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Brazilians were unexpectedly chosen to host the tournament after co-hosts Colombia and Argentina were removed

Spaniard will celebrate his special day against Richard Gasquet, a player he first encountered when he was just 12

61-year-old was chosen as replacement for Zidane, with the Italian leaving Everton after 18 months at Goodison Park

Williams has been one short of Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 majors since winning the Australian Open in 2017

Players rallied around the Japanese star with supportive messages after she revealed her mental health battles

The Netherlands are ready and aiming to make a big impression in this year's European Championship

Liverpool player had won a recall as one of four right backs in Southgate's side to leave the pitch in a friendly win

Forward had been left out of Didier Deschamps' squad since October 2015 due to his alleged role in a blackmail plot

Premier League champions were one of 12 clubs who agreed to join the proposed breakaway competition in April

Striker's future was in doubt after coach Conte left the club by mutual consent as Inzaghi is set to take over

Dortmund star was solid at the heart of a three-man defence with 32-year-old playmaker leading the attack

Former striker can now work in football after being cleared by Italy's criminal courts

Red Devils are one of the favourites for the European competition as they aim for a first ever major tournament win

American has already seen two of her likeliest title challengers, Simona Halep and Naomi Osaka, out of the French Open

Italian made history in his first spell at Santiago Bernabeu by winning the Champions League, after a 12-year gap

Japanese said she will take a break from tennis, putting her participation at Wimbledon and her home Olympics at risk

At least six of the country's 27 states have said they will not host matches because of the pandemic

Ben Godfrey, Ben White, Aaron Ramsdale, Ollie Watkins, James Ward-Prowse and Greenwood failed to make the cut

His father Peter was the hero of the country's unexpected European championship victory in Sweden almost 30 years ago

Norwich strikers' 10 goals in qualifying propelled his country to their first major tournament

Man City defender and Atalanta midfielder are important figures to Shevchenko's team ahead of the competition

PSG star suffered a knee ligament damage; estimating six weeks' recovery is needed as he is out of the group matches

Forward dreams on as the club captain is yet to sign an extension to his current contract which expires next month

Four-times Grand Slam champion signalled her intentions to skip her media duties to protect her mental well-being

The Pole played 60 matches for club and country since football restarted last May following the Covid-19 stoppage

23-year-old pulled out of French Open after being threatened with disqualification for declining to speak to the media

47-year-old absence following his arrest on charges of assaulting two women will cast a shadow during the tournament

Japanese star left the Slam in a row about post-match media duties, saying she had been suffering from "depression"

Dutchman takes over the skipper’s armband from his Liverpool club mate, whose knee injury means he misses the Euros

Mancini's men are one of the dark horses after a stunning turnaround of being unbeaten in 26 games in a run since 2018

CONMEBOL has also promised all players will be vaccinated before the tournament begins next month

Midfielder was initially hospitalized with severe tonsilitis, but tested positive; will miss game against Argentina

Four-time World Cup winners are among the favourites for Euros as they kick off at home on June 11 against Turkey

23-year-old says she would not carry out any obligations as news conferences are detrimental to her mental health

Federation did not disclose the nature of the decision but the country is experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases

Japanese star was fined $15,000 for skipping her post-match press conference as she continues her media boycott

39-year-old aims to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam while Swiss star looks to upset the odds

Polish arrives as the in-form player, having broken into the top 10 of the world rankings and winning the Rome final

England manager has added the right-back into the provisional 33-man squad, which will be cut to 26 players for Euros

Squad is not final as it will need to be cut down to 26 on Tuesday with Moise Kean being the biggest name to be out

43-year-old worked on Martinez’s staff from 2016 until just after the World Cup in Russia, where they finished third

Sport aims to highlight climate change and promote sustainability by racing in remote parts of the world

Brazilian displayed a record-tying Indianapolis 500 victory as he promises fans that there was more to come

Goal from the club's most expensive ever signing gave the Blues their second European crown after the first in 2012

Spaniard's decision-making in the biggest games in Europe will be judged as City manager was outfoxed by German Tuchel

A man-of-the-match display as Frenchman guided his side to a 1-0 Champions League triumph over Manchester City

Defender, who was signed by the Blues legend from PSG, says he would have not been with the team without his influence

A ruthless transfer by the Russian to sack icon Frank Lampard mid-season with Thomas Tuchel paid off handsomely

A 1-0 victory in Porto rounded off a rollercoaster year for the German, from being sacked by PSG to being a UCL winner

Playmaker capped a fine season for Blues by providing the assist for Havertz's first-half winner against Man City