Euro 2016

Rodri has called for more protection for players after one of his Spain teammates was ruled out of the rest of the European Championship. Pedri's tournament was ended after the midfielder sustained a knee injury last Friday in a hefty challenge by Toni Kroos at the start of the quarterfinal against Germany, which La Roja went on to win 2-1. Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said Kroos should have been sent off in the final match of his illustrious career. He did not even receive a yellow card. As football players, we always want to be protected, Rodri said on Monday. This is the job of the referee. I mean, he puts the standard, so what is a yellow card or red card is his job, It's not our job. And we play with the rules or with the level he put. This is the reality. Rodri, considered the best defensive midfielder in the world, is expecting another hard-fought encounter in Tuesday's semifinal against France. Tomorrow is going to be a very, very physical battle because they are a very

Home advantage at the European Championship may not count for much when Hungary faces a Portugal team with scoring talent and one particular player looking to make history. Cristiano Ronaldo needs six more goals to become the all-time leading scorer for a men's national team. If the defending champions go far at Euro 2020, Ronaldo could indeed break Iran striker Ali Daei's record of 109 goals. And he'll get his first chance to add to his total on Tuesday against the Hungarians at the Puskas Arena. Portugal beat France 1-0 in the Euro 2016 final in extra time after losing Ronaldo to injury. He hobbled off injured midway through the first half. Besides Ronaldo, the team has scoring threats in standout midfielder Bruno Fernandes, winger Bernardo Silva and forward Diogo Jota. Fernandes had a superb season at Manchester United, earning the Premier League's Player of the Month award four times in his second season. He finished in the Premier League's Team of the Year and scored 28 goals

A look at the winners and top scorers since the tournament expanded from four teams in 1980

Portugal's victory over France is a timely reminder of perfect tournament football, and the old-timers must be mighty impressed

Cristiano Ronaldo, the talisman of the Portuguese team, got an injury only seven minutes into the game

Police used tear gas and rounded up supporters who pelted them with bottles at the foot of the Eiffel Tower after they were refused entry to the fan zone

For the first time in three decades of modern sports sponsorship, Adidas won't have a team playing in the European Championship final. Even worse: when host France and Portugal meet on Sunday in Paris, everyone will be wearing jerseys emblazoned with Nike and its ubiquitous swoosh. The two have battled in the $5 billion global soccer market since the 1990s. And nothing is more attractive to them as top national and club team jerseys

Football's biggest event after the World Cup kicked off late last night in France

He believes that his team is showing great potential under him and that they would go on doing great things with him

Football tournament displays racial diversity

He also became the first player to score in four European Championships as he helped a below-par Portgual earn third consecutive draw

Lambasting rowdy elements among his country's fans, who have converged on France to support their national team's campaign

Sturridge snatched the victory two minutes before the final whistle

Authorities made six arrests and at least two people were hurt in the Paris unrest

The European football's governing body has also slapped a fine of 150,000 Euros at the Russian Football Union

After both sets of fans clashed after their group phase match

France remains under a state of emergency following last November's terror attacks which left 130 dead

A tense France was finally able to party after winning the opening match against Romania and avoiding major hiccups

Police were on high alert in the southern city of Marseille, where England and Russia supporters clashed and hurled bottles at officers

Run-up to Euro 2016 has been blighted by strikes and street protests over the controversial labour reforms