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Euro 2024: England plays the Netherlands aiming for back-to-back European finals
England can reach back-to-back European Championship finals as it meets the Netherlands in Dortmund in the second semifinal game at Euro 2024.
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Rodri calls for more protection for players after Spain teammate’s Euro 2024 is ended
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Deschamps: If France is boring you, go watch something else
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England defender Luke Shaw ‘ready to go’ in Euro 2024 semifinal after injury
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When tennis and soccer collide: Wimbledon players and crowd keep one eye on Euro 2024
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German referee once linked to match-fixing will oversee England’s Euro 2024 semifinal
The referee for England’s semifinal against the Netherlands at Euro 2024 will be Felix Zwayer. He once had ties to a match-fixing scandal in Germany.
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France players celebrating election results back home ahead of Euro 2024 semifinal
France players are already celebrating something at the European Championship — the result of the elections back home.
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High-scoring Spain faces Mbappé's dour France for a spot in the Euro 2024 final
Spain and France meet in the semifinals of the European Championship on Tuesday. The match pits one of the highest-scoring teams at the tournament against one of the lowest as France’s star forward Kylian Mbappé has struggled to get to grips with his mask.
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Spain’s Pedri forgives Toni Kroos for the challenge that ended his Euro 2024
Spain midfielder Pedri has forgiven Toni Kroos for ending his European Championship. Pedri was ruled out of the rest of Euro 2024 on Saturday with a left knee injury that he sustained in a hefty challenge from Kroos in the opening stages of Spain’s quarterfinal victory over Germany.
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Kolo Muani has tried Mbappé's protective mask and it was an eye-opener: ‘You really see nothing’
France striker Randal Kolo Muani didn’t quite appreciate the difficulty teammate Kylian Mbappé was experiencing wearing a protective mask at Euro 2024 until he tried it on.
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“Over and out.” Germany great Toni Kroos pens emotional farewell post to soccer
Germany great Toni Kroos has officially bid farewell to soccer, two days after his team’s dramatic loss to Spain in the quarterfinals of the European Championship.
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Sancho praises Saka for redemptive penalty at Euro 2024 and says “you did it for me and Marcus”
Jadon Sancho has praised Bukayo Saka for his redemptive penalty for England at the European Championship that went some way to banishing the memories of their high-profile shootout misses at the previous tournament in 2021.
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England’s soccer team used to dread penalty shootouts. Here’s why they’ve come to embrace them
Penalty shootouts used to strike fear into the hearts of England’s soccer players and their fans but maybe not anymore.
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Super sub Wout Weghorst to the rescue for the Netherlands at Euro 2024
Where there’s a Wout, there’s a way. A goal down at halftime in its European Championship quarterfinal against Turkey, the Netherlands turned to 1.97-meter-tall (6-foot-5) forward Wout Weghorst to dig it out of a hole.
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Akanji enduring ‘deep emptiness’ after penalty failure consigns Swiss to painful loss at Euro 2024
Once again Switzerland couldn’t break through the quarterfinal ceiling at a major tournament. The fall guy at the European Championship proved to be Manuel Akanji after his failure from the penalty spot in a 5-3 shootout loss to England in the quarterfinals in Duesseldorf.
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England manager Southgate defends ‘streetwise’ tactics at Euro 2024 and says backlash is difficult
England is in the semifinals of Euro 2024. But some of its fans can’t stand manager Gareth Southgate.
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Bukayo Saka gets penalty-shootout redemption at Euro 2024, three years after being racially abused
Bukayo Saka dropped to his knees near the center spot and looked to the sky. The rest of England’s players had sprinted toward the goal to celebrate with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Pickford because they were the team’s two headline-grabbers from the penalty shootout from over Switzerland in t
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Netherlands into Euro 2024 semifinal against England after beating Turkey
The Netherlands came from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 on Saturday and book its place in the European Championship semifinals.
