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Long: We've forgotten Henry handball

The Southampton and Ireland striker says that the Boys in Green are not fixating on notions of 'revenge' ahead of their Euro 2016 clash with France

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VIDEO: Payet scores ANOTHER stunner

The West Ham midfielder netted another brilliant effort in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Paris FC's Under-19s

Euro 2016 - re-live all Sunday's action!

France have finished top of Group A and they will be joined in the last-16 by Switzerland while Albania kept their hopes alive - follow it LIVE with …

France forced to wear special shirt

The Euro 2016 hosts' normal away shirt has red and blue on the sleeves, but a special one was required to avoid clashing with the Swiss

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LIVE: Switzerland vs France

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TEAM NEWS: Giroud rested for France

The Arsenal striker makes way for Andre-Pierre Gignac as Didier Deschamps makes five changes from the side that started against Albania

Iniesta & Kroos rise in player barometer

The France star has now been top of the pile for nine consecutive days after another stunning showing for the hosts against Albania but Europe's best…

Stop Pogba war: France must be united

Although they have won their opening two matches of the competition, there is a great deal of expectation on Les Bleus to shine, but the domestic med…

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Pogba denies using obscene gesture

The midfielder has been accused of using the 'bras d’honneur' or 'umbrella gesture' in response to those criticising him in the media during his side…

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Payet closing in on Zidane's record

The West Ham midfielder has been the star of the tournament so far, and he's close to breaking a record held by the Real Madrid icon

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If the group stage ended now...

Roy Hodgson's side would be in for a tough test if the group stage ended now...

Bilic goes wild after Payet goal

The West Ham boss got on the studio table to celebrate the winger's second goal of Euro 2016 to sink Albania

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No Griezmann, no Pogba, no party!

Both star players were ditched from Didier Deschamps' starting XI, but he brought them off the bench for a late, dramatic victory over Albania

TEAM NEWS: Pogba & Griezmann dropped

The Juventus midfielder and the Atletico Madrid forward make way for Kingsley Coman and Anthony Martial

WATCH: The EURO 2016 First-Timers

To celebrate their debut as official sponsors of the tournament, SOCAR are bringing a number of fans along for what promises to be the ride of their …

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Euro 2016 - re-live Wednesday's action!

France left it late to see off Albania after Switzerland drew with Romania and Marek Hamsik inspired Slovakia to victory over Russia

Payet leads Ronaldo in Player Barometer

The France midfielder's star turn in the hosts' opener has him top of the pile ahead of Germany duo Toni Kroos and Shkodran Mustafi

Payet deserves to play for a giant

While Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann flopped against Romania, the former Marseille man came out of the shadows to play a critical role in Les Bleus…

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Leboeuf lauds 'fantastic' Kante

The France legend says the energetic midfielder is “fantastic” every time he pulls on his country's colours and believes it is a shame he is only now…

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Could this be the Euros last-16 draw?

Goal takes a look at how the draw for the first round of knockout fixtures would look if the group phase were to end now, with Italy paired with Croa…

Pogba risks France axe after Romania

Didier Deschamps could make a bold move with regards his starting XI, as the prospect of the Juventus ace missing out is a very real one after a poor…

Payet is France's new hero

Les Bleus appeared to be heading for a disappointing draw before the playmaker took matters into his own hands with a goal that will live long in the…

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Giroud scores first Euro 2016 goal

The Arsenal centre-forward once more answered his critics as his header marked the opening strike of the tournament, while Dimitri Payet took the ass…

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TEAM NEWS: Payet picked over Martial

The West Ham star accompanies Antoine Griezmann and Arsenal's Olivier Giroud in an attacking line-up, as Les Blues seek a positive start to their cam…

Strike chaos ahead of Euro 2016

Traffic around the Stade de France is expected to be high tonight after union bosses extended their industrial action into a 10th day

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Desailly: Griezmann must star for France

The World Cup winner has spoken of his experience of playing at a major international competition on home soil and has warned Didier Deschamps' men n…

Frequently asked questions

A young group of players who lived around Marabastad in Pretoria, most notably Frank Motsepe, Roy Fischer, Ingle Singh and Bernard Hartze, formed the club in the 1960s.

Mining magnate Patrice Motsepe bought into Sundowns in 2003 and less than a year later raised his stake from 51% to 100% and renamed the club 'Mamelodi' Sundowns.

The club play home games at either Loftus Versfeld Stadium in central Pretoria, or Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville.

The club have a variety of nicknames, including: Bafana ba Style, Masandawana, Ka bo Yellow, Shoe Shine and Piano, and The Brazilians.

31 domestic trophies plus one Caf Champions League (2016), one Caf Super Cup (2017) and the African Football League (2023)

The club have won a total of 17 league titles under the auspices of the PSL (14) and NSL (3).

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