Adidas unveils new ball for Euro 2024 final rounds
July 8 – Adidas has unveiled its ‘Fussballliebe Finale’ Official Match Ball for the Euro 2024 semi finals and final in Germany.
BFU to improve VAR in efbet League with addition of GLT
July 8 – The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) is to bring in goal-line technology for the first time for the top tier of the efbet League next season.
Yakin says Swiss did not deserve to lost to England
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.
Pedri forgives Kroos for Euro 2024 ending tackle
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.
Tani to give U17 Women’s World Cup teams a Dominican Republic welcome
July 8 – Tani, the mascot for the U-17 Women’s World Cup 2024 in the Dominican Republic, has been unveiled with 100 days to go until the tournament begins.
BPER expands Inter sponsorship with training centre naming rights
July 7 – Inter Milan are moving swiftly under their new ownership and have renewed their sponsorship with bank BPER for a further two seasons and added naming rights to the club’s training centre.
Southgate’s tournament play epiphany has him looking towards history making
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.
Turkey’s Euro adventure ends with 2-1 loss to the Netherlands
July 6 – The Netherlands came back to beat Turkey 2-1 with two second half goals to silence the cacophonous Turkish support and start a party of their own in the Olympicstadion in Berlin.
England beat Swiss on penalties to head into last four
July 6 – England defeated Switzerland 5-3 from the penalty spot after a 1-1 draw to reach the last four of Euro 2024.
England’s boo boys fined but get to keep Bellingham
July 6 – UEFA have handed England a €11,000 fine after fans booed the playing of the Slovenia national anthem.
100 games in, will Southgate’s England now stand and deliver?
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.
Nagelsmann pays tribute to Kroos and a team that has united a nation
July 6 – Julian Nagelsmann defended Germany’s performance after their quarter-final exit from Euro 2024 in a 2-1 extra-time defeat at the hands of Spain, highlighting the team’s investment in the tournament and Toni Kroos’s class. He called on Germany to unite as a society.
Clinical French shatter Portugal’s dream of a big finish for Ronaldo in penalty shoot-out
July 5 – Another goalless performance by France saw them eventually beat Portugal on penalties in Hamburg and set up a semi-final against Spain.
Germany bow out with hearts broken after Spain score in last minutes of added time
July 5 – In a nail-biting, close contest marked by 16 yellow cards, Spain eliminated Germany and Toni Kroos 2-1 from their home tournament after substitute Mikel Merino claimed a 119th-minute winner in extra time.