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A mouth-watering clash of styles between holders Spain and familiar foes Italy on Monday for a place in the Euro 2016 quarter-finals is a tough one to call after mixed performances from both sides in the group stage.

With the benefit of three days' extra rest, France are hoping to set a punishing pace that will wear Ireland out when they meet on Sunday in the last 16 of the European Championship.

"Antonio Candreva will not be available for Monday's game against Spain. The Lazio midfielder will not have time to recover from the injury remedied with Sweden," Italy said in a statement.

After winning the I-league Under-19 twice in 2012 and 2013, Fanai Lalrempuia has garnered the acclaim and accolades of critics and fans alike.

The retired star was interviewed on the 30th anniversary of his two most famous goals, against England in the 1986 World Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored two trademark brilliant goals on Wednesday to go into European Championship history and rescue Portugal in a 3-3 draw with Hungary that took them into the last 16.

Barcelona are not considering the sale of Brazilian forward Neymar this summer, despite the interest shown by some clubs in signing him, which would bring the Catalan football giants 190 million euros ($213.8 million), which is the buy-out clause in his c...

Participating in a European Championship for the third time after 1988 and 2012, Ireland has yet to make it past the group stage.

Former India player Abhishek Yadav said that he was "very surprised" with the talents on display at the Dubai trials.

Germany have promised that their attack will pack a bigger punch when they face Northern Ireland on Tuesday after struggling up front in their first two Euro 2016 matches.

Croatia's soccer federation has been handed a suspended ban from selling tickets to hooligans and given a 100,000 euros ($113,190.00) fine after their team's supporters caused crowd trouble at Euro 2016, UEFA said on Monday.

For Euro 2016 giants Spain, Italy and Portugal, experienced heads are proving their worth in the tournament. Here are five golden oldies who have shone in the first 10 days of competition.

Albania and Romania, two gutsy sides that have endured heartbreaking last-minute losses to France, will meet Sunday in a match that will send at least one of them out of the European Championship.

Friday's win should add weight to the predictions of many that Spain are favourites to capture a third straight European title, and it should also win them many more admirers.

Cristiano Ronaldo will not be the only number seven hoping to redeem himself when his Portugal side meet Austria in their Euro 2016 group F match on Saturday.

Marek Hamsik set up the opener and came up with a contender for goal of the tournament as Slovakia beat Russia 2-1 in Lille on Wednesday to claim a first European Championship finals win.