The labor actions are built on a decades-long tradition of internationalism, anti-militarism, and anti-imperialism. Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. On June 4, in response to the unfolding genocide in Gaza, France’s CGT...
Michel Euler/Pool via Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting Greenland to meet the prime ministers of Greenland and Denmark In a sign of Greenland’s growing importance, French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting the Arctic island today, in what experts say is a show of European unity and a signal to Donald Trump. Stepping foot...
According to the website Football Transfers’ ‘Estimated Transfer Value’ algorithm, the current under-21 squad is valued at £428.2m, just over 50% higher than that of the group who won Euro 2023 (£280m at the start of that tournament). Champions League, Premier League and full international appearances, along with current contract status at club level, all...
Under Article 5 of Uefa’s rulebook, which relates to the integrity of the “competition/multi-club ownership”, a club is required from 1 March 2025 to have complied with the requirements necessary to prove they are not “simultaneously involved in any capacity whatsoever in the management, administration, and/or sporting performance of more than one club participating in...
Plans to hold a European T20 franchise tournament this summer are to be shelved until 2026 because three potential owners are instead focusing on completing deals to buy team stakes in The Hundred. The European T20 Premier League (ETPL), part owned by Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan, and involving city-based franchises from Ireland, Scotland and the...
Rotating and resting players in secondary cups is not a new phenomenon – but Chelsea took it to a new level in the Conference League this season. They averaged 8.5 changes per European game, based on their previous Premier League line-up. In the league stage there was a recognised Premier League team and a Conference...
Great Britain’s Jake Jarman and Ruby Evans combined to win silver in the first mixed team event at the European Gymnastics Championships in Leipzig. The 23-year-old Jarman, who won gold on Tuesday night as part of the men’s team, delivered on the high bar, while teenager Evans shone on the beam. Jarman said: “That was...
Great Britain’s men produced a solid performance to win team gold at the European gymastics championship in Leipzig, Germany. Olympic medallists Jake Jarman and Harry Hepworth, double European floor champion Luke Whitehouse plus Jonas Rushworth and Jamie Lewis – two newcomers to the senior squad – combined for a winning score of 247.528 points. That...
England suffer a heartbreaking exit from the UEFA European Under-17 Championship on goal difference despite winning a six-goal thriller against Czechia. WATCH MORE: ‘Simply sublime’ – Arsenal youngster Dowman scores brilliant goal Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Kylian Mbappe has won the European Golden Shoe for the first time after scoring twice in Real Madrid’s 2-0 defeat of Real Sociedad on Saturday. The France international scored 31 league goals in his debut season in Spain, meaning he also won La Liga’s top scorer prize. A double in Real’s final game of the...
In 1967, European champions Real Madrid pipped Barcelona to the league title. Nothing unusual there, but this was a unique season in Spanish football history for one reason – the teams who came up went straight back down. Deportivo la Coruna and Hercules – having won their respective regional second divisions – and Granada –...
The Golden Shoe, also known as the European Golden Boot, is presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of a European national league. The trophy is a sculpture of a golden football boot. The award, originally called Soulier d’Or – French for Golden Shoe – was launched in...
Jersey have picked their squad for their Women’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Italy. The Division Two event sees the top two sides from six taking part promoted to the top tier of qualifying in the Netherlands in August. Jersey make one change from the squad that impressed in Cyprus last month where...
On Tuesday 13 May, Israeli strikes on the European Hospital in Gaza killed 28 people and injured dozens, according to the Hamas-run civil defence agency. BBC Verify analysed footage, gathered witness testimony and spoke to munitions and legal experts to examine how one of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals came under Israeli attack. Expert analysis and...
England: England are looking to win their first European Under-17 Championship since 2014 in what is a record 17th appearance at the competition. To win the tournament they will have to face defending champions Italy, who knocked them out of the quarter-finals last year. The Young Lions made it through the qualifying rounds, winning all...