Tag: European Championship

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Tierney ruled out of Scotland vs Hungary with injury

Tierney ruled out of Scotland vs Hungary with injury

Kieran Tierney has been ruled out of Scotland’s decisive final European Championship group match against Hungary through injury. The 27-year-old defender was forced off in the 61st minute of Wednesday night’s 1-1 draw against Switzerland and replaced by Scott McKenna. That result keeps Scotland’s hopes of progressing through to the round-of-16 stage of the competition...

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Shaqiri pips Ronaldo to stunning feat with worldie against Scotland

Shaqiri pips Ronaldo to stunning feat with worldie against Scotland

Xherdan Shaqiri has pipped Cristiano Ronaldo in becoming the first European to score in each of the last six major tournaments. The ex-Liverpool star scored one of the goals of Euro 2024, equalising in emphatic fashion to earn Switzerland a point against Scotland. 4 Shaqiri scored a beauty in Switzerland’s Group A clash against ScotlandCredit:...

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Euro 2024 state of play: Tables, schedule and what you may have missed

Euro 2024 state of play: Tables, schedule and what you may have missed

Euro 2024 is in full swing and already it has delivered drama, stunning goals and hard-fought matches. The group stage will run until a week today, June 26, when eight of the 24 competing national teams will be eliminated. The top two sides in each of the six groups will advance to the knockout stage,...

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Which players are at risk of suspension at Euro 2024?

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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The FIFA World Rankings are not that important – and that’s a good thing

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

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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Switzerland sink Hungary to make strong start at Euro 2024

Switzerland sink Hungary to make strong start at Euro 2024

COLOGNE, Germany – Switzerland made a flying start at Euro 2024 as Kwadwo Duah and Michel Aebischer scored their first international goals in a 3-1 win against Hungary on Saturday. Murat Yakin’s side raced into a two-goal lead by half-time in Cologne to kick off their Group A campaign in impressive fashion. Duah...

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Szoboszlai is Hungary’s boy-prince – but trying to do everything is unsustainable

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...