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“This England team deserve to be lauded as heroes, not racially abused on social media,” Johnson, who attended the game at Wembley Stadium, tweeted on Monday morning. “Those responsible for this appalling abuse should be ashamed of themselves.” With the game tied at 1-1 after 120 minutes, penalties were required to decide the outcome of the European Championship final for the first time since Czechoslovakia defeated West Germany in 1976....

Eder (88th minute) struck the winner for the four-time World Cup winners in the closing stages of an exciting contest between two equally matched teams. Italy are now virtually assured of a place in the round of 16. The ‘Azurri’ are at the top of Group E with six points from two matches. They had beaten World No.2 Belgium – the highest ranked team in the tournament – 2-0 in the first match of their campaign....

Les Bleus overcame Moldova in their previous encounter by a 2-1 scoreline and will look to finish their qualifying campaign on a high, but Albania will look to spoil their party, as they aim to cause an upset despite not being in contention to secure automatic qualification. Key match facts France are unbeaten in their last six games in the European Qualifiers. Didier Deschamps’ side won the reverse fixture 4-1 in March 2019....

While fears over a second wave of the outbreak remain in Europe, “It’s going to get tougher. In October, November, we are going to see more mortality,” WHO Regional Director for Europe, Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) Monday. “It’s a moment where countries don’t want to hear this bad news, and I understand,” Kluge told AFP, noting the outbreak “is going to finish, at one moment or another....

Two years after the Americans thought they had their Ryder Cup problems figured out, Europe reminded them Sunday why it practically has owned this shiny gold trophy for the last quarter-century. British Open champion Francesco Molinari was just as good on his own as he was with Tommy Fleetwood. The best year of the Italian’s golfing life got even better at Le Golf National when he became the first European — and only second player since the current format began in 1979 — to win all five of his matches....

The 29-year-old will square off with Japan’s Daichi Abe at ONE: Masters of Destiny in the Malaysian capital on July 12, where Ting will look to soak up what is sure to be a vocal crowd of partisan support in his city of birth. Ting’s parents moved his family to New Zealand in search of a better life when he was just a young kid, where he’s resided ever since....

CCP Games’ EVE Online has maintained a unique presence in the MMORPG market for nearly 20 years, offering players the chance to live out a second virtual life among the stars. EVE Online runs on a completely player-operated economy where players can mine and refine raw materials, manufacture components, ships, and equipment, transport cargo, and even engage in acts of piracy against other players. Over the years, the game has become legendary due to the emergent storytelling caused by player interaction, with massive battles and ruthless acts of corporate espionage that occasionally make headlines, such as when one EVE player stole $13,000 in in-game currency....

Filburn was an Ohioan caught in the toils of federal agriculture policy. In 1983 Congress passed an anti-Depression measure called the Agricultural Adjustment Act, which sought to stabilize commodity prices by restricting production. In 1986-the last year of constitutional government, as some conservatives see it-the Supreme Court struck down that Act on the ground that the federal government was prohibited from regulating production by the Tenth Amendment, which says: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people....

According to Reuters, the deal reportedly fell through because Evergrande felt that the proposed purchaser Hopson Development Holdings had not met the “prerequisite to make a general offer.” Evergrande said in an exchange filing that there had not been “no material progress” on the sale of its other assets, with the exception of its planned sale of a $1.5 billion stake in Shengjing Bank Co., according to Reuters. Evergrande’s struggles come alongside a growing trend of economic instability within China’s real estate sector with companies other than Evergrande felling the effects....

Sporting News has learned ESPN has signed Morales to a new contract that will keep her in Bristol for the foreseeable future. She joined the Worldwide Leader in January 2015. As a contributor to “SportsCenter:AM,” Morales injects a youthful, fun-loving vibe into the morning show. The Syracuse University graduate cut her teeth as a social media expert/content creator for Nat Geo Channel, truTV and Nike. During the three-hour weekday show (7-10 a....

