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Roy Hodgson’s squad are giving the impression of an idyllic build up to Euro 2016, just as in Rio in 2014 and Krakow two years before that
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Wayne Rooney has said he will never play for another Premier League club after revealing details of his testimonial match
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Iceland travel to Euro 2016 as the smallest nation ever to reach a major tournament – not bad going for a lump of volcanic rock halfway to the Arctic
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Manchester City have left the way open for Manchester United to pursue Paul Pogba after deciding not to go after the France international this summer
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Profiles of all 24 teams and 552 players, including caps, goals, hobbies, tattoos, music taste and, once the tournament starts, ratings for every individual performance
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Fixtures, groups, venues and more – all you need to know about the European Championships with our handy interactive wallchart
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Portugal completed their preparations for Euro 2016 with an impressive 7-0 win over Estonia, which included two goals from Cristiano Ronald
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Euro 2016 organisers have urged supporters to arrive up to three hours before kickoff in order to allow time for enhanced security arrangements that include a dual ring of steel around all stadiums
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Lafferty has struggled for game-time at Norwich and Birmingham, in stark contrast to the vital role he plays in Michael O’Neill’s team
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The Italy player’s focus and drive were evident even at the age of four when he said he was going out to work – not play – and he has never looked back
news
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José Mourinho has completed his first signing at Manchester United after tieing up the Villarreal defender Eric Bailly
in depth
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A non-visit to Thiepval memorial by England players at Euro 2016 has drawn criticism, but using the dead as a plot device in a football story is crass
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world football
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The US needed a riposte against Costa Rica in Chicago: they delivered a renaissance as they romped home 4-0
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opinion
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Euro 2000 was far more exciting than its predecessor, when the country seemed to be mired in a collective psychosis centred around Cool Britannia
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The European Championship starts in Saint-Denis on Friday, a fragile area where the inhabitants are still scarred by last November’s terrorist attacks
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An expanded 24-team format is good for the likes of Wales and Iceland but runs the risk of stretching the tournament to breaking point
regulars
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In today’s Fiver: Two James Milners, SpongeBob, a tribute to Stephen Keshi and #ItsColombiaNotColumbia
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Chelsea to battle Manchester clubs for John Stones? | Liverpool to spend £30m on Sadio Mané? | Tottenham Hotspur in for £12m Vincent Janssen?
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pictures & video
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We look at the remarkable turnaround in the fortunes of Iceland’s national football team
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Euro 2016 returns to France this summer with 10 venues spread across the country. A total of €1.6bn has been spent building four new stadiums and upgrading five others, with only Stade de France, the site of the opening and closing matches, remaining unchanged
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David Squires looks forward to seeing some of the world’s finest talent at this year’s Copa Centenario – and some USA players, too
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Aca Pavlovic is one of the survivors of the 13 November suicide attacks last year at the Stade de France. Here, he details the moments when his life would change forever
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The people of Saint-Denis discuss the recovery and image of the area in the wake of last November’s terrorist attacks
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The police, military and government in France are gearing up for Euro 2016
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32 countries take part in Milan street football tournament
on this site
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Groundbreaking video replays could be used on contentious calls in the next A-League finals series
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Brazil opened their campaign with a disappointing goalless draw against Ecuador on Saturday. Can they do better against Haiti? Join Luis Miguel Echegaray
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the big picture
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Argentina’s paralympic footballer, Silvio Velo, takes part in a training session in Buenos Aires in preparation for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Velo, who has been called the ‘blind Lionel Messi’ and the ‘Paralympic Maradona’, is the captain of Argentina’s visually impaired football team, the Murcielagos
Brazil 7-1 Haiti Coutinho runs the show as Brazil hit seven in Copa América
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