World Soccer

The Euros: a global continental championship

UEFA Euro 2024 is European by name and worldwide by reach. Other continents may baulk at a popular assessment that Germany is hosting the “World Cup without Brazil and Argentina” but the TV stream is so extensive that some South American officials fear for the pull of even their own Copa America, which is running simultaneously.

The stars of Euro 2024 will be building on foundations laid down over the years by the likes of Lev Yashin, Gigi Riva, Franz Beckenbauer, Michel Platini, Marco van Basten, Xavi and Cristiano Ronaldo

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