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How Wayne Rooney’s soft skills are helping England
Wayne Rooney’s love “not only of the game but of his fellow players” is helping to mould a young England side, according to manager Roy Hodgson.

UEFA EURO reporter’s view: Spain
Graham Hunter, who reported for UEFA.com on Spain’s UEFA EURO 2008 and 2012 triumphs, analyses whether they can make it three in a row and shares some memories.

UEFA EURO reporter’s view: Czech Republic
Czech Republic coach Pavel Vrba has picked a youthful squad – albeit with a few old-stagers – which team reporter Ondřej Zlámal feels could spring a surprise if the defence stands firm.

UEFA EURO reporter’s view: Belgium
As Belgium end their 16-year absence from the UEFA EURO finals, team reporter Berend Scholten is optimistic about their chances, despite injuries to Vincent Kompany and Nicolas Lombaerts.

Ten great EURO moments: Platini’s last-gasp goal
Nine days to go: The last time France hosted the UEFA European Championship, in 1984, they lifted the trophy – not without a dramatic intervention in the semi-finals, though.

New tool targets EURO ticket scamsters
UEFA has opened a new front in the battle against unauthorised or fraudulent UEFA EURO 2016 ticket sellers with the launch of a web tool to alert fans to suspicious touts.

UEFA EURO reporter’s view: England
England have the youngest squad in the tournament, potentially spearheaded by teenager Marcus Rashford; team reporter Simon Hart breaks down their selection.

UEFA EURO reporter’s view: Croatia
With a superb midfield and a killer striker, Croatia have good reason to think they can make it through the group stage, but team reporter Elvir Islamović knows fans want much more.

Lewandowski on goals, Poland and his family dog
Bayern and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski looks forward to the finals with UEFA.com, explaining how Thierry Henry and a boxer dog helped mould him as a player.

All 24 UEFA EURO 2016 squads confirmed
All 24 contenders for UEFA EURO 2016 have confirmed their 23-man squads for the final tournament, with the selections now published on EURO2016.com.

Croatia confirm final 23-man EURO squad
Goalkeeper Dominik Livaković, defender Duje Ćaleta-Car and midfielders Domagoj Antolić and Alen Halilović have been cut from Croatia’s squad for UEFA EURO 2016.

Ireland lose to Belarus in final friendly
Republic of Ireland 1-2 Belarus
A much-changed Republic of Ireland side concluded their UEFA EURO 2016 preparations with defeat by Belarus in Cork.

Schöpf helps Austria to victory against Malta
Austria 2-1 Malta
Goals from Marko Arnautović and Alessandro Schöpf – on his first senior international start –gave Austria victory in their latest friendly.

Schneiderlin replaces Diarra in France squad
Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin has been called up to the France squad for UEFA EURO 2016 after Lassana Diarra was ruled out with a knee injury.

Albania’s travelling party finalised
Defenders Berat Gjimshiti and Amir Rrahmani, Midfielder Herolind Shala and forward Milot Rashica were the unlucky quartet to miss out when Albania coach Giovanni De Biasi confirmed his squad.

Keane makes Ireland cut, Arter ruled out
All-time leading scorer Robbie Keane has been named in Martin O’Neill’s Republic of Ireland squad despite carrying a calf problem, while Harry Arter misses out with a thigh problem.