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Europe’s war on tourism spreads to Portugal and Switzerland as Byron”s ‘glorious Eden’ gets fed-up with two-hour taxi queues clogging roads and the Swiss get cheesed off with Edelweiss Instagrammers
Europe’s war on tourism has now spread to Portugal and Switzerland. In a Portuguese town that was once described by Lord Byron as a ‘glorious Eden’, locals are calling for ‘guerrilla action’ to be taken to combat the numbers of visitors. Meanwhile, the Swiss have complained that rare flowers – such as the edelweiss –...
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Predictions, odds for EURO 2024 semifinal games: Who will advance to final?
With the semifinals of EURO 2024 now here, it’s time to predict who will make it through to the final in Berlin. [ MORE: EURO 2024 schedule, bracket ] Will Spain or France prevail out of the tough side of the bracket? Will it be the Netherlands or England who will meet them in Berlin? Below...
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England scrape past Switzerland on penalties to reach Euro 2024 semi-finals
Jordan Pickford was the shoot-out hero as England kept their Euro 2024 dreams alive by beating Switzerland on penalties to reach the semi-finals. Three years on from being denied the continental crown on spot-kicks, they had to fight their demons from 12 yards to continue their quest to go one better in Germany. Bukayo Saka...
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‘World’s sexiest footballer’ Alisha Lehmann in bizarre link-up with iShowSpeed to watch England vs Switzerland… as the YouTube sensation dons a Swiss shirt and has an awkward exchange with her mum!
By Sam Brookes Published: 18:06 BST, 6 July 2024 | Updated: 18:46 BST, 6 July 2024 Alisha Lehmann has linked up with YouTube sensation iShowSpeed to watch England’s Euro 2024 quarter-final with Switzerland – and her mum came along as well. Swiss international Lehmann, who has been dubbed the ‘world’s sexiest footballer’, has been in...
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England Euro 2024 LIVE: Predicted line-up as Gareth Southgate switches formation for Switzerland
Only eight nations remain at Euro 2024 and, somehow, England are still one of them. A date with Switzerland awaits Gareth Southgate’s side now after struggling through the group stage and mounting the very latest of late escapes in the last-16 against Slovakia, with an injury-time equaliser sending the tie to extra-time, where a goal...
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Supercomputer predicts Euro 2024 quarters as England learn their fate
IT’S EURO 2024 quarter-final time – and ‘Robotinho’ has predicted which four nations will make the semis. That’s right, not Brazilian legend Ronaldinho, but a supercomputer from Australia. 2 Harry Kane is hoping to fire England past Switzerland on SaturdayCredit: Getty 2 Jamal Musiala’s Germany get the quarters underway against Spain todayCredit: Rex Euro 2024...
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A Swiss winger England must be wary of, a goalkeeper who has gone home – and NO Three Lions players at all… who makes Sofascore’s BEST XI from the last-16 stage at Euro 2024?
Only eight teams remain in the battle for Euro 2024 glory and at this point the cream is rising to the top of the tournament. Plenty of big hitters are left, as well as a couple of less-expected names. Oh, and England, who nobody really knows how to categorise at this stage. The round of 16...
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Switzerland boast a core of Premier League stars, Turkey keep defying the odds, and Spain look like the side to beat… with England just three wins from Euros glory, how DANGEROUS are the teams standing in their way?
Despite all the criticism, conjecture and noise, England are just three games away from winning Euro 2024. It hasn’t been easy for Gareth Southgate‘s side in Germany, but all that matters at tournaments is results and thankfully for him, the Three Lions have done just about enough to reach the last eight. Sunday’s dramatic victory...
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Euro 2024 quarter-finals confirmed: Fixtures, schedule and where to watch as hosts Germany face Spain, England take on the Swiss and it’s Ronaldo vs Mbappe
England will face Switzerland in their quarter-final match-up on July 6 Spain vs Germany and Portugal vs France are the two most exciting clashes LISTEN to It’s All Kicking Off! EUROS DAILY: Why Gareth Southgate should wield the axe for Switzerland quarter-final By Kim Morrissey Published: 21:57 BST, 2 July 2024 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 2...
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Switzerland get big England boost as Cristiano Ronaldo shows true colours
Didi Hamann has accused Cristiano Ronaldo of letting Portugal down by bursting into tears following his missed penalty against Slovenia. “All he thinks about is himself,” Hamann told RTE Sport. “I think he showed his true colours again. “Missing the penalty, he starts crying on the pitch, he starts crying at half-time in extra-time. And...
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Euro 2024 teams hit with more than €1.2m in fines by UEFA
National football associations represented in this summer’s European Championship have been fined more than €1.2million by organisers UEFA during the tournament group stages. The fines, which total €1,293,645 (£1,097,328; $1,635,123), relate to the national side’s supporters during the matches, but host nation Germany were fined twice for their failure of “protection of the playing area”...
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