Euro 2016 - Welcome to France: Strikes and rotting trash
Friday, 10 June 2016, 07:50
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
Uncollected trash rotting on the streets of Paris. Strikes on trains that go to the national stadium, and on planes that should be carrying fans. With the eyes of Europe and the world turning to...
No TV screens on French terraces during Euro 2016
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 13:22
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
Bar and restaurants owners won't be allowed to set up TV screens outside their businesses during the European soccer championship. The controversial move is aimed at improving security during the...
Euro 2016: More than 10,000 words have been cut from football laws
Wednesday, 8 June 2016, 15:47
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
More than 10,000 words have been cut from the "Laws of the Game" ahead of the European Championship, but don't expect the changes to make the games in France any less controversial. The biggest...
A look at the 10 stadiums being used at Euro 2016
Wednesday, 8 June 2016, 09:55
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
France has revamped its stadiums for the biggest-ever European Championship, which begins Friday when the host nation takes on Romania at the Stade de France in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis...
Germany's Ruediger ruled out of Euro 2016 with knee injury
Wednesday, 8 June 2016, 08:59
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
Germany defender Antonio Ruediger has been ruled out of the European Championship after suffering a knee injury in training on Tuesday. Ruediger tore a cruciate ligament in his right knee,...
Warts and all, France will be tested by Euro 2016
Tuesday, 7 June 2016, 18:02
Last update: about 11 years ago
As with all modern sporting mega-events and their hosts, Euro 2016 will be a mirror for contemporary France: The reflection could be beautiful, ugly, or most likely a mix of both. Befitting the...