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In association football, Spanish player Lamine Yamal becomes the youngest goalscorer at a UEFA European Championship tournament after scoring in Spain's 2–1 semi-final win against France at 16 years and 362 days old.
2024-07-9

Moroccan defender Nouhaila Benzina becomes the first football player to compete in a senior-level international tournament while wearing a hijab, following the overturning of a FIFA ban on head coverings in 2014.
2023-07-30

FIFA announces that they will discipline the Serbian national football team for hanging a banner in their locker room that showed the territory of Kosovo as part of Serbia. Kosovar authorities condemned the incident.
2022-11-26

The Super League announces that it is taking legal action to prevent any attempts by UEFA and FIFA to punish its member clubs and players for taking part in its inaugural season.
2021-04-19

The 2010 FIFA World Cup runner-up Netherlands national football team embarks on an open-top boat tour of Amsterdam's canals drinking beer, lined by hundreds of thousands of people. [http:--news.bbc.co.uk-sport2-hi-football-world_cup_2010-8816050.stm (BBC Sport)] [http:--www.chicagotribune.com-sports-sns-ap-soc-wcup-netherlands-celebrates,0,7638339.story ("Chicago Tribune")]date=August 2019
2010-07-13

Spain's victorious 2010 FIFA World Cup "campeones" return to Madrid where they are met by millions of people in the streets, the royal family and politicians.
2010-07-12

Spain defeats the Netherlands by a score of one goal to nil in extra time of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with Andrés Iniesta scoring the winning goal.
2010-07-11

FIFA President Sepp Blatter rejects criticism of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
2010-07-11

Spain defeats Germany 1-0 to win its semi-final and for its first time, along with Netherlands make the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final.
2010-07-7

FIFA dismisses the bid of Indonesia for the 2022 FIFA World Cup after the country failed to provide "guarantees".
2010-03-19