Goalkeepers: Yann Sommer (Inter), Yvon Mvogo (Lorient), Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund). Defenders: Ricardo Rodriguez (Torino), Fabian Schar (Newcastle United), Manuel Akanji (Manchester City), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), Silvan Widmer (Mainz 05), Cedric Zesigner (Wolfsburg), Leonidas Stergiou (Stuttgart). Midfielders: Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire), Remo Freuler (Bologna), Denis Zakaria (Monaco), Michel Aebischer (Bologna),...
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Breel Embolo makes a welcome return
Goalkeepers: Yann Sommer (Inter), Yvon Mvogo (Lorient), Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund). Defenders: Ricardo Rodriguez (Torino), Fabian Schar (Newcastle United), Manuel Akanji (Manchester City), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), Silvan Widmer (Mainz 05), Cedric Zesigner (Wolfsburg), Leonidas Stergiou (Stuttgart). Midfielders: Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire), Remo Freuler (Bologna), Denis Zakaria (Monaco), Michel Aebischer (Bologna),...
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Which players are at risk of suspension at Euro 2024?
Follow live coverage of Germany vs Hungary, Croatia vs Albania and Scotland vs Switzerland at Euro 2024 today Kylian Mbappe received a bizarre yellow card during France’s 1-0 win against Austria at the European Championship after breaking his nose. The 25-year-old collided with Kevin Danso’s shoulder as the match neared its conclusion, falling to the...
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Garden Party: Celtics wash away recent failures by winning 18th NBA championship
For bookkeeping purposes, the Boston Celtics secured their 18th NBA championship on June 17, 2024, at TD Garden. Drama? Well, no, there wasn’t much in the way of heart-pounding stuff, the Celtics closing out a breezy 106-88 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, with Boston’s vaunted J’s — Jayson...
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Van Gundy agrees to be Clippers’ lead assistant
Jeff Van Gundy and the LA Clippers have agreed to a deal that will bring the former television analyst to the organization as the lead assistant on coach Tyronn Lue’s staff, a team source confirmed Tuesday. ESPN first reported the news. Van Gundy, 62, spent the 2024 season as a senior consultant for the Boston...
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Celtics owner says Horford will return next season
After winning his first NBA title at 38 years old, Al Horford plans to return to the Boston Celtics next season, Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck said Tuesday. “Al is coming back for next year. That’s what I’ve been told. Age 38, which is unbelievable,” Grousbeck said on the “The Greg Hill Show” following the Celtics’...
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The FIFA World Rankings are not that important – and that’s a good thing
Follow live coverage of Germany vs Hungary, Croatia vs Albania and Scotland vs Switzerland at Euro 2024 today [Editor’s note: this is an updated version of an article originally published in October 2023] Football’s world rankings are a convenient way of measuring the difference in the stature of sides facing one another at a major...
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Nedim Bajrami, the Euros record-breaker who went to court to play for Albania
Follow live coverage of Germany vs Hungary, Croatia vs Albania and Scotland vs Switzerland at Euro 2024 today Europe had barely made itself comfortable as it settled down for Italy vs Albania on Saturday, before the whole game was tipped on its head. Twenty-three seconds had passed when Federico Dimarco made a terrible mess of...
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Latest transfer news
Rob Edwards has signed a new four-year contract at Luton Town. The former Aston Villa, Wolves and Blackpool defender led Luton to promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs in 2023 before overseeing their top-flight campaign last season. They were relegated back to the Championship after finishing 18th but Edwards impressed and has earned...
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Szoboszlai is Hungary’s boy-prince – but trying to do everything is unsustainable
Dominik Szoboszlai started to sing and his Hungary team-mates followed. Only their lips moved, Szoboszlai at the front, the majority with arms behind their backs but some with fists on their hearts. Over the advertising hoardings, their black-clad supporters sang the impromptu anthem back. They held the last note — and then Szoboszlai clapped, the...
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How Duah became Switzerland’s comic book hero (in just 60 minutes)
The first English-born goalscorer of Euro 2024 won’t be Harry Kane. It won’t be Jude Bellingham and it won’t be Bukayo Saka. Before any of them had even stepped on a pitch at this tournament, Switzerland’s Kwadwo Duah had already left his mark. Duah couldn’t stop smiling throughout his post-match interviews after Switzerland’s 3-1 victory...
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A half-time change for Hungary
HT Hungary 0-2 Switzerland Superb from Switzerland, who have been the only team on the pitch for a lot of the first-half. The finish from Aebischer, 20 yards from goal and using the defender in front of him as a screen to flummox the keeper, was superb, but the build-up was terrific too. They have...