Saint-Étienne (France) (AFP) – England coach Roy Hodgson wants his side to beat Slovakia on Monday to set up a more forgiving path to the tournament's latter stages and not just to secure a last-16 match in Paris. Hodgson's side need a point at Saint-Etienne's Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Monday to advance to the knockout phase. […]

Toulouse (France) (AFP) – Russia striker Fedor Smolov has claimed Russian fans who attacked England supporters in Marseille last week were simply acting after being "provoked" by their English counterparts. Three Russian fans were handed jail terms by the French authorities last week for their role in attacking England supporters. Meanwhile, on Saturday a group […]

Saint-Étienne (France) (AFP) – Slovakia captain Martin Skrtel will do whatever it takes to win in Monday's crunch Euro 2016 clash against England — including making sure Liverpool team-mate Daniel Sturridge has a quiet game. With a last 16 place at stake both teams need at least a point in Saint-Etienne to be sure of […]

Zagreb (AFP) – Hardcore supporters of Croatian club Hajduk Split, suspected of throwing flares during the Euro 2016 match against the Czech Republic, have threatened on Facebook to also disrupt the next game against Spain. UEFA have brought charges after at least 10 flares were lobbed from the Croatian corner of the Saint-Etienne stadium during […]

Toulouse (France) (AFP) – An improved passing game can provide Gareth Bale with the platform to fire Wales into the last 16 of Euro 2016 against Russia, says coach Chris Coleman. After opening their Group B campaign with an encouraging 2-1 win over Slovakia that saw Bale open his Euros account after 10 minutes, the […]

Toulouse (France) (AFP) – Russia striker Fedor Smolov has called for a stop to fan violence inside the stadiums of Euro 2016, saying fans should "fight elsewhere". Wales face Russia on Monday in a high risk Group B clash the Russians must win to have any chance of qualifying for the last 16 of the […]

Saint-Étienne (France) (AFP) – England manager Roy Hodgson has urged fans to stay out of trouble at Monday's Euro 2016 clash against Slovakia and for those without tickets to avoid coming to Saint-Etienne. Violent clashes in Marseille overshadowed England's 1-1 draw with Russia in their opening game just over a week ago. UEFA has formally […]

The eyes of the soccer world, quite rightly, are tuned to a pair of rather big international tournaments, Euro 2016 and Copa Centenario. However by the time both competitions end, Spain could see it’s oldest club disappear from existence. Recreativo de Huelva requires 2 million euros by June 30 in order to survive. It was […]

Chantilly (France) (AFP) – Roy Hodgson's future as England manager depends on how well the team fare at Euro 2016, Football Association chairman Greg Dyke said in a BBC radio interview broadcast on Sunday. Dyke, who steps down this month, said that Hodgson's contract, which is due to expire at the end of the tournament, […]

Evian (France) (AFP) – Germany's World Cup winner Mario Goetze has brushed off criticism of his form at Euro 2016 by insisting, "sometimes you're the dog, sometimes you're the tree". The 24-year-old's star has fallen since Goetze came off the bench and scored the winning goal in extra time for Germany in the 2014 World […]

Marseille (AFP) – A week after England and Russia supporters clashed and while flare-throwing and fighting have marred games elsewhere, fans of tiny Iceland say they prefer hugs to hooliganism at Euro 2016. Having the time of their lives, Icelanders told AFP in Marseille they have come to their first ever European Championships to have […]

Doha (AFP) – Slovakia forward Vladimir Weiss is backing his country to beat England in their crucial Euro 2016 Group B game. The teams meet on Monday in Saint-Etienne with both sides looking to book a place in the last 16 of the competition. "We have beaten big teams before and if we play at […]

Paris (AFP) – UEFA began disciplinary proceedings Sunday against Portugal, Hungary and Belgium for incidents in their Euro 2016 matches the previous day. Portugal is charged with allowing a pitch invasion, Hungary for allowing crowd disturbances and other offences and Belgium for its fans setting off fireworks and throwing objects. A fan ran on to […]

Bordeaux (AFP) – Belgium's convincing 3-0 win against the Republic of Ireland at Euro 2016 on Saturday is unlikely to ease the difficult relationship between coach Marc Wilmots and his critics. After starting with a 2-0 defeat to Italy, the world number two side bounced back in Bordeaux as a second-half Romelu Lukaku brace, either […]

Santa Clara (United States) (AFP) – Eduardo Vargas scored four goals as holders Chile sent Mexico spinning to a historic 7-0 defeat to reach the semi-finals of the Copa America Centenario. Hoffenheim forward Vargas completed a hat-trick in 13 devastating minutes either side of half-time to send Chile into a semi-final against Colombia in Chicago […]