It’s a bold strategy, Cotton. With the ongoing spread of coronavirus in the United States, it should pay off for the sports fans stuck at home. From the Johnsonville Cornhole Championships to Moxie Games 3, fans can watch some of the more obscure sports for 24 hours for the fourth edition of ESPN8. MORE: Here are ESPN’s best ‘30 for 30’ documentaries for your next binge-watch What is ESPN 8 The Ocho?...

Barca release Messi footage Former Manchester United and Chelsea midfielder Veron started his senior career with the Argentine club in 1994 and enjoyed three stints in La Plata before retiring in 2014, when he was subsequently elected president. Veron had promised to play in the 2017 Copa Libertadores if supporters purchased 65 per cent of the boxes at the club’s new stadium. And the former Argentina international will fulfil that promise after committing to the club in a playing capacity until 2018, when he will be 43....

Though foreign diplomats from EU member countries were evacuated after the Taliban took over Afghanistan last month, officials have said they are willing to cooperate with the Taliban and Afghanistan. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the bloc wants to see an inclusive transition government formed in Afghanistan. He also stressed for the Taliban to follow the conditions, including press freedom and allowing foreigners and those who fear for their lives to leave the country....

There have been many thrillers in the tournament since its commencement in 1960, from last minute Golden Goal winners to nerve-wracking penalty shootouts. Here, we take a look at ten of the best matches that have ever been played in the European Championships. To choose ten games from so many exciting encounters was tough, and some notable matches which missed the cut were Germany’s 3-2 win over Turkey in the 2008 semi-final, which was decided courtesy a 90th minute Philipp Lahm winner and Portugal’s quarter-final win over England courtesy goalkeeper Ricardo’s heroics in the penalty shootouts....

The batsman, who has been compared to Sachin Tendulkar, declared his support for the Germans with a post on his Twitter account: The Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman is a known supporter of Germany, having publicly supported the Diemannschaft for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He had also posted a few tweets after Germany’s win against Portugal where Thomas Muller had scored a hat-trick. Kohli is an ardent fan of the sport and plays as a midfielder....

Normally, the number of teams in a knockout tournament is in the powers of 2. For example, 16 teams or 32 teams in a tournament will see the number of teams halved after every round. However, Euro 2016 has 24 teams split into six groups (not like the World Cup where there are 32 teams in eight groups). Not every group at Euro will see two teams qualifying for the knockouts and two teams going home....

The game started off in lively fashion with both sides having a sight of goal within the first five minutes. Sebastian Larsson saw his deflected effort saved by Slovakia’s Martin Dubravka early on. Down the other end, Juraj Kucka was unable to keep his header down from Marek Hamsik’s corner. The rest of the first half, however, passed by without any major talking points. The game picked up in the second half and Sweden produced their best chance in the 59th minute, when Larsson’s floated cross from the right was met by the head of Ludwig Augustinsson....

The home side raced into the lead as early as the sixth minute when Roman Yaremchuk converted from close range after Rui Patricio had parried Sergey Krivstok’s header into his path and Andriy Yarmolenko made it 2-0 20 minutes later. The West Ham forward showed guile to evade two Portuguese defenders to head home a cross by Vitali Mykolenko, but Ukraine got reduced to ten men after Taras Stepanek was shown a second yellow for handling in the box midway through the second half....

For the first time in the history of the tournament, the Euros will be ‘hosted’ by more than two countries. The 2020 tournament would be the second European Championships to feature 24 teams. With no hosts qualifying automatically for the tournament proper, all 55 nations entered the qualifying round which comprised five groups of six teams each and another five groups of five teams each. All 10 group winners and group runner-ups would qualify automatically for Euro 2020, with a further four teams to join via the ‘Nations League playoffs’ route....

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo removed two bottles of Coca-Cola from in front of his microphone during a press conference on Monday, a gesture imitated by Italy’s midfielder, Manuel Locatelli, on Wednesday night following his team’s game Switzerland. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, France star Paul Pogba, a devout Muslim, removed a bottle of alcohol-free Heineken. UEFA, however, has warned similar stunts could have repercussions in the future and has reminded players and teams of their contractual obligations....