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Netherlands’ Stefan de Vrij heads the ball and scored his side first goal during the quarterfinal match against Turkiye at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Berlin, on July 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The Netherlands dug deep to come from behind and beat Turkiye 2-1 on July 6 and book its place in…
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England players celebrate their victory over Switzerland in the quarterfinal of the Euro 2024 football championship in Dusseldorf on July 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Add another chapter to England’s tortuous history with penalty shootouts. Three years on from losing the European Championship final on penalties, England’s players radiated confidence as they beat Switzerland…
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Italy’s players attend a training session at the base camp in Iserlohn on June 28, 2024, on the eve of their UEFA Euro 2024 Round of 16 football match against Switzerland. | Photo Credit: AFP Defending champion Italy aims to continue its dominance over Switzerland to reach the quarterfinals of the European Championship on June…
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 632 million followers on Instagram and a never-ending stream of endorsement deals has had to deal with a raft of on-field selfie-seekers, during matches and in training. One presumed…
Turkiye reached the knockout phase at a major tournament for the first time in 16 years after a bad-tempered 2-1 win over a battling 10-man Czech Republic at Euro 2024 on June 26. Vincenzo Montella’s Turkiye finished second in Group F behind Portugal to progress, as the Czechs were eliminated despite a brave performance on…
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Croatia’s Luka Modric. | Photo Credit: Getty Images 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 the accolades, after what could have been his last appearance at a major tournament. Modric scored against Italy on June 24 to become the oldest…
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Belgium’s players take part in a training session at the team base camp in Ludwigsburg on June 24, 2024 | Photo Credit: AFP Belgium head into their final Group E game against Ukraine at Euro 2024 looking to grab top spot in a section where all four teams — including Romania and Slovakia — are…
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England players are seen during a training session. | Photo Credit: Reuters While England already have one foot in the knockout round of Euro 2024 and can finish no lower than third in their group, they need to make their presence felt at a tournament that has seen optimism around them wither after two lacklustre…
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Group B was dubbed Euro 2024’s ‘Group of Death’ but while Spain soared through with a game to spare, heavyweights Italy and Croatia meet on June 24 fighting to stay in the competition. | Photo Credit: AFP Group B was dubbed Euro 2024’s ‘Group of Death’ but while Spain soared through with a game to…
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Players of the Czech Republic receives applause from fans after a Group F match against Georgia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, on June 22, 2023 | Photo Credit: AP Patrik Schick chested home to earn the Czech Republic a 1-1 draw against debutants Georgia on June 22 in an entertaining match,…
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