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Holders Italy conceded the fastest goal in European Championship history but recovered to secure a narrow 2-1 win over Albania in their Group B opener in Dortmund. With the win, Italy took second place in Group B behind leaders Spain on goal difference. Albania is third with Croatia at the bottom after the first matches in the group. Next up, Albania take on Croatia on Wednesday afternoon, while Spain play...

Alvaro Morata, Fabian Ruiz and Dani Carvajal scored the goals for Spanac - all in the first half. Croatia scored a late goal but could not overcome their opponents in Group B at Euro 2024. PLAYER OF THE MATCH - LAMINE JAMAL (SPAIN) After a nervous start, Barcelona's pace and guile were too much for the Croatian defence. The 16-year-old was involved in Ruiz's goal and also assisted Carvajal's effort...

Switzerland dominated the first half to win the second in Group A at Euro 2024. Entering the tournament Hungary were considered by many to be one of the dark horses given their impressive unbeaten run in qualifying, but they looked off the pace against Switzerland. They struggled to create chances in the first half and while they improved a lot in the second half, they made mistakes and were punished....

Nuri Sahin will succeed Edin Terzic as the new coach of Borussia Dortmund, the club announced. Terzic stepped down from his role on Thursday, a move that followed Dortmund's 2-0 defeat by Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League final at Wembley. Sahin made 274 appearances as a player for Dortmund and worked at the club as an assistant coach before his appointment. Borussia Dortmund appointed Nuri Sahin as the...

Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Argentina beat Guatemala 4-1 in their final Copa America warm-up game in Maryland. Argentina got an early scare when an own goal from Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez put Guatemala ahead after four minutes - their first goal against the reigning World Cup and Copa America champions. But Messi equalized eight minutes later when goalkeeper Nicolas Hagen cleared the ball straight into his...

UEFA has made a number of changes to referee guidelines for Euro 2024. Among them, referees will crack down on dissent by cautioning players who show any kind of disrespect to officials, while VAR decisions will be broadcast live in stadiums. In addition, there will be a zero tolerance policy for fouls and extra time will be limited, when possible, to a maximum of 10 minutes per game. UEFA has...