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Belgium 0-1 France, Turkey 1-4 Italy, Sweden 3-1 Poland Northern Ireland left frustrated by Hungary stalemate Michael Olise’s magnificent late strike gave France a 1-0 Nations League victory over Belgium in Brussels, as Zinedine Zidane made it two wins out of two since being named as the new head coach. Olise came o…

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Michael Olise earned France victory in Brussels and Italy bounced back with a big win over Turkey The teams are out! We’ll have the anthems now. There really is nothing that holds a candle to Il Canto degli Italiani , in my book. There is some sort of delay in Brussels, where neither Belgium or France are yet to eme…

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Sébastien Pocognoli grimaced on Friday when recalling his debut as an international player for Belgium. Alessandro del Piero and Italy discovered favourable opposition when preparing for the 2006 World Cup. Pocognoli will also look back, in time, at his first game as the manager of Scotland. Blue skies, a dainty sta…

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France beat 10-man Turkey 1-0 to start Zidane era Italy 0-2 Belgium, Georgia 0-1 Northern Ireland Kylian Mbappé limped off with an apparent knee injury, moments after scoring France’s winner against Turkey in the Nations League on Friday. The Real Madrid striker rifled in a low shot in the 55th minute after he was s…

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Zinedine Zidane started his France era with a win in Turkey but Roberto Mancini’s Italy side struggled against Belgium Before kick-off in Italy , there is a minute’s applause for Sandro Mazzola, the legendary Inter midfielder who won two European Cups and a World Cup runners-up medal. You can read our obituary, by R…

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Belgium's FA says it still wants answers about why Folarin Balogun was allowed to play against them at the World Cup.

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