Croatia captain Darijo Srna, whose father died during Croatia’s 1-0 Euro 2016 win over Turkey, has left the squad to attend his funeral. It is unclear if Srna will return for histeam’s secondgame of the competition, against the Czech Republic in Saint-Etienne on Friday. Uzeir Srna was 78.
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Petit: France's Deschamps needs to unleash Pogba
Emmanuel Petit, who played on France’s 1998 World Cup championship team in midfield with Didier Deschamps, says Deschamps, the French national team coach, needs to give PaulPogba more freedom. Pogba had a poor game in the Euro 2016 opener against Romania and was pulled in the second half. “We didn’t take Paul Pogba to improve the […]
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Northern Ireland in mourning following fan's death at Euro 2016
Northern Ireland coach Michael O’Neill said his players were devastated after learning that one of their fans, Darren Rodgers, had died in Nice when he fell on hishead on a stone beach after scaling a seafront railing. “It was devastating news when we got up this morning, having traveled back last night after the game […]
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England's new free-kick specialist: Eric Dier
Tottenham fans were surprised when Eric Dier, who has never taken a free kick for Spurs, scored on a free kick in England’s 1-1 tie with Russia, but he spent hours working on free kicks as ayouth in his backyard. He also was something of a free-kick specialist at Sporting Lisbon’s academy, which he attended. […]
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Warning signs to Germany's open win
Reigning World Cup champion Germany opened Euro 2016 with a 2-0 win over Ukraine, but signs of a shaky defense emerged. The Germans, who were without injured Mats Hummels, needed a goal-lineclearance from Jerome Boateng. Benedikt Hoewedes and Boateng had just returned to action while Antonio Ruediger is unavailable because of torn knee ligaments.
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Rooney: 'I don't have to defend myself'
Wayne Rooney, who will captain England when it opens Euro 2016 against Russia, says his favorite position is just being on the field. But he said he didn’t have to defend himself after beingtold Russian players and coaches had written him off. “I’ve played this game for a lot of years,” he said, “and I’m […]
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De Gea won't quit Spain over allegations in prostitution case
Goalkeeper David de Gea said he won’t leave Spain’s Euro 2016 team after being linking to a prostitution case under investigation in Spain. He said he was surprised by the reports linking hisname in a rape case against a pornography producer. “I was resting in my room, playing with the Play[station] and I was told […]
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Bundesliga TV rights go for $5.2 billion
A new four-year Bundesliga television rights deal will see the German league earn $5.2 billion, an increase of 85 percent from the previous deal. Sky Germany will remain the leading broadcaster with572 live first and second division matches to be aired each season, beginning in 2017-18, but will no longer remain the exclusive broadcaster after […]
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Euro 2016: Spain's Morata counts on Sergio Ramos haircut to bring him luck
Juventus forward Alvaro Morata should start out Euro 2016 as defending champion Spain’s No. 1 center forward, and he is counting on defender Sergio Ramos, his former teammate at RealMadrid, to bring him luck. Morata says Sergio Ramos shaved his hair to repeat a ritual that worked at Real Madrid. “He did it two seasons ago and […]
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Euro 2016: Bale: Wales is more than 'one-man team' — me
Gareth Bale, who helped Real Madrid win its 11th Champions League title, downplayed the notion that Welsh fortunes at Euro 2016 rest on his shoulders. Bale scored seven goals and threegame-winners during the qualifying campaign. “It’s never a one-man team,” he said. “For us, it’s a squad thing. We’re ‘Together Stronger’ and it’s there for […]