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Ronaldo blunders as Portugal draw with Austria 0-0
Julien Pretot 7:40 AM Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, winning a record 128th cap, missed a penalty and had a late headed effort disallowed for offside as they were held 0-0 by Austria at Euro 2016 on Saturday for their second straight draw.
Santos backs Ronaldo to continue taking penalties
Brian Homewood 3:34 AM Cristiano Ronaldo will continue to take penalties for Portugal despite losing his touch from the spot for both club and country, coach Fernando Santos said on Sunday.
Expanded Euro encourages mediocrity and spoiling tactics
Brian Homewood 11:21 PM When UEFA decided eight years ago to expand the European Championship from 16 to 24 teams, its then president Michel Platini promised the standard of the tournament would not drop. Many critics feel Euro 2016 has confirmed their worst fears.
Arrests in Brussels after reported Euro 2016 terror plot
Ian Wishart and Fabio Benedetti-Valentini 8:41 PM Belgian authorities arrested 12 people after conducting anti-terror raids in Brussels and across the country amid press reports of a plot to attack fans gathering to watch the national soccer team.
Late own goal denies Iceland historic win
Ed Osmond 7:54 AM Iceland were within two minutes of their first victory at a major tournament when a late own goal earned Hungary a battling 1-1 draw at Euro 2016.
Lukaku scores twice as Belgium humble Ireland 3-0
Ed Dove Belgium rediscovered their most blistering form to batter group E rivals Ireland 3-0 thanks to a brace from Romelu Lukaku and an Axel Witsel header on Saturday.
Spain score goal of the tournament in Turkey rout
Jamie Marcuson Who would really want to play Spain? What joy could you possibly get out of the experience?
Euro minnows punch above their weight with late-goal dramas
Michael Lynch With all the focus on violence, English hooligans, French police and Russian thugs, its easy to forget there's a football tournament, not a war, going on in France.
Czech Republic snatch draw with Croatia in game marred by crowd violence
Czech Republic's Tomas Necid scored a stoppage-time penalty as they came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Croatia in a dramatic Euro 2016 Group D encounter on Friday that was interrupted due to flares thrown on the pitch.
Austin to Victory, Pain to Mariners
Central Coast star Mitch Austin has defected to A-League rivals Melbourne Victory in a player swap with fellow winger Connor Pain, who has joined the Mariners.
Poland hold Germany to scoreless draw
Poland held Germany to the first 0-0 draw of Euro 2016 as the world champions struggled to break down dogged opponents who will be satisfied with a point.
Late Sturridge goal breaks Welsh hearts
An equaliser from Jamie Vardy and a late Daniel Sturridge winner lifted England to a 2-1 win over Wales.
Live: Euro 2016 - England v Wales
Matt Bungard Join us for all the live action as two home nations collide in the European Championships.
Ronaldo is no Messi, counters Iceland's Arnason
Iceland defender Kari Arnason has responded angrily to Cristiano Ronaldo's "small mentality" jibe after the 1-1 draw with Portugal at Euro 2016, saying that the Real Madrid star was no Lionel Messi.
'F--- off Russia, we're England and Wales'
Tom Morgan in Lille, Henry Samuel and Matthew Holehouse Armed police moved in with stun grenades and tear gas on Wednesday night (Thursday morning AEST) as hundreds of drunk English and Welsh teamed up in running brawls on the back streets of Lille.
Victory to play Atletico in Geelong
Melbourne Victory will host Champions League finalists Atletico Madrid in a pre-season match at Geelong's Simonds Stadium in July.
France steal last-gasp win over Albania
Late goals from Antoine Griezmann and Dimitri Payet have helped France become the first team to advance to the knockout stages of the European Championship with a 2-0 win over Albania.
Romania face injury woes after draw
Romania face mounting injury problems ahead of their decisive Euro 2016 tie with Albania following a bruising 1-1 draw with Switzerland on Wednesday.
Slovakia down Russia in tense encounter
Slovakia deepened Russia's woes with classy first-half goals from Vladimir Weiss and Marek Hamsik in a tense 2-1 victory in Euro 2016 Group B on Wednesday (local time).
It's all kicking off at the Euros as Russia faces suspension
Michael Lynch Russia hit with a suspended ban from Euro 16, prompting calls from British MPs for the country to be stripped of hosting rights for the 2018 World Cup.
Do England like Wales? Not really
Steve Tongue, Lens England meet Wales at Euro 2016 on Thursday, with Wales having won only 14 of more than 100 previous meetings.
Players have no issue with Loew's 'scratch and sniff'
Embarrassing footage of Germany coach Joachim Loew scratching around inside the front and back of his trousers during their Euro 2016 win over Ukraine has caused a buzz back home but for winger Lukas Podolski it is not an issue.
Hungary upset 10-man Austria
Two of the noisiest sets of supporters at Euro 2016 witnessed the first surprise result of the finals on Tuesday when Austria lost 2-0 to old rivals Hungary in the opening match of Group F.
Iceland hold Portugal to shock 1-1 draw
Rank outsiders Iceland enjoyed a superb big-stage debut as they clinched a shock 1-1 draw against Euro 2016 Group F favourites Portugal on Tuesday.
Live: Euro 2016 - Portugal v Iceland
Matt Bungard Join us for all the action as Ronaldo's Portugal face off against tournament rookies Iceland.
Pogba and Griezmann expected to rise to the occasion
Julien Pretot Albania are unlikely to pose much of a threat to France but Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann will be expected to produce sharper performances in the Group A match when victory should assure the hosts a last 16 spot.
Blatter witnessed European draw rigging
Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says he has witnessed, but never personally engaged in, rigging of draws for soccer tournaments.
'Well done lads, keep it up': Russian MP
A senior Russian football official and politician has praised his country's football hooligans, claiming they were defending the nation's honour and that it was "normal" for fans to fight at matches.
Pique gives Spain late win over Czechs
​Reigning champions Spain left it late but Gerard Pique's 87th-minute header earned them a deserved 1-0 victory over a dogged Czech Republic in their Euro 2016 Group D opener on Monday.
