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Euro 2016 soccer play continued on Sunday with broadcasters in the major markets enjoying solid ratings. Last night, 2014 World Cup champs Germany bested Ukraine 2-0, including a last-minute winner from veteran Bastian Schweinsteiger who entered the match as a late substitute. At home, the match drew 26.6M viewers for…

England’s 1-1 draw versus Russia on Day Two of the Euro 2016 soccer championship gave ITV the biggest television audience for any program in the UK this year. The match at Marseille’s Vélodrome stadium peaked with 14.1M viewers and an average 12.9M. Overall coverage began at 7PM local and drew a 43 share across 3.5…

Against a backdrop of nationwide strikes and the lingering threat of terrorism, Euro 2016 kicked off in France last night with the French national team facing Romania. Following an opening ceremony that included Can-Can girls, a little Edith Piaf and performers inexplicably dressed as giant lips, the evening went off…

ESPN will provide live coverage of Muhammad Ali’s memorial service Friday in his hometown of Louisville. As a result, the network is shifting its coverage of the opening match of the European soccer championships between host France and Romania to ESPN2. Coverage for both events begin at 2 PM ET. Ali died Friday in Ari…

The Euro 2016 soccer tournament will see 24 nations vie for the European championship title beginning on Friday in France. The kick-off game pits home team Les Bleus against Romania at the Stade de France, where a suicide bombing last November set off a night of fatal carnage in Paris. There are 2.5M spectators…

Ever since the deadly Paris terrorist attacks in November, extra attention has been paid to security measures surrounding the Euro 2016 soccer tournament, which kicks off June 10 in France. Prime Minister Manuel Valls is due to provide an update on the status of those measures this week. In the meantime, there’s…