June 17 – Jude Bellingham is the darling of world football and he lit up the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen with a virtuoso performance against Serbia. Meanwhile one of football’s greatest scribes lit up insideeuro2024…please meet Henry Winter. Join Nick Webster in for his daily podcast.
June 17 – Seven Serbian fans were taken into custody after scuffles broke out in Gelsenkirchen ahead of Sunday’s game against England, the first in the tournament to have been designated as “high risk”.
June 17 – English-born Montenegro international goalkeeper Matija Sarkic has tragically died at the age of just 26.
June 17 – India have dismissed their Croatian manager Igor Stimac after the Blue Tigers failed to reach the third round of World Cup qualifying.
June 17 – Euro 2024 is on course to be the biggest UEFA tournament in history. UEFA said it has sold more than 2.3 million tickets to fans.
June 16 – Marcus Thuram, French football star and the son of 1998 World Cup winner Lilian Thuram, has urged voters to take a stand against the far right in the French elections.
June 16 – Jude Bellingham, the new young superstar of English football, got his country off to a winning start in their quest to end 68 years of hurt and disappointment, but they were given a stern test by a Serbian side who fought like tigers in the second half.
June 16 – Domenico Tedesco and Belgium will take on Slovakia in their Euro 2024 opener plagued by defensive worries but confident that marquee midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will steer the team to greater heights.
June 16 – Slovenia persevered for a thrilling draw in Stuttgart, as the underdogs held Denmark to a 1-1 scoreline to rattle Group C from the off.
June 16 – A goal in the 83rd minute by Dutch supersub Wout Weghorst was enough to dispatch Poland and kickstart the Netherlands campaign.
June 16 – Albania’s 2-1 defeat to Italy was part of a learning curve at major tournaments, the country’s manager Sylvinho said.
June 15 – European champions Italy survived the fastest goal in finals history to defeat Albania 2-1 and get their title defence underway in style.
June 15 – On his 32nd birthday Egyptian star Mohammed Salah has confirmed that he will continue playing for his club Liverpool for at least the next season at least, closing the door on any summer transfer rumours linking him to a switch to the Saudi Pro League.
Day 2 of the Euros and three matches. Nick Webster is in Cologne for Switzerland vs. Hungary and it was a great game. He also had the chance to talk with Clive Tyldesley about commentary and his legendary call during the 1999 Champions League Final.
June 15 – Croatia must be sick of the sight of Spain. In the nearest the Euros has to a group of death, the Spanish emerged comfortable 3-0 victors in Berlin today. The win maintained their winning streak against Luka Modric and co.