July 11 – Balkan political posturing has not been confined to the Euros as chanting of insulting messages marred the Champions League first preliminary round match between Borac Banja Luka of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania’s FC Egnatia
July 10 – French coach Didier Deschamps acknowledged Spain were “superior” as Les Blues suffered Euro 2024 elimination following their 2-1 semi-final defeat in Munich.
July 10 – Ahead of their semi-final clash with the Netherlands, England manager Gareth Southgate believes that, with a weight off their shoulders, the best is yet to come for his side at Euro 2024.
July 9 – As proof of the depth of competitiveness of Europe’s nations, the Euro 2024 Championships have seen a record number of 17 draws so far at the end of playing time.
July 8 – Adidas has unveiled its ‘Fussballliebe Finale’ Official Match Ball for the Euro 2024 semi finals and final in Germany.
July 8 – Switzerland head coach Murat Yakin (pictured) insists his team did not deserve to be heading home from Euro 2024 and that England, not for the first time, had luck on their side in their quarterfinal clash.
July 8 – Decorated German veteran Toni Kroos, who has now retired from international football for good following his country’s defeat by Spain at Euro 2024, has apologised for his challenge on Spanish starlet Pedri that ruled him out of the rest of the tournament.
July 7 – England manager Gareth Southgate hailed the resilience of his ‘streetwise’ team in their penalty shout-out quarter-final win against Switzerland after falling behind.
July 6 – It will be Gareth Southgate’s 100th match as England manager, and it could be his last. England take on Switzerland in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 as underdogs seeking to finally ignite their campaign after a turgid time in Germany so far.
July 5 – The fallout over the ultra-nationalist gesture made by Turkey’s two-goal hero Merih Demiral at Euro 2024 has spiralled further with Germany summoning the Turkish ambassador to Berlin.
July 6 – EA Sports’ FC Futures project has hosted a UEFA Festival of Football event at the heart of the Euro 2024 Fan Zone in Berlin, marking a significant milestone for the FC Futures initiative which has opened up grassroots football to more than 170,000 people in its debut year.
July 6 – It started slowly, then picked up speed. No, not the number of exciting games at Euro 2024 but the throwing of plastic beer cups, often half full, on to the pitch – a regular unwanted feature of the tournament.
July 5 – Dutch star Cody Gakpo has edged out Jamal Musiala as the bookie’s favourite to take home the Euro 2024 golden boot as the Liverpool man enjoys his best goalscoring form to date.
July 4 – Frankfurt police are investigating a video that appears to show a fan being punched and kicked while being detained by a group of Euro 2024 security personnel at Portugal’s game with Slovenia.
