soccer
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Hodgson forced to put plan to counter Bale threat on back burnerEngland had planned to use Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo as a template for subduing Wales’ Gareth Bale at Euro 2016 -
The complete guide to every squad and every player in FranceProfiles of all 24 teams and 552 players at Euro 2016, including caps, goals, hobbies, tattoos, music taste and, once the tournament starts, ratings for every individual performance
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Spotlight on Bale means Ramsey can profit at Euro 2016, says ColemanChris Coleman is happy for the attention to be on Gareth Bale at Euro 2016 if it means Aaron Ramsey can thrive for Wales in the shadow of the world’s most expensive footballer -
Keane enjoyed deciding who was in and out of final 23Roy Keane, the Republic if Ireland No2, has said he found the decision-making procedure for Euro 2016 a satisfying if cruel experience but said ‘I like that about sport’ -
news
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Sea lions and tangerines – the weird and wonderful world of the playersThe Guardian’s Euro 2016 interactive has profiles of all 552 players travelling to France. Here we pick 13 of our favourites
in depth
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Has anyone been named top scorer in four top-flight leagues?Plus: all-lower-league cup finals, the Italian roundel conundrum and dominant Ajax’s 2009-10 near-miss
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world football
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Christian Pulisic: the making of a young man ready to step upOn Saturday night against Bolivia, USA’s Christian Pulisic sent another record tumbling. Nick Ames charts the rise of a 17-year-old who’s turning heads
opinion
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Kosovo’s Champions League dream emerges from war and tragedyFeronikeli make their Champions League bow next season. It is doubtful whether any club in the competition’s history has had to overcome such appalling adversity
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Euro 2016: Why France have everything to play forIn 1998 the French football team created a new multicultural spirit with its World Cup triumph, but it descended into discord and rancour. Can the Euro 2016 squad lift the nation?
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After Champions League antics, it’s time to introduce the Pepe RuleOutcry over the Real Madrid defender’s behaviour in the Champions League final might convince the game to do more to punish those who flout rules
regulars
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Sign up now for our free and funny email. OK, our free emailIn today’s Fiver: Robert Lewandowski’s dog, nuggets of fascination and Hooijdonk-related nerdvana
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Are Spurs about to fight West Ham for Lacazette?Lacazette to Spurs or West Ham? | Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Arsenal, Chelsea or Spurs? | Spurs in for Troy Deeney? | Jeison Murillo to Arsenal? | West Ham to sign Carlos Bacca and Gokhan Tore? | Arjen Robben to Besiktas? | Pepe Reina back to Liverpool?
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pictures & video
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A dream realised for 32 youth football teams32 countries take part in Milan street football tournament
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Roy Hodgson: we will be a hard team to beat at Euro 2016Roy Hodgson says his final England selection for Euro 2016 will be ‘hard to beat’, as they prepare for their friendly against Portugal on Thursday
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Real Madrid's Champions League victoryThis week, David Squires looks back at the Champions League final, in which Cristiano Ronaldo sealed victory for Real Madrid in a penalty shoot-out
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Zidane and team celebrate Champions League title with fansAfter winning the Champions League against Atlético in a penalty shootout on Saturday night, Real Madrid players arrived in Madrid’s Cibeles Square at 7.30am on Sunday to celebrate with their jubilant fans
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Readers share their pictures of the seasonYour highlights of a season that ended in triumph for some fans and tears for others
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Forward tight-lipped on Manchester United moveZlatan Ibrahimovic refuses to confirm whether he will join Manchester United, though he does say he has a ‘fantastic’ relationship with José Mourinho
on this site
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Gary Neville believes Roy Hodgson deserves England contract extensionGary Neville has said Roy Hodgson’s tenure as England manager will be defined by Euro 2016 but his long-term vision should be rewarded with a contract extension
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Rooney impressed with ‘incredible’ Rashford as England prepare for PortugalWayne Rooney has been impressed with the attitude shown by his Manchester United team-mate Marcus Rashford both at club and international level
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the big picture
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Akinfenwa in beast modeAdebayo Akinfenwa came off the bench to clinch AFC Wimbledon’s promotion in a frantic League Two play-off final
Spain 6-1 South Korea We are the favourites for Euro 2016, claims Del Bosque
Euro 2016 Bellerín makes Spain squad but Isco and Saúl miss out