends not surprised
In the working-class neighborhood where Spain’s teenage phenom Lamine Yamal grew up, there are two soccer fields divided by a chain-link fence. Next to the green ... -
England and Netherlands fans clash in Dortmund ahead of semifinal game
Five people were injured in clashes between fans of England and the Netherlands ahead of the Euro 2024semifinal game between the two teams, police said. Around ... -
Netherlands hit by travel disruption ahead of semifinal against England
The Netherlands’ preparations for its match against England in the European Championship semifinals were disrupted yesterday (Macau time) when they had to rearrange travel plans to ... -
Police bust online soccer gambling gangs
While Chinese fans have been enjoying international soccer tournaments in recent weeks, police across the country have solved a number of online gambling cases that used ... -
France players celebrating election results back home ahead of semifinal
Several France players are already celebrating something at the European Championship — the result of the elections back home. A leftist coalition that came together to ... -
Kylian Mbappé is enduring a tough match. It might not stop France winning the title
He has a broken nose that requires him to wear a vision-limiting face mask. He is managing fitness issues stemming from the end of the club ... -
Ronaldo vs. Mbappé: Clash of generations as just been given some extra spice
Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Kylian Mbappé. A clash of soccer icons. A clash of generations. They’ll go head to head when Portugal plays France in the Euro ... -
A dinner and ‘super’ wine helped Switzerland become a contender at. England’s up next.
Switzerland is on the verge of making history at Euro 2024, but a few months ago it was a team under severe pressure. A dinner and ... -
Ronaldo says he is playing his ‘last European Championship’
Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed this year’s European Championship will be the last of his career. The Portugal superstar, who is 39, is playing at the Euros ... -
Mert Gunok’s wonder-save sparks Turkish celebrations, and praise from Austrian rivals
A moment of Mert Gunok brilliance sparked celebrations for Turkish fans and a big exclamation from Austria rival Michael Gregoritsch, who described it as one of ... -
Croatia fined USD112,000 by UEFA for fan misconduct
Croatia was fined 105,000 euros ($112,500) by UEFA for fan misconduct at a European Championship elimination game against Italy, the federation said. The financial penalty is ... -
Fearless Georgia departs but leaves behind plenty of highlights
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia found himself in space on the halfway line and spotted Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón out of position. Why not take a shot? The Napoli ... -
Could Ronaldo be dropped again by Portugal after not scoring at Euro 2024? Here’s why it’s unlikely
Cristiano Ronaldo has been a showstopper, as expected, at the European Championship. Just not necessarily in the way he’d like to be. The Portugal superstar with ... -
In a Kyiv market, Ukrainians take heart from team’s inspiring play
Ukrainian fans took heart from their team’s inspiring finish at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament, despite being eliminated from the tournament. As Ukraine’s match in Stuttgart ... -
Austria beats Netherlands, reaches knockout stage as group winner ahead of France
Austria 3, Netherlands 2 Marcel Sabitzer scored late for Austria to advance to the knockout stage of the European Championship as group winner with a 3-2 ... -
Kylian Mbappé scores on return from broken nose
France 1, Poland 1 Kylian Mbappé, wearing a mask to protect his broken nose, marked his return at the European Championship with a goal against Poland. ... -
Portugal chases third win against newcomer Georgia while wary of selfie-seekers
Portugal is already qualified for the European Championship knockout stages and can sign off from Group F in style with a third win when it plays ... -
Croatia star Luka Modric is the oldest to ever score at a European Championship. He’s not done yet.
Croatia 1, Italy 1 A standing ovation, a man-of-the-match award and a record. But Croatia star Luka Modric was in no mood to celebrate, regardless of ... -
Kylian Mbappé is getting used to his new mask, teammate says
France captain Kylian Mbappé is getting used to wearing his new protective mask ahead of a return to play at Euro 2024 against Poland today, his ... -
No goals but lots of selfie-seekers for Ronaldo in chaotic Portugal win over Turkey
Portugal 3, Turkey 0 By the end, it was hard to know what Cristiano Ronaldo was more frustrated about. Failing to score for the second straight ... -
More Musiala magic sees Germany beat Hungary and reach knockout stage
Germany 2, Hungary 0 Jamal Musiala is lighting up the European Championship and showing just why his teammates think the 21-year-old forward can go on to ... -
Slovakia takes on Ukraine after two surprise results
Slovakia faces Ukraine today in Duesseldorf in their second Group E match at the European Championship. Slovakia is second to Romania on goal difference, and Ukraine ... -
Spalletti: Italy prepared to ‘scuff up beautiful suits’ against Spain
Italy coach Luciano Spalletti says his players may have to scuff up their beautiful suits when they take on Spain in their European Championship match yesterday ... -
EFA fines Albania, Serbia $10,700 each for nationalist fan banners at Euro 2024 games
UEFA fined the Albanian and Serbian soccer federations 10,000 euros ($10,700) each on Wednesday for fans displaying banners with nationalist maps at European Championship games. Each ... -
Spain and Italy meet for the fifth championship in a row and the record is tight
Defending champion Italy plays Spain today (Friday, 03:00) in one of the most anticipated games at Euro 2024. Spain leads Group B ahead of Italy on ... -
Conceição scores in stoppage time to get Portugal off to winning start
Portugal 2, Czechia 1 Portugal substitute Francisco Conceição scored in stoppage time for a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in their European Championship opening game ... -
Ronaldo becomes first to play six Euros, Pepe the oldest ever
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to feature at six European Championship tournaments when he captained Portugal to a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in ... -
Germany looking to book spot in knockout stage with another win against Hungary
Germany faces Hungary in Stuttgart in their second Group A match. Germany tops the group after beating Scotland 5-1 in the opener while Hungary lost 3-1 ... -
Mbappé sustained a broken nose, but France gets ‘positive’ news
Austria 0, France 1 Kylian Mbappé suffered a broken nose during France’s opening game at the European Championship and will have to wear a face mask ... -
YouTube prankster says he was on the field at Euro 2024 opening ceremony dressed as mascot
A German YouTuber says he made it onto the field during the European Championship opening ceremony while disguised in a mascot costume, in an incident which ... -
Ronaldo on verge of European Championship record as Portugal opens vs Czech Republic
Cristiano Ronaldo can become the first player to feature at six European Championships when Portugal opens its Euro 2024 campaign against the Czech Republic. But Ronaldo ... -
Yamal, 16, leads Spain’s new generation to win over Croatia
Spain 3, Croatia 0 Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to appear in a European Championship as Spain’s new generation brushed aside Croatia’s challenge 3-0 in ... -
Italy concedes goal after 23 seconds but recovers to beat Albania
Italy 2, Albania 1 By conceding a goal after just 23 seconds, Italy made the worst possible start to its European Championship title defense. Thankfully for ...