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Turkey supporters make controversial hand gesture on way to stadium and in it for Euro 2024 match
Turkish soccer supporters making their way team’s European Championship quarterfinal against the Netherlands made the same nationalistic hand-gesture that saw a Turkey played banned from playing in the match.
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Spain’s Pedri ruled out of rest of Euros and Kroos apologises for tournament-ending tackle
Spain midfielder Pedri has been ruled out of the rest of the European Championship following a hefty challenge from Toni Kroos, who has apologised to the youngster.
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England beats Switzerland in a penalty shootout to reach Euro 2024 semifinals
England beat Switzerland 5-3 in a penalty shootout to reach the semifinals of Euro 2024 after a 1-1 draw in extra time.
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Tearful Germany coach lauds his team’s example for German society at Euro 2024
Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has struggled to hold back tears as he talked about his team’s exit from the European Championship.
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Kylian Mbappé is enduring a tough Euro 2024. It might not stop France winning the title
The European Championship is hardly going to plan for Kylian Mbappé and he knows it. He has a broken nose that requires him to wear a vision-limiting face mask.
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Ronaldo comforts disconsolate Pepe as Portugal’s veterans make cruel exit at Euro 2024
This time they weren’t Cristiano Ronaldo’s tears. Instead the Portugal superstar’s role was to console a weeping teammate after a painful exit from their last European Championship and maybe their final major international tournament.
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Like father, like son. Mikel Merino emulates dad’s goal celebration at same stadium at Euro 2024
Like father, like son. Clenching his fist, Mikel Merino ran around the corner flag with a broad smile on his face before putting his head back and letting out a yell of pure joy into the Stuttgart sky.
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Job done. Kroos leaves the stage after returning to restore Germany’s standing in world soccer
As Germany great Toni Kroos was leaving the soccer stage after his final game, teammates and opponents alike sought him out.
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Ronaldo heading home as France beats Portugal 5-3 in a penalty shootout in Euro 2024 quarterfinals
France has beaten Portugal 5-3 in a penalty shootout to reach the European Championship semifinals and end Cristiano Ronaldo’s bid to win the title in his last appearance at the tournament.
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Merino last-gasp goal sends Spain to Euro 2024 semis after dramatic extra-time win over Germany
Substitute Mikel Merino has headed Spain into the semifinals at the European Championship as his goal in the final minute of extra time saw La Roja snatch a 2-1 win over Germany and brought an end to Toni Kroos’ career.
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Euro 2024: Diplomatic row overshadowing Turkey quarterfinal against Netherlands
Buildup to Saturday’s European Championship quarterfinal between Turkey and the Netherlands has been overshadowed by a diplomatic row.
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Excitement levels rise among fans at European Championship
Excitement levels are rising among fans as the European Championship goes deeper into the knockout stage.
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UEFA suspends Turkey player Demiral for 2 games for making nationalistic gesture at Euro 2024
UEFA has suspended Turkey player Merih Demiral for two matches for making a controversial hand gesture at the European Championship.
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Bellingham avoids immediate ban at Euro 2024 for offensive gesture but gets fined
Jude Bellingham has avoided an immediate ban after the England midfielder appeared to make an offensive gesture in his team’s win over Slovakia.
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Euro 2024: Misfiring England faces on-form Switzerland for a semifinal spot
England will play Switzerland in the quarterfinals of Euro 2024. England manager Gareth Southgate says his team looks “in a different place mentally” following its extra-time win over Slovakia and Jude Bellingham is available after avoiding a ban for an offensive gesture.
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Germany out to stop Lamine Yamal show in blockbuster Euro 2024 quarterfinal
Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann is keen to show Spain wonderkid Lamine Yamal what happens when things don’t go his way. Albeit without kicking him off the field.
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Mbappé praises ‘legend’ Ronaldo and urges France to support Griezmann in ‘tough spell’ at Euro 2024
Kylian Mbappé has described Cristiano Ronaldo as a “footballing legend” and “one of a kind” as the superstars prepare to meet in the European Championship quarterfinals.
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