3 days ago By Michele Cross, Nathan Briant, BBC News Getty Images The referendum was held on 23 June 2016 Just over eight years ago, voters across the United Kingdom were preparing to make a seismic decision about its membership of the European Union (EU). Four years after the UK left the EU, many voters still want to...
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Euro 2024: UK comes top of the big spenders in the football challenge
Euro 2024 is boosting spending across Europe with the UK alone predicted to spend more than a billion pounds on food and drink. ADVERTISEMENT Football fans are nearing the halfway mark of the UEFA Euro 2024 championship which began on 14 June and ends on 14 July. It is the first major international football tournament...
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English football players are more hype than talent
THE EDITOR, Madam: Many of us who in our late 40s and early 50s were around when England won there first FIFA World Cup. Many have supported the team, nevertheless, and are hoping that one day they will win world and bring pride and joy to the people of England and the entire United Kingdom....
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How to watch Euro 2024 for free: Live streams, TV channels, full schedule & more | Sporting News United Kingdom
Euro 2024 will pit Europe’s top national sides against each other in a month-long tournament that kicked off in Germany on June 14. The hosts had not played a competitive match since their group stage exit at the 2022 FIFA World Cup prior to beating Scotland 5-1 in the opener and they face challenges from...
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The defining songs you might hear at the Euro 2024 matches
Euronews Culture has listened to the best contenders for songs you might hear in German stadiums during the 2024 European football Championships. ADVERTISEMENT With footy fever starting to clutch at European cities already, fans are trying on soundtracks for size, sweeping artists into viral competitions they probably didn’t even know existed. It’s summer. The beers...
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Euro 2024: England fans’ behaviour under scrutiny over WW2 chant in Germany
Last month, British authorities suggested that perpetrators could be hit with fines in Germany if they refused, when asked, to stop singing such songs, and if deemed sufficiently provocative, to qualify as a possible public order offence. However, German police have also said there is a limit to what they can do because singing the...
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England ‘football hooligan’ previously arrested for wearing Nazi symbol
A suspected football hooligan accused of being involved in an attack on Serbian fans on the streets of Gelsenkirchen was previously arrested in Germany for having a Nazi symbol painted on his body. Gordon Thomas, 39, who now faces being banned from matches, was previously held by police in 2006 over an SS symbol painted...
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National Football Museum’s new identity champions English football heritage
Ahead of the 2024 Euros, creative agency Poke Marketing has rebranded Manchester’s National Football Museum to emphasise the importance of football in English culture. The rebrand comes at a time of transformation for the museum, which will look very different by 2030, so it needed an identity reflective of this new direction. Poke sought to...
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Man detained at Manchester airport after Euros fan disorder
A 39-year-old man from Bolton has been detained at Manchester airport for fan disorder ahead of England’s Euro 2024 match against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen. The man had returned to the UK from Germany on Monday when he was detained by officers under the Football Spectators Act 1989. His passport has been kept by police and...
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Suspected English football hooligan detained after arriving from Gelsenkirchen
A suspected English hooligan has been detained in the UK after arriving home from Gelsenkirchen. The 39-year-old from Bolton was detained by officers from the UK’s Football Policing Unit after arriving at Manchester airport this evening. Police said he was being held under the Football Spectators Act 1989 and his passport had been seized. He...
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Euro 2024: England fan bailed following disorder ahead of Euro 2024 opener against Serbia
An England football fan has been bailed by a court following trouble at the Euro tournament in Germany. Gordon Thomas, 39, made the brief appearance at Manchester Magistrates’ Court for a hearing where police applied for a Football Banning Order, stopping him from attending matches for the next three years. District Judge Joanne Hirst asked...
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Labour pledges to bring forward football governance reforms
Labour has pledged to bring forward football governance reforms if elected and suggested a 10% transfer levy could be back on the table. Sir Keir Starmer announced plans on Monday for Labour to introduce its own football governance Bill that would prevent breakaways and make sure lower-tier clubs are financially sustainable. Shadow culture and sport...