Euro 2016 fan zones will go ahead as planned, despite France currently being subject to a state of emergency following the attacks on Paris earlier this month.
A total of 130 people were killed in a series of terror attacks across the French capital on November 13, raising serious questions about the safety of fans attending next year s tournament.
The Stade de France which was hosting a friendly between France and Germany at the time was one of a number of locations targeted by the terrorists, with parliament subsequently extending the country s state of emergency to three months.
But interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve insists there are no plans to pull the plug on fan zones, which will give supporters without tickets the chance to gather and watch matches on…
Ryan Porteous feels the last 18 months have “catapulted” him to a level where he is at home on the international stage and ready to excel for Scotland at Euro 2024.
The 24-year-old was first called up to the national squad in November 2019 but had to wait until a Nations League match against Ukraine in September 2022 to make his debut.
Since that night in Krakow, when he helped secure a spirited goalless draw, Porteous has become a mainstay in Steve Clarke’s defence, accumulating nine caps and starting eight of the last nine competitive matches.
Porteous feels his status within the squad has also been aided by the fact he has been playing regularly in the English Championship for the past 14 months after moving from boyhood club Hibernian to Watford in Janu…
Paris Saint-Germain are interested in signing Jamal Musiala from Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has noted that Musiala, who can operate as an attacking midfielder or a winger, is under contract at Bayern until the summer of 2026 and is valued at €100 million.
Musiala has been on the books of Bayern since 2019 and has established himself as one of the best and most important players for the German club. The 21-year-old Germany international has made 20 starts and three substitute appearances in the Bundesliga this season, scoring 10 goals and providing six assists in the process. He has also scored two goals and given one assist in eight UEFA Champions League games for Thomas Tuchel’s side this campaign.
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Paris Saint-Germain were hamstrung by Sergio Ramos bizarre red card as they toiled to a 0-0 draw with Reims in Ligue 1, dropping points for just the second time this season.
With Lionel Messi absent through injury and Neymar starting on the bench, PSG were less than fluid with 11 men, struggling to make inroads against their stubborn hosts.
Christophe Galtier s men were forced to play the majority of the match with 10 after Ramos moment of madness, the Spaniard picking up two bookings in quick succession shortly before the break, the second for dissent.
Neymar then came off the bench to squander PSG s best chance of the second half, as the perennial Ligue 1 champions failed to move five points clear of Marseille at the summit.
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Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez has backed Andros Townsend to secure a spot in England s 23-man squad for the upcoming Euro 2016 tournament in France.
Townsend s heroics in recent weeks has helped Newcastle s push for survival in the Premier League, with Benitez and Co. on a run of four games unbeaten.
The winger has scored three goals in his last five appearances, including the match winner in a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Saturday.
While he was not selected in England s two most recent squads for international friendlies, Townsend played a small part in their Euro qualifiers, and Benitez has backed the 24-year-old to seal a spot in Roy Hodgson s final squad for the Euros.
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In what is a heavyweight European showdown on Friday night, France will welcome Italy to Paris when both camps get their respective Nations League adventures underway.
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Starting with the hosts, while France might have opened their European Championship campaign pencilled in as a standout contender, Les Blues largely flattered to deceive over in Germany. Eventually crashing out at the semi-final stage after slumping to a 2-1 loss at the hands of eventual winners Spain, some were surprised to see Didier Deschamps keep his job in the Paris dugout. Scrapping their way to the knockout stage back in June as they claimed just a single victory from any of their three Group D appearances. Desperately seeking a much-welcomed boost on Frida…
Antonio Conte insisted Tottenham could turn around their first-leg deficit after a 1-0 loss at Milan in the Champions League.
Brahim Diaz made an early breakthough, scoring in the seventh minute at San Siro when he nodded in from close range after Fraser Forster made saves from the Spaniard and Theo Hernandez.
Milan could have stretched their lead in the second half but spurned chances, giving Tottenham reasonable grounds for optimism ahead of the March 8 second leg in London.
Former Inter boss Conte wants the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to radiate the same type of atmosphere Spurs experienced at San Siro, believing that could help Spurs through to the quarter-finals.
He told BT Sport: You have to play two games. It was a fantastic atmosphere. I know San Si…
Miguel Almiron is injured and will be out for three weeks, according to Paraguay coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto.
Almiron is Newcastle United s leading scorer, having netted 11 times in the best season of his Premier League career.
His goals – six of which came in October as he was named the Premier League Player of the Month – have fired Newcastle into top-four contention.
Although Almiron s form has been less impressive in 2023, seeing him dropped last week, he scored a much-needed winner as a substitute against Wolves.
But Newcastle are now set to be without the winger, with Schelotto explaining he had suffered an unspecified setback in Magpies training that would also rule him out of international action.
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Veteran Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is believed to be close to joining Manchester United
According to , Swedish superstar and self-proclaimed god Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be rocking-up at Old Trafford before Euro 2016 starts.
The striker will be a free agent this summer, after deciding to leave French giants PSG.
If the veteran forward does head for United, then they are going to need to do some major structural changes at Carrington and Old Trafford so that both Ibrahimovic and Jose Mourinho can get their heads through the doors.
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Just like the now sadly departed boxing legend Muhamed Ali, Zlatan Ibrahimovic can walk the walk just as well as talking the talk. Some people have egos that their talent cannot justify, bu…
Celtic midfielder Aaron Mooy has announced his retirement from football with immediate effect.
The 32-year-old was part of last season’s treble-winning side after arriving at Celtic Park last summer from Chinese side Shanghai Port.
He won 57 caps for Australia and played all four games as they reached the last-16 of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, losing to eventual champions Argentina.
His single season at Celtic saw him score seven goals in 42 games in all competitions as the team retained the Scottish Premiership title and won both domestic cups.
He told the club’s website: “While it feels really sad to be leaving the game, I just feel the time is right for me. I have been so fortunate to enjoy such a great career across the last 15 years, creating …