FC Bayern Munich has apparently made contact with Turkish national football player Hakan Calhanoglu. The 30-year-old is the captain and controversial leader of the Turkish team at the European Championships. According to a BILD report, the former Bundesliga player is a candidate for the defensive midfield position at the record champions.
According to TRT Sports from Turkey, Calhanoglu has confirmed that Bayern have contacted him. The midfielder from Italian champions Inter Milan last played in Germany for three years at Bayer Leverkusen. After their 3-1 opening victory over Georgia, Turkey will face Portugal on Saturday evening. Like the first game, this match will also be played in Dortmund.
Hakan Calhanoglu (r.) in the match against Georgia
Source: dpa/Julian Stratenschulte
11:55 am: Germany is the away team against Switzerland
Germany is suddenly the away team at the European Championships in their own country. The schedule for the last group match confuses some fans. Switzerland – Germany. That is the schedule for the game on Sunday (9 p.m./ARD and Magenta TV) according to the official UEFA rules.
The reason is the seeding system. Germany was placed A1 as the header. Switzerland was drawn in fourth place in Group A. In the dummy schedule, A1-A2, A3-A4, then A1-A3, A2-A4 play first. But then the teams are swapped. A4 gets home advantage, so to speak. Otherwise, the Swiss would always be the visiting team and would always have a disadvantage when it comes to choosing the color of their jersey, for example. The formal home team gets to choose that.
Football fans in pink are excited about the group victory
Germany in pink: The European Championship hosts become the away team. In the national team’s last group match against Switzerland on Sunday from 9 p.m. in Frankfurt, Germany is formally considered the guest team.
Source: WELT TV / Thomas Klug, Christian Beilfuß
Since the DFB team is visiting on Sunday, they will again play in their white home jerseys. Switzerland has chosen their first red kit. The pink Germany jersey, which is so popular with the fans, will therefore not be worn again as it was in the 2-0 win against Hungary.
11:18 a.m.: German team completes final training session
The German team is doing its final training session in Herzogenaurach before Sunday’s match against Switzerland in Frankfurt. Coach Julian Nagelsmann has a full squad to choose from, all players are fit and on the pitch. The DFB team will then set off for the match venue at 3:30 p.m. They will travel to Hesse by bus with a police escort.
The German players warm up during the last training session before the Switzerland match
Source: dpa/Federico Gambarini
10:41 a.m.: France coach defends himself against bluff accusations
Didier Deschamps didn’t want to hear anything about a bluff with Kylian Mbappé. “If it had been a decisive game, I might have thought twice about it,” he said. In the 0:0 draw between the European Championship favorites and the Netherlands, France’s coach left his star player on the bench after he broke his nose: “After everything that happened, I thought it was the better decision.”
Endless chances and big debates about a disallowed goal
Despite several great chances, the French failed to score against the Netherlands. The goal by the Dutchman Xavi was disallowed due to an offside position. With the score at 0:0, both teams now have the best chance of reaching the round of 16. The highlights in the video.
Mbappé sustained the injury on Monday in the 1-0 win against Austria. On Thursday, Deschamps assured that everything would be done to ensure that Mbappé would be available. In fact, however, the 25-year-old future Real Madrid professional was not even one of the players warming up on the sidelines for a possible substitution. The problem: Without Mbappé, the French team’s chances of winning are dwindling. The team has not won a single one of the last six games without him in the starting lineup.
9:59 a.m.: Right-wing extremist banner in the Austria block
Shortly before the end of the European Championship match against Poland, a large banner was held up in the Austrian block. It bore a slogan from the right-wing extremist “Identitarian Movement”. The national football association reacted and promised to clarify the matter. You can read what the association wrote here:
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9:17 a.m.: Question mark behind Turkish young star
Turkey is worried about its young star Arda Güler ahead of the top match in the European Football Championship in Group F against Portugal. According to the news agency AP, Turkey’s coach Vincenzo Montella said that the 19-year-old Real Madrid professional was not 100 percent physically fit and would be examined before the match in Dortmund. Montella did not provide any further details before the duel with the Portuguese on Saturday (6 p.m./ZDF and MagentaTV).
