Soccer Football – Euro 2020 – Final – Italy v England – Wembley Stadium, London, Britain – July 11, 2021 England’s Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho prepare to come on as substitutes Pool via REUTERS/Carl Recine

England’s Black players face racial abuse after Euro 2020 defeat

LONDON (Reuters) – Black players in the England soccer team have been subjected to a storm of online racist abuse after their defeat in the final of Euro 2020, drawing wide condemnation from the squad’s manager Gareth Southgate along with…

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Italy’s defender Giorgio Chiellini raises the European Championship trophy during the presentation after Italy won the UEFA EURO 2020 final football match. (Photo by Catherine Ivill / POOL / AFP)

Italy win Euro 2020 final on penalties to wreck England party

Italy wrecked England’s Euro 2020 party at Wembley on Sunday, winning the final on penalties to plunge the host nation into despair and prolong their 55-year wait to win a…

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Soccer Football – Euro 2020 – Group D – England v Scotland – Wembley Stadium, London, Britain – June 18, 2021 Scotland fans celebrate after the match Pool via REUTERS/Frank Augstein

Euro 2020 crowds driving rise in COVID-19 infections, says WHO

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Crowds at Euro 2020 football stadiums and in pubs and bars in host cities are driving the current rise in coronavirus infections in Europe, the World Health…

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(L-R) Germany’s defender Marcel Halstenberg, forward Timo Werner, defender Robin Gosens, midfielder Kai Havertz, midfielder Joshua Kimmich and defender Robin Koch warm up during an MD-1 training session at the team’s base at the Adi Dassler stadium in Herzogenaurach, Germany, on June 22, 2021, on the eve of their UEFA EURO 2020 Group F football match against Hungary. (Photo by Christof STACHE / AFP)

UEFA refuses to light Munich stadium in rainbow colours for Germany-Hungary match

UEFA’s decision to block plans by Munich to light the Allianz Arena in rainbow colours for the Germany-Hungary Euro 2020 match was met on Tuesday with defiance in the Bavarian…

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UEFA EURO 2020 opening ceremony (Photo by Andrew Medichini / POOL / AFP)

PM concerned over illegal gambling during Euro 2020 soccer tournament

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed concern over an increase in illegal gambling by Thais during the month-long UEFA European Soccer Championship, or Euro 2020. The prime minister had…

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A view of the stadium prior to an Italian national team training session ahead of Friday’s Euro 2020, group A soccer match against Turkey, at the Rome Olympic stadium, Thursday, June 10, 2021. (Photo by Andrew Medichini, Pool)

Euro 2020 opening marks return of mega-scale sports events

Postponed by a year, the biggest sporting event since the coronavirus brought the world to a halt kicks off Friday at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, a milestone both for…

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