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English referee Michael Oliver speaks with France's forward #10 Kylian Mbappe and Portugal's forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo during the UEFA Euro 2024 quarter-final football match between Portugal and France at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg on July 5, 2024. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Portugal exit Euros with pride, will return stronger – Martinez

Portugal coach Roberto Martinez said his team lost with “pride” against France in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals on Friday, pledging they would come back stronger. The Spaniard said his team put in
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Osimhen may settle for PSG

PSG could well be the eventual destination of Victor Osimhen. The 25-year-old striker has been subject to various speculations linking him to Premier League sides, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United as well
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Spain's midfielder #06 Mikel Merino (CR) heads the ball and scores his team's second goal during the UEFA Euro 2024 quarter-final football match between Spain and Germany at the Stuttgart Arena in Stuttgart on July 5, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Merino extra-time goal sends Spain past Germany to Euro semis

A Mikel Merino goal in the final minute of extra time took Spain to a 2-1 win over Germany and into the Euro 2024 semis. After a fiery yet goalless first half,
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Ecuador's Spanish coach Felix Sanchez attends a press conference one day before the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament quarter final football match between Argentina and Ecuador at NRG stadium in Houston, Texas on July 3, 2024. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)

Ecuador sack coach Sanchez after Copa America exit

Ecuador’s Football Federation (FEF) announced their Spanish coach Felix Sanchez was leaving the team, just a few hours after their defeat on penalties to Argentina in their Copa America quarter-final on Thursday.
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Soccer Football - Liverpool photo opportunity with new manager Arne Slot - AXA Training Centre, Liverpool, Britain - July 5, 2024 New Liverpool manager Arne Slot at the training centre Action Images via Reuters/Craig Brough

Slot unfazed by pressure of replacing Klopp

Liverpool’s new manager Arne Slot insists he can cope with the pressure of following in the footsteps of Anfield icon Jurgen Klopp. Slot has the daunting task of trying to emulate Klopp’s
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England's midfielder #10 Jude Bellingham attends a training session at team's base camp, the Weimarer Land golf resort, near Blankenhain, on July 3, 2024, during the UEFA Euro 2024 football championship. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)

Bellingham fined by UEFA for obscene gesture

Jude Bellingham is available for England’s Euro 2024 quarter-final with Switzerland after he was given on Friday a suspended one-game ban for his controversial celebration after scoring against Slovakia in the previous
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Argentina's goalkeeper #23 Emiliano Martinez celebrates after saving a goal during a penalty shoot out during the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament quarter-final football match between Argentina and Ecuador at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on July 4, 2024. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)

Martinez the shoot-out ‘animal’ roars again for Argentina

It will be tough for Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez to top his penalty shoot-out heroics from the run to World Cup glory in Qatar in 2022 but that certainly won’t stop him
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Turkey's forward #21 Baris Alper Yilmaz (up) fights for the ball with Austria's goalkeeper #13 Patrick Pentz during the UEFA Euro 2024 round of 16 football match between Austria and Turkey at the Leipzig Stadium in Leipzig on July 2, 2024. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP)

Turkey set up Euros quarter-final with Dutch after thrilling win over Austria

Turkey will face the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 after winning a thriller with Austria 2-1 as both countries reached the last eight of a European Championship for the first
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Portugal's forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo (R) celebrates with Portugal's head coach Roberto Martinez after winning the UEFA Euro 2024 round of 16 football match between Portugal and Slovenia at the Frankfurt Arena in Frankfurt am Main on July 1, 2024. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Ronaldo’s tears turn to cheers as Portugal survive his Euros penalty miss

Cristiano Ronaldo went from tears to cheers as the Portugal star recovered from missing a penalty during extra-time to score in his side’s dramatic shoot-out win over Slovenia in the Euro 2024
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