Raymond Domenech has a contract with France that runs until the 2010 World Cup. Photograph: Patrick Stollarz/Getty
The French Football Federation (FFF) today decided to retain the services of their manager Raymond Domenech despite Les Bleus’ ignominious first-round failure at Euro 2008. The decision is sure to anger the manager’s many detractors among French fans and [...]

Top player: Xavi of Spain. Photograph: Empics/PA
The Spain midfielder Xavi has been named the best player at Euro 2008 by Uefa’s technical committee. The 28-year-old Barcelona midfielder, the heartbeat of his team’s midfield during the tournament, was voted the Castrol player of the tournament by a nine-strong panel of Uefa’s technical experts.
There was no place [...]

Josef Hickersberger, who has quit as coach of Austria. Photograph: Andreas Rentz/Bongarts/Getty Images
Josef Hickersberger has resigned from his position as the coach of Austria just a day before the Austrian Football Federation was set to decide on his future. Hickersberger, who has led the team since January 2006, informed Federation president Friedrich Stickler of [...]

The 17-year-old Boris Becker on his way to his first Wimbledon title. Photograph: Getty Images
1) Wimbledon is but a womble away so whet your appetite with the top 10 points from last year. Then marvel at the most epic tie-break of all as John McEnroe takes on Bjorn Bjorg in the finest match to ever [...]

Croatia’s Luka Modric scored the only goal against Austria. Photograph: Hans Klaus Techt/Getty Images
As if the power and durability did not suffice, Germany frequently employ their reputation to beat rivals into submission. They and Croatia each won their opening fixture at Euro 2008, but the resemblance ends there. It is the smaller nation that has [...]

A night in Klagenfurt. Photograph: Samuel Kubani/AFP/Getty Images
“Which European Championships has played host to the greatest amount of hooliganism and public disorder?” asks Iain McMillan, in the light of this week’s violence in Klagenfurt.
Whether we use the number of arrests per tournament, the financial cost of the damage, or the total number of white plastic [...]

Bryan Robson celebrates his goal against Holland. Photograph: Bob Thomas/Getty
Footballers pride themselves on taking one game at a time, but it is impossible to review their performances in such a way. All act as details on a bigger picture, from which judgement is made. If they didn’t, Avram Grant would still have a job, and [...]

Police restrain a fan after last night’s violence. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/ Reuters
Uefa has confirmed that 157 people were arrested after violence flared before, during, and after Germany’s Euro 2008 victory against Poland yesterday.
Rival supporters clashed in the Austrian city of Klagenfurt which hosted the match, but Uefa was quick to play down reports of injuries.
“Klagenfurt [...]

Guus Hiddink will rue the loss of playmaker Andrei Arshavin for the first two games. Photograph: Epsilon/Getty Images
If there’s one country more burdened by under-achievement (from a football perspective) than England, it’s Russia. The Soviet Union won the inaugural European Championship in 1960, but after that one World Cup semi-final and one European Championship final [...]

How best to deploy Thierry Henry will be Raymond Domenech’s toughest decision. Photograph: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA
France remains the greatest talent generator in Europe. The regular rearing of excellent players means there is no chasm between generations. And so, two years after reaching the World Cup final, Raymond Domenech will travel to the Euros with a squad [...]