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Philippe Senderos has been left out of the final Switzerland squad for Euro 2016.

The former Arsenal and AC Milan centre-back, who has spent much of the past season back in his homeland with Grasshopper Zurich, delivered an unconvincing display during the 2-1 friendly defeat to Belgium.

Head coach Vladimir Petkovic has opted to leave the 31-year-old out of his final squad to take to France, despite concerns over the centre-back positions, with Norwich City s Timm Klose out injured and Johan Djourou having been battling an illness.

Udinese full-back Silvan Widmer and Basel midfielder Luca Zuffi, who enjoyed a strong campaign for the Swiss champions, have also been cut from the squad.

Here is our squad for France! 

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Gareth Bale risked incurring the wrath of Real Madrid with his celebration of Wales Euro 2020 qualification.

Wales – semi-finalists at Euro 2016 – booked their ticket to next year s European Championship with a 2-0 win over Hungary on Tuesday.

Aaron Ramsey s double in Cardiff ensured Wales leapfrogged Hungary and clinched the second automatic qualifying spot in Group E.

Bale and his team-mates celebratedly wildly post-game, with the former Tottenham talisman particularly catching the eye.

 What a night!

— Wales  (@Cymru)

Tipped to leave Madrid and criticised for his priorities amid his love for golf, Wales fans have adopted the chant,  Wales, golf, Madrid , which has been heard during the international break.

And on Tue…

Barnsley boss Michael Duff insists he never doubted his decision to take on the job last summer after relegation had left the club in disarray.

The Reds had just crashed into the third tier after winning only six Sky Bet Championship matches, but now stand on the brink of an immediate return.

They face local rivals Sheffield Wednesday in Monday’s League One play-off final, 11 months after Duff left Cheltenham to try and turn Barnsley’s fortunes around.

Enjoy 9 minutes showing just how we got here, and remind yourselves, we re here to win.

We talk on the pitch. Can t wait for Monday.

— Barnsley FC (@BarnsleyFC)

Disillusioned fans had lost count of the players who either departed or arrived at Oakwell following relegation and despite…

Russia head coach Fabio Capello has revealed his plan to retire after the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Capello has been at the helm of the Russian national team since replacing Dutchman Guus Hiddink in 2012.

The 67-year-old Italian was rewarded with a new four-year contract in January after securing Russia s place at the upcoming World Cup in Brazil.

But the veteran intends to bow out of management after Russia host the showpiece event in four years time.

After the 2018 World Cup I will be 71, the former England coach said.

I think it’s the right time to say stop .

Russia is my last job. I want to be like Alex Ferguson. He quit at 72, I will resign being a year younger.

In the meantime, Capello s sole focus is this year s World Cup, which gets underw…

Netherlands will be without Marten de Roon at Euro 2024 after an injury blow capped a cruel period for the Atalanta midfielder.

De Roon suffered a muscle injury two weeks ago in Atalanta s 2-0 Coppa Italia final loss to Juventus, subsequently missing Gian Piero Gasperini s side lifting the Europa League with victory over Bayer Leverkusen.

The Netherlands international was in the stands in Dublin for the 3-0 win over Xabi Alonso s Bundesliga champions that secured Atalanta s first European trophy in history.

Having already been named in Ronald Koeman s 30-man provisional squad for the Euros in Germany, starting in June, De Roon suffered another gut-wrenching punch after his absence was confirmed.

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Germany boss Joachim Low will be confident that his side can go all the way.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia is less than a year away and Germany are the bookies’ favourites to go all the way.

Joachim Low’s side are the defending champions, boasting a wealth of talent and have been consistent performers in the last handful of major international tournaments.

So will Germany be the first side to defend the World Cup since 1962?

Confederations Cup performance highlights strength in depth

Germany are currently in the semi-finals of the FIFA Confederations Cup with a considerably weakened squad. Most recently, the Eagles thrashed an experienced Mexico side 4-1 in the semi-finals of the tournament, having progressed through Group B unbeaten.

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Ferran Torres says Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has got us all excited after they stayed perfect at Euro 2024 with a narrow 1-0 victory over Albania.

La Roja were already assured of top spot in Group B and qualification for the last 16, but ensured they advanced to the knockout stages with three wins from three games, and without conceding a goal.

Torres, one of 10 changes from Thursday s 1-0 win over Italy, scored the only goal after just 13 minutes in Dusseldorf, latching onto Dani Olmo s precise throughball and beating Albania goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha with a wonderful first-time finish.

The Barcelona forward s seventh direct goal involvement (five goals, two assists) is the joint-most by any Spain player since De la Fuente took charge (level with Joselu).…

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Following a disappointing start to their Serie A campaign, Inter and Atalanta aim to climb in the standings as the 3rd round completes. The game will be played at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, with 80,000 fans expected to see an improved output from the current Serie A winners against the Europa League champions.

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After an impressive previous season that culminated with Inter winning the 20th Scudetto by defeating bitter rivals AC Milan, the start of the new era failed to have the desired impact. Although Simone Inzhaghi hoped to receive a spending spree to strengthen his championship-winning squad, the Piacezna-born manager was disappointed to receive on a free transfer both Piotr Zielinsky (N…

Phil Neville warned Portland Timbers have no time for sulking as the head coach offered an eye-opening appraisal of his side s struggles ahead of their MLS meeting with San Jose Earthquakes.

The Timbers are winless in a club-record nine straight matches after their 2-1 defeat to Seattle Sounders on Saturday.

Portland sit bottom of the Western Conference table and former Inter Miami boss Neville acknowledged the Timbers must improve – and rapidly.

Massively disappointed, the result in these games is the most important thing, Neville said, looking back at the Seattle loss.

I have to take full responsibility for this run, in life you get difficult moments and we have to really work hard; make sacrifices – that is the message for the players.

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Arne Slot confirmed Alisson is set for a spell on the sidelines after being forced off injured late in Liverpool s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Diogo Jota scored the only goal nine minutes in after Eddie Nketiah had a goal disallowed in the first minute for offside.

Palace attempted to find a late equaliser, but amid their flurry of chances, Alisson went down after a routine clearance holding his right leg.

Having only just returned from a thigh injury, it is a worrying sign for the Brazilian, with big games against Chelsea and Arsenal coming up.

And though Slot was pleased to get the win that secured their stay at the top of the table over the international break, he confirmed it was unlikely Alisson would be available for their next games.