Arda Güler celebrates his 2-1 win against Georgia. Turkey won the match 3-1
Source: dpa/Julian Stratenschulte
8:29 a.m.: Hülkenberg starts with EM helmet
Nico Hülkenberg is now also in European Championship form. The only German regular driver in Formula 1 will compete in the Spanish Grand Prix weekend in Barcelona with a helmet in black, red and gold.
Nico Hülkenberg’s Formula 1 helmet
Source: dpa/Hasan Bratic
The Haas driver wrote on social media: “Actually, there are only 26 numbers, so as the 27th man I’m always ready to go if there’s still a need, @julian.nagelsmann Keep it up.” 26 players were allowed to be nominated by national coach Nagelsmann for the European Football Championship, Hülkenberg’s regular number in the premier class of motorsport is 27.
7:43 a.m.: Holland’s excitement over the disallowed goal
The Netherlands scored a goal against France at the European Championships, but it was disallowed after minutes of analysis. Coach Koeman felt he had been robbed of the victory. His French counterpart had a completely different opinion. Read what Koeman says here:
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23:10: Only two players scored twice
The list of top scorers at the European Championships is very limited so far. Although 54 goals have been scored in 21 games, only two players have scored twice: the German Jamal Musiala and Ivan Schranz from Slovakia.
21:45: Fan falls from the stands and is seriously injured
After Austria’s victory against Poland, a tragic incident occurred in the Olympic Stadium. A spectator fell into the trench that separated the stands from the interior. An ambulance drove up to the fan block and transported the seriously injured supporter away. Read the whole story here:
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20:33: Deutsche Bahn apologizes to tournament director Lahm
Deutsche Bahn has apologized to tournament director Philipp Lahm for not being able to get him to Düsseldorf on time on Friday. “We are sorry that Philipp Lahm did not make it to the game on time. At least he was able to watch the second half in the stadium. Sorry, dear Philipp Lahm!” said a Deutsche Bahn spokesman. Due to the apparently long delay, Lahm did not make it to the Düsseldorf stadium in time for the kick-off of the European Championship match between Ukraine and Slovakia (2:1).
The 40-year-old European Championship director also missed a TV appearance on RTL and MagentaTV before the duel in Group D. Instead, European Championship ambassador Celia Sasic appeared in front of the camera before the 3 p.m. game. Sasic said of Lahm’s whereabouts: “He must be hanging somewhere near Solingen, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed.”
19:45: Portugal coach has no doubts about Ronaldo’s fitness
Portugal’s national coach Roberto Martinez has guaranteed superstar Cristiano Ronaldo a starting place for the remaining European Championship games despite his advanced age. “For us, he brings experience, he brings scoring opportunities and helps us open up spaces. He is in the national team because he deserves it. All the data proves that,” the 50-year-old Spaniard replied to a critical question about the fitness of the 39-year-old attacker, who has been playing for the Saudi Arabian first division club Al-Nassr since the beginning of 2023.
16:55: Ukraine celebrates first victory
Having lost the first game and trailing at half-time in the second against Slovakia, Ukraine were on the verge of being eliminated from the European Championships. But then the footballers from the war-torn country turned the game around with two fine goals. Now everything is possible again. Our match report:
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16:11: Fan zones in Berlin closed
The fan zones at the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag in Berlin will be closed due to an expected storm. Due to the storm warnings from the German Weather Service (DWD), visitors will be directed away from the site, the organizer, Kulturprojekte Berlin, announced on Friday afternoon. However, the organizer reserves the right to reopen the fan zones later, said a spokeswoman, referring to the European Championship Group D match between Poland and Austria in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium at 6 p.m.
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The DWD warned: “Some strong thunderstorms are approaching from the southwest!” Football fans should “pay close attention to the weather development.”
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