Bangkok (AFP) – Thailand's health authorities have urged football fans to avoid getting overly excited while watching Euro 2016 lest those heart-stopping moments literally prove fatal. The Public Halth Ministry published advice calling on fans to ward off heart attacks by making sure they get enough rest and avoid long binges of football-fuelled excitement. "The […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Sven-Goran Eriksson shrugged off a penalty decision that sparked furious scenes as his Shanghai SIPG side slipped further behind in the Chinese title race with a 2-1 defeat to big-spending Jiangsu Suning. Eriksson preferred not to dwell on the crucial moment in the second half, when Yu Hai was harshly penalised for […]

London (AFP) – The head of Britain's Euro 2016 policing operation on Sunday said Russian football fans attacked their English rivals wearing gum shields, martial arts gloves and carrying knives. Assistant chief constable Mark Roberts told Britain's Guardian daily the clashes in Marseille were the most serious he had seen in 10 years of investigating […]

Lille (France) (AFP) – Germany stars Manuel Neuer and Toni Kroos warned the world champions will only improve after seeing off Ukraine 2-0 in Lille to make the perfect start to their Euro 2016 campaign. Kroos was named man of the match and goalkeeper Neuer made several key saves as Ukraine threatened to expose a […]

Foxborough (United States) (AFP) – Brazil were sent crashing out of the Copa America Centenario here Sunday after a hugely controversial goal handed Peru a 1-0 victory. The five-time world champions were eliminated from the tournament in the group stage for the first time since 1987 after Raul Ruidiaz bundled in a 75th-minute winner for […]

Saint-Étienne (France) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal open their Euro 2016 campaign on Tuesday eager to avoid slipping-up against minnows Iceland and aiming to emulate their run to the European Championship semi-finals four years ago. Portugal lost to eventual winners Spain on penalties in the semi-finals of Euro 2012 and have arrived in France determined […]

Bordeaux (AFP) – Seen by many as dangerous dark horses at Euro 2016, Austria have an early chance to underline their credentials when they begin their Group F campaign against old rivals Hungary on Tuesday. The game in Bordeaux will be the 138th meeting of the two nations, but their first encounter in a decade […]

Paris (AFP) – Defending champions Spain kick off their Euro 2016 against the Czech Republic on Monday, bidding for a third straight European crown, under a sex scandal cloud. Accusations against Manchester United shot-stopper David De Gea have thrown Spain's preparations into turmoil as they prepare to face the Czechs in Toulouse in Group D. […]

East Rutherford (United States) (AFP) – Ecuador set up a Copa America Centenario quarter-final showdown with the United States after romping to a comfortable 4-0 win over Haiti. Goals from Enner Valencia, Jaime Ayovi, Christian Noboa and Antonio Valencia on Sunday completed a routine win for Ecuador who are now assured of finishing in second […]

Paris (AFP) – Bastian Schweinsteiger had time for three touches of the ball and scored with one as world champions Germany started their European Championship campaign with a 2-0 win over Ukraine. The 31-year-old Manchester United midfielder came on in the 90th minute and quickly put away a perfect pass from Mesut Ozil for the […]

Lille (France) (AFP) – Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger came off the bench to score his first international goal in five years and seal a perfect start to the world champions' Euro 2016 campaign with a 2-0 win over Ukraine. Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi powered home the opener from Toni Kroos's free-kick after just 19 minutes […]

Lille (France) (AFP) – Ukraine boss Mykhaylo Fomenko hailed world champions Germany as a "machine" after his side lost their first Euro 2016 game 2-0 on Sunday. "Germany are a machine, their team is full of great players," said Fomenko. "There are no surprises with this team. A machine is a machine." Shkodran Mustafi's early […]

Lille (France) (AFP) – Germany coach Joachim Loew hailed defender Jerome Boateng as "a good neighbour" for his spectacular goalline clearance during the world champions' 2-0 win over Ukraine to open their Euro 2016 campaign. Boateng, whose father is Ghanaian, was the target of right-wing German politician Alexander Gauland this month, who claimed Germans would […]

Paris (AFP) – Belgium coach Marc Wilmots and Republic of Ireland counterpart Martin O'Neill expressed horror Sunday at the hooligan "scourge" that has cast a shadow over Euro 2016. Pitched battles between Russian and England fans before their countries' 1-1 draw on in Marseille Saturday has seen both teams warned about the future conduct of […]

An viewing average of 4.4 million people watched the USA's 1-0 victory against Paraguay on US television Saturday night, in a game that sent the US Men's National Team into the quarter-finals. The USA-Paraguay game, which was televised live across Univision, Univision Deportes and FOX Sports 1, was shown from 7-9pm ET. The game averaged […]