Poland held reigning World Cup champion Germany to a scoreless tie, dropping the Euro 2016 scoring average to 1.89 goals a game. Through 18 games, no team has scored more than two goals ina game. Wales blew a 1-0 lead on a great goal by Gareth Bale, losing the Battle of Britain to England, 2-1, on […]
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Hummels and Schweinsteiger unlikely to start for Germany
Germany’s 2014 World Cup stars Mats Hummels and Bastian Schweinsteiger are unlikely to start for Germany against Poland, according to coach JoachimLoew. Schweinsteiger scored after coming on as a 90th minute sub Germany’s 2-0 win over Ukraine while Hummels sat the game out with a calf injury, but has returned to training. “He[Hummels] has trained […]
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England and Russia fans brawl in Lille
Trouble flared again at Euro 2016 on Wednesday when England and Russia fans brawled and chased one another through Lille city center. The fears of French authorities, who increased police andemergency services to 4,000, were realized when skirmishes began following Russia 2-1 loss to Slovakia. UEFA’s executive board had warned both England and Russia that […]
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Ibrahimovic may go to Olympics
Sweden has included Zlatan Ibrahimovic on its 35-man provisional squad for this summer’s Olympics. Ibrahimovic will decide after the European Championship whether he’ll be one of thethree overage players on the 21-player Olympic squad, accordingto Coach Hakan Ericson. “In the initial phase we felt that those playing the Euros can’t double up, but I’ve had […]
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O'Neill wants Northern Ireland to bring the 'ugly'
Northern Ireland coach Michael O’Neillsaid his team needs “to make sure that we bring the ugly side of the game” against Ukraine on Thursday. “What we didn’t do well the other night[1-0 loss to Poland] was the ugly part of the game,” he said, “and that’s something that we generally always do well. “And when […]
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Poland's starting keeper to miss Germany clash
Poland will be without first-choice goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesnyfor Thursday’s Euro 2016 clash with Germany. Szczesny Szczesny suffered a thigh injury during Poland’s 1-0win over Northern Ireland. “We cannot properly tell how long Szczesny will be sidelined,” Poland coach Adam Nawalka said. “Hopefully he will be ready for thematch against Ukraine. That is what the team […]
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Dunga fired; replacement will head Olympic team
The Brazilian soccer federation has fired Coach Dunga following Brazil’s first-round Copa Centenario exit, which means his successor will lead Brazil’s team at this summer’sOlympic Games that Brazil is hosting. Dunga, who had coached Brazil in 2006-2010, started his second stint at the helm after Brazil’s exit from the 2014 World Cup with a a […]
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Russia threatened with Euro 2016 ouster over fan violence
UEFA announced that Russia will be thrown out of the Euro 2016 if there is any repeat of the violence by Russian fans that marred the end of the game against England. UEFA imposed a suspendeddisqualification on the Russian Football Union (RFU) in response to the attacks by masked Russian supporters on England fans at the […]
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France Prime Minister: Fans will be deported
France Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Tuesday some fans will be deported after violent clashes marred the start of the Euro 2016. “People will be deported after they have been sentenced as thereare people who cannot remain because they are not wanted on our national territory due to their behavior,” said Valls, who did […]
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Barcelona to pay $6.2 million fine for Neymar transfer
Barcelona will pay a $6.2 million fine to settle the tax evasion case into the transfer of Neymarfrom Santos to Barcelona in 2013, which has been the subject of multiple courtinvestigations in both Brazil and Spain. Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu said, “the decision wasn’t easy but it was the best thing for the club. […]