July 5 – Turkey’s two-goal hero Merih Demiral at Euro 2024 has been banned for two matches by UEFA for the controversial hand salute used by Turkish nationalists and associated with the Turkish ultra-nationalist organisation Ulku Ocaklari, more widely known as the Grey Wolves.
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 – France captain Kylian Mbappé got stuck into politics on Thursday by warning his country is in a “catastrophic” situation as it lurches closer to a first far-right government since World War II.
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 5 – UEFA said that it will roll out its communications protocol that only allows captains as to approach the referee across its club competitions starting next week.
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.
July 3 – Turkey’s Euro 2024 last-16 hero Merih Demiral is under investigation by UEFA after appearing to make an ultra-nationalist salute during his country’s victory against Austria.
July 3 – With a sold out men’s Euro 2024 entering the quarter final stage this weekend, UEFA has announced tickets will go on sale for the Women’s Euro 2025 in Switzerland on October 1.
July 3 – Ukrainian champion Shakhtar Donetsk will play its ‘home’ Champions League games at German club Schalke next season.
July 3 – Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed what everyone assumed: that the European Championship in Germany will be “without a doubt” the last of his stellar career.
July 2 – Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman (pictured) has told his players to use the criticism they have been receiving for their performances at Euro 2024 as fuel, with the Dutchmen looking to respond from a lacklustre group stage with a Round of 16 win over Romania tonight.
July 2 – With stadiums having been at full capacity from the opening match of the Euro 2024 finals, UEFA has released a further set of numbers on the engagement of fans within Germany, and internationally, as the tournament closes out its round of 16 matches.
July 2 – Kevin De Bruyne’s future with Belgium is up in the air after his national team departed Euro 2024 in ignominious fashion against France in the round of 16.