July 4 – Defending world champions Germany’s preparations for the heavyweight Euro 2016 semifinal clash with France on Thursday have been seriously disrupted by injury and suspension.
July 2 – Germany have a fully-fit squad to chose from for the clash of the familiar heavyweight foes after Jerome Boateng, Julian Draxler and Sami Khedira recovered from minor injuries. Italy will assess key midfielder Daniele De Rossi, who was forced off against Spain with a thigh injury and who has been crucial for Antonio Conte’s side as they upset pre-tournament predictions.
By Samindra Kunti in Lille
July 1 – Up to a 100,000 Belgian fans will make the trip across the French-Belgian border to Lille for the Euro 2016 quarter-final with Wales.
July 1 – Following the lacklustre first Euro 2016 quarterfinal, this one has all the makings of a mouth-watering affair between the side currently ranked No. 2 in the world and outsiders Wales for whom this is the biggest match since the 1958 World Cup.
July 1 – All 1,818 doping test taken from European Championship players have so far tested negative. UEFA says 354 samples collected at matches and analysed by the WADA-accredited anti-doping laboratory at Chatenay-Malabry outside Paris added to the 1,464 that were taken out-of-competition since January 1.
June 30 – The Euro 2016 quarter finals start tonight with Poland and Portugal battling for the right to face either Wales or Belgium in the semi-final. Portugal can consider themselves highly fortunate to have got this far having failed to impress, but they are still in the competition and this could be the time when they produce the big performance everyone has been waiting for.
June 30 – Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland fans are to receive a special award from the mayor of Paris for their “exemplary sportsmanship” during Euro 2016.
By Samindra Kunti
June 29 – Euro 2016 organisers and UEFA have disclosed there has not been a formal terror threat to the tournament as the quarter-finals stage gets underway on Thursday.
June 29 – Tickets for the Euro 2016 quarter finals between Germany vs Italy and France vs Iceland sold out within two hours of being placed on sale yesterday. But UEFA warned fans of buying forged tickets from unknown sources.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 28 – England are looking for a new manager yet again after Roy Hodgson quit within minutes of the stunning 2-1 defeat by Iceland, the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, in the first knockout round at Euro 2016.
June 26 – Two of Europe’s traditional giants meet in what is undoubtedly the tie of the last 16 knock-out round. The winners of the Spain vs Italy clash of the giants will set up another titanic match-up against world champions Germany. In the final tie of the round perennial tournament under-performers England face Iceland, probably the biggest over-performers of the competition from the smallest nation in it.
June 26 – Day two of the Last 16 play-off matches sees the Irish hungry to reverse Thierry Henry’s handball injustice and spoil the French party, Lille’s relain pitch welcome the Germans and Slovaks, and Belgium’s stars preparing to feast on Hungary.
June 24: Lewandowski, Bale, Ronaldo. Three big players for three big games? Lewandowski has still to score, Bale has scored in every game and Ronaldo came to life scoring twice in Portugal’s last group game. Will they step-up as the European Championships enter the last 16 knockout phase?
By Samindra Kunti in Lens
June 24 – The French rail union SNCF has announced the end to strike action that has left the country struggling to function but which, in reality, has had only limited impact on fans attending the Euro 2016 tournament.
June 23 – Fans booking hotel rooms for Round of 16 matches at Euro 2016 in France this weekend can expect a massive price hike with German and Solvakian fans being the hardest hit with a 395% bump in prices against average prices in Lille.