Kroos retires as Germany Euro dream ‘shattered’

Austria captain David Alaba was left out of the country’s provisional Euro 2024 squad on Tuesday, but the injured Real Madrid defender will accompany the team to Germany as a ‘non-playing captain’, the Austrian Football Federation said.

Feyenoord wasted no time in adding to the troubles of Ajax and ended up beating their hosts 4-0 when the two clubs on Wednesday completed their Eredivisie fixture abandoned at the weekend.

Jurgen Klopp has rejected claims by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin that the Saudi Pro League is not a threat to the European game.