European Soccer Championship

Bar and restaurants owners won't be allowed to set up TV screens outside their businesses during the European soccer championship.

The US State Department warned Americans on Tuesday of the possible threat of terrorist attacks in Europe this summer, saying targets could include tourist sites, restaurants and large events such as the European Soccer Championship in France.

Fans will be in for a sports bonanza in 2016 with the ICC World Twenty20, Rio Olympics and the European Soccer Championships slated in an eventful calendar.

The legal adviser to the European Union's top court has backed the rights of football fans to see their World Cup and European Championship games free of charge.

Spaniards blasted off fireworks and jumped for joy after their soccer team won the European Championship on Sunday night, giving temporary relief from the crushing economic woes that have engulfed the nation.

Spain won its third straight major soccer title Sunday, beating Italy 4-0 in the European Championship final.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry says that Belarus' authoritarian president Aleksander Lukashenko may attend the final match of the European football (soccer) championship along with other EU leaders.

With Germans wowing like Brazilians, the attack-minded Italians shedding their defensive skins and the Spanish hogging the ball to suffocate opponents rather than dazzling with "Ole!" artistry, the European Championship has delivered a festival of enthralling and cerebral soccer that has challenged national stereotypes.

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli says it wouldn't bother him if his team withdraws from the European Championship while Italian soccer is engulfed in a huge match-fixing scandal.

The most important sporting event in Eastern Europe since the fall of the Berlin Wall begins June 8 with the European soccer championships hosted by Poland and Ukraine.

Ukraine's capital Kiev, struggling to shake off a reputation as a new destination for sex tourism, is taking steps to curb prostitution during the month-long European soccer championship, the city government said on Friday.

It's an ethical dilemma that has Western leaders in a bind: to boycott or not to boycott Ukraine-hosted matches in the European soccer championship over the alleged abuse of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko?

Chalk up another giant victory for Britain's regular folks. The glorious months of World Cup or European Championship soccer, when dozens of games are followed with rabid enthusiasm across the continent, will stay on free TV, not cable.

The Danish soccer federation appealed on Monday against the sanctions it received after a European Championship qualifier was abandoned.

Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari extended his contract through the 2008 European Championship, the country's soccer federation said late on Friday.

Bar and restaurants owners won't be allowed to set up TV screens outside their businesses during the European soccer championship.

The US State Department warned Americans on Tuesday of the possible threat of terrorist attacks in Europe this summer, saying targets could include tourist sites, restaurants and large events such as the European Soccer Championship in France.

Fans will be in for a sports bonanza in 2016 with the ICC World Twenty20, Rio Olympics and the European Soccer Championships slated in an eventful calendar.

The legal adviser to the European Union's top court has backed the rights of football fans to see their World Cup and European Championship games free of charge.

Spaniards blasted off fireworks and jumped for joy after their soccer team won the European Championship on Sunday night, giving temporary relief from the crushing economic woes that have engulfed the nation.

Spain won its third straight major soccer title Sunday, beating Italy 4-0 in the European Championship final.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry says that Belarus' authoritarian president Aleksander Lukashenko may attend the final match of the European football (soccer) championship along with other EU leaders.

With Germans wowing like Brazilians, the attack-minded Italians shedding their defensive skins and the Spanish hogging the ball to suffocate opponents rather than dazzling with "Ole!" artistry, the European Championship has delivered a festival of enthralling and cerebral soccer that has challenged national stereotypes.

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli says it wouldn't bother him if his team withdraws from the European Championship while Italian soccer is engulfed in a huge match-fixing scandal.

The most important sporting event in Eastern Europe since the fall of the Berlin Wall begins June 8 with the European soccer championships hosted by Poland and Ukraine.

Ukraine's capital Kiev, struggling to shake off a reputation as a new destination for sex tourism, is taking steps to curb prostitution during the month-long European soccer championship, the city government said on Friday.

It's an ethical dilemma that has Western leaders in a bind: to boycott or not to boycott Ukraine-hosted matches in the European soccer championship over the alleged abuse of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko?

Chalk up another giant victory for Britain's regular folks. The glorious months of World Cup or European Championship soccer, when dozens of games are followed with rabid enthusiasm across the continent, will stay on free TV, not cable.

The Danish soccer federation appealed on Monday against the sanctions it received after a European Championship qualifier was abandoned.

Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari extended his contract through the 2008 European Championship, the country's soccer federation said late on Friday.