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A diverse selection of news stories from around the world. Rumours, of the day, stories we couldn’t make up, quote of the day, stats of the day, Heroes and Villains…
June 14, 2004
France defender Mikael Silvestre has revealed that goalkeeper Fabien Barthez had studied videos of David Beckham's penalty-taking prior to France's 2-1 win over England. Barthez saved Beckham's second-half spot-kick to keep France in the game…
June 13, 2004
Two goals in injury time from Zinedine Zidane gave France victory over England in a pulsating Group B encounter in Lisbon. England led for much of the game through Frank Lampard and had a wonderful…
June 13, 2004
Switzerland and Croatia played out a dull, scrappy 0-0 draw in their opening Group B match in Leiria. In a drab encounter, neither side did enough to suggest that they will pose much of a…
June 13, 2004
Holders France meet England in one of the most eagerly awaited matches in the first round. France enter the tournament as favourites to retain the trophy they won four years ago, while for England, an…
June 13, 2004
UEFA president Lennart Johansson has allayed the fears of the English Football Association's by denying that England will be ejected from Euro 2004 if their fans misbehaved. UEFA chief executive Lars-Christer Olsson had previously claimed…
June 13, 2004
Given the hype accompanying the France-England encounter, there is a danger of ignoring the significance of the other Group B clash between Switzerland and Croatia. A win for either team will put pressure on the…
June 12, 2004
Spain earned a comfortable 1-0 win over Russia, with substitute Carlos Valeron earning the points just 30 seconds after he came onto the pitch. The win means that Spain join Greece on three points at…
June 12, 2004
Greece stunned Portugal in the opening game of Euro 2004 by recording an unlikely 2-1 victory over the host nation. The victory was the first win for Greece in the finals of a major championship…
June 12, 2004
World Soccer interviews the England coach, Sven Goran Eriksson
June 12, 2004
World Soccer interviews Bulgaria's Coach, Plamen Markov
June 11, 2004
Spain go into Saturday's Group A opener with Russia concerned about the fitness of midfielder David Albelda. Albelda, who was expected to start in the center alongside Xabi Alonso, missed training on Wednesday and is…
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