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Pessimism Reigns
After a painful 24-year absence, Serbia have finally made it again to the European Championship. Officially, this will be Serbia’s first Euro participation but, given that back at Euro 2000 the squad of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia – as a matte
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Holdersbut Far From Favourites
It is difficult to be as confident about Italy’s chances ahead of the upcoming European Championship as on the eve of Euro 2020. That team arrived at the last finals on the back of a sparkling qualifying campaign, with consistency in selection and fo
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Under New Management
Immediately after sealing qualification for Euro 2024 with a 3-0 win over ten-man Moldova in November, Jaroslav Silhavy announced that he was stepping down as head coach of the Czech Republic, citing the enormous pressure of the job. It was an unusua