Police in the German city of Frankfurt are investigating a video that appears to show a fan being punched and kicked while being detained by a group of Euro 2024 security personnel at Portugal's game with Slovenia.
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Lionel Messi won't be in Argentina's squad at the Olympics starting later this month in Paris.
Coach Javier Mascherano included four World Cup winners in the squad he announced Tuesday, including striker Julián Álvarez and defender Nicolás Otamendi.
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Brazil will celebrate a national "King Pelé Day" on Nov. 19 every year, marking the date the football great scored what he considered to be the 1,000th goal of his career in 1969.
The Brazilian government's official publication said Tuesday that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had passed a law sanctioning the national tribute to the three-time World Cup winner. The Brazilian football great died on Dec. 29, 2022, at the age of 82.
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Kylian Mbappé has had more masks than goals at the European Championship.
The France captain is struggling with his peripheral vision in the masks that were fitted to protect his broken nose from his country's opening game at Euro 2024.
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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 for a record sixth time and has helped his country reach the quarterfinals — where Kylian Mbappé and France await in Hamburg on Friday.
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Kylian Mbappé felt like he was in a virtual reality game when playing in a mask to protect his broken nose at the European Championship.
The France star was smiling while telling the story Sunday on the eve of facing Belgium in the round of 16.
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Spain recovered from conceding an early own-goal to beat Georgia 4-1 for a spot in the Euro 2024 quarterfinals, ending one of the tournament's most compelling underdog stories.
Goals from midfielders Rodri and Fabián Ruiz brought Spain back into the game after Robin Le Normand's own-goal in the 18th minute had given Georgia a shock lead. Nico Williams and Dani OImo took the game out of Georgia's reach with two more goals late in the game as heavy rain fell.
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Jude Bellingham needed to produce something special to keep England at Euro 2024.
Right on cue, Bellingham's spectacular overhead kick in the fifth of six added minutes sent Sunday's game into extra time, and Harry Kane sealed a 2-1 win that keeps alive England's hopes of a first major trophy since 1966.
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Referees taking stricter action on tactical fouls drove a spike in yellow cards shown at the European Championship, UEFA's head of match officials said Friday.
A crackdown on backchat to the referee — including a booking for Cristiano Ronaldo — also pushed up the number of yellow cards to 166 shown during the 36 group-stage games, compared to 98 at the same stage of the previous edition.
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Defending champion Italy aims to continue its dominance over Switzerland to reach the quarterfinals of the European Championship on Saturday. Switzerland hasn't beaten Italy for 31 years and has only eight wins from their previous 61 meetings. But the Swiss are unbeaten so far this year and their only loss in 2023 came in the last game of qualifying. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. local (1600 GMT) on Saturday. Here's what to know about the match:
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