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National football associations represented in this summer’s European Championship have been fined more than €1.2million by organisers UEFA during the tournament group stages. The fines, which total €1,293,645 (£1,097,328; $1,635,123), relate to the national side’s supporters during the matches, but host nation Germany were fined twice for their failure of “protection of the playing area” — relating to supporters entering the pitch in the game — during Portugal’s group stage matches against Turkey and Georgia respectively. Eight teams — Hungary,...

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Slovenia head coach Matjaz Kek says he will make a late call on Benjamin Sesko’s fitness for the game with England on Tuesday. The Athletic reported that the 21-year-old has been dealing with a thigh issue ever since the end of RB Leipzig’s season and it is still affecting him at Euro 2024. He was withdrawn after 76 minutes of Slovenia’s 1-1 draw with Serbia on Thursday with the issue, which both Sesko and Kek played down after the game. Slovenia must beat England to guarantee passage to the last 16 with a fit Sesko key to their chances. Asked about the status of his star striker,...

England manager Gareth Southgate is set to make a change to his midfield for Tuesday’s final group game at Euro 2024 by bringing in Conor Gallagher for Trent Alexander-Arnold. Southgate’s team lead Group C on four points from their opening two matches and will aim to finish top when they face Slovenia in Cologne. Normally deployed at right-back for Liverpool, Alexander-Arnold was utilised in an unfamiliar role alongside Declan Rice against Serbia and Denmark — an idea that has divided opinion. The 25-year-old was removed after 54 minutes of the Denmark meeting but his three chances...

Benjamin Sesko is dealing with a lower quad injury ahead of Slovenia’s European Championship meeting with England on Tuesday. The 21-year-old striker was withdrawn after 76 minutes of Slovenia’s 1-1 draw with Serbia on Thursday with the issue, which both Sesko and head coach Matjaz Kek played down after the game. It is understood that Sesko initially suffered a thigh injury at the end of RB Leipzig’s season, which is still affecting him at Euro 2024. He only had limited participation in Slovenia training for the first week after linking up with the squad, and has played their first two...

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Turkey and Czech Republic’s Euro 2024 group-stage game saw 18 cards handed out — the most in European Championship history. The Group F finale saw referee Istvan Kovacs send two players off with Antonin Barak’s 20th-minute dismissal the earliest in the history of the tournament. Czech midfielder Tomas Chory was also sent off after the game following a melee after the final whistle. In between 16 yellow cards were shown to both teams, including five bookings to players who were not on the pitch. Two of those were given to Turkey players for their celebrations after Cenk Tosun...

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