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The final matches today in Group A of UEFA Euro 2025 :soccer_ball:
Both matches kick off at 1900 UTC :alarm_clock:

:finland: vs :switzerland:
:norway: vs :iceland:

:norway: have already qualified as group winners and :iceland: are out, so the match to watch is :finland: (who must win to qualify) versus :switzerland: (who only need a draw to qualify) :soccer_ball:

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Thanks for the hint. I must apologize to all :wales: people. I could have figured it out myself…Lionesses :lion: :soccer_ball:

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You should never underestimate the seething tensions within the so called United Kingdom :united_kingdom: :wink:

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I’ve only been to England once. Never in Wales. My colleague worked in Wales for years. But we talk about other things than tensions within the kingdom. She would have known that, of course. I’m far too far away. But believe me, there are also tensions within Germany :wink:

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An incredible ride from Ben Healey. :person_biking:
What a move! What a show! He rode just about 40 km alone to take the 6th stage of the TdF25

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I’m familiar with the simplistic thesis that there have been two Germanys east and west of the Elbe ever since the Roman Emperor Augustus set the Elbe as a boundary in AD9. This echoes in history with the Protestant/Catholic divide and the rise of Prussia. Of course, any country made up of former tiny duchies and principalities must have a millennium’s worth of petty grievances & enmities :wink:

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:finland: vs. :switzerland: will be broadcast on German free TV. And we have Kathrin Lehmann, former :switzerland: international, as an expert. It’s going to be fun :soccer_ball:

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Here in :united_kingdom: it’s free on the BBC with former players Fara Williams, Rachel Corsie and Nedum Onuoha in the studio and Gilly Flaherty in the commentary box. However they are all :england: or :scotland: and one of them is a man! :scream: :wink:

Thankfully all the Euro 2025 matches are free in :united_kingdom: on either BBC or ITV :television:

I’m going to enjoy it with a Fursty Ferret :beer_mug:

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:clinking_beer_mugs:

The games here are also free on TV or streamed in parallel by the respective broadcasters

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The other match had seven goals :soccer_ball: and a red card :red_square: but this match had late drama with :switzerland: giving away a foolich penalty late in the second half, but getting the equaliser they needed in the 92nd minute :soccer_ball:

So :norway: & :switzerland: qualify from Group A. Kathrin Lehmann must be relieved :sweat_smile:

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Very :sweat_smile:

But what a pity for the brave :finland:
They played much cleaner, were much better in the game. Had no nervousness at all. What a shame.The :finland: actually only got in front of goal once in second half and that was on a penalty kick.
Congratulations to :switzerland: on reaching the quarter-finals

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Today’s UEFA Euro 2025 matches are:
:italy: vs :spain:
:portugal: vs :belgium:

:spain: have already qualified for the knockouts, and top the group with a win or draw. :italy: top the group with a win, and qualify with a draw.

If :italy: lose, then :portugal: need to win and overturn a +6 goal difference to qualify in place of :italy:.
:belgium: are already out.

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I stopped caring about sports decades ago, but one thing that has me enamored is this Catlin Clark thing going on. It s been going on for a while, and has built up into real drama. Funny thing is a load of players, and others have been either fired, or banned from WNBA for their antics. All the while Catlin Clark always takes the high road, and never retaliates physically. She just plays like the phenom she is.

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Congratulations to :spain: & :italy: for qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2025 quarter finals :soccer_ball:

Today’s matches are:
:poland: vs :denmark:
:sweden: vs :germany:

:sweden: will top the group unless they lose to :germany:
Both have already qualified for the quarter finals.

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Wimbledon final: Iga Swiatek routs Amanda Anisimova to win first Wimbledon title :tennis:

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Never seen such a one sided :tennis: final :open_mouth:

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I didn’t see it, but I think Steffi Graf was the last one with such a result :tennis:

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One hour until kick-off of the final match day in Group C

:germany: need a win to top the group and meet Group D runners-up :england: in the quarter-finals

This is dreams of the future but still possible :soccer_ball:

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Yes, :england: in the quarter-final for the group winner or :spain: in the semi-final for the runner up :soccer_ball:

“We are such stuff as dreams are made on”
The Tempest (Act 4, Scene 1)

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An incredibly shambolic first half…

Great start but the Kacktor put a block in the the :germany: game

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