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Ukraine midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko said what he thinks about his national team's prospects at Euro 2024.

"Many expect a good result from us. We have a good national team, but I do not like to make loud statements. We need to prove everything on the pitch. The pressure is always there, and now it's a little bit on a higher level. But I hope that each of us will give our all, and it will be seen by every fan.

I repeat, we have a very good national team, and we have everything to develop and grow both individually and as a team. We have a very good atmosphere, it's a pleasure to work with this coaching staff. So I don't see any reason why we can't be very successful. Our people deserve it. But for this we need to work hard, prepare as best as possible, and then we'll see what will come out of it.

We need to be as focused as possible and show our best game. There is a moment - you need to score. Otherwise you will bite your elbows later. Soccer at the national team level is very leveled, many teams show a good game. Yes, you can single out those teams that have top players, who cost 150-200 million and make the difference. But all the other teams are fighting for themselves and their countries, so it will be difficult for us with any opponent in the group," - Zinchenko quotes the official website of UEFA.

Argentina striker Lautaro Martinez thanked Lionel Messi for the opportunity to score a penalty in a 4-1 friendly against Guatemala.

"I looked at the ball and he gave it to me. I thanked him, and now I thank him publicly. This is a gesture of a great man.

He is a gentleman both on and off the field. It helps us a lot and it's very important for me personally," TyC Sports quoted him as saying.

"Brighton have announced on their official website that they have signed a contract with head coach Fabian Gürzeler.

The former Saint Pauli coach signed the agreement, which will run until June 2027.

Thus, Gürseler became the youngest coach in the history of the English Premier League, taking up the position at the age of 31.

On Saturday, June 15, the next Euro 2024 matches were played in Germany.

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France striker Olivier Giroud is confident that Kylian Mbappe will be able to play in the team's first match at Euro 2024 against Austria.

"I'm not worried about Mbappe, he rested yesterday. And although I am not a member of the medical staff, I don't think Kylian will lose his tone by missing one or two training sessions.

Don't worry, he'll be ready for the first game!" Giroud was quoted as saying by UEFA's official website.

It will be recalled that Kilian was injured during the preparatory cycle before the tournament.

On the afternoon of Saturday, June 15, the Ukrainian national team left its Euro 2024 base in Wiesbaden and arrived at Frankfurt Airport, from where it flew to Munich, where the Blue and Yellows will play their first match at the European Championships against Romania next Monday, June 17.

Given the short distance between the cities, 400 km, the flight lasted about 40 minutes. Just like during the first arrival to the tournament in Germany, the bus of the Ukrainian national team was waiting at the gate. So, immediately after the flight, Serhiy Rebrov's team left the airport for the center of Munich, where they checked into a hotel.

It should be noted that the delegation of the Ukrainian national team also included its defender Vitaliy Mykolenko, who suffered a foot injury in a friendly match with Moldova.

Tomorrow, the Ukrainian national team's program includes an official training session at the Arena Munich, where the match with Romania will take place, as well as a press conference with the national team's head coach Serhiy Rebrov and its defender Ilya Zabarny.

Former Ukrainian national team defender Artem Fedetsky spoke about his vision of the tasks of the Ukrainian national team for Euro 2024.

- These guys are capable of great results. However, it is hardly worth making loud statements before the Euro. Modest behavior should be our trump card. Yes, we are not the favorites of the group. But no one is stopping us from beating even Belgium and taking first place in the group. Nothing is impossible in the playoffs either. We have a great team, and our opponents shouldn't think so," the expert believes.

Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan spoke about the episode that almost led to a serious injury in the Euro 2024 opening match against Scotland (5-1). Toward the end of the first half, Ryan Porteous flew dangerously into Gundogan's supporting leg, for which he received a straight red card.

"My leg? I've had worse. I had a feeling that it would be limited to a scare, and in the end, it was.

I'm glad I was able to become a playmaker for my teammates," said the German captain.

"On its official website, Atalanta announced the transfer of AC Milan striker Charles de Ketelare, who had been playing for the team on loan.

The "Goddess" bought the contract of the 23-year-old Belgian for 22 million euros. The forward became one of the main creators of the Bergamo club's victory in the Europa League.

It will be recalled that in the summer of 2022, AC Milan bought de Ketelare from Brugge for 36.5 million euros.

Slovakia midfielder Stanislav Lobotka said what he thinks about his team's opening match at Euro 2024 - against Belgium.

"Against Belgium will certainly not be easy. But we know how the opponent will play. And we are preparing for it. Both in offense and defense, we should be as compact as possible.

Of course, we would like to beat Belgium. But it will be great to get a draw.

What is the main individuality in the Belgian national team? There are a lot of them - Lukaku, Trossard, Doku, De Bruyne... In this team there are two or three players from top clubs in each position. We should not focus on individuals, but on the Belgian team as a whole. Even if it loses seven, they will immediately be replaced by seven equally high-quality players. It would be a problem for us to lose four or five players, but not for Belgium.

As for us, it's great that everyone considers Slovakia the outsider of the group. We have nothing to lose, we can play calmly. But our rivals in the group (Belgium, Ukraine, Romania - ed.) will play under pressure, nothing is expected from them in every match but victory - any other result will be considered as a failure. So I like being an outsider. You can get a lot out of a little," SportWeb quoted Lobotka as saying.

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Germany's head coach Julian Nagelsmann became the youngest coach in the history of European Championship finals - 36 years and 327 days old.

Slovenia's Srecko Katanec was 36 years and 333 days old at the time of the 3:3 match with Serbia at Euro 2000, France's Michel Platini was 36 years and 355 days old at the time of the match with Sweden (1:1, Euro 1992), and the Dutchman Frank Rijkaard was 37 years and 255 days old in the 1:0 match with the Czech Republic at Euro 2000.

Mircea Lucescu is fifth on the list, 38 years and 321 days old at the time of the 1-1 match with Spain at Euro 1984.

"Ingulets from Petrovo announced the appointment of Vasyl Kobin as head coach of the team. The 39-year-old specialist signed a three-year contract.

Kobin replaced Vladyslav Lupashko as head coach of the team from Petrovo.

Interestingly, "Ingulets" for the second time in a week or so officially announces the appointment of a new head coach of the team: On June 6, this club announced the signing of a contract with Zeljko Ljubenovic. Later, the Serbian specialist denied the appointment.

"Ingulets" became the second team in the coaching career of Kobin: before that he coached "Minaj" (from 2019 to 2021).

Recall, according to the results of the season-2023/24 in the First league "Ingulets" won a trip to the UPL.