Toni Kroos will do the ailing Germany team good with his vast experience in a return from international retirement, and his comeback is also welcomed by other players, coach Julian Nagelsmann has said. The 2014 World Cup winner and Real Madrid midfielder Kroos said on Thursday he will be back for upcoming March friendlies against France and the Netherlands, and this summer's Euro 2024 in Germany which the team starts on June 14 against Scotland. Kroos, who initially retired with 106 caps after t
World champions Spain beat the Netherlands 3-0 to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics and reach the women's Nations League final where they will face France, who defeated Germany 2-1 in the other semi-final on Friday. Jenni Hermoso gave Spain a 41st-minute lead past two defenders into the bottom right corner, and Women's Footballer of the Year Aitana Bonmati fired the second on the stroke of half-time in Seville. Ona Batlle wrapped up matters in the 77th when she poked home after having a first
Ukraine has coordinated bilateral security agreements with a few more states apart from those already signed with the UK, France and Germany. Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview shown in the broadcast of the 24/7 newscast following the results of the Munich Security Conference Quote: "There are three agreements.
France and Germany on Friday refused to back a watered-down agreement on controversial EU rules covering app workers in the gig economy, European diplomats said.The European Union's objective was to bring in bloc-wide rules that supporters hoped would improve conditions for app workers in the gig economy by reclassifying some as employed.
Italian farmers descended on central Rome on Thursday to call on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to offer more help to them and block European Union policies they see as detrimental to their industry. Farmers are taking to the streets across Europe, including in Poland, France and Germany, to protest against low prices for produce, rising costs, cheap imports and constraints from EU measures against climate change. Farmers are a key constituency for Meloni's right-wing coalition, which has a close relationship with the main sector lobby Coldiretti.