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Cristiano Ronaldo removes Coca-Cola bottles during a Euro 2020 press conference. CNN’s Clare Sebastian reports.

By Ben Church and John Sinnott, CNN A protester parachuted into Munich’s Allianz Arena moments before the start of the Euro 2020 match between Germany and France on Tuesday, injuring several people who were hospitalized, according to European football governing body UEFA. The yellow parachute had the words “KICK OUT OIL” and “GREENPEACE” emblazoned on

By Ben Church, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo became the greatest goalscorer in the history of the European Championship finals after netting a brace in Portugal’s 3-0 win against Hungary on Tuesday. The 36-year-old had been level with Michel Platini on nine goals ahead of Euro 2020 but overtook the France great after scoring a penalty in

The image of Christian Eriksen lying motionless on the pitch during the match between Denmark and Finland at Euro 2020 is one that “will never go away,” according to Finland captain Tim Sparv.

By Patrick Snell and George Ramsay, CNN The image of Christian Eriksen lying motionless on the pitch during Saturday’s Euro 2020 game is one that “will never go away,” according to Finland captain Tim Sparv. Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest towards the end of the first half of the game between Finland and Denmark before

By Jill Martin and Hollie Silverman, CNN Olympic runner Shelby Houlihan said she has been banned from the sport for four years following a positive test for anabolic steroids that she attributes to eating a pork burrito. Houlihan said she was devastated to learn of the suspension from the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), an independent

By Ben Church, CNN Have we already seen the best goal of Euro 2020? Czech Republic striker Patrik Schick scored a stunning long range effort on Monday to inspire his side to a 2-0 win over Scotland in the teams’ first game of the tournament. Having already given his country a first-half lead, Schick doubled

By Matias Grez and Kim Norgaard, CNN Denmark striker Martin Braithwaite has criticized UEFA, European football’s governing body, for forcing the players to continue their Euro 2020 match against Finland on Saturday after teammate Christian Eriksen’s collapse. The match was suspended following prolonged efforts from the medical staff to resuscitate Eriksen with CPR and a

By Matias Grez, CNN Novak Djokovic came back from two sets down in a grand slam final for the first time in his career, as he narrowly got the better of Stefanos Tsitsipas in a thrilling French Open final. The 22-year-old Greek star, appearing in only his first grand slam final, displayed experience and poise

By Kim Norgaard and Eoin McSweeney, CNN Christian Eriksen “was gone” before being resuscitated from cardiac arrest, Denmark’s team doctor said at a press conference Sunday. The Danish soccer player collapsed on the pitch during his team’s opening Euro 2020 match against Finland. “Well, what should I say? He was gone. And we did cardiac