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England crash out of Euros to minnows
Iceland are the smallest country ever to appear in a major tournament and their reward is a quarter-final against hosts France in Paris on Monday.
Ex-England coach made it up as he went along
Matt Law 7:49 AM Nobody in the England camp ever knew what Hodgson would do next, and that appears to include the man himself.
The dentist who sent Hodgson to his knees
Dominic Bossi 6:22 AM It was the final straw in what has been a slow death. A 2-1 loss to a nation whose population is smaller than Canberra, whose national coach has a second job pulling teeth and goalkeeper who had only recently turned professional.
Icelandic commentator hits high notes again
Danielle Rendina 11:06 PM Icelandic football commentator Gudmundur Benediktsson has had quite the week.
Euro 2016: No German trauma in facing Italy for quarters
9:33 PM German coach dismisses talk that his team fears facing Italy as 'cold coffee'.
Gombau to work with Socceroos, under-20s as part of new Olyroos job
Dominic Bossi 6:31 PM The appointment of Josep Gombau as Olyroos coach marks a streamlining of Football Federation Australia's national team structure that will see the former Adelaide coach in roles with the senior team and junior ranks.
Gombau lands Olyroos' coaching job
4:28 PM Spaniard Josep Gombau says the challenge of rejuvenating Australia's youth football and a symmetry in style with Ange Postecoglou lured him to the Olyroos' coaching job.
Victory's Deng earns Dutch chance
4:10 PM Melbourne Victory and Olyroo centre back Thomas Deng has earned a loan move to Dutch club PSV Eindhoven.
'Cod help us': Jokes fly after England defeated by Iceland
Lisa Visentin 12:00 PM But less than four days after Brexit, England probably did not expect their declining European relevancy to extend to the football pitch.
England have sunk to an embarassing low
Paul Hayward England were ahead inside two minutes. Finally, they were pressing on early with the job of dispatching a lesser name. But then the volcano blew.
Live: Italy v Spain, England v Iceland
Matt Bungard Join us for live coverage as Italy clash with Spain before England take on the competition's minnows.
Euro 2016: Spain knocked out by Italy in last 16
Patrick Vignal Italy defeat Spain 2-0 to set up a mouth-watering quarter-final showdown with Germany.
Matildas Michelle Heyman and Caitlin Munoz face nervous wait ahead of Olympic Games selection
Chris Dutton Michelle Heyman says the Matildas will leave nothing on the training paddock as they await Rio selection.
Messi 'to retire from internationals' after Copa defeat
Lionel Messi has indicated he will retire from international football after Chile upset favourites Argentina with a penalty shootout victory in the Copa America final on Sunday.
Slovakia no match for Germany in 3-0 Euro 2016 drubbing
Philip O'Connor Germany thumped Slovakia 3-0 with goals from Jerome Boateng, Mario Gomez and Julian Draxler to cruise into the Euro 2016 quarter-finals on Sunday and confirm their status as tournament favourites.
Griezmann double lifts France over Ireland
Zoran Milosavljevic Host nation France came from behind to beat 10-man Ireland 2-1 and reach the Euro 2016 quarter-finals.
Hazard inspires Belgium to 4-0 defeat of Hungary
Toby Davis Belgium captain Eden Hazard produced an inspired performance, including a fine solo goal, to lead his side to a resounding 4-0 victory over Hungary at Euro 2016 on Sunday to set up a quarter-final clash with Wales.
Iceland in a 'win-win' situation ahead of England clash
Brian Homewood Iceland joint-coach Heimir Hallgrimsson on Sunday likened his team to an army as they headed into battle against England in Nice on Monday.
Live: France v Ireland
Matt Bungard Join us for live coverage as hosts France try to get past Ireland in the Round of 16.
Sydney to miss out on Socceroos to MCG
Dominic Bossi Sydney will miss out on hosting the Socceroos' biggest World Cup qualifying match for the third successive campaign, with the Japan home fixture set to be played in Melbourne.
Portugal edge Croatia at Euro 2016
A close-range header from Portugal substitute Ricardo Quaresma has secured a 1-0 win over Croatia after the game burst into life in the last few minutes of extra time to set up a Euro 2016 quarter-final against Poland next week.
Wales reach last eight at Euro 2016
Toby Davis Wales reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship for the first time with a 1-0 win over Northern Ireland as Gareth Bale showed his quality with a teasing cross turned into his own net by Gareth McAuley.
Poland sink Swiss on penalties
Zoran Milosavljevic Poland beat Switzerland 5-4 in a shootout to reach their first European Championship quarter-final as a riveting clash ended 1-1 after extra time following a brilliant late equaliser by Swiss Xherdan Shaqiri.
Drama starts now as Euro 2016 goes to sudden death
Jamie Marcuson You could be forgiven for thinking that Euro 2016 has been anything but uneventful. The late wins, huge upsets and general whinging from Cristiano Ronaldo has made the competition one of the most memorable in years.
Chiellini sees Spain as Italy's bogey team
Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini has described Spain as Italy's bogey team and urged their fans not to dream too much.
German defender Boateng faces fitness test before Slovakia
Germany will decide on the eve of their Euro 2016 round of 16 match against Slovakia on Sunday whether defender Jerome Boateng can help them to another clean sheet en route to what they hope is their fourth continental crown.
Canberra FC ready to tackle Belconnen United in Capital Football rivalry round
Matthew Stirton Canberra FC have picked up Alex Oloriegbe at the perfect time ahead of their clash against Belconnen.
Kane rejects burnout fears and is ready to break Euro goal duck
Jason Burt England's Harry Kane hopes to be ready to strike if the chance comes against Iceland on Monday.
Redknapp: I saw Bale transform from a jinx into a world-beater
Harry Redknapp It seems incredible now, but it was not so long ago that Sir Alex Ferguson was advising me not to play Gareth Bale at Tottenham because he was never on a winning side.
Vidosic leaves Wanderers for China
Dario Vidosic has officially left A-League club Western Sydney, signing instead with Chinese Super League side Liaoning Whowin.
