Turkey’s UEFA power broker Yardımcı pull out of TFF elections citing ‘dirty campaign’
July 15 – Turkey’s Servet Yardımcı is reported to be quitting UEFA’s executive committee after withdrawing as a candidate for the Turkish FA presidency.
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UEFA’s CPR campaign trains 35,000 people across Euro 2024 fan sites
July 15 – As Euro 2024 came to its thrilling conclusion on Saturday night with Spain crowned champions, UEFA have revealed that more than 35,000 people received CPR training at UEFA fan festival sites across the one-month span of the tournament.
In or out? Southgate taking time to think through his position
July 15 – England manager Gareth Southgate has remained coy about his future after his side lost a second consecutive European championship final, extending the national team’s trophy drought to 58 years.
De La Fuente ready to make history
July 14 – Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has called on his team to make history as excitement builds ahead of tonight’s Euro 2024 final against England.
England expects as country gears up for mother of all football Sundays
July 12 – Preparations for Sunday’s Euro 2024 final are reaching fever pitch in England with pubs and bars set for a bonanza and airlines scrambling to meet last-minute demands.
UEFA renews betting data rights and sports integrity services deal with Sportradar
July 12 – Sportradar and UEFA have announced a multi-year extension of their existing exclusive betting data rights agreement, expanded to include the non-exclusive right to distribute data to non-betting media.
No Mbappe but French make it to the Euros final with Letexier to referee
July 12 – After all the fuss surrounding the appointment of German referee Felix Zwayer to England’s semi-final game against the Netherlands (it turned out pretty well for the English), UEFA has given the final to François Letexier from France.
King Charles looks forward to Sunday but worries over nation’s heart rate and blood pressure
July 12 – King Charles congratulated England for their last-gasp 2-1 victory over the Netherlands in the Euro 2024 semi-final on Wednesday but joked he hoped the final would be less nerve-wracking.
Koeman critical of VAR which is ‘destroying the game’
July 11 – Dutch manager Ronald Koeman has argued that “VAR is destroying the game” after England were awarded a controversial penalty in the Netherlands’ 2-1 exit at Euro 2024.
Deschamps gets vote of confident for 2026 from FFR boss Diallo
July 11 – Didier Deschamps is staying on as France coach after being praised by the head of the country’s federation for leading the team “in the best possible way” at Euro 2024.
Southgate praises his ‘bonded’ team as they ready for biggest test of all
July 11 – England manager Gareth Southgate has said his side want more after they showed “resilience and character” to eliminate the Netherlands in the last four of Euro 2024 and book a date with destiny against Spain in their first overseas final.
Champions League preliminary interrupted by ‘Balkan baiting’ chants
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
French lick their wounds as Yamal has the last laugh
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.
England’s Southgate says they are playing ‘freer’, will Dutch miss the train?
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.
Wales opt for former captain Craig Bellamy as country’s new manager
July 10 – Former Wales captain Craig Bellamy is the new manager of his country until 2028, replacing Rob Page who was fired in June after failing to qualify the team for Euro 2024.