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  UEFA looks for host of Euro 2028 with 24 teams, maybe more

  Football | October 12, 2021 22:37 IST

  The European soccer body has been looking at whether to expand the tournament again to include 32 of its 55 member nations, officials said in July during the successful Euro 2020.

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  UEFA says no name agreed for postponed Euros in 2021

  Football | March 21, 2020 18:38 IST

  Football’s European Championship is now being played in 2021 though it's not yet clear what it will be officially called.

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  Infantino wants next year's Club World Cup postponed to make way for Euro Cup, Copa America

  Football | March 17, 2020 23:08 IST

  Infantino says he will propose talks with the Chinese government and the country's soccer officials in a call Wednesday with a panel of FIFA vice presidents.

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  Germany wins rights to host Euro 2024

  Football | September 27, 2018 20:13 IST

  Germany, which successfully hosted the 2006 World Cup, was the long-time favorite and won the UEFA executive committee vote 12-4 against Turkey.

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  A glance at France vs Portugal major tournament history

  Other Sports | July 10, 2016 14:07 IST

  Saint- Denis , France: To win the European Championship final on Sunday, Portugal will need something it has never managed before at a major tournament: to beat France. On the bright side for Portugal, the

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  Spain's soccer champs back home for big party

  Football | July 02, 2012 20:33 IST

  Madrid, Jul 2: Spanish players carried the Euro 2012 championship trophy back to their native land Monday, ready to accept a hero's welcome and lead their economically troubled nation in a second night of jubilant

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  Showman Balotelli conjures up victory for Italy

  Football | June 29, 2012 15:55 IST

  Poland, Jun 29:  A spectacular goal followed by a shirtless show of defiance to the world at the European Championship. It could only be Mario Balotelli.The sequence of events in Italy's 2-1 semifinal victory over

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  Russian federation fined after crowd disturbances

  Football | June 23, 2012 21:33 IST

  Poland, Jun 23: The Russian football federation was fined $44,000 on Saturday for the unruly behavior of its fans at the team's final European Championship game, further tarnishing the country's image after two earlier rounds

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  Spain eyes first win against France at Euro 2012

  Football | June 22, 2012 23:09 IST

  Ukraine, Jun 22: Spain hopes to make history and mix it with a little revenge in Saturday's European Championship quarterfinal against France.Spain has never beaten the French in six competitive fixtures with the most recent

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  Moutinho emerging as new Portugal playmaker

  Football | June 22, 2012 15:52 IST

  Poland, Jun 22:  Even the best scorers need someone to set them up.Joao Moutinho did exactly that for Cristiano Ronaldo on Thursday, providing the precise cross for the only goal in Portugal's 1-0 victory over

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  Patience is the key for Germany team

  Football | June 21, 2012 22:23 IST

  Poland, Jun 21:  One day ahead of their European Championship quarterfinal against Greece, the one thing on German minds was patience.Both coach Joachim Loew and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer stressed patience as being the key to

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  Coach says Germany lacks killer instinct

  Football | June 20, 2012 20:59 IST

  Poland, Jun 20: Three games, three wins, best record of the tournament. So, what's missing from Germany's game at the European Championship? A killer instinct, says coach Joachim Loew.Germany looks as efficient as ever but

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  Ukraine goal should have been allowed says Collina

  Football | June 20, 2012 18:30 IST

  Poland, Jun 20: UEFA admitted on Wednesday that Ukraine should have been awarded a goal in its European Championship game against England.“We made a mistake,” UEFA's Chief Refereeing Officer Pierluigi Collina said. “I wish we

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  Portuguese rally around leader Ronaldo

  Football | June 20, 2012 16:49 IST

  Warsaw, Jun 19: Portugal have rallied around captain Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of tomorrow's Euro 2012 quarter-final against the Czech Republic here.It will be the third meeting between the two sides in the last five championships,

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  Germany coach Loew expects Oezil to 'explode'

  Football | June 19, 2012 22:09 IST

  Poland, Jun 19:  Watch out for a blast on the field the next time Germany plays at the European Championship.Germany coach Joachim Loew says playmaker Mesut Oezil will “explode” in the quarterfinals against Greece.The Real

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  UEFA charges Germany for improper fan conduct

  Football | June 19, 2012 18:33 IST

  Poland, Jun 19: UEFA has charged the German football association for the “improper conduct” of its fans at a European Championship match against Denmark.UEFA says Germany fans displayed “inappropriate banners and symbols” and were responsible

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  Sweden makes two changes to lineup for France game

  Football | June 19, 2012 16:37 IST

  Ukraine, Jun 19: Sweden made two changes to the lineup for the country's final European Championship match against France.The Swedes, who have already been eliminated, stuck to their habit of announcing their starting 11 nine

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  Irish soccer fan in Poland goes missing

  Football | June 19, 2012 16:44 IST

  Poland, Jun 19: Police say a 21-year-old Irish soccer fan has gone missing while in Poland for the European Championship.James Nolan of Blessington, County Wicklow, went missing early Sunday in the northern city of Bydgoszcz

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  Bendtner gets one match ban for underwear stunt

  Football | June 18, 2012 22:37 IST

  Poland, Jun 18: UEFA has banned Denmark forward Nicklas Bendtner for one 2014 World Cup qualifying match for revealing an unofficial sponsor's name on his underpants while celebrating a goal at the European Championship.UEFA said

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  Pescara docked 2 points over match-fixing

  Football | June 18, 2012 20:20 IST

  Rome, Jun 18:  Pescara will begin its Series A campaign with a two-point deduction after authorities in Italy issued the first sentences in the country's wide-ranging match-fixing scandal.The sanctions were made on Monday just hours