Tag: Russia National Soccer Team
EURO 2020: Russia back on home soil after 2018 World Cup run
MOSCOW — Russia's run to the quarterfinals at its home World Cup three years ago was a breakthrough. Since then, momentum has stalled.
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EURO 2020: Home advantage? England and 8 others host games
Fifty-five years after playing six straight matches at Wembley Stadium to win the 1966 World Cup, England could play another six at the famous...
EURO 2020: Star-studded Belgium has injury concerns
BRUSSELS — With its golden generation of players scattered throughout Europe’s biggest clubs, Belgium has all it needs to finally land the major soccer...
Henry back in Belgium’s coaching staff for Euro 2020
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Thierry Henry is back in Belgium's coaching staff for the European Championship.
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EURO 2020: Winners and losers from the 1-year delay
Pushing the European Championship back a year because of the coronavirus pandemic has given some teams a chance to rebuild or integrate new players....
EURO 2020: Fans back in stadiums but not in same numbers
PARIS — With coronavirus restrictions easing to allow fans back into stadiums, there will be some atmosphere at last in the 11 host cities...
Scorer of best Euro 2020 goal to get Russian digital trophy
GENEVA — A unique trophy will go to the scorer of the best European Championship goal — a piece of Russian crypto-art animating an...
Belgian players to get COVID-19 vaccine before Euro 2020
BRUSSELS — Belgium's soccer players selected for the European Championship will get vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the tournament, the government said Wednesday.
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Russian referee suspended by UEFA in match-fixing case
NYON, Switzerland — Russian referee Sergey Lapochkin has been suspended for 90 days during an investigation of a suspected match-fixing case, UEFA said Thursday.
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Swedish sports body hacked by Russians, officials say
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The organization that oversees Sweden's national sports federations was hacked by Russian military intelligence in 2017-18, officials said Tuesday, in a...