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Kylian Mbappe’s glittering career is full of European heartbreak - will Euro 2024 change that?

Mbappe lifted France at the 2022 World Cup, and expectation will be high when he captains this summer

The Independent UK

Michel Platini exclusive: ‘How did I feel after scoring nine goals in five games at Euro 84?’

France legend Michel Platini has looked back at his record-breaking Euro 84 campaign

FourFourTwo

Michel Platini exclusive: ‘I didn’t notice at the time I scored what people call a perfect hat-trick against Belgium at Euro 84… so I did it again three days later against Yugoslavia’

Michel Platini was one of the greatest footballers in European Championship history.

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Jude Bellingham compared to French legend, as Michel Platini lavishes praise on England man

Jude Bellingham has been compared to a modern-day great in the run up to Euro 2024

FourFourTwo

Euro 2024 in numbers: Record goalscorer, most hat-tricks and more

The quadrennial continental tournament will be held in Germany this summer

The Independent UK

Stars of the Euros! Ronaldo, Bellingham, Mbappe, Platini, Shearer and more!

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Euro 2024: The all-time Euros top scorers as Alvaro Morata rises towards greatness

Which players have made the net ripple most often at the European Championship?

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The best French midfielders ever

We count down the country's greatest operators in the middle of the park

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Euro 2024: Every previous Euros Golden Boot winner

Previous Euros Golden Boot winners include some of the greatest players in the history of the game

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Greatest Euros goals ever

Our selection of the best goals ever scored in the European Championship. Does your favourite make our list?

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Zvonimir Boban quits as Uefa football chief in protest at ‘fatal’ Ceferin plans

Zvonimir Boban has resigned from Uefa over a proposed statute change to allow Aleksander Ceferin to stay beyond a third term as president

The Guardian - UK

If you believe in the football pyramid, you must stand up for Financial Fair Play

There has been a push for changes to the current Profit and Sustainability restrictions, formerly known as Financial Fair Play (FFP), but Miguel Delaney argues that the sport’s infrastructure needs this system to protect clubs from themselves

The Independent UK

Support emerges for new Uefa president as Aleksander Ceferin’s plan causes split

There is opposition towards Ceferin staying in power and there is fresh backing for Romania’s Razvan Burleanu

The Independent UK

‘England frustrated me’: Three Lions legend reveals why national team is so BAD to play for

England isn't fun for every player – as one international tells FourFourTwo in a candid conversation

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The best midfielders of the 1980s

It was a memorable decade for football and creative players in particular, but which ones stood out the most?

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The best World Cup players ever

Which players have shone brightest on football's ultimate stage, the World Cup?

Evening Standard

Which players have won the most Ballon d'Or awards? Messi and Bonmati win this year

World Cup winners are recognised at award ceremony in Paris

Radio France Internationale

France boss Deschamps tells his men to go Dutch on the Irish in Euros qualifier

France coach Didier Deschamps urged his players to blitz the Republic of Ireland on Monday night with the same fireworks that annihilated the Netherlands last Friday in their first Euro 2024 qualifer.

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Irish Mirror

Manchester United 'sending scouts to Ireland v France to watch Evan Ferguson'

The Bettystown native scored his first goal for Ireland on his international debut as Stephen Kenny's side beat Latvia 3-2 last Wednesday

The Independent UK

Kylian Mbappe confident France can keep Ireland hotshot Evan Ferguson quiet

The Irish teenager scored his first senior international goal in midweek.

Irish Mirror

Kylian Mbappe is targeting a hat-trick against Ireland - to bring him level in charts with legend

Kylian Mbappe only turned 24 in December, but already he has scored 38 goals and is just three goals off the legendary Michel Platini in his country's goalscoring charts.

Radio France Internationale

Kylian Mbappé: Can the Bondy boy wonder dazzle as France's captain fantastic?

Just a few weeks after becoming Paris Saint-German's record goal scorer, Kylian Mbappé revealed how he – as France skipper – wanted to lead the other star players in their international matches.

The Independent UK

John Motson’s iconic commentary moments, from Radford’s rocket to Gazza’s tears

‘Motty’ became a household name with his distinctive commentary style

The Independent UK

From Radford’s rocket to Gazza’s tears – John Motson’s memorable moments

‘Motty’ became a household name with his distinctive commentary style

Irish Mirror

Liam Brady: How Italian experience changed my life

Ireland superstar blazed a trail that took serious courage in the 1980s